Games Like Anachronic

This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.

Why similar: Gothic 25% ★, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%

Rescue your family and defeat Count Othar in this old-school platformer. Inspired by the "Addams Family" game for the NES. This game presents a unique and challenging platforming experience.

Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.

Why similar: Gothic 26.7% ★, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Side Scroller 18.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Synchronous is a puzzle-platformer where you commandeer up to three unique player characters at once. Use numerous gizmos to solve 49 increasingly complicated puzzle levels, and all this is made possible by magnetization, allowing characters to move simultaneously and independently at once.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Physics 10%, Platformer 8.5%

Play as the talented but confused sorcerer, Dr Muddles, who wakes up in a strange library full of dangerous magic. Explore the library and try to unravel the mystery of how you got here, and more importantly, how to get out!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.1%

Inverted Journey is a mind-bending puzzle platformer where you can enter the negative space of levels. Use this unique ability to solve strange puzzles, collect hidden treasures, and journey on a quest to save your little brother from a terrible fate.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Physics 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

A puzzle platformer about cooperating and exploring.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Platformer 8.5%

The chameleon has lost the ability to perceive colors. By facing his obstacles, he can once again connect with the colorful world. Each color unlocks a new ability, helping him overcome challenges. Leo's emotional state is portrayed through the environment, colors, and music.

Why similar: Gothic 25.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.6%

Betrayer: Curse of the Spine - Prologue is an Action-Adventure Metroidvania. This is just a taste of the full game which will feature decision making, crafting, fast-paced combat, multiple endings, intricate storytelling, an open world to explore, and more!

Why similar: Gothic 23.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 8%

Based on rewinding time mechanics, Tempusia is the puzzle platformer requiring a big cold head :3

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Physics 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%

A short experimental puzzle platformer exploring the idea of a glitched out main menu.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Physics 10.2%

TRETIS is the post-apocalyptic version of an arcade machine: immerse yourself in an adventure with subversive mechanics of extra-squeezed puzzle-action where you embody the cursor of an enigmatic game in a broken and harsh world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Gothic 19.4% ★, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.6%

Grayscale is a story driven, 2D puzzle platformer centered around the main character Faela. The game follows her story as she attempts to save her world from its own instability. Take advantage of the bizarre plane swapping physics of their world to change everything around you and progress.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 11.6%

Petty's Adventure: Desert is a colorful game with changing gravity in which you have collect crystals to complete a level.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Physics 5.8%

Darkfall Shadows is a 2D puzzle-adventure where you, a detective, explore the eerie Darkfall Manor to uncover its sinister past. Use shadow manipulation and dimension-shifting abilities to solve puzzles and reveal the tragic tale of Dr. Grimshaw and his daughter, in this noir-inspired mystery.

Why similar: Gothic 24.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 9.7%

Simple platformer in a dark setting

Why similar: Gothic 28.5% ★, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%

A puzzle Metroidvania game!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 7.9%

Woten DX - Traveller’s Dream is a 2D puzzle-platformer imbued with the spirit of discovery! Dive headfirst into a rich and enchanting world full of charm, challenge and intrigue!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.1%

Explore Eonheart, an enigmatic machine complex in this classic-style 2D Puzzle Platformer where you can create platforms by yourself and manipulate them to traverse the complex, brave dangers, surpass challenges, solve mechanisms, and discover long-lost secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Physics 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 8.8%

In this puzzle platformer, your screen is split down the middle. Control Pitter and Patter simultaneously as you jump, dash, and climb through two parallel realities in this atmospheric adventure on your quest to reunite them.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Side Scroller 23.8%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 10.3%

A new type of puzzle 2D platformer! Make the blocks materialize and guide the duck to the goal!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.1%

Navigate this puzzle platformer using different "tinctures" to manipulate the world around you. Double-jump, air-dash, and wall-jump your way through this alchemopunk world and uncover why the Alchemical Society is trying to have innovation silenced.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Puzzle 9.5%

Harness the power of the elements in a thrilling 2D Metroidvania adventure! Traverse a plague-stricken kingdom, face deadly foes, and uncover the truth behind a devastating storm. With handcrafted environments and challenging combat, shape your destiny in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Gothic 19.4% ★, Side Scroller 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 8.5%

A short and simple 2D side-scrolling adventure platformer featuring an unlikely pixel graphic style in different worlds. Challenge and test your abilities with the game’s extreme difficulty. Overcome level obstacles. Solve puzzles. Defeat Trance' enemies. Win her battle. And acquire Trance' skills.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 10.2%

Stasis Valley is a puzzle-platformer which follows Adam, a young man who descends into a world frozen in time. Uncover its secrets, experience a story about grief, and confront the dangers lurking within the valley.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle 8.8%

2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Gothic 19.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

2D Pixel platformer about a cute character named Gelu. He can create and destroy his copies made of ice, limited number of times. With the help of ice copies he can climb on platform, pass the obstacles and pass the levels. Help Gelu to pass hard levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%

Super Slime Boy is a fast-paced precision platformer set in a black-and-white world filled with deadly traps. Jump, dodge saws and spikes, and race against time to complete levels while restoring color to the world!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Side Scroller 19.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 10.2%

Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Why similar: Gothic 35.3% ★, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%

The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.

Why similar: Gothic 39.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.

Why similar: Gothic 32.7% ★, Side Scroller 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.5%

Your chosen path is the key. "TrailRail" is a physics-based puzzle game that brings the trajectory of your movements to life. Make good use these materialized shapes to clear stages and unlock the mysteries of your origins and world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 13%

A 2D platformer with a twist: instant teleportation! Solve brain-scratching puzzles, engage in adrenaline-pumping traversal, and discover the purpose within.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.3%

Byte Hack is a fast-paced puzzle platformer about hacking your way through an infected computer tower. Change gravity, teleport, control your enemies, and more to navigate each level. Be quick on your feet and sharp in your mind to solve the puzzles before the contaminated GPU destroys the computer!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Physics 10.4%

Astortion is a minimalistic, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that revolves around gravity. Explore the ruins of the most pivotal research facility on earth, unlock new abilities that mess with spacetime itself, and get to the bottom of what is going on.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Physics 17.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

A challenging 2D puzzle platformer where a damned spirit must navigate her way through the Underworld and beyond in search of her past. Take over bodies and teleport your way to the answers you seek!

Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Puzzle 8.9%

This is a platform jumping game. You can experience happiness in it. If the game often flashes back, you can use Windows Compatibility mode to select Windows 7 to run

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Porcelain Mask - is a platformer where puzzles are combined with action, all for one purpose... to kill you. Everything in this world is reaching out to rip you to shreds just so you don't take the next step. After all, there may be something up ahead...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Physics 13%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

Beau & Bow! A game about two sweethearts going on a lighthearted adventure. Best platforming challenges and solve puzzles! This game is inspired by handheld platformers from the late '80s and early '90s. Beau & Bow! A great introduction for those new to the platforming genre.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Side Scroller 21%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 10.2%

A free cute puzzle game from the Butterfly series of games. You can choose any level to pass through. The caterpillar can't jump on its own! It can fly from place to place bouncing off various game objects in its path. It also moves around the level on pipes. Use logic and have fun!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 13.3%

You Grow Big, and Create Your Path to the Exit!That's It. This a a short game by the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Side Scroller 22.3%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Platformer 10.4%

Help Javier on his journey to "El Dorado", a city made of gold, in this super platform game with hundreds of challenging and addictive platform screens. See the reasons for his ambition and question his decisions with him.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

A puzzle platformer about writing your own laws of physics. Connect properties together with magic thread to explore an abandoned city.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Physics 14.9%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 9%

Leena is a classic 2D platforming game with a unique twist. Navigate through beautiful hand crafted levels by jumping past obstacles, balancing on platforms, climbing moving walls, and dashing through the air.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%

Short, non-linear, metriodvania, with an open world design and lots of items and puzzles. Exploration heavy

Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%

Climb It is a platformer and a puzzle game. Find all levels in a world which want to kill you and finish them. But be careful...be prepared to hit the "Restart" button more than once !

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Physics 12%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%

Be precise! In this precision platform game, every jump is a challenge to guide Joey to the end of his adventure. Arm yourself with your spear, your patience, swing, concentrate, but above all, don't tremble: the further you progress, the harder the fall will be...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17%, Gothic 15.9% ★, Physics 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%

Run, jump, shoot, and think your way to safety in this retro-inspired 2D puzzle-platformer. Station Zeta is out of control, and you'll have to deal with crazed robots, terribly designed station machinery, and blatant safety hazards as you try to make your escape across 35 levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, 2D Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 10.1%

Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.

Why similar: Gothic 36.1% ★, Platformer 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.9%

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%

"Pochard Jamie" is a platform action-puzzle game. The diving duck Jamie encounters numerous difficulties during migration. Unlock new levels, scenes, and items to help Jamie complete his mysterious migratory journey.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 13%, Puzzle 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Physics 10.1%

Absorb the DNA of other creatures to gain their unique abilities. Solve handcrafted pixel-art puzzles. Switch forms strategically, your last DNA is your only power until you die and choose again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 11.6%

A fun and simple pixel platforming puzzle game where you play as a small telekinetic knight trying to free himself from the dungeons in which he is held.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Physics 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

A personal game about the maker's daughter with a link to our world's problems. Gaia is a story-driven platformer that takes the player through the world of Greek Mythology and leaves the player with the feeling that everyone can change the world for the better.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%

Out of Skull is a puzzle platformer in which skeleton uses “head- throwing” to clear stages. Use your “head” to solve the puzzles and escape the underworld!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%

Elle is an exciting puzzle game in which you have to collect coins while avoiding encounters with labyrinth keepers. This game is inspired by the legendary Lode Runner.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%

"Sugar & Rolling Stone" is a retro style side view puzzle game. Control the explorer Rolling Stone and help Sugar, a girl with a magical key, reach the locked door safely. Use various objects to create paths, solve puzzles, and enjoy their adventure!

Why similar: Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 12%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%

A 2D pixel-art platform-puzzle game where you are pure energy and control different robots, combining the unique abilities of each to solve puzzles and restore the energy generators.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Physics 10.5%

Go on a mysterious adventure as a ghost. Various stages that stimulate a sense of challenge are waiting for the ghost Luna. If you want to feel the genre of 2D platformer in the 90s, try it!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.5%