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Games Like Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, 2D, Adventure.

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A classic hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action game, it's time for revenge! Use your Beastmaster skills to unleash your inner beast, fight with your heart-devouring sword and end the threat to Arborea, you decide the ending.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Dormidin Studio
Publisher: Selecta Play
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    In this breathtaking platformer adventure, explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation, and defeat a mysterious Deity.

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  2. #2 Kamyla and the Scarlet Mage
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    Windows

    Kamyla and the Scarlet Mage is a story-driven action platformer game. Help Kamyla fight diverse adversaries and find her purpose in life by exploring the world, locating her memories and facing tough challenges in fast action-driven boss fights.

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  3. #3 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Difficult 6.6%, Side Scroller 6.2%

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    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows

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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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.

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    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: max.marauder
    Windows · Mac

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Bangers
    Windows

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    92% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2017
    Dev: The Vanir ProjectPub: BadLand Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: ByteForge
    Windows

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    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 10 DEAD Pixels
    Windows

    Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?

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    89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,575 reviews2019
    Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    89% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    87% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Oria Games Inc.
    Windows

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    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    86% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,571 reviews2013
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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    78% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    78% matchMixed60% of 80 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nootbox Games
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
    Dev: BerserkBoy Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    74% matchMixed65% of 241 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    73% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
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    67% matchNo user reviews2025
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    A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.

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