Games Like Beneath the Ghost Kingdom

You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.9%

FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!

Why similar: Platformer 17.8%, Metroidvania 17.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 10.1%

A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Platformer 19.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Action 10.9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%

Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 19%, Action 17.5%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 15%

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 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Platformer 16.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 10.4%

A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Action 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%

The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%

Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, 2D Platformer 15%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Action 8.9%

Gear Path is a small platformer Metroidvania-like game with exploring and power-ups. It's perfect for playing while waiting for another game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 9.7%

Sinweaver is a 2D Metroidvania Lite that has you cutting your way through fallen angels and cultists alike as you fight your way through hell to escape a grim afterlife. Explore levels and an interactive overworld map to uncover the worlds secrets and why heavens mightiest have fallen to darkness.

Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Action 17.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 15%

An action platformer game that involves drawing maps and working your way through challenging puzzles and encounters.

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, Action 17.6%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%

Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Action 8.5%

Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Action 11.7%

Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.8%

The Player's soul has been split into 2 and it's the job of the player to get the souls back together.

Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Adventure 20.3%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 13.6%

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 18.8%, Platformer 18.5%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 9.7%

A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Platformer 22%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 8.4%

Harness the power of the elements in a thrilling 2D Metroidvania adventure! Traverse a plague-stricken kingdom, face deadly foes, and uncover the truth behind a devastating storm. With handcrafted environments and challenging combat, shape your destiny in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Action 8.3%

Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Action 8.3%

Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 16%, Action 9.6%, Exploration 7.8%

Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%

Simple platformer game about a man searching an ancient bow in a cave. Explore the cave, collect different items, find secret rooms and fight with bosses.

Why similar: Platformer 18.7%, Action 18%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Puzzle 12.2%

JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.4%, Platformer 19.2%, Action 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Adventure 14.8%

Erandique the indigenous hero!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Platformer 18.1%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 15%, 2D Platformer 12.2%

Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 8%

Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 15%

After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 9.3%

A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 11.7%

A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Platformer 18.6%, Action 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Adventure 14.9%

Explore a hand-drawn world of trash with your giant robot, trusty orb, and (lack of) platforming skills! These hostile lands will test your understand of many bizarre mechanics, and a complete exploration can only achieved by the most devoted of players.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Action 10.5%

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 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 7.9%

Wander a whimsical world full of danger and surprise. Outsmart your environment as you punch, grab, and throw enemies and objects in this action-puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Action 20.6%, Adventure 20%, Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%

The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

In a magical land ruled by an ancient evil, a prophecy says that salvation will come with the awakening of a new hero. Explore different maps, fight evil creatures and decide the fate of Maya Star.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Platformer 20.8%, Action 18.1%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 5.4%

A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Action 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

A 2d puzzle game with different mechanics for each world. Swap minds with enemies, destroy terrain with explosions, create clones and summon gusts of wind to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Action 10.3%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 19%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 12.6%

Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 17.9%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 8.3%

What sinister power has forced the Magic Canyon Theme Park to close down? Why does the mere mention of its name send shudders down your spine? What terrible secret drove its former owner mad? You're the inheritor of this mysterious park - only you can find the answer!

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Action 6%

Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Adventure 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%

Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Action 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 11%

Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

A slapstick puzzle-platformer where you clone yourself, swap between copies, and use every double to outsmart deadly traps. Escape the facility. Find out who Dave is.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle 12.2%

A unique take on 2D platformers. Use your momentum and warping abilities to escape the Rift!

Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Action 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%

Synthetic Hopes is a puzzle game with original and systemic mechanics sparkled with a few platforming action sequences. You are an enslaved android with a shot at freedom in a dystopian cyberpunk setting. Learn the ways of the world and maybe you'll have a chance to break the cycle!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%

A black cat pulls multiple triggers of revenge. Set, a feline mercenary with a massive bayonet, is haunted by her past and driven to avenge her fallen comrades. In a cyberpunk world of twelve races, she uncovers hidden truths through brutal action and vast Metroidvania exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action 16.9%, Exploration 7.8%

An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Action 23.9%, Adventure 21.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Indie 4.8%

Explore and protect the endangered forest as Fae, the last guardian. Face enemies, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in a challenging 2.5D metroidvania. The Last Awen combines action and exploration in a captivating visual experience.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%

Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action 11.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 10.2%

The Flat Kingdom is a beautiful and peaceful 2D land, but now it’s threatened by an evil thief and becoming 3D! The only who can stop the chaos is Flat, a little hero able to change into a circle, triangle or square in order to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and defeat giant bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Platformer 24.6%, Action 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Adventure 13.2%

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13%, Puzzle 8.1%

A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Platformer 18.9%, Action 18.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 15.6%

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.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action 19.9%, Adventure 18%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action 17.2%, Exploration 8%

SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 10.2%

Hook your way through the colorful world of Lorera and solve its biggest mystery. From a little flower to a vicious warrior, Lorera is all about growth and persevering your way through obstacles.

Why similar: Metroidvania 16.8%, Action 16.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%

Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.3%

A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 9.4%