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Games Like Axolotl Shaman

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Action, Adventure, Platformer.

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Embark on a buoyant 2D platform action-adventure journey in Axolotl Shaman! Utilize the axolotl aquatic movement abilities and unique spells to engage in battles, Explore as a shaman in a world of geometric totems mixed with wasteland and reconnect with nature! Tribute to the late axolotl pet。

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Moon Axe
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive85% of 865 reviews2016
    Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: GameTrust Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Underwater 33.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Platformer 4.9%

  2. #2 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,577 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 44.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 9.6%

  3. #3 Possessor(s)
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 10.4%

  4. #4 Axiom Verge 2
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 11.4%, Platformer 9.9%

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    94% matchNo user reviews2019
    Dev: Dynamicron LLC
    Windows

    Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Action 17.3%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 9.7%

  6. #6 Pronty
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,275 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 29.1%, Underwater 25.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 7.2%, Action 5.7%

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    92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
    Windows

    Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 8.1%

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    91% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: G3 Studio
    Windows

    《Kingless Dungeon》 is a 2D hack and slash platformer where you control the Shadow Prince, a warrior with no memory. Fight undead enemies, discover your skills, and explore this deep dungeons filled with traps and secrets. Can you reclaim your memories and escape?

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karl Lexvold
    Windows

    Explore a world of music and magic in the metroidvania Bardella and the Curse of Silence! Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and play music as you fight against the mysterious curse of silence and strive to free the land from its grip.

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    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OrionGames Inc
    Windows

    Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 16.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

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    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 509 reviews2016
    Dev: YCJY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Underwater 37.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 9%, 2D 3.1%

  12. #12 Sylv and the Ancient Tree
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GameByKel
    Windows

    The balance of Sunroot Island is fading. Join Sylv, guardian of the Ancestral Tree, in a vibrant platforming RPG adventure. Reclaim the elemental energy stolen by the egocentric Umbra before the biomes collapse and the corrupted wildlife takes full control.

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    88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,594 reviews2019
    Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

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    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: day-to-day management
    Windows

    This is an exploration action game in which you travel around the vast underwater world wearing manta-shaped diving suit, defeating the enemies that stand in your way. Dig up lost technology sunk by the rising sea level and proceed to the deep sea where the truth of the world awaits you.

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    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 是政屋
    Windows

    This is a platform action game in which you control light in a world shrouded in complete darkness and rely on it to progress. Use the light to travel from place to place and illuminate the buried truth.

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    86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: ByteForge
    Windows

    Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.

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    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Wander Brain
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    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IIShots Entertainment
    Windows

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    82% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2026
    Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
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    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows · Linux

    Stuck at the bottom of the sea floor, escape a sunken ocean liner in this handcrafted 2D METROIDvania! Find powerful upgrades, and fight strange bosses. You may be isolated from your shipmates, but you're not alone...

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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixelcraft Games
    Windows

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    80% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
    Windows

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    81% matchVery Positive91% of 352 reviews2016
    Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    81% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
    Dev: Magnetic Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    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?

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  26. #26 Demon Peak
    79% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
    Dev: Kajak Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

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  27. #27 The Bounty Huntress
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: IC Games
    Windows

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  28. #28 Velvet Veil
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MoonBloom Studios
    Windows

    Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.

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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Red Dunes Games
    Windows

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    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WilhelmGStudios
    Windows

    John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.

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  31. #31 Roots of the mind
    77% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: David J. Productions
    Windows

    Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.

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    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 637 reviews2023
    Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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.

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    76% matchMixed52% of 30 reviews2017
    Dev: Diablohead
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2017
    Dev: MixedBag Srl
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.

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    73% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Ogre Pixel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!

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    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Play on Worlds
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2017
    Dev: Tio Atum
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    74% matchVery Positive85% of 954 reviews2016
    Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,022 reviews2014
    Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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  40. #40 Echoes of You
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unlost Pixel
    Windows

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 15.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Applava
    Windows

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    71% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: dakenite
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

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    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,681 reviews2018
    Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  45. #45 Crimson Wanderer
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RottenPixel Studio
    Windows · Linux

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    68% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2026
    Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: M.O. Studios
    Windows

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  48. #48 The Elderseed
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Talebound Games
    Windows

    Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.

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  49. #49 Beyond Zero Line
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BIIMSPub: BIIMS GAMING
    Windows

    A nation is on the brink of collapse and you have been given a special order: rescue the trapped president. Run, jump, and gun your way across its interconnected districts full of enemies and secrets. Uncover the truth behind your mission.

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    67% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
    Windows

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    69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2015
    Dev: Last Dimension
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    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    67% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
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    68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 reviews2018
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    68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    65% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
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    Windows

    Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action 15%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 5.8%

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