
“Aeternum Vale” is a weird atmospheric Metroidvania set in a cryptic open-world full of dangers, mysteries, and odd characters. Make friends & slice your way through this out of time realm in a infinite quest to save your soul… or give it away?
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“Aeternum Vale” is a weird atmospheric Metroidvania set in a cryptic open-world full of dangers, mysteries, and odd characters. Make friends & slice your way through this out of time realm in a infinite quest to save your soul… or give it away?

Anatine
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.

GINSHA
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 25.8%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Platformer 6.4%
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 22.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Open World 8.9%, Platformer 7.1%
Dive into the fairytale kingdom of Valora, a cute yet enigmatic Metroidvania, brimming with vibrant towns, enchanting critters, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.6%
EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Open World 7.5%
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 25.8%, Souls-like 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 6.5%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Open World 5.5%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Souls-like 20.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Exploration 7.6%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 27.3%, Platformer 9%, Open World 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7%
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Souls-like 31.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Retro 4.8%
Exploration is King. Swing your sword, jump, slash the Dinos, break the game, shrink and enlarge, jump again, explode and recombine yourself in order to learn more about the Grizzled Planet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Open World 8.7%
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 33.2%, Souls-like 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.4%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 27.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Open World 6.8%, Exploration 6.3%
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 28%, Retro 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Souls-like 26.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Open World 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.3%, Metroidvania 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Platformer 5.8%
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Souls-like 32.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 26.4%, Open World 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 24.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Open World 10.4%, Platformer 8%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Souls-like 30.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Don Memo is a brave bull who embarks on one final journey across Costa Rica to rescue his granddaughter and confront Pisuicas. Fight against legends and shadows of the past in this 2D pixel platformer, while carrying the legacy of a family destined to protect the world from evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 26%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 5.4%
Revenge against the forces of good! That is the goal of the dark elf Belphora, who wants to avenge the death of her father. Explore the beautiful pixel art world, find items to improve yourself and fight various enemies in this Metroidvania-like game. Fight for glory and revenge!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 26.3%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Platformer 8.4%
Massi is a retro platformer game with souls like features. Fully made in hand-made pixel art, fun, fast paced. Fighting, exploration, tight controls, puzzle solving, difficult boss fights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 21.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Souls-like 9.7%, Retro 9%, Platformer 8.9%
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.4%
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 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 9.2%, Platformer 8.5%
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 24.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.8%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 25.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%
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 32.6%, Souls-like 28.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Open World 8.3%
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 9%
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Souls-like 29%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 7.9%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 6.6%
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 43.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Open World 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Souls-like 28.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 25.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Platformer 7%
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 39.4%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Open World 8.7%, Platformer 8.2%
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 7.3%
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Open World 9.4%, Exploration 9%
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 9%
Perspectre is a perspective-switching Metroidvania where you'll explore a perilous realm, engage in combat with dangerous enemies, and seek out new abilities and upgrades that will change the way you play in sidescroller, top-down, and 3D. Push forward, hack your way through, and re-write the rules!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 20.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Open World 9.7%
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 29.1%, Souls-like 20.8%, Open World 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Souls-like 23.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 6.4%, Exploration 5.9%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 23.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 28.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.2%
Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Retro 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%
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 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 15%, Open World 9.7%, Platformer 8.9%
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, 2D Platformer 19%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Open World 6.2%
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 8.8%, Retro 8.6%
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Platformer 9%
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Souls-like 29.4%, Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 5.7%, Open World 5.3%
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 7.7%
Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
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: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 7.4%
Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 27.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 7.1%
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Souls-like 20.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Retro 5%
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Souls-like 31.1%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Souls-like 35.2%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 1.4%
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Souls-like 29.3%, Platformer 8.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 7%
What really is alchemy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Open World 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%