
A cozy, first-person explorer, full of dazzling sights, a charming story, cute creatures, and a living landscape that you Art Direct, as you bop about with a world-altering camera. Enjoy your virtual vacay!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Exploration, Adventure, Cute.

A cozy, first-person explorer, full of dazzling sights, a charming story, cute creatures, and a living landscape that you Art Direct, as you bop about with a world-altering camera. Enjoy your virtual vacay!

Blightseeker
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

Islets
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Platformer 14%, Open World 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.2%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Open World 10.5%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 7.7%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Cute 7.4%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Explore the whimsical world of Pippin in this short, 2D adventure and exploration game. Traverse a wild garden, uncover secrets, discover treasures, and meet adorable NPCs in this enchanting storybook world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Collectathon 17.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Cute 8.3%, Open World 8.2%
Bananguy returns for a new epic adventure! Collect "Power Coins" and explore goofy worlds in the ultimate search for the legendary golden banana!
Why similar: Collectathon 21.6%, Open World 19.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Adventure 8.4%
Symbols have never had such an impact on a person’s fate. Meet a new part of a fascinating mystical doors puzzle. This time you will have to face the ruins of the past, hiding the secret of a vanished civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Philosophical 19.3%, Open World 17.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 8.7%
Help Tom hack-and-slash his way though a dream from which he cannot wake up. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane situations and strangers that needs help.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Collectathon 18.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Funny 7.5%
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Cute 7%
Knitted And Inflatable is a story about the stand-off between The World of Knitted and The World of Inflatable. It's a fresh look onto First Person Shooters that brings challenge, physics and cute visuals without blood, gore and violence!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Collectathon 20.1%, Platformer 13%, Open World 12.4%, First-Person 7.6%
Nixie is a 2D story-driven exploration game about a robot’s search for a missing human lost in an android space colony. Slash, fling, and glide your way through an eclectic world, while enjoying colorful 16-bit pixel art and an infectious soundtrack!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Collectathon 18.9%, Philosophical 17.8%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 9.5%
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Philosophical 15.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Funny 8.7%
A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Collectathon 14.8%, Open World 12%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.4%
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Open World 16.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 6%
You are an inspiration-seeking wandering artist who mysteriously ends up in a faraway Valley. Will you find the inspiration you crave, or will you be lost to the mysteries of the Valley?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Collectathon 20.9%, Philosophical 15.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Cute 7.3%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Collectathon 20.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Funny 8.8%
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Open World 16.4%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Funny 6%
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Open World 15.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Funny 9.1%
A soul-crushing, non-linear, foddylike Miseryvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Abstract 12.6%, Philosophical 12.4%, Exploration 9.8%
An atmospheric platformer set against the backdrop of ancient Zoroastrian and Mesopotamian legends, myths, and lore. Utilize easy-to-learn and rewarding-to-master movement options in order to uncover the mysteries of the Lilu, and discover millenia-old Persian mythology in a new light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Collectathon 17%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Open World 10.7%, Platformer 10.5%
Restore color to a vast, empty world. An abstract puzzle metroidvania game focused on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Abstract 16.9%, Open World 14.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Atmospheric 2.5%
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 39.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Open World 12.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Cute 8.2%
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Collectathon 12.2%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%
Viking Hiking is a cheerful 3D Platformer. Join Bøf on his adventure to reach Valhalla. Jump, dash and use the horn as you explore a lush but challenging island! Viking Hiking is a FREE game made by second year students from Breda University.
Why similar: Collectathon 24.3%, Open World 17.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Funny 11%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Cute 8.6%, Open World 6.7%
Play as Akari, a magical fox imbued with the power of light in this fast paced Metroidvania. Slash and Dash your way through an army of darkness and explore diverse, beautiful worlds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Collectathon 16.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Cute 9.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
Gumdrop was peacefully sleeping in their asteroid when a mysterious force smashed it to pieces above the orbit of a nearby planet. Venture through a whimsical world to collect all the lost star droplets, slivers, and shards in this 3D platformer collectathon.
Why similar: Collectathon 25.3%, Platformer 15.9%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 12.9%, Funny 9.7%
Explore a 2D world divided between the four seasons, help its inhabitants, and solve the problems of each region while discovering the story behind this universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Collectathon 17.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 12.1%, Cute 7.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
Enter the world of a stick man named Stickman who, reluctantly compelled by the winds of destiny, must save the land from an evil stick man named Evil Stickman! Stickman's Bad Luck is a story-rich 2D Metroidvania Platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Funny 12.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 7.3%
Fledge is a 2D platform game in which the player takes on the role of Corentin, a young pigeon who takes flight to find his idol and become, like him, a great explorer. However, this hasty flight is far from a success... Help him make his dream come true!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Collectathon 19.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Funny 9.2%
Discover the unknown land of Nebelmer, a small open world game about exploration, movements and mysteries. Leave your village to uncover the wonders and secrets hidden beneath the mist.
Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Collectathon 21.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Cute 10.1%
Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 15%, Open World 13.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 5.4%
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Collectathon 23.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Cute 7.8%
Longtail!! is a story-driven action-adventure game where metroidvania-style exploration meets puzzle-filled dungeons. Uncover secrets, master energy powers, and traverse a shifting world on the brink of collapse. A heartwarming, action-packed journey full of charm and discovery awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Open World 18%, Collectathon 13.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9%
Capybound is a 2D platformer with puzzle elements. You wake up as a capybara in a beautiful pixelated world. Find oranges, meet and talk to many different animals, solve puzzles, unlock skills, explore the world and it's secrets, all in a quest to find your way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Collectathon 19.7%, Funny 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Cute 7%
Explore a colorful haunted world, fight and befriend its bizarre inhabitants, unlock game changing upgrades, and unravel a story of epic proportions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Collectathon 20.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 6.2%
Follow the journey of Genevieve Goldenglow as she sets off on an adventure to save her village from destruction by an encroaching corruption.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Open World 19.5%, Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 6.3%
Help Argyle Van Helsing hunt down and destroy Dracula before he turns all the worlds vampires into Zombie Vampires. This creature feature Metroidvania adventure game is filled with classic monsters, wicked levels, and clever humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 14.6%, Open World 13.3%, Funny 8.4%
Explore a mysterious island in this beautiful hand-drawn side-scrolling adventure. Befriend the characters you meet in order to learn new abilities that let you reach new areas. Story, visuals, game design and music by FreddeGredde.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Collectathon 19.7%, Platformer 15.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 5.6%
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Open World 19.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Funny 7.2%
Discover an enigmatic universe. Explore diverse biomes, face ancient guardians, and uncover hidden secrets in this captivating 2D pixel art platformer. Embark on an unforgettable cosmic odyssey!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Open World 16.5%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 9.6%
A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.
Why similar: Open World 16.3%, Abstract 12.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Funny 8.9%
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 51.7%, Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Open World 9%, Adventure 6.4%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Abstract 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%
You are a friendly explorer robot, searching for answers in a far away planet. Harness the power of the cosmos with your matter gun in this clever and minimalist adventure-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Funny 9.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
Moth Planet is a kinetic, energetic 2D platformer where you interview moths and explore an interconnected world in search of the truth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Collectathon 25.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Cute 8.4%, Adventure 4%
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 42.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Cute 7%
Zero hand-holding. Dismantle this dense open-world of unconventional puzzles by thinking outside the box and exploiting every ability you discover. Solve mysteries hidden in plain sight where every piece of supposed decoration has a purpose.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Collectathon 16.7%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.1%
The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Open World 8.6%
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Open World 14.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Cute 7.9%
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Cute 7.6%
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Open World 13.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 10.7%, Cute 9.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
Tim may be a little tiger, and that may be a big mountain... but gosh darn, nothing is gonna stop him from getting to the top! A cozy first-person exploration game where you run, jump and climb to explore a big mountain filled with hidden valleys, strange characters and secrets to be uncovered.
Why similar: Open World 22.9%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Cute 12.2%, Platformer 11.4%
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Open World 22.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 8.8%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 21%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 5.5%