Games Like Alwa's Awakening

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 46.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Retro 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

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 46%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Indie 5%

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 70.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Difficult 5%, Adventure 3.5%, Platformer 2.7%

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 58.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Retro 5.5%

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 52.1%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 4.6%

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Indie 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!

Why similar: Retro 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.7%

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 50.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 7.2%, Platformer 7.2%, Adventure 6.4%

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 49.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 4.4%

Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 5.8%

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Adventure 6.6%

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 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Retro 7.6%, Indie 5.2%

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 70.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Indie 3.4%, 2D 2.3%

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 57.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 6.3%, Female Protagonist 4.3%

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Retro 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Indie 6.3%

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Platformer 8.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 4%

Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.1%

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 47.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 8.2%

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Retro 7.9%, Side Scroller 5.9%

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 49.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Side Scroller 7.8%

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.9%

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Side Scroller 7.3%

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: Pixel Graphics 28.2%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Retro 11%, Indie 6.5%

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Indie 8.3%

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.9%, Platformer 19%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 4.6%, Side Scroller 3.5%

Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Retro 8.1%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

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 52.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Difficult 5.5%

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 51.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Side Scroller 6.3%, Adventure 5.3%

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Difficult 5.3%, Retro 4.3%

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: Platformer 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%

"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.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Side Scroller 7.5%

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Retro 14.4%, Indie 10%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Side Scroller 9.1%, 2D 5.5%, Adventure 5%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Platformer 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Side Scroller 4.9%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Platformer 24.8%, Indie 5.2%, Retro 4.4%, 2D 3.9%

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 56.9%, Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Difficult 5.1%

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: Platformer 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Retro 12.9%, Side Scroller 12%

-A magical world beautifully depicted through in-game graphics. -Diverse levels that provide a fair challenge. -Additional bonuses that reward those who replay the game. -3 difficulty modes.

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 12.3%

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Side Scroller 7.1%

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 52.4%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 9.8%, Adventure 5.5%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 4.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%

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.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Platformer 8.3%, Retro 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 6.7%, Difficult 4.3%

Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

Why similar: Metroidvania 69.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, 2D 4.2%, Platformer 3.7%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Retro 8.9%, Side Scroller 6.7%

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

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 56.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7%, Side Scroller 5.3%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Difficult 8.9%