
A once-great civilisation is crumbling, teetering on the edge of collapse. The last living colossus, slowly dying, its life force siphoned away. You are sent to end its suffering and perhaps the world it still holds together.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, Singleplayer.

A once-great civilisation is crumbling, teetering on the edge of collapse. The last living colossus, slowly dying, its life force siphoned away. You are sent to end its suffering and perhaps the world it still holds together.

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Explore and collect upgrades before the timeloop resets! Collapse Relapse is a 2D platformer where you have to think and plan out your route in order to be able to escape in time, with secrets galore!

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Traverse the sprawling city of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with a device to manipulate time, in this story-driven action platformer. Collect parts, craft gadgets, and unlock abilities—then rewind time to adapt your approach to every new challenge.
Explore and collect upgrades before the timeloop resets! Collapse Relapse is a 2D platformer where you have to think and plan out your route in order to be able to escape in time, with secrets galore!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.3% ★, Metroidvania 37.1%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Action 5%, Adventure 3.6%
Traverse the sprawling city of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with a device to manipulate time, in this story-driven action platformer. Collect parts, craft gadgets, and unlock abilities—then rewind time to adapt your approach to every new challenge.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.3% ★, Metroidvania 33.6%, Combat 6.6%, Platformer 4.3%, Fantasy 3.9%
Infiltrate Qamaria tower. Sneak through shadows, observe your surroundings. Gather ability chips to destroy and hack security devices, vanish, teleport past enemies, outsmart them using clones. Combine and upgrade ability chips for the ultimate loadout and bring down a corporate empire.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.8% ★, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Stealth 14.2%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Third Person 9.1%
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Lore-Rich 25%, Action 7%, Platformer 6.9%, Fantasy 6.7%
Save the kingdom of Archesis in this unique 2D metroidvania game where you can freeze time! Traverse a vast kingdom packed with exciting encounters, unlock new abilities, and overcome its various obstacles! Skillfully harness the power of time, as time only moves when you move.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.6% ★, Metroidvania 41.5%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 4.4%, Platformer 3.4%
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Platformer 6.4%, Action 6%
The Astaria Research Facility on Pluto was a bastion of humanity's ambition before it went radio silent on October 12th, 2137. Astaria Inc. has sent you to investigate and report back your discoveries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Immersive Sim 24.2%, Sandbox 13.8%, Stealth 11%, Action 6.8%
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 42.3%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Stealth 18.3%, Fantasy 6.4%, Story Rich 3.9%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Fantasy 5.9%, Action 4.8%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Lore-Rich 27.7%, Nonlinear 13%, Mystery 9.2%, Fantasy 5.6%
Valden Saga is a first-person action game in which you take on the role of a royal guard sent to unravel the cause of disasters in one of the kingdom's provinces.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.2%, Sandbox 16.3%, Stealth 12.4%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 9%
Discover a strange world inhabited by living lights. Liturnian is a 3D-Metroidvania with fluid movement, fights against strange creatures and exciting puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Third Person 11%, Platformer 6.3%, Adventure 4.9%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Nonlinear 9.1%, Platformer 7.6%, Action 7.1%
A swashbuckling stealth misadventure in which an ambitious alchemist must reclaim his inheritance from a web of intrigue.
Why similar: Stealth 25.2%, Immersive Sim 24.8%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Nonlinear 5.1%
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.6% ★, Metroidvania 23.9%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Mystery 7.8%
Commit crimes without consquences in our brand new indie game DoBad Inc.! You play as Garett the Ferret the newest badguyer around, work your way up the corporate ladder to become one of the worst people to ever live.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32% ★, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Stealth 19.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Third Person 8.3%
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 39.3%, Stealth 24.8%, Combat 7.6%, Mystery 7.5%, Fantasy 6.2%
Journey through a kingdom drained of its life. An innocent being locked away from its own kind, longing to be loved and seen. Though it seems to have forgotten one flicker of hope. You, a glimmer of life not yet fallen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Combat 6.6%, Action 6.2%, Mystery 5.4%
Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Action 14.1%, Third Person 13.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 72.2%, Action 9.5%, Platformer 9.1%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 2.6%
You can freeze time and do things.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.2% ★, Stealth 22.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Third Person 7.9%, Combat 6.6%
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Time Manipulation 36.1% ★, Nonlinear 10.6%, Platformer 5.1%, Combat 3.9%
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 43.1%, Lore-Rich 23.2%, Combat 7.2%, Fantasy 7%, Platformer 6.7%
Project: Ether is a magical sci-fi stealth game about trans witches fighting robots. Stop Time, Be a Witch, Save the World.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.6% ★, Stealth 27.3%, Third Person 8.6%, Cartoon 6.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.9%, Fantasy 9.3%, Action 9%, Combat 9%, Adventure 6.6%
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Nonlinear 8.4%, Combat 8.4%, Action 7.4%, Story Rich 6%
In a colorful archipelago, play as a young thief studying at the Guild. Investigate kidnappings, steer clear of roaming pirates or fight them. Sail the ocean on a cute turtle and climb every island. Cure sick animals, and find the truth during this feel-good journey. Made by a dreamer solo dev.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Lore-Rich 23%, Stealth 19.8%, Mystery 8.4%, Third Person 8.1%
Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Stealth 25.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Nonlinear 5.6%, Platformer 4.6%
FearOfTheFallen blends classic Metroidvania gameplay with the mechanics of an action RPG. Explore diverse biomes, fight your way through a multitude of creatures, solve puzzles, collect items, craft equipment, uncover secrets, and face your fiercest foes in epic boss battles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Time Manipulation 34.4% ★, Nonlinear 9.9%, Action 5.1%, Combat 5%
A stealthy space opera metroidvania where actions have consequences. The stars call the Chinokitsune a space pirate--& often an assassin--but stranded on a strange alien world after a failed heist, It's up to you to reckon with your own past & motivations to thwart an ancient evil & maybe find love.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Stealth 24.6%, Lore-Rich 18%, Action 5.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
Delve into a mysterious world of Gods and magic as the last of the leaf kind. Fight epic battles for revenge against evil forces. Explore fantastical lands inhabited with magical creatures and peculiar allies. Search for the realm of the Gods and stop them from making a grave mistake.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Lore-Rich 25.9%, Combat 8.5%, Nonlinear 5.6%, Platformer 5.2%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Fantasy 6%, Adventure 5.8%, Platformer 5.5%
Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Action 7.4%, Platformer 7.1%, Mystery 5.3%
A 3D action-adventure/metroidvania about an elephant looking for his herd. Explore a vibrant, decaying world, uncover remnants of humanity, and interact with a quirky cast of evolved intelligent animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Stealth 13.8%, Third Person 12.1%, Action 7%, Mystery 4.3%
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 42.7%, Immersive Sim 27.4%, Fantasy 6.7%, Nonlinear 6.5%, Combat 6.2%
Experience the mind bending power of single player cooperation. Project Temporality is a third person action/puzzle game built around the concept of allowing the player to play with time. Thanks to our propriety engine Sparta 3D we make the fourth dimension as available as the other three.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 64.7% ★, Action 12%, Adventure 10.1%, Third Person 9%, Indie 4.2%
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 66.3%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Combat 8.1%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 3.1%
In a world where privacy and trust are a luxury most can’t afford, the agents of NODE are the last line of defence. Combining action-packed sequences and puzzle-solving in immersive missions, command three elite agents with unique skills and manipulate time using the top secret C.A.S.S.E.T.T.E.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 46.3% ★, Stealth 26.7%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Action 8.7%, Combat 5.1%
The Tale of LUMI is a fast paced, metroidvania inspired, action game. Collect powers from Gods and Heroes. Upgrade your Skills. Defeat unyielding enemies. Explore LUMI and unveil the secrets that lie within this puzzling Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Fantasy 8.2%, Mystery 7.4%, Platformer 6.4%
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Lore-Rich 22.3%, Action 7.3%, Platformer 7.1%, Adventure 4.4%
The heroine who lost her memory was trapped in a five-day loop. Connect with your partners to travel through a world with strange time changes, continue to become stronger, retrieve memories, and understand the truth. The game is a time loop Metroidvania.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54.9% ★, Metroidvania 37.1%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 2%, Indie 0.7%
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Lore-Rich 18%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.8%, Nonlinear 7%
BlockBot: Shape-shifting puzzle adventure in a vibrant pixel world. Transform, solve, explore. Each level unlocks new potential. Perfect for quick plays or long sessions, offering unique challenges every time you dive in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Time Manipulation 39.1% ★, Nonlinear 11.1%, Platformer 6%, Adventure 1.6%
DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.6% ★, Stealth 26.6%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Action 6.1%, Story Rich 3.2%
Time retrograde puzzle game
Why similar: Time Manipulation 78.2% ★, Third Person 9.7%, Action 9.3%, 3D 2.1%, Indie 0.8%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.3%, Action 13%, Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 3.5%
Chexie is a teenage girl who, as a result of mysterious events, is transported to the virtual kingdom of Pixgun. There she discovers a magic wand that becomes her key to survival. Your task is to discover the source of corruption in the kingdom and the plight of its inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Action 12.5%, Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 4.7%
Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 39.3% ★, Metroidvania 34.1%, Action 5.8%, Mystery 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%
Freshly enrolled in the Empress's personal guard, you are assigned to investigate an island cut off from the world and whose inhabitants refuse to submit to the authority of the empire. Discover the secrets of the island, doomed to disappear in a ruthless flood. You have 3 days to change everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Time Manipulation 27.3% ★, Adventure 8.3%, Nonlinear 7.4%, Mystery 7.3%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Lore-Rich 22%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Combat 7.3%, Platformer 5.9%
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Platformer 6.7%, Fantasy 5.3%
An adventure, action, RPG, sim game featuring high mobility combat, branching dialog driven objectives and endings. A sell-sword and bounty hunter at the top of your game you'll cross a kingdom, meet people, learn agendas, talk around, stealth past or carve up opponents, maybe be a hero, or not.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Stealth 16.1%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Fantasy 5.3%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.3%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 4.3%
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 78.1%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 2.8%
Play as Akari, a magical fox imbued with the power of light in this fast paced Metroidvania. Slash and Dash your way through an army of darkness and explore diverse, beautiful worlds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Action 6.6%, Fantasy 5.9%, Platformer 5.3%
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 80.2%, Platformer 7%, Action 6.8%, Fantasy 2.8%, Indie 1.6%
Explore this foreign world and manipulate time to navigate through the challenges that lie along your path! Meet the inhabitants of this strange realm as they push you towards finding the Timeless Rain...
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Time Manipulation 31.5% ★, Platformer 6.6%, Story Rich 6.1%, Adventure 4.9%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Platformer 6.5%, Indie 4.6%
With the help of a device capable of hacking different electronics, the cat burglar known as "La sombra" must sneak around through a building ridden by terrorist, Now she must choose between stealing the precious "Emerald Tiara" or to stop the terrorist.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Stealth 36.9%, Third Person 10.5%, Indie 1.8%