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BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 27.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 8%, Combat 6.7%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.8%, Lovecraftian 29.6%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Dark 5.5%

Cyberplug is a 2D platformer, where you control an electric being capable of moving at high speed and use electricity to advance through enemies and destroy a corporation that rules the cyberpunk themed city.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, Cyberpunk 26.6%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Sci-fi 6.4%

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

Why similar: Side Scroller 36.9%, 2D Platformer 24%, Platformer 15.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%, 2D 5.7%

Coming online, Mono finds himself alone in a dark, dystopian world overrun with other hostile robots. Guide Mono through his solo journey, unravelling puzzles to uncover the buried secrets of this desolate world. Can you break the infinite cycle and find your true self?

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 7.6%

EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.3%, Platformer 25.6%, Story Rich 11%, Sci-fi 9.3%, 2D 8.2%

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 16%, Zombies 14.3%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Platformer 15.9%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%

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: Puzzle Platformer 34%, Platformer 17.6%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

It's up to you to become the Endless, a mysterious skeleton, and embark on a perilous journey. Collect monster body parts to enhance your character and use a variety of abilities. Explore sinister locations, fight mythical creatures and uncover the secrets of the Underworld.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.1%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Zombies 16.8%, Dark 4.6%

Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Zombies 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.3%, 2D 10%, Action 6.7%

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Cyberpunk 23.6%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%

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: Side Scroller 24.8%, Cyberpunk 19.9%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Platformer 13%

BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.2%, Platformer 28.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 6.6%

The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 27.1%, Stylized 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%, 2D 8.4%

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: Side Scroller 41.7%, Platformer 27.5%, Stylized 10.7%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 6.4%

Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.8%, Side Scroller 28.8%, 2D Platformer 16%, Story Rich 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.1%, Platformer 17.9%, Zombies 17.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Action 5.8%

Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Action 5.1%

Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?

Why similar: Side Scroller 37.5%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 21.1%, Dark 7.7%, Action 4.8%

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Side Scroller 26.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 5.8%

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

Why similar: Side Scroller 51.3%, Platformer 27.7%, 2D 8.1%, Action 4.6%, Combat 4.1%

A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28%, Puzzle Platformer 25.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 7.8%

Soulbind: Prologue is an action platformer in the Roguelike genre. The hero is a common skeleton and an outsider. But there is one special feature - you can replace your body parts with parts of your opponents' bodies. Learn the backstory and start your journey in the world of Allaar.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.3%, 2D Platformer 19%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Zombies 8%

Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.

Why similar: Side Scroller 33.9%, 2D Platformer 23%, Platformer 18.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, 2D 5.8%

Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Side Scroller 21.2%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Stylized 7.2%

After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 14.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Cyberpunk 19.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12%

Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 16%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 8%

In the world of excessive biotechnologies, an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. Who are you: a fighter of the infection, or a hunter of new prey?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%

Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Sci-fi 10%

Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Zombies 31.9%, 2D 10.4%, Dark 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 47.6%, Side Scroller 33.6%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 6.3%, Action 5.3%

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, 2D Platformer 27.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Dark 9.9%, 2D 9.4%

Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.3%, 2D Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 19.8%, Stylized 7.3%, 2D 6.3%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Puzzle 23.6%, Action 11.9%, Stylized 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%

Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must save your research. Drag yourself through the corridors of a secret research lab on a remote asteroid, fight off horribly mutated monsters, inject countless syringes of vaccines, and survive at all costs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Zombies 25.6%, Stylized 11.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, 2D 8.1%

Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.

Why similar: Side Scroller 33.4%, 2D Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 2D 5.7%

Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.

Why similar: Side Scroller 45.9%, Platformer 24.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, 2D 7.4%, Action 4.8%

You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Story Rich 23.3%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 11.3%

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Futuristic 5.2%

Alien Scumbags is a sci-fi action platformer with a big slice of horror and a stack of pop culture references. You'll run, hide and kill across several levels, collect items from capsule machines and unlock characters.

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.9%, 2D Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 18.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, 2D 6.3%

Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.

Why similar: Zombies 27.2%, Puzzle 21.4%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Futuristic 10.8%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.4%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 21.8%, 2D 6.2%, Action 6.1%

A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Cyberpunk 23%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Stylized 8.4%

You are ARID, the AI of a high-tech combat suit crashed on a hostile planet. Your pilot is dying inside you. Your protocols demand you save him — but this world will force you to bend every rule you have. A dark sci-fi puzzle-adventure. Winner of Giant Bomb's Best Story award.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.3%, Sci-fi 17%, Puzzle 13.2%, Cyberpunk 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%

Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26%, Side Scroller 21%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Action 7%

Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.7%, 2D Platformer 29.3%, Futuristic 9.6%, Dark 7.4%, Combat 4.5%

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Platformer 37.3%, 2D 17.4%, Action 17.1%, Side Scroller 13%, Dark 10.8%

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Side Scroller 42.6%, Platformer 32.5%, Dark 8.4%, Combat 6.2%, Action 6.1%

SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 28%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%

A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.9%, Platformer 30.9%, Action 12.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dark 7.8%

Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.

Why similar: Action 100%

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.4%, Platformer 30.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 3.4%

Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

Why similar: Zombies 49.9%, Dark 17.6%, Combat 10.5%, 2D 10.1%, Action 6.7%

A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Futuristic 6.7%

PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.8%, Platformer 27%, Sci-fi 12.6%, 2D 10.6%, Action 8.7%

The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.

Why similar: Side Scroller 53.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Simulation 12.3%, 2D 10.7%, Action 6.7%