
A dark metroidvania where your shaman drum is the only weapon against the Abyss. The music of the ancients becomes your blade, and every battle is a ritual on the edge of death.
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A dark metroidvania where your shaman drum is the only weapon against the Abyss. The music of the ancients becomes your blade, and every battle is a ritual on the edge of death.

Steel Flood
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.

Solateria
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Metroidvania 26.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Platformer 8.5%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 27.6%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Platformer 6.4%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 23.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
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Why similar: Souls-like 22.7%, Metroidvania 20.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Dark 8.7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 28%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Platformer 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Souls-like 28.4%, Platformer 7%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Atmospheric 4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Souls-like 23.6%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Dark 7.4%, Platformer 6.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 26.3%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Platformer 8.3%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Platformer 10%, Open World 6.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 29.1%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 30.3%, RPG 7%, Platformer 6.6%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
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Why similar: Souls-like 28%, Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 26.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Hand-drawn 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Souls-like 29.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Souls-like 28.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Dark 7%, Open World 4.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Souls-like 31.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Multiple Endings 5%, Atmospheric 5%
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Why similar: Souls-like 30.8%, Metroidvania 30.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, RPG 5.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 28.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
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Why similar: Souls-like 25.8%, Metroidvania 25.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Open World 8%, Multiple Endings 7%
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 28.5%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Open World 5%, Atmospheric 4.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 20.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Platformer 6%, Atmospheric 4.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 22%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Dark 5.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Souls-like 31.8%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Platformer 6.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 34.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Magic 5.4%, Atmospheric 4%
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Why similar: Souls-like 49.8%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Platformer 4.7%, RPG 4%
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Why similar: Souls-like 46.2%, Metroidvania 28.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, RPG 5.5%, Platformer 4.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Souls-like 27.9%, Platformer 8%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%
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Why similar: Souls-like 27.3%, Metroidvania 26.3%, RPG 10.9%, Platformer 5.7%, Hand-drawn 5.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Souls-like 15.2%, Platformer 11.2%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 28.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Open World 7%, RPG 5.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Souls-like 27.3%, Platformer 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Magic 5.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Souls-like 35.6%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Magic 4.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 28.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Dark 6.2%, Atmospheric 5%
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Why similar: Souls-like 29.2%, Metroidvania 20.6%, Dark 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Platformer 7.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Souls-like 37%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 3.2%, Indie 2.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 28.4%, Platformer 9%, Hand-drawn 8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Souls-like 25.3%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Platformer 6.8%, Atmospheric 4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Souls-like 26.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 30.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Souls-like 28.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Souls-like 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, RPG 4.9%, Action RPG 3.4%
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Why similar: Souls-like 25.7%, Metroidvania 25.3%, Dark 9.1%, Platformer 8.9%, RPG 6.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 28.6%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Souls-like 22.9%, Dark 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Platformer 7.8%
Death is not the end! Slash, dash, parkour and manipulate time in this 2d action plaformer.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.9%, Metroidvania 28.6%, Dark 12.7%, Platformer 8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
In this norse-inspired metroidvania, explore and seek truths of what truly happened to you, having lost your home and your only friend in a single night. Fight and copy new magic from others to gain power, as you swear revenge on a mysterious stranger that took everything from you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 31.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 7.1%, RPG 6.1%
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.4%, Metroidvania 29.8%, Open World 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Platformer 7.2%
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 22.7%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Platformer 9.5%, Open World 8.7%
In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Souls-like 28.5%, Platformer 8.8%, Open World 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7%
Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Souls-like 22.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Platformer 5.5%
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Souls-like 43.3%, Platformer 5%, Action 2.8%, Indie 2.5%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Souls-like 27.6%, Metroidvania 25.6%, Dark 8.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Open World 7.3%
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 28.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Dark 7.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 25.2%, RPG 13.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Action 6.3%
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Souls-like 32.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.2%
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Souls-like 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Platformer 8.2%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Souls-like 41%, Metroidvania 37.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, RPG 6.8%, Action 3%
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.9%, Metroidvania 28.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 28.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%