60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D Platformer, Adventure, Platformer, 2D.
Beaked Buccaneer is a 2D mini metroidvania full of treasures and pirates that tells the story of a parrot who wants to become a pirate legend!
Owlboy
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.
Phantom Tides
Set your course and explore a variety of environments on the seas in Phantom Tides. Battle various enemies and bosses as you collect items to help you on your journey. This 2D style platformer will challenge your skills and wit.
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: Pirates 23.1% ★, Animals 19.5% ★, Metroidvania 18.9%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Platformer 7.2%
Set your course and explore a variety of environments on the seas in Phantom Tides. Battle various enemies and bosses as you collect items to help you on your journey. This 2D style platformer will challenge your skills and wit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Pirates 16.2% ★, Action RPG 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.5%
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Action RPG 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9%
A summer themed retro style 2D platformer, where you fight some robots and evil pirates playing as "Sunny", an adorable and adventurous penguin with a watergun!
Why similar: Animals 25.4% ★, Pirates 17.1% ★, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 8.4%
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action RPG 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
You are a bear, a PostBear, the best one! And you have an important mission, deliver a King's letter to the neighbor kingdom!
Why similar: Animals 26.7% ★, 2D Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 9.4%, 1980s 8.5%, Platformer 7.2%
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 9.4%, 1980s 7.8%
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Action RPG 14.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 9.1%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
Gal is a cave girl who had her boyfriend, Dude, abducted by aliens! Now she needs to save him, in this 2D mini metroidvania set during prehistoric times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Action RPG 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 8.7%
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Action RPG 13.1%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 8.3%
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Why similar: Pirates 28.2% ★, Metroidvania 22.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Platformer 6.2%
Dive into a great adventure in the Game Boy era! Tako will travel the world, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his quest to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human realm. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and unity?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Action RPG 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
A mysterious journey across a collapsing island. Reforge a lost blade, defeat ancient giants, and uncover the truth about your past. Save the island before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.3%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action RPG 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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 28.5%, Animals 23.2% ★, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.7%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Action RPG 13.5%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9.9%
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
DEITY SOULS Plus is an 8-Bit Action-Adventure with lite metroidvania elements. Level up found weapons. Find spells. Defeat Deities. Summon Deities. 9 playable characters. Old-school difficulty with an adult gaming twist! 18+
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Action RPG 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 8.3%
The adventures of Asha, the little warrior, begin! Together with her blue sidekick Pepelogoo, she will run through numerous stages and save the Monster World from the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 11.3%, Platformer 10.6%
A sudden crisis—the stars begin to lose their light. Before the world falls into darkness, a girl named Aries, born under the Aries sign, and a boy named Pisces, born under Pisces, rise to act. This is the story of a world of constellations, where stars are bound together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Action RPG 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, RPG 7.3%
Begin your journey in Faeland, a handcrafted 2D action-adventure RPG set in a beautiful fantasy world inspired by the 8-bit classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Action RPG 16.3%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Side Scroller 7.6%
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Platformer 7.8%
A metroidvania with: Both arcade and exploration areas - Use finite subweapons for advanced movement - Difficulty from casual up to souls-bourne-ring - Customize with equipment - Build your Town - Complete Quests - Having trouble on a stage? There are infinite lives; no game overs here!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Action RPG 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 9.8%, RPG 7.6%
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action RPG 12.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.3%, 1980s 8%
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style action-adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman Lowe who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a great sword and flesh and blood, you will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Action RPG 16.1%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, RPG 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Action RPG 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, RPG 8.2%, Platformer 7.2%
Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 9.3%, 1980s 8.4%, 1990's 7.3%
A mini metroidvania with retro style graphics about a Slime who have his parents took by an Evil Shaman, and now fight against lots of magical creatures to get them back!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Sea of Treasures is an exciting 2D platformer that takes you on an epic adventure through multiple islands in search of the legendary treasure map. Embark on a thrilling journey, explore and overcome treacherous obstacles while gathering the pieces of the legendary treasure map.
Why similar: Pirates 44.8% ★, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action RPG 10.8%, Platformer 7.1%
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Action RPG 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
In this side-scrolling fantasy game, originally released in 1987, take on the role of a lone hero, fighting to defeat an evil warlock. Utilise a wide range of magical spells. Collect experience points to upgrade your character, until you are ready to face Zahgrim!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 11.1%, Platformer 8.5%
Speed through a sinister space station to free yourself and fellow aliens from captivity in this 2D fast paced platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Animals 17.2% ★, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 11.2%
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Action RPG 14.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Action RPG 10.5%, RPG 8.4%
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action RPG 14.1%, Platformer 11.7%, RPG 7.3%
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a Metroidvania action game. Three forces collide across the continent of Eterna: the Divine Empire, the Gaia Faction, and the forces of Sin. Descend into Mount Olympus and recover the shattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 17.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action RPG 13.1%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
This is an RPG game similar to the Metroid series. Players will play as a little scientist and create a robot named Little Q to destroy the mechanical city of Crazy Scientists
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Action RPG 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, RPG 8.4%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action RPG 14%, Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Action RPG 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 8.7%
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Action RPG 15%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11.2%, RPG 7.7%
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, 1980s 7.4%
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action RPG 14.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
The Flame and the Fart: Hunt treasure, forge gear, build your hero. Loot bones, ores, relics from monsters; smelt and forge legendary equipment. Mix basic attacks, dashes, and spirit skills via gems into your own style. Battle through forests, snowy mountains, cursed villages, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Action RPG 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 11.7%, RPG 9.1%
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Action RPG 13%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 9.4%
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Action RPG 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.4%, 1980s 7.1%
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Help Saga in her quest for revenge. A Viking girl who has lost everything to evil will embark on an epic journey to find answers and put an end to the hordes of enemies ravaging her land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Action RPG 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 8.8%
Play as Kento, an Elder Samurai, and face the evil Yokai in this 2D pixelated mini action RPG set in Feudal Japan based scenarios!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Action RPG 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.1%, 1990's 6.8%
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Action RPG 18.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, RPG 8.3%, Action 4.5%
Explore a lost and abandoned temple and find what secrets lie within. Rift Drifter is a 2D action-adventure platformer, with Metroidvania and RPG elements, a rich story, and a hint of souls-like combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Action RPG 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 9.5%
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Action RPG 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 13.1%, RPG 13.1%
