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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, Action, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics.

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Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 71% — of 176 reviews
Released: 2016-06-14
Developer: VDO Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 52%

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  2. #2 Cally's Caves 4
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    Windows · Linux

    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: Platformer 29.4%, Female Protagonist 25%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 9.2%

  56. #56 The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 199 reviews2020
    Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
    Windows

    An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!

    Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Female Protagonist 27%, Action 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 8.3%

  57. #57 9 Years of Shadows
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
    Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

    Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%

  58. #58 Trinity Fusion
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 859 reviews2023
    Dev: Angry Mob Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

    Why similar: Platformer 39.5%, Female Protagonist 28.4%, Action 18.4%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  59. #59 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
    64% matchVery Positive93% of 244 reviews2024
    Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
    Windows · Linux

    Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

    Why similar: Platformer 30%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

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