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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, 2D, Adventure, Indie.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 166 reviews
Released: 2017-10-04
Developer: After Death Team
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 50.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Retro 6.7%, Action 6.7%

  56. #56 Ex Vitro
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
    Dev: Evolver Dynamics
    Windows

    EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Horror 8%, Action 5.9%

  57. #57 Escape From Tethys
    69% matchMixed69% of 457 reviews2018
    Dev: Whimsical
    Windows · Mac

    You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 65.8%, Action 15.3%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

  58. #58 Paradox Soul
    71% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.9%

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