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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Adventure, Singleplayer.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 104 reviews
Released: 2020-10-12
Developer: Final Scene dev
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: RPG 57.8%, Action 23.3%, Indie 18.9%

  57. #57 Unworthy
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 848 reviews2018
    Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Souls-like 33.4%, RPG 12.4%, Action 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

  58. #58 OUTBUDDIES DX
    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 66.6%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Indie 10.4%

  59. #59 Genopanic
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 71.8%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action 12.2%

  60. #60 Moonlight Pulse
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2024
    Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 73.9%, Action 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

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