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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%, Action RPG 18%, Stealth 11.1%, Magic 9%, Exploration 7.4%

This adventure is about you waking up in this world named Twell. The only thing you can do now is explore what this world has to offer. Explore 8 unique dungeons, discover many secrets and visit many locations.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, RPG 13.7%, Action RPG 13.6%, Open World 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%

In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Action RPG 20.9%, RPG 14.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Action 7%

Glyphen is an Immersive Spellcasting Adventure in which you draw mysterious Glyphs to cast spells. Glyphs have meanings and can be combined to invoke complex magic. Draw Glyphs, create spells and become a mage.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Magic 12.4%, Action RPG 11.2%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%

Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Action RPG 20.7%, Open World 12.6%, Exploration 9.9%, RPG 6.5%

Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Stealth 15.3%, Action RPG 13.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Combat 7.9%

Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Action RPG 21.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Nonlinear 8.2%, Open World 7.9%

In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Action RPG 15.3%, RPG 9.1%, Magic 6.6%, Exploration 6.4%

Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Action RPG 22.4%, RPG 11.2%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.3%

Outwith is a first-person single player open-world RPG set in a fantasy medieval world of lore and magic. You're free to experience the world as you wish. Wander off the beaten path to explore. Go anywhere, talk to anyone and pick up side quests. Or simply follow the main story.

Why similar: Action RPG 21.4%, Open World 15.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%, RPG 9.3%

A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Action RPG 23.5%, RPG 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 7.6%

"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action RPG 22.9%, Exploration 6.7%, Magic 5.8%, Adventure 5.8%

Into The Eternal is a massive action RPG featuring a unique blend of a third person overworld and side scrolling battles.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Action RPG 22.2%, RPG 16.4%, Open World 14.9%, Exploration 9.7%

Cyan Breach is a Metriodivania game set in a biohazard background. The combat style integrates traditional 2D hack and slash with souls-like elements. Explore the game world, gain new skills and weapons, increase character's power, and finally reveal the conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Action RPG 25.6%, Combat 10.3%, RPG 7.7%, Adventure 5.3%

Poppet Quest is an exploration based 3D Metroidvania. Play as Poppet, a murdered woman returned to life as a doll. Trapped in a toy store, cursed, and losing your sanity, you must battle through legions of toys driven mad. Can you break the curse? Can you save yourself?

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Action RPG 17.5%, Exploration 11.1%, RPG 10.4%, 3D Platformer 7.9%

Immersive first-person roleplaying adventure with a focus on exploring a rich handcrafted fantasy open-world filled with interesting places to find, powerful items to collect, challenging enemies to defeat, ancient mysteries to solve and, ultimately, good friends to make along the way.

Why similar: Action RPG 19.9%, Open World 18.2%, RPG 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.1%

Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Action RPG 21.8%, Magic 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Open World 8.4%

Your personality shapes your story in this first-person open-world RPG. Explore Grimmgart valley, scarred by the War for Divinity, and make choices through rich, layered dialogues. Shape your own playstyle and take your role in this new world.

Why similar: Open World 15.5%, Action RPG 15.3%, First-Person 12.7%, RPG 10.4%, Magic 9.4%

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Exploration 11%, Magic 7.7%, RPG 7.5%, Action RPG 6.4%

Explore surreal landscapes where dreams and reality intertwine. Battle manifestations of fear, uncover the secrets of an interconnected world, and awaken the truth buried within a fading mind in Dreamdawn, a mysterious top-down action-adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Action RPG 22.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 9%, RPG 8.3%

Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, RPG 11.6%, Action RPG 11.6%, Exploration 7.8%, Magic 6.7%

The Song of Awakening is a 2D action-platformer where you play as a bard with the power to create magic through music. Explore a world once ruled by the Lyramancers, wielders of music-magic, who were extinguished by a mad king. Defeat the malevolent god of silence and restore harmony to the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Action RPG 24.8%, Combat 10.1%, RPG 9.8%, Action 4.8%

Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Action RPG 16.4%, RPG 12.8%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.1%

Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Action RPG 21%, Exploration 10.7%, Open World 10.7%, Magic 4%

Alkahest is an Action-Adventure RPG set in a murky medieval world. Where satisfying melee combat with highly interactive environments takes center stage. Explore realistic locations, learn alchemy and make a name for your family.

Why similar: Open World 18.2%, Action RPG 15.6%, First-Person 13.9%, RPG 12.9%, Exploration 8.4%

"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Action RPG 20.6%, RPG 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Magic 6.3%

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 38.6%, Magic 12.3%, Open World 11.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Combat 8%

Embark on an exciting journey through the vast locations of a fantasy universe inspired by Slavic mythology. We got inspiration from genres such as metroidvania, soul-like and classic RPGs, while working on the design of the game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Action RPG 12.3%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Magic 9%

This metroidvania inspired game lets you discover a fascinating world full of monsters, secrets and mysteries!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, RPG 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action RPG 10.7%, Action 5.9%

Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Action RPG 22.1%, RPG 13.5%, Action 5%, Adventure 3.9%

OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Action RPG 17.4%, Exploration 10.5%, RPG 9%, Open World 7.2%

Travel with your mysterious partner Tupa, fight powerful monsters, discover treasures and secrets scattered around the world, and uncover the truth of the world, Tupa and yourself with the help of the tide of wishes.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Action RPG 23.6%, RPG 17.1%, Action 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%

Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Action RPG 23.1%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Action 5.8%

You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Action RPG 18.7%, Exploration 11%, Open World 10.4%, Action 3.3%

Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Action RPG 21%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 8%, Action 4.6%

Dead Fantasia is a non-linear ARPG which brings forgotten game design of Kings Field to a modern audience. Explore interconnected levels, gather loot, and face challenging foes.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Action RPG 21.2%, RPG 14.9%, First-Person 7.9%, Action 7%

Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Action RPG 12.2%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 6.4%, Action 5.7%

YOUR CHOICES RESHAPE A LIVING CITY. Explore a sprawling metropolis, wield mysterious powers, and uncover the secrets of the Eternal Lighthouse. Your decisions will make a world of difference.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Action RPG 23.5%, RPG 16.9%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 5.8%

A 2D open-world action RPG focused on intense combat, powerful magic, deep progression, and player freedom.

Why similar: Action RPG 25.8%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 12%, Combat 10.4%, Exploration 8.2%

Aure is an open world exploration RPG where you take a role of an adventurer in a large and living fantasy world.

Why similar: Open World 21.1%, RPG 17.3%, Action RPG 15.7%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 7.2%

Play as Vivi, a shadow-magic Dark Elf hunting a cult sorcerer in a dark fantasy action-adventure. Explore dangerous lands, master shadow powers, and decide how your enemies are defeated.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Action RPG 19.7%, Magic 11.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Combat 7.3%

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Open World 15.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%, 3D Platformer 6.6%

The two countries went to war, unleashing forbidden powers. Years later, monsters ravage the land. The protagonist awakens, battles the monsters, explores the world, uncovers the truth of the past, and seeks to recover lost memories—a lonely journey of wandering and struggling against oneself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Action RPG 23.8%, RPG 17.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Combat 3.9%

白泽，诞生在东望山的神灵，某天突然被帝子授职为妖籍司，肩负起查明、统计九州所有妖族的大任。但是在这之前，有件事需要他去调查——五百年前浊兽玄织在九州东方的遥州与黑龙汁光纪大战之后销声匿迹。于是妖籍司白泽五百年来第一次踏上了九州的土地，一边统计妖族信息一边寻找浊兽玄织的消息。

Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Action RPG 13.8%, RPG 12.4%, Combat 8.3%, Action 5.1%

Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Action RPG 22.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Magic 8%, Nonlinear 7.4%

Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Action RPG 23.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Magic 7.7%, Combat 6.4%

Orkendale: The Scarred Land is an open-world role-playing game in which the fate of an entire continent is in your hands. Whether the orcs will be able to take over the continent or humanity will defeat them will depend only on your decisions...

Why similar: Action RPG 24.3%, Open World 15.1%, RPG 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Magic 8.1%

Discover a thrilling world of adventure in Spire Horizon, an RPG open world game, where you embody a skeleton protagonist, explore a visually stunning world, engage in battles against formidable enemies, and traveling in search of a beloved wife.

Why similar: Action RPG 20.6%, Open World 18.9%, RPG 13.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Combat 10.5%

Misunderstandings, greed, human nature, and the struggle of interests——In the 2D side scrolling Galaxy Warrior Castlevania game "The Farthest Distance", enjoy battles, explore freely, and mix and match freely! Experience the freedom of battle that belongs only to you!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Action RPG 21.3%, Open World 13.1%, RPG 8.9%, Magic 8.2%

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Open World 17.2%, First-Person 12.4%, RPG 11.7%, Magic 11.6%

In the previously flourishing world, darkness has come. Warriors who fought for order and justice are now forced to fight for survival. The world is not the same as before, hunger and disease conquered civilians.

Why similar: Action RPG 33.1%, RPG 25.8%, Exploration 14%, Combat 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%

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 48.3%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Magic 6.5%

You wake up in a snow-covered landscape and can't remember anything. You have to find out how you got to this place and survive. On your journey you meet penguins who confront you with a mysterious disease. Can you help the penguins?

Why similar: Action RPG 24.9%, RPG 19.4%, Adventure 9%, 3D Platformer 9%, First-Person 8.8%

Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action RPG 20.1%, Exploration 12.6%, RPG 11.8%, Magic 6.3%

Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Action RPG 20.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%

"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Action RPG 24.7%, Magic 9.2%, Action 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%

Do YOU like magic, guns, and adventure, then this is the game for you. Scrap Magic is a 3D, open world adventure game. Solve puzzles, explore, and restore the city to it's former glory. But beware, the land is dangerous with the monsters and roaming freely with no one to challenge their tyranny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 11%, Magic 9.4%, Action 6.2%

Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Action RPG 23.9%, RPG 10%, Combat 9.8%, Exploration 7%

Fight for your afterlife in DUST TO DUST! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, dash through interconnected levels, befriend the psychic Matthias, and take control of his body and powers to break down hostile coalesced creatures and wipe them out once and for all.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, Action RPG 14.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5.1%

A dying island. A vanishing civilization. And a witness to the end of magic. Three Sunsets is an action roguelite chronicling the final days of a mythical land being torn apart by a supernatural storm. Craft powerful spells, solve ancient puzzles and find your way home before the island's final bow.

Why similar: Action RPG 25%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Magic 9.5%, Action 8.9%