60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, Metroidvania, 2D, Singleplayer.
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Haiku, the Robot
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.
Aeterna Noctis
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.
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 33.4%, Nonlinear 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
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 42.6%, Difficult 17.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Difficult 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
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 60.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Retro 5.8%, Exploration 3.9%
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 48.1%, Difficult 12%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Combat 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
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 43%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%
Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Nonlinear 14%, Difficult 10%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Colorful 7.5%
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 42.5%, Swordplay 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Combat 10.8%, Platformer 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 43.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 14%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%
Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.9%, Difficult 17.8%, Action-Adventure 13%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
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 39.9%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
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: 2D Platformer 21.8%, Colorful 10.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Swordplay 15%, Platformer 7.3%, Retro 7.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
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 54.2%, Difficult 9.4%, Retro 8.2%, Platformer 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
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 36.7%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Retro 7.8%
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Nonlinear 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Action-Adventure 7%
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Difficult 16.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Retro 7.4%, Exploration 6.7%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
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 26.9%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Difficult 10.3%, 2D Platformer 6.9%, Combat 6.4%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Platformer 7.6%, Colorful 5.9%
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 52%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Indie 5.5%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 7.7%
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 39.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Nonlinear 7.9%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.7%, Retro 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Combat 10%, Platformer 8.9%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Nonlinear 9.1%, Platformer 7.8%
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Difficult 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 8.6%
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 47%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Combat 7%
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 36%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Combat 9.5%, Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 6.6%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Retro 9.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.7%
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 46.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.7%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Retro 10%, Exploration 9.3%
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 54.5%, Retro 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Meifumado is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic, immersive world inspired by Japan.
Why similar: Martial Arts 31.3% ★, Metroidvania 28.4%, Swordplay 13.3%, 2D Platformer 8%, Exploration 5.3%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 7.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
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 35.7%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Exploration 8%, Retro 7.8%, Platformer 5.9%
Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.9%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Adventure 8.3%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Difficult 7.7%, Platformer 7.2%, Retro 4.6%
Beautiful 16 bit retro art style with fluid animations and deliberate combat. Read the enemy and act accordingly in this seamless world without any load screens.
Why similar: Swordplay 46.4%, Difficult 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 7.7%, Indie 7.7%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 8%, Combat 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Exploration 7.4%, Platformer 6.5%
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 53%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 7.8%, Platformer 7.1%, Indie 5.2%
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Difficult 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Platformer 7.3%
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 40%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Platformer 7.1%
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 40.5%, Difficult 16.9%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 8%
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 37.6%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Platformer 8.3%
Master tactical sword fighting combat, or discover ways to avoid bloodshed. A journey that trusts you from beginning to end.
Why similar: Swordplay 38.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Adventure 6.6%, Action 6.2%
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 54.2%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Difficult 6.6%, Adventure 6%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Retro 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
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 40.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Action 6.1%, Indie 5.3%, Exploration 5.1%
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 22.1%, Puzzle 18.2%, Difficult 15.6%, Retro 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.2%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Combat 10.6%, Retro 10.1%
Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Difficult 34.7%, Atmospheric 14%, Colorful 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Exploration 6.5%
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Combat 7.3%
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 33.8%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.9%
