Games Like Aura of Worlds

Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths! This is the Lite edition of Aura of Worlds.

Why similar: Metroidvania 17.2%, Souls-like 15.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 8.3%

A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Souls-like 22.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Difficult 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

Why similar: Roguelike 14.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.2%

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Souls-like 18.1%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Action Roguelike 8.7%

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 51.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Retro 5.8%

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 37.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!

Why similar: Souls-like 24.7%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 12.7%, Platformer 12.6%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Retro 8.9%, Side Scroller 7.5%

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 50.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Souls-like 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 3.5%

Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!

Why similar: Roguelite 17.5%, Souls-like 14.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Difficult 9.8%, Action Roguelike 9.5%

Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.3%, Roguelite 28.7%, Action 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Indie 7.5%

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: Souls-like 41%, Metroidvania 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Difficult 6%, Platformer 6%

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Souls-like 14.8%, Difficult 11%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Roguelike 21.5%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Procedural Generation 9.6%

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Metroidvania 13.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 12%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.

Why similar: Side Scroller 14.1%, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Roguelite 9.7%

Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.

Why similar: Roguelike 16%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12.2%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, Metroidvania 18.7%, Souls-like 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Roguelike 15.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 11.4%

Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Difficult 11.9%

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 30.2%, Souls-like 25.9%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%

Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.

Why similar: Roguelike 20.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 15.2%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Difficult 10.4%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Side Scroller 16.8%, Roguelike 13%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

A procedurally-generated adventure game! Explore unique worlds with wild forests, ice-capped mountains and ancient ruins. Talk to giant snails, seek out magical items, and forge the weapons that will help you on your journey!

Why similar: Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Action Roguelike 7.7%

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Roguelike 22.8%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%

Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.

Why similar: Metroidvania 18.3%, Souls-like 18.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Roguelike 10.3%, Action Roguelike 10.2%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Difficult 8.1%, Retro 5%

A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Souls-like 18.7%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%

Embark on your journey, travel through rifts and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D roguelite platformer with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Souls-like 16.5%, Roguelite 16%, Platformer 6.4%

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 39.8%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Retro 7.4%

Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

Why similar: Souls-like 21.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 11.2%, Action Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 10.1%

Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 22.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Platformer 11.5%

Multi-world rogue-lite endless challenge. The surface world hides dangers, the inner world overflows with treasure. Transcend worlds and master time through soul transference. Fight your way out and escape this reality. Strategic builds reduce reliance on pure stats.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelite 27.6%, Roguelike 24.3%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 5.5%

Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Souls-like 23.8%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 10.9%

Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Perma Death 13.3%

A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

Why similar: Procedural Generation 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Perma Death 9.8%

In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!

Why similar: Roguelite 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelike 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 15%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

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 22.9%, Souls-like 18.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Difficult 9%

Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

Why similar: Roguelike 16.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Platformer 12.8%

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Roguelike 20.6%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Difficult 7.6%

Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 7.7%

Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.

Why similar: Roguelike 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Difficult 15.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Platformer 15%

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 57.5%, Platformer 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Action 4%

Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.

Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.2%, Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelike 9.5%

Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.

Why similar: Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 13.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Perma Death 11.2%, Action 9.9%

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 31.2%, Souls-like 28.7%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 15.4%, Retro 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.

Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Roguelite 12.1%

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Side Scroller 19%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Retro 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Roguelike 22.8%, Difficult 20.5%, Perma Death 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 11.2%

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

Why similar: Souls-like 48.2%, Difficult 24%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%, 2D 4%

Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%