Games Like BioGun

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Metroidvania 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.4%, Exploration 6.7%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends twin-stick shooting mechanics with a sprawling Metroidvania world map.

The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Atmospheric 6%, Hand-drawn 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines bullet-hell shooting with Metroidvania exploration and a distinct hand-drawn art style.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Cute 6.1%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: You control a cat in a mech suit, offering a similar sense of small-scale exploration and tight shooter gameplay.

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 34%, Platformer 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 7%, Cute 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful hand-drawn world with fluid platforming and combat that feels very similar to BioGun's core loop.

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: Metroidvania 35.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This Metroidvania features unique transformation mechanics and challenging combat that mirrors the biological themes of BioGun.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Exploration 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for hand-drawn Metroidvanias, it offers the deep exploration and atmospheric world-building that BioGun fans will appreciate.

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Cute 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down action-exploration game features charming visuals and a focus on uncovering secrets in a unique afterlife setting.

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: Metroidvania 43.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a sci-fi facility, this game focuses on exploration and combat within a biological and robotic-themed environment.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 4.2%, 2D 4.1%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic sci-fi Metroidvania experience with a heavy emphasis on unique weaponry and exploration.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Open World 7%

Why You'll Like It: With its hand-drawn aesthetic and classic Metroidvania structure, it captures the same sense of discovery found in BioGun.

Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Cartoony 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This action-packed Metroidvania features colorful visuals and a strong focus on shooter-based combat.

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Hand-drawn 14%, Platformer 13.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric sci-fi Metroidvania features a lonely, desolate world and satisfying shooter-based combat.

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Exploration 7.5%, Cute 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This exploration-focused platformer replaces traditional combat with unique creature-collecting mechanics, offering a fresh take on the genre.

A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

Why similar: Dogs 38.8% ★, Metroidvania 23.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Cartoony 7.5%, Exploration 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming platformer that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a way that feels very accessible and rewarding.

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction within a sci-fi setting, mirroring the exploration-heavy nature of BioGun.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Platformer 22.6%, Colorful 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive world to explore with a heavy focus on platforming and unique movement abilities.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Exploration 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features deep exploration and challenging boss fights that reward players who master its shooting mechanics.

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: Platformer 39.3%, Exploration 25.5%, 2D 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The unique movement mechanics and gritty, atmospheric exploration make it a standout choice for fans of creative action games.

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 13%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its atmospheric exploration and fluid movement mechanics make it a great fit for fans of BioGun's exploration.

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Platformer 9.7%, Colorful 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn art and fast-paced action sequences provide a similar visual and gameplay experience.

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Platformer 14.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%, 2D 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The hand-drawn art and chaotic, high-intensity combat provide a similar visual and mechanical thrill.

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: Dogs 53.5% ★, Platformer 16.5%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-platformer that balances exploration with fun, snappy combat.

Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!

Why similar: Dogs 65.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Shooter 7.4%, Cute 6.2%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell shooter features a cute animal protagonist and fast-paced action that fans of BioGun's shooting will enjoy.

Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Cute 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an expansive, hand-drawn world with deep combat systems and a vast array of abilities to unlock.

Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.

Why similar: Dogs 42.5% ★, Metroidvania 33.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, 2D 4.1%, Adventure 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This short but sweet action-adventure game features Metroidvania elements and charming visuals.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Cute 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features tight combat and a beautiful, dark hand-drawn world that rewards careful exploration.

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: Dogs 51.1% ★, Platformer 19.1%, Exploration 11.9%, 2D 6.2%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that leans heavily into the biological and laboratory-themed aesthetic.

Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

Why similar: Dogs 41.9% ★, Metroidvania 29%, Platformer 10.9%, Cute 5.5%, Story Rich 4.7%

"There is a saying that when you depart from this world, the dog who went ahead will warmly welcome you." While spending time in dog heaven, Bong-gu the Welsh Corgi suddenly catches his dad's scent. Now, he embarks on a journey to meet his dad. Will Bong-gu be able to see his dad again?

Why similar: Dogs 62.3% ★, Stylized 5.6%, Cute 5.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 5.2%

Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

Why similar: Dogs 39.8% ★, Platformer 14.9%, Cartoony 10.5%, Cute 9%, Stylized 6%

Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

Why similar: Dogs 46.9% ★, Platformer 12.8%, Cartoony 11.1%, Colorful 7.3%, Cute 7.3%

The world-famous meme becomes a metroidvania of mental mayhem. Play as Question Hound and explore a collapsing theme park shaped by your everyday worries. Jump, fight, and caffeinate your way through surreal worlds. Everything is fine... probably.

Why similar: Dogs 41.9% ★, Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Cartoony 8.1%

Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 63.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 5.9%, 2D 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The underwater exploration and biological-themed world provide a similar sense of wonder and discovery.

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 7.3%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 9.2%, 2D 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This classic Metroidvania focuses on tight shooting mechanics and exploration across multiple alien planets.

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Platformer 14.7%, Shooter 12.8%, 2D 3.6%

Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Dogs 24.6% ★, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Cute 7.2%

Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!

Why similar: Dogs 42.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Shooter 18.5%, Cartoony 16.6%, Stylized 12.4%, Colorful 9.1%

Explore a vast, colorful world in this 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set during the Age of Discoveries. Grab your halberd and become a hero amid the storm!

Why similar: Dogs 27.7% ★, Metroidvania 24%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 6.8%

Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Colorful 8.6%, Cute 8.2%

It is a 2D adventure game with cute characters.

Why similar: Dogs 46.8% ★, Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Cartoony 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

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 32.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Cartoony 10%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Cartoony 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%

Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy from WOOFER, a corporation that controls everything. Also ran by dogs.

Why similar: Dogs 55.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Colorful 6.3%, Cute 6%

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.6%, Cartoony 15.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Cute 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.

Why similar: Dogs 47.2% ★, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Cartoony 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.8%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Shooter 8%, Cute 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%

A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Cute 6.9%

Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this shooting action game.

Why similar: Dogs 86.9% ★, Cute 7.9%, Action 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Cute 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%

CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

Why similar: Dogs 34.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Colorful 4%

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Platformer 14.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Exploration 6.6%

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 48.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Cute 5.8%

Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!

Why similar: Dogs 48.5% ★, Platformer 10.6%, Cartoony 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Stylized 7.5%

Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

Why similar: Dogs 53.2% ★, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Stylized 6.8%, Story Rich 6.3%, Exploration 6.2%

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 8.2%

The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

Why similar: Dogs 41% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 11.8%, 2D 4.6%