60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, Adventure, 2D, Singleplayer.
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Castle In The Darkness
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Retro 7.7%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Retro 6.8%
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 19.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Female Protagonist 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Difficult 7.1%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Action 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 8.6%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.9%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Platformer 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Difficult 6.4%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Retro 4.9%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Action 12%, Platformer 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Indie 10.5%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Indie 8.2%
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Action 16.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
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 37.7%, Action 11%, Platformer 10.5%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Platformer 13.9%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Retro 9.4%, Action 8.2%
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Retro 14.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Action 8%, Difficult 6.7%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, 2D 3.7%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 7.9%
"Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Retro 12.8%, Action 11.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Indie 8.4%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Retro 15.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 9.4%
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Platformer 18%, Action 16.5%, Retro 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%
When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.
Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Retro 23.5%, Action 10.9%, Difficult 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.5%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Platformer 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Action 9.9%
Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 9.5%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Arcade platform game where every killed enemy can be picked up and thrown to kill more enemies!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.5%, Platformer 23.9%, Metroidvania 19.1%, Action 11.1%, Indie 10.4%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Action 21%, Platformer 15.1%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 8.9%
Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!
Why similar: Retro 24.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 10.9%, Indie 9.4%
Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.
Why similar: Platformer 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 10.4%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Indie 12%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 10.2%, Retro 10.1%
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Action 9.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Retro 8.6%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 11.7%, Indie 8.8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 22.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Retro 19.2%, Indie 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Retro 19.6%, Action 15.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 7.7%
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
Why similar: Action 71.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Why similar: Retro 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Indie 10%, Action 9.2%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Retro 10.2%, Action 9.8%, Difficult 8.5%
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Platformer 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Retro 9.5%, Action 8.7%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Platformer 15.2%, Retro 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Difficult 9.7%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Difficult 9.4%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Action 8.2%, Indie 7.5%
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 84.4%, Adventure 15.6%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 7%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 6.3%
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 90.3%, Adventure 6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 7.1%
Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds
Why similar: Platformer 35%, Retro 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Indie 11.3%, Action 10.8%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 19%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Action 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Difficult 9.4%
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.9%, 2D 15.7%, Action 14.3%, Indie 10.4%, Arcade 8.9%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Action 17.9%, Indie 13.5%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
Why similar: Action 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Indie 16.9%, Retro 13.8%, 2D 11.4%
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.2%, Action 15.8%, 2D 14.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Retro 14.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Difficult 9.2%
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Platformer 12%, Retro 7.8%
