60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, 2D, Pixel Graphics.
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Blaster Master Zero
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Blaster Master Zero 2
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Retro 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 10.2%
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Retro 15.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 10.1%
The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!
Why similar: Platformer 20.2%, Anime 18.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
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 52.8%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%
The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!
Why similar: Anime 21.6%, Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Retro 15%, Action 13.1%
Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Action 24.2%, Anime 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, 2D 7.7%
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.
Why similar: Platformer 35.4%, Action 17.1%, Retro 16%, Anime 10.5%, 2D 6.2%
Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Platformer 17.6%, Anime 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 7.5%
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Retro 17%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Anime 11.2%
Enter a virtual world of cyber-landscapes and unravel the mystery behind its creation! "Mighty Gunvolt Burst" is a retro-style 2D side-scrolling action game with an authentic feel. Play as "Beck," "Gunvolt," or "Ekoro," and experience their new stories in this unique parallel universe.
Why similar: Retro 40.2%, Platformer 30.2%, Action 29.6%
Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!
Why similar: Anime 22.7%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Action 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Retro 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Platformer 7.7%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 13.1%, Anime 11.9%, Old School 11%, Retro 10.9%, 1990's 10.7%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Retro 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Action 16.7%, Indie 8.8%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Retro 6.3%, Adventure 4.4%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Retro 8.6%, Action 4.2%
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Space 14.6%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 5%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 9.5%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Anime 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Platformer 7.5%
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Retro 18.7%, Action 14.8%, 1990's 14.1%, Anime 12.6%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Exploration 16.2%, Combat 11.1%, Action 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Anime 9%, Adventure 7.5%, Action 7.1%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Platformer 9.7%, Space 7.9%, 1990's 7.8%, Old School 6.6%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Anime 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Exploration 7.3%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Space 49.9%, Action 26.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Space 14.5%, Retro 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Exploration 7.3%
Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!
Why similar: Space 18.5%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 9.5%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Retro 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Action 6.3%
The Blue Bomber is back in this second collection of classic Capcom titles! Featuring faithful reproductions of Mega Man 7, 8, 9, & 10, this collection is bursting with additional content, from time trials and remix challenges to a music player and an extensive gallery of rare illustrations.
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Retro 22%, Action 11.6%, Anime 11%, Pixel Graphics 11%
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 36.5%, Retro 14.2%, Old School 12%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 10.6%, Anime 10.5%, Platformer 9.2%
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Retro 11.6%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.7%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Sci-fi 17.2%, 2D 11.5%, Action 10.5%
A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Anime 7.8%, Space 7.6%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Retro 33%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Action 11.3%, 2D 9.5%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Retro 8.2%
The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series is back! Vol. 1 contains Mega Man Battle Network 1-3, including both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 3 for a total of four titles, plus additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! In addition, online play is supported!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.5%, Retro 28.7%, Action 21.7%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 7.6%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Retro 18.2%, Action 11.1%, 2D 9.3%
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: 1980s 22.2%, 1990's 18.5%, Retro 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Anime 28.9%, Retro 15.8%, Action 13.8%, Sci-fi 3.7%
Alluring audio! Pixel art perfection! Beat-em up beauty! Discover how hard a 32,000kg ninja hits with The Ninja Saviours!
Why similar: 1990's 32.1%, Futuristic 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Action 11.1%, 2D 9.3%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 7%, Action 5.8%
The Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced is a collection of three traditional 2D action platformers, “Azure Striker Gunvolt” (2014), “Azure Striker Gunvolt 2” (2016), and “Azure Striker Gunvolt 3” (2022) together in one release, complete with all DLC.
Why similar: Anime 20.5%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 8%, Retro 6%, Adventure 4.5%
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Futuristic 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Platformer 17.9%, Retro 17.8%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%
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: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Futuristic 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Old School 7.2%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Anime 19.6%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15%, 2D 8.9%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, 1980s 13.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Retro 7.9%
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 1980s 11.3%, Retro 8.4%, Anime 7.9%, Old School 7.8%
3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!
Why similar: Action 44.6%, Adventure 31.5%, Singleplayer 12%, Exploration 11.8%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Retro 14%, Anime 13.6%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
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: Metroidvania 26.9%, Anime 10.8%, 1990's 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Old School 8%
"Divine Dynamo Flamefrit" is bringing back classic 2D action! Play as the hero Yuto in top-down slashing adventure stages, and pilot the magical robot Flamefrit for first-person boss battles! Master both styles of gameplay to restore peace to the parallel world of Hologard!
Why similar: Anime 24.1%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: Retro 19.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Metroidvania 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 8.6%
