60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Platformer, Souls-like.
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Eden's Guardian
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Lost Wish: In the desperate world
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Souls-like 18.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Platformer 7.1%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Side Scroller 4.8%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 18.4%, Difficult 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 9.2%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Platformer 7.2%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 3.5%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Souls-like 20.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 6.6%
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 13.5%, Narration 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Side Scroller 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 4.6%
In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 13.1%, Swordplay 12.7% ★, Platformer 7.7%
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 6.9%, Indie 4%
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Souls-like 18.2%, Swordplay 12.9% ★, Difficult 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 9%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 6.2%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Platformer 8.3%
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Souls-like 16.9%, Vampire 12.7% ★, Swordplay 10.4% ★, Side Scroller 7.7%
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 8.4%, Side Scroller 5.7%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 14%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Platformer 8.6%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 25.7%, Side Scroller 6.8%, Platformer 6.3%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
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 32.6%, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 4%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 23.7%, Difficult 10.7%, Side Scroller 10%, Platformer 9%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.2%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 18.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Souls-like 16.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 10.2%, Vampire 7.7% ★
Uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets in this 2D action-adventure Metroidvania. Explore a haunting world of ruins and shadow, master fluid, brutal combat, and unlock powerful abilities to overcome deadly enemies. Forge your path and choose your destiny in an ancient land balanced on the brink of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Souls-like 18.1%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Swordplay 9.5% ★, Action-Adventure 5.9%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 25%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6%
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 18.2%, Difficult 13.6%, Side Scroller 9%, Platformer 7.9%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.3%, Metroidvania 27.2%, Difficult 7.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Platformer 4.5%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 25.2%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 5.5%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 7.8%
Luna's Light is the story of a young huntress who must leave her village and face a cruel post-apocalyptic world. Explore various biomes, find upgrades, fight bosses and complete quests.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 20%, Difficult 11.1%, Narration 8.4%, Platformer 7.7%
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 26.5%, Souls-like 12.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 19.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 20.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 15%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
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 34.7%, Souls-like 33%, Difficult 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.6%, Metroidvania 31.9%, Swordplay 8.9% ★, Platformer 6.4%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.4%, Metroidvania 24%, Difficult 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%, Platformer 4.9%
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Medieval 5.9%
Omen Fall is an action-packed, story-driven fantasy adventure game that draws players into a past woven with forgotten agreements. Fight against the darkness in this 2D metroidvania experience presented with pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Souls-like 20%, Difficult 12.6%, Swordplay 11% ★, Platformer 7.3%
Mask of Soul is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure where you play as Cheong-oh Chasa, gatekeeper of the Underworld, tracking spirits beneath the Red Moon. Use parry combat and mask abilities to explore an oriental dark fantasy world inspired by Korean mythology.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 26.6%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6%
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: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
Why similar: Souls-like 26.1%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Swordplay 9.3% ★, Narration 9.1%
Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 7.6%
Beautiful 16 bit retro art style with fluid animations and deliberate combat. Read the enemy and act accordingly in this seamless world without any load screens.
Why similar: Swordplay 23% ★, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Medieval 6.8%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Souls-like 19.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, 2D 4%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7%
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Souls-like 29.8%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 7%, 2D 3.8%
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 21.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 5.6%
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 12.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 7.6%
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 8.1%
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 32.8%, Souls-like 19.4%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Souls-like 25.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 7.1%, 2D 4.4%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Side Scroller 6.6%, Platformer 6.1%
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Platformer 8.4%
Godly Visage is a 2D Metroidvania with traditional animation. Explore a devastated world, discover secrets, improve your abilities, and face enemies infected by a divine disease.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 23.8%, Swordplay 18.7% ★, Narration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
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 24.8%, Souls-like 20.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Platformer 7.5%
