- #1 Monstra Cap
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Monadstar
Windows
Fight, Capture and Develop a Team of Monstra as you Explore Ancient Ruins and gather Hundreds of Collectables in... Monstra Cap!
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.9%, Collectathon 19.7%, RPG 10.4%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action RPG 6.4%
- #2 Darts RPG
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DartsRPG
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RPG set in northern England. Play darts. Aim high. Win the league. Save yourself from total destitution, one lukewarm pint at a time.
Why similar: Sports 32.6%, Action RPG 17.1%, Life Sim 16.7%, RPG 11.9%, Nonlinear 5.5%
- #3 Synth Beasts
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
Capture monsters to use them against the scientists who created you. Sail the open ocean in a stolen boat belonging to your captors, and destroy their failed experimental creatures to put an end to the creation of the Synth Beasts.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Action RPG 14.6%, Collectathon 13.1%, Open World 6.9%
- #4 Astra Bestiary
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bicho Feo
Windows
Raise Beasts from eggs into powerful Champions in this 2D monster-raising/taming RPG. Feed, train and evolve your partners to explore a perilous, non-linear world. Master fast-paced, tactical battles, uncover the secrets of a fading world and pass on the Beasts' legacy across generations.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.7%, Collectathon 17.6%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Exploration 8.1%, RPG 6.7%
- #5 Data Fantasy - 数据幻想
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BADDOG
Windows
Who are you? Why are you the only one who can hear this world weep? To mend it, or to end it? — The choice is yours.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.6%, Collectathon 19.1%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Open World 11.3%, RPG 7.1%
- #6 Anvilium
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hammer Seed Games
Windows
You are an interdimensional parasite. Breed an army of mutated creatures, possess your strongest host, and dominate alien food chains to become the universe's ultimate apex predator.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.2%, Collectathon 16.1%, Action RPG 15.9%, RPG 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #7 Ultrapets Online
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Russell IglehartPub: Lionhart Games
Windows
UltraPets is a Creature Collecting Online RPG with Exciting real-time physics based combat and unique moody AI pets! It's a genre-innovating Top-Down Action Role Playing Game. Meet your new best friend and carve your path into UltraSpace on your journey to be UltraPets Champion.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.8%, Action RPG 18.9%, Collectathon 12.4%, RPG 7.9%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #8 Primalpha
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SymbiOptic Games
Windows
You are a frog, one of the Animal Kingdom's best combatants. The world's water has become corrupted, causing animals to attack each other. Fight, change color, explore and become strong enough to save the world from a slow and hopeless demise.
Why similar: Collectathon 26.2%, Action RPG 20.9%, Exploration 10.5%, RPG 10.2%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #9 Robo Catcher
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel_Fortress
Windows
In Robo Catcher, you play as FINDER,walk around District Amp220Ω to find and collect DATAs about the Holo-Robos meanwhile the Mecarobotic Research Departement [DRM] is updating the Antenna BE-1852 to assist you in your researches.Find & collect more than 90 Robo in an evolutive hand-drawn map!
Why similar: Creature Collector 43.4%, Collectathon 29.5%, Open World 13%, Robots 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #10 Aniimo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pawprint Studio
Windows
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!
Why similar: Creature Collector 47.9%, Collectathon 17%, RPG 12.2%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 4.8%
- #11 Critter Crosser
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dan W
Windows
CROSSBREED ANYTHING! Combine monsters and have them fight in real time with their claws and teeth or even swords and shields.
Why similar: Creature Collector 46%, Action RPG 19.5%, RPG 14.5%, Open World 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #12 Pixel Washer
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ValadriaPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Pixel Washer is a cozy, zen-like game where you play as a cute piggy power washing beautiful pixelated worlds. Wash dirty sprites, upgrade your power washer, and clean up this filthy town.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Life Sim 18.4%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #13 Nyamon Tamer - Retro Edition
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sylvain_ch21
Windows
Nyamon Tamer - Retro Edition is a return to classic monster-taming genre. Tame Nyamon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles and a mysterious legend to uncover. Tamer challenge... Accepted!
Why similar: Creature Collector 38%, Action RPG 22.1%, Collectathon 13.2%, Old School 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #14 Anode Heart
88% matchVery Positive91% of 449 reviews2023
Dev: Stove Powered Games
Windows · Mac
A semi-open world, monster tamer RPG, set in a digital, futuristic environment, with fast-paced combat, a card minigame and focus on exploration.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Collectathon 17.7%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Top-Down 8.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #15 Minishoot' Adventures
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 36.5%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Top-Down 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Open World 7.2%
- #16 Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast
87% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Not A Goose
Windows
Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast is a new exciting top-down arcade shooter! Take back the Isle of Verdura from swarms of mutant vegetables and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.1%, Collectathon 22.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down 10.9%, Old School 6.7%
- #17 Overworld: Colosseum
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt LovelandPub: Cutthroat Games LLC
Windows
An open-world creature-collector RPG where you track, capture, and train powerful Wards while mastering tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: Creature Collector 41.8%, Collectathon 15.1%, RPG 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #18 Train'em
86% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Pennie Entertainment ApS
Windows
Train’em is a creature-collection adventure, with real time combat and an open world to explore. Explore the world of Regione Lazina alongside your team of companions, fight other trainers, play with friends, achieve emblems and trophies, win tournaments & become the master of this world
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.7%, Collectathon 16.5%, Action RPG 12.7%, Open World 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #19 Amber Island
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dynamic Cell Games
Windows
Amber Island is an open world creature collector where you explore the wilderness to hunt and tame creatures. Anticipate and counter your opponent with defensive moves in strategic battles and tournaments. Explore new lands each filled with new challenges and creatures to collect and breed.
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.6%, Collectathon 21.6%, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%, RPG 8.4%
- #20 The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
84% matchMixed68% of 241 reviews2020
Dev: tinyDino GamesPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Freeze time, outsmart your enemies and reverse the annihilation of your home in The Ambassador: Fractured timelines, a twin-stick fantasy shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 61.6%, Action RPG 11.1%, Top-Down 6.8%, Shooter 5.6%, RPG 4.7%
- #21 Feather Trail
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunbittern Games
Windows · Mac
Identify real-world bird species through timing-based minigames while exploring an open world of pixel habitats. Build your life list & compete with local birders. Conduct field research & master ornithology. Adventure off-trail into the backcountry. Build a cozy campsite to return to each evening!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.5%, Action RPG 14.3%, Life Sim 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Open World 9.3%
- #22 Cymut X Mutrobo RPG
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Thiago Cesário Machado
Windows
CYMUT X MUTROBO is an action RPG, become a trainer of Cymut and Mutrobo and live the experience of farming, picking up items, exploring a huge world, completing quests, capturing and evolving up to 60 Cymuts and 60 Mutrobos to collect and use in battle.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.6%, Action RPG 17.1%, Robots 13.1%, Collectathon 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #23 Monster Crown
82% matchMixed57% of 1,030 reviews2021
Dev: Studio AurumPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dive into a dark world where monsters rule and make pacts with them to defeat an evil young woman seeking power. Hunt, battle, tame and breed monsters to create your own legacy. Together with your monsters, you can restore the balance to Crown Island.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32%, Collectathon 23.1%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #24 Turdy
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turdy the Game
Windows
Play as Turdy the Turtle, (what kind of name is that...) as he traverses the vast open world. Collect coins and discover secret items, pets, passages, levels, costumes, and more while meeting some interesting characters along the way.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.3%, Action RPG 16.4%, Open World 11.7%, Top-Down 7.7%, RPG 7.6%
- #25 9th Dawn Remake
79% matchVery Positive86% of 518 reviews2024
Dev: Valorware
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Rediscover the magic of the 9th Dawn series with this complete re-imagining of the original game. Venture into a massive 2.5D open world. Explore 45 new dungeons in single-player or online/local co-op, craft weapons, raise pets, play a deck-building card game, and take down the Castle of Maltyr!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28%, Collectathon 20%, Action RPG 14.8%, Open World 9.4%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #26 Ghost Code: Ignite
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Equation
Windows
Ghost Code: Ignite will be a twin-stick shooter with weapons to collect and a dense city to explore.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.2%, Action RPG 22.8%, RPG 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Shooter 6.1%
- #27 Mist Monkey: wanderer
81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Xander ClinthornePub: Lost in Moss Studios
Windows
From the mind of award-winning visual artist, Xander Clinthorne, comes a meditative indie-game about wandering and taking it slow. This title takes you deep into a beautiful pixel-art world with flow state inducing gameplay, The Great Monkey's wisdom to discover and a stunning original soundtrack.
Why similar: Collectathon 24.4%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Action RPG 15.9%, Top-Down 9.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #28 Goremon
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Toast
Windows
Explore and collect the powerful Goremons in a world where the energy of these creatures is everything. Make important decisions, and face dangers in a world full of mysteries and challenges. Goremon will take you on an epic adventure. Begin your journey in the world of Goremon!
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.7%, Collectathon 18.2%, Top-Down 12.1%, RPG 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%
- #29 Alchemic Cutie
79% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: VakioPub: CIRCLE Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alchemic Cutie is a wholesome relaxing RPG set on colorful Wimba Island. While taming wild jellies, you’ll meet villagers, enter jelly competitions and uncover the secrets of the island.
Why similar: Collectathon 24.3%, Life Sim 19.5%, Creature Collector 18.6%, Open World 11.1%, Exploration 8.1%
- #30 Insectile
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Narwhalnut LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
INSECTILE is a creature collector RPG where you piece bugs together to form your attacks! Assemble your party of cute bugs and synergize their puzzling shapes with their unique effects!
Why similar: Creature Collector 41.8%, Collectathon 23.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Top-Down 8.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #31 Fusil
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fast Undead
Windows
An action-adventure set in a weird fantasy world. Face levels where every shot counts: move silently to backstab enemies, use spells to unlock paths, and explore non-linear environments with multiple solutions. Choose your path, manage your ammo, and survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.2%, Nonlinear 23%, Exploration 9.9%, Top-Down 8.1%, Shooter 6.8%
- #32 ONENELLEMOO
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Movarice Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
This is an action-adventure game that requires you to use your brain. Save the world with your powers of observation and inspiration!
Why similar: Collectathon 30.8%, Action RPG 20.4%, Top-Down 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #33 Shadow of Aya
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incoming Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master the elements of poison, fire, ice, and meteorite in Shadow of Aya, a top-down action-adventure ode to the 8-bit classics. But beware—as your powers grow, so do the forces against you. The journey downward is choked with shadow, and the creatures who lurk among them.
Why similar: Action RPG 28.6%, Nonlinear 19.8%, Top-Down 12.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #34 Wish Creatures
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forte & Friends
Windows
Turn your monsters into stars and wish on them in turn-based battle!
Why similar: Creature Collector 39%, Collectathon 18.3%, Top-Down 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, RPG 9.4%
- #35 MonsterTamer
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jojolenoir
Windows
MonsterTamer is a monster-taming/battling RPG in which you will go on an adventure in a world filled with fantastic creatures called "Tamons". Make a name for yourself by taming the most powerful Tamons and defeating your oponents, while uncovering the mysteries of Honnis.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.2%, Action RPG 20.6%, RPG 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Top-Down 8%
- #36 Veil of Shadows
74% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Imponix Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Veil of Shadows is an action-adventure with roguelite elements, echoing the vibes of classics from the past. Explore the surroundings to understand what's happening to Sirene. With the essence of retro games, face monsters, complete quests to gain experience, and evolve, preparing for the journey.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Action RPG 18.1%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Top-Down 10.1%, RPG 6.2%
- #37 Little Hoarder
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flow Construct Studios
Windows · Linux
Betrayed and shipwrecked, Fred awakens on a mysterious island that regenerates everything he collects. Grief turns to obsession as he hoards endlessly. Explore, gather, and uncover the secrets of the island—and the truth behind your exile.
Why similar: Collectathon 31.3%, Action RPG 23.3%, Top-Down 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, RPG 10.2%
- #38 Disc Creatures WORLD
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Embark on a grand adventure through a world full of mysteries, uncovering ‘Discs’ to collect your own party of creatures! Engage in strategic battles, enjoy an assortment of collectables, and meet unique characters along the way. A monster taming RPG with a blend of nostalgia and novelty!
Why similar: Creature Collector 43.9%, Collectathon 24.6%, RPG 15.9%, Top-Down 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #39 Konbini's World
73% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: GachiPan Games
Windows · Linux
Become a slime named Konbini ( ᵔ ◡ ᵔ ) Collect gachapon capsule toys, manage vending machines and run a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Keep your slime happy by unlocking new buildings, playing mini-games and collecting unique items!
Why similar: Collectathon 26.1%, Life Sim 20%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Top-Down 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #40 Glitch Hunt
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Early Sun GamesPub: Kando Factory
Windows · Mac
Shoot > Loot > Hack > Die > Repeat. Glitch Hunt is a cyberpunk action-RPG roguelike. Capture droid enemies, equip and evolve them. Hack and control powerful turrets. Synergize skills and an abundance of gear to build your playstyle. Explore procedural maps and destroy SINUS, humanity's AI “saviour”.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Creature Collector 24.9%, Action RPG 16.1%, Robots 11.9%, Shooter 9.3%
- #41 Alix
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olivier PIERRE
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this pixel-art Zelda-like, explore the Auralia archipelago and embody powerful guardian animals to solve puzzles, fight evil forces, and rescue your missing sister. The animals are the true heroes of this adventure.
Why similar: Creature Collector 43.5%, Action RPG 23%, Exploration 11.2%, RPG 8.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #42 Ghosty
73% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: babachoo
Windows
Ghosty is a lighthearted top-down action-adventure RPG that features tons of puns, witty dialogue, charming story elements, and a pixelized art style. The game experiments with a splash of unique mechanics that are used both in and out of combat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Action RPG 21.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, RPG 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #43 Kobold Garden
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: uwusoft
Windows
Befriend and raise small lizard-like creatures called kobolds in Kobold Garden! Make new friends, solve puzzles, and more all with your kobold companions by your side.
Why similar: Creature Collector 41.3%, Life Sim 22.4%, Collectathon 19.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Colorful 4.1%
- #44 Anima Island
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Steffen Kromm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anima Island is a 2D virtual pet monster-raising rpg with strategic real-time battles and handpainted 16-bit SNES-style pixel art!
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.8%, Life Sim 16.8%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Open World 8%
- #45 Suramon
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Solohack3r Studios
Windows
Enjoy a new life in Suramon, a land home to slime monsters. Explore an open world, grow your farm, capture slime, & save the day.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.2%, Action RPG 18.2%, Top-Down 8.9%, RPG 8.4%, Exploration 8%
- #46 Wildaria
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpaceFudge
Windows · Mac
Tame pets to explore an infinite fantasy world. Adventure through procedural biomes meeting unique characters that send you on quests to conquer dungeons and slay animal gods. Customize your character, combat style, and level up in this Action-Adventure RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38%, Action RPG 17%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 8.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #47 Creature Keeper
69% matchMixed69% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Fervir GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Creature Keeper is an action-adventure RPG where you Befriend Creatures and fight alongside them in real time. Explore a mysterious world and uncover the truth behind a strange sickness spreading across the land. Power up your team, fill out your Bestiary, and embark on your journey of destiny!
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.4%, Collectathon 19.2%, Action RPG 18.3%, Exploration 8.2%, RPG 6.4%
- #48 Akumon Summoner
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Nerking Games
Windows
In Akumon Summoner, you play as Raven, a young summoner. Capture, train, and mutate creatures in this turn-based strategy RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 46.3%, Action RPG 17.4%, RPG 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Exploration 6.5%
- #49 Serin Fate
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.6%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Open World 11.7%, Top-Down 8.1%, Exploration 8%
- #50 Ten Years of Rain
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yurt on Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands of the steppe. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...
Why similar: Collectathon 26.8%, Nonlinear 25.1%, Open World 14%, Top-Down 10%, Exploration 9.5%
- #51 Plant Everywhere
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liney Games
Windows · Mac
Paint your city with plants! In this cosy guerilla gardening game, turn harmful areas into gardens that everyone can use. Use freeform planting to customise your city, and get to know the local residents and their stories.
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.3%, Collectathon 21.2%, Life Sim 20.6%, RPG 9.9%, Exploration 6.6%
- #52 Nine Minute Mayhem
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Supercap Games LLC
Windows
Nine Minute Mayhem is a rogue-like action RPG. Control your character by moving with the left stick and by shooting with the right stick. Gain abilities every time you level up each run, and collect coins to purchase permanent upgrades. The goal is to survive for nine minutes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38%, Action RPG 17.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 9.9%, RPG 7.3%
- #53 Monster Lab Simulator: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Round3 StudiosPub: Kiki Games
Windows
Monster Lab Simulator is a creature collector where you create, raise, and battle monsters in your own lab. Synthesize essences, hatch eggs, expand your collection, and build the ultimate team!
Why similar: Creature Collector 45.3%, Collectathon 29%, Life Sim 15.4%, RPG 7%, Colorful 3.3%
- #54 Collectamon
68% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Grappling Hook Games
Windows
Collectamon is a creature collecting game with an additional focus on upgrades. Upgrade your character, upgrade the area and place your caught monsters in your sanctuary. Catch all monsters in the game? Upgrade Everything? Try and get all achievements? It's up to you!
Why similar: Creature Collector 59.9%, Collectathon 14.5%, RPG 12.6%, 2D 7.1%, Top-Down 6%
- #55 Book of Myko
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Charles V FisherPub: UNO Maverick Meadow
Windows
Help Myko complete her mushroom foraging journal and get into the Royal Academy in this cozy, self-paced adventure game. Meet a colorful cast of characters in calm natural spaces as you uncover the gentle puzzle of mycology.
Why similar: Collectathon 26.8%, Life Sim 20.6%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Top-Down 9.7%, Exploration 9.5%
- #56 SoulfulLand
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Rusimitu
Windows
Explore, fight against enemies, collect items, cook to save the paradise. Recruit enemy monsters to your advantage
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.9%, Collectathon 24.9%, Nonlinear 21.7%, Exploration 9.2%, 2D 3.7%
- #57 Myth Caller: The Nightmare Shaman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaratkuroPub: Top Hat Curios
Windows
Myth Caller: The Nightmare Shaman is a 3D collectathon platformer fused with a monster-catching RPG! Catch monsters, collect permanent upgrades, and unlock even more of this huge 90's-inspired world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.7%, Collectathon 22.6%, Action RPG 16.4%, Nonlinear 15.9%, RPG 7%
- #58 Lost Call
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.4%, Action RPG 25.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Top-Down 10.9%, Open World 8%
- #59 Lost Caves
68% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Adam D. Smith
Windows · Mac
Spelunk, plunder, and pickaxe in Lost Caves, A 2D collect-a-thon all about exploration and treasure hunting! Venture through 4 expansive labyrinthine levels to find over 80 unique treasures to amass your wealth, and use your trusty pickaxe to defeat anything in your way!
Why similar: Collectathon 27.6%, Nonlinear 23.2%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Old School 8.2%
- #60 Bugboy
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rat Pack Digital
Windows · Linux
Catch, train and battle creepy crawlies and uncover the secrets of Spider Town in this retro Gameboy-style RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 42.5%, Action RPG 22.2%, RPG 9.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Old School 7%