
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
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Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.

Rusted Moss
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Alwa's Legacy
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.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Precision Platformer 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Dystopian 9.1%
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 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
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 39.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Side Scroller 5.9%
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 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Precision Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 6.9%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%
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 51.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12%, Retro 9.1%, Side Scroller 7.2%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
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 40.7%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D 5.1%
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Retro 9.2%
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Dystopian 8.5%
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 40.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action-Adventure 3.6%, 2D 3.1%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, 2D 5%
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 35.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.8%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Dystopian 10.5%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Precision Platformer 21%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Exploration 7.8%
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 34.7%, Side Scroller 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
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 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Retro 8.9%, Cyberpunk 6.8%
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Cyberpunk 11.8%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Retro 5.8%, Exploration 3.9%, Adventure 3.8%
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 6%
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 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%, Puzzle 7.2%
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 5.2%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Precision Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.7%, Female Protagonist 21%, Exploration 10.7%, Retro 6.1%, Adventure 2.5%
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
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 49.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Exploration 10.1%, 2D 5.4%
Momentum-driven old school platformer with modern graphics & physics with a focus on exploration. Offers precision and on later levels a lot of speed. Each world brings new abilities & gameplay
Why similar: Female Protagonist 72.2%, Adventure 27.8%
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 64.4%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 6.2%, Cyberpunk 4.7%, Side Scroller 4.2%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.2%, Metroidvania 26.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Female Protagonist 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dystopian 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 2D 7.1%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.7%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
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 58.2%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Adventure 6%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.9%, Female Protagonist 26.1%
RUN: The World In-Between is a new “Die and Retry” platformer game with a procedurally-generated path. Be fast, jump, and run to unlock new content.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.7%, 2D Platformer 22%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.5%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.3%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Dystopian 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
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 54.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Retro 8.2%, 2D 4.8%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.8%, Dystopian 27.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.9%, Cyberpunk 15%, Metroidvania 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Retro 10.7%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
A pseudo 8-bit action platformer taking a bit of inspiration from film-noir and samurai dramas, iaidoka_interlude applies a few parkour and fighting game influences to mix up familiarity with a little uniquity.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.2%, Female Protagonist 37.2%, Retro 25.6%
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
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 44.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.1%, 2D Platformer 22%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Metroidvania with challenging puzzles and free exploration as long as you have oxygen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 100%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Dystopian 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.7%