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

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A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 70% — of 267 reviews
Released: 2026-08-05
Developer: Contrast Games
Publisher: Games Harbor
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2022
    Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.6%

  2. #2 9 Years of Shadows
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,324 reviews2023
    Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 28.2%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.6%

  3. #3 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 3,252 reviews2024
    Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "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.

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  4. #4 Afterimage
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,285 reviews2023
    Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Souls-like 12.8%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Difficult 10.4%

  5. #5 Foregone
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
    Dev: Big Blue Bubble
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 19.6%, Souls-like 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%

  6. #6 Moonscars
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,510 reviews2022
    Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Souls-like 18.9%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Platformer 7.2%

  7. #7 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,588 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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.

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  8. #8 Aeterna Noctis
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,140 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

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  9. #9 Awita: Journey of Hope
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: ant_game_projects
    Windows · Linux

    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 20.3%, Souls-like 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8%

  10. #10 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
    90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,708 reviews2024
    Dev: Squid Shock StudiosPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

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  11. #11 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,243 reviews2024
    Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?

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  12. #12 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 11,895 reviews2016
    Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  13. #13 Constance
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    Windows
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    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

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  15. #15 Iconoclasts
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  16. #16 Pronty
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,310 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    84% matchVery Positive84% of 713 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Souls-like 17%, Difficult 14.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%

  18. #18 Souldiers
    85% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    Windows

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  20. #20 Alwa's Legacy
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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  21. #21 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2024
    Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    81% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
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  23. #23 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,655 reviews2025
    Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
    Windows
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  24. #24 Lost Ruins
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 5,792 reviews2021
    Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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    80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,694 reviews2023
    Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
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    82% matchVery Positive80% of 948 reviews2017
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows

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    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows

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    79% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2021
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    Windows · Linux

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  30. #30 Islets
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,458 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  31. #31 TetherGeist
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 343 reviews2026
    Dev: O. and Co. Games
    Windows · Mac

    TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

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  32. #32 Witchcrafty
    78% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
    Dev: PigeonDev
    Windows

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  33. #33 HunterX
    76% matchVery Positive83% of 743 reviews2022
    Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.

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    76% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: The Island Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 18.7%, Souls-like 14.7%, Side Scroller 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 8.5%

  35. #35 Ato
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 473 reviews2020
    Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.

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    72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,914 reviews2026
    Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 9.1%

  37. #37 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,334 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 11%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Souls-like 8.6%

  38. #38 Rabi-Ribi
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,264 reviews2016
    Dev: CreSpirit
    Windows
    Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 63.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,804 reviews2023
    Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

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  40. #40 Ghost Song
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,454 reviews2022
    Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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  41. #41 Possessor(s)
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 765 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

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  42. #42 Aestik
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
    Windows

    Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.

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  43. #43 Outrider Mako
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2025
    Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!

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  44. #44 Gastova: The Witches of Arkana
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: MechWolf Productions
    Windows

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  45. #45 Transiruby
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 307 reviews2021
    Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
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  46. #46 Somber Echoes
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 341 reviews2025
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.

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  47. #47 Whirlwind Magician
    69% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Santi Ponce
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  48. #48 Phoenotopia: Awakening
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,883 reviews2021
    Dev: Cape Cosmic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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  49. #49 TEVI
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 4,050 reviews2023
    Dev: CreSpirit
    Windows
    Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Platformer 8.7%

  50. #50 Jubilee
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2021
    Dev: finalbossblues
    Windows

    Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 10%, Action 9.4%

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    66% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2025
    Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
    Windows

    Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 16%, Souls-like 12.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Side Scroller 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

  52. #52 Kingdom Shell
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 23.3%, Souls-like 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Exploration 6.8%

  53. #53 Hollow Knight: Silksong
    63% matchVery Positive89% of 419,906 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 35.2 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Souls-like 15.7%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

  54. #54 Nine Sols
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 45,033 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 19.2 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 24.6%, Souls-like 17.9%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

  55. #55 Even the Ocean
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2016
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 21%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%

  56. #56 Mable & The Wood
    71% matchMixed55% of 87 reviews2019
    Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Difficult 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  57. #57 La-Mulana 2
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,079 reviews2018
    Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 19.6%, Souls-like 14.9%, Difficult 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%

  58. #58 Shattered Divinities
    63% matchVery Positive95% of 888 reviews2026
    Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

    Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Adventure 7.1%

  59. #59 Berserk Boy
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 427 reviews2024
    Dev: BerserkBoy Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 16.5%, Difficult 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 9.8%

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