60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, Story Rich.
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Maverick
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Haiku, the Robot
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Lore-Rich 14%, Open World 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Lore-Rich 12%, Open World 9.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.5%
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Open World 8.2%
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Open World 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.2%
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Open World 8%
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
"When her friend vanishes on a distant planet, a lone android uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not just the colony, but the fate of the entire universe."
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Open World 14.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Open World 9.1%, Exploration 8%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Platformer 8.1%
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Emotional 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 7.1%
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 5.9%
Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Open World 7.2%
A puzzle Metroidvania game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8%, Side Scroller 5.7%
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Open World 9.6%
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 6.8%
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 15%, Open World 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Exploration 7.3%
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Platformer 15%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Open World 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus is a 2D, hand-drawn, metroidvania inspired action-adventure where you follow Floria and Kipp on their journey through an unique and epic journey inside the long lost dystopian civilization: Providence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Open World 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Emotional 9.3%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Open World 8.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.2%
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 7.3%
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Open World 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Lore-Rich 23.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
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 38.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Story Rich 7%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Open World 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.3%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 6.4%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Open World 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Open World 14.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Emotional 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Open World 8.1%
Explore and fight your way through a dense and sprawling world filled with mystery. Take your checkpoint with you while discovering secrets and abilities as you fight your way up the mountain you found yourself in. Do you have what it takes to slay the Forest God?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Open World 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%
Play as Akari, a magical fox imbued with the power of light in this fast paced Metroidvania. Slash and Dash your way through an army of darkness and explore diverse, beautiful worlds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Open World 9.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 9.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Lore-Rich 22.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 5.8%
BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Exploration 7.1%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Adventure 6.1%
Selfloss is an emotional exploration game filled with rich lore, set in a whale-worshipping, Slavic-inspired world. Embark on the journey of the healer, Kazimir, and his magical staff as he fights a mysterious Miasma in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.7%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Emotional 10.7%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 7.9%
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Open World 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.6%
MAT is a young boy trapped in a school he barely recognises. Help him in the search for answers, shifting between worlds, uncovering new challenges, creatures, and abilities in each of them. Explore a narrative platformer inspired by the metroidvania genre, made by friends for friends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Open World 13.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Emotional 6.5%
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Open World 10.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%
Reaper of Immortals is a pixel-art adventure game, that tells the story of a lost reaper who is seeking his true purpose. Fight your way through countless enemies, reap everything that stands in your way, and find out the ultimate truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Platformer 11.7%, Emotional 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Emotional 7.5%
An epic 2D pixel art style Metroidvania, inspired by Moroccan culture and spiritual traditions. Wield powerful ancient weapons and forge your way through unrelenting deserts, crumbling necropoli, floating islands and dangerous mountains as you try to uncover the secret of the last Djinn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Platformer 12.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Lore-Rich 7.9%
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Open World 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Exploration 7.6%
Play as Beep, a brave yet cavalier robot who is on a mission to escape from the strange tech facility that he and his fellow bots are being held captive in. Using just your wits and the items you find around you, will you help Beep find a route to safety?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Emotional 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.5%
Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
