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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Singleplayer, Action, Platformer.

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3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 72% — of 623 reviews
Released: 2019-12-12
Developer: NEOPOPCORN Corp
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 1.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 8.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 51%

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    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%

  54. #54 Twilight Monk
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 346 reviews2025
    Dev: Aquatic Moon GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Souls-like 14.6%, Open World 10.4%, 2.5D 9.4%

  55. #55 Nine Sols
    64% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Platformer 9%

  56. #56 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,427 reviews2018
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 11.3%

  57. #57 Blade & Bones
    73% matchMostly Negative31% of 194 reviews2016
    Dev: Coffee Addict Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A Combat driven metroidvania experience. Discover a tale long lost in our past. Seven swords need to be found in this world where you will discover ancient secrets and fight with an intense combat system that rewards players for their skills and knowledge.

    Why similar: Open World 24.2%, Souls-like 21.2%, RPG 17.1%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 13.9%

  58. #58 Slavania
    68% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
    Windows

    Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Souls-like 26.2%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 6.5%

  59. #59 Lone Fungus
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  60. #60 Angeline Era
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 623 reviews2025
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 7.2%

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