- #1 TUNIC
97% matchVery Positive91% of 17,755 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.7%, Action RPG 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
- #2 ANIMAL WELL
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,197 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Exploration 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Cute 10.3%, Retro 9.6%
- #3 Cat Warrior
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Sadi & AyuPub: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.9%, Cats 12%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Cute 8%
- #4 Öoo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,313 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Exploration 20.5%, Cute 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Action 9.1%
- #5 Skellboy Refractured
95% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: UmaikiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Skippy, the square, flexible skeleton in this cute Action-RPG, to keep a heartbroken court magician from destroying the world with his army of monsters and undead! Change out your body parts with those of enemies and friends and become the hero of Cubold Kingdom!
Why similar: Voxel 24.4% ★, 2.5D 19.9%, Action RPG 10.7%, Action 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #6 Phantom Feline
94% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Shady PawPub: UMBC Game Developers Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play with light and shadow in this Game Boy–inspired puzzle game!
Why similar: Cats 25.4%, 1990's 17.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Old School 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #7 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
92% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Exploration 21.1%, Cute 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Retro 11.2%
- #8 Katana Dragon
91% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Tsunoa Games
Windows · Linux
An action, adventure & dungeon exploration RPG, where you play as the ninjas Shin & Nobi in their quest to save the world of Sogen!
Why similar: Voxel 30.8% ★, Action RPG 16.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #9 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 263 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.7%, Retro 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Action 13.2%, Exploration 12.8%
- #10 Dreamed Away
90% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Exploration 17.3%, Cute 17.3%, Action 8.3%
- #11 Super Cable Boy
91% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Sørb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..
Why similar: Retro 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Cute 24.2%, Action 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #12 SwooshCat
89% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Souls-like 24.2%, Action RPG 21.6%, Cats 14%, Exploration 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #13 Pompom
89% matchVery Positive88% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: TOMO CAMPPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You don't control Pompom the hamster’s movements, you control everything else. Lay down blocks, springs, cannons, umbrellas, use whips and alter the world, creating a safe path for Pompom to defeat the evil Captain Cat.
Why similar: Cats 23.1%, 1990's 22.3%, Retro 15.1%, Cute 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
- #14 OneShot
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 63,597 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Cute 22.6%, Puzzle 21.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #15 Nekomancer of Nowhere
87% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Standing Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Draw spells on your screen as the Nekomancer! Swap between the realms of life and death, revive ghosts, and uncover Tombstone Tower's haunting truth!
Why similar: Cats 36.8%, Puzzle 19.9%, Action 11.2%, Cute 11.2%, Fantasy 9%
- #16 HunterX: code name T
86% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.1%, Action RPG 23%, 2.5D 18.5%, Exploration 8.2%, Action 6.9%
- #17 ElecHead
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,394 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Retro 20%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%
- #18 Shine Within
85% matchVery Positive89% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Cute 15.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #19 Inexistence
86% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Action 53.8%, Adventure 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%
- #20 Narita Boy
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,822 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.1%, Retro 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Exploration 15.2%, Action 14.6%
- #21 Haiku, the Robot
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Exploration 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Retro 14.3%, Cute 14.2%
- #22 Elementallis
81% matchVery Positive90% of 254 reviews2026
Dev: AnKae GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.3%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Retro 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #23 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
81% matchVery Positive97% of 231 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Exploration 21.6%, Cute 19.2%, Fantasy 14.9%, Adventure 11.9%
- #24 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
83% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.
Why similar: Loot 29.1%, Retro 16.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Fantasy 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #25 Paper Animal Adventure
79% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?
Why similar: Action RPG 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Cute 14.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Fantasy 10.8%
- #26 Sliding Hero
80% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Silent Chicken
Windows
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Exploration 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Retro 7.2%
- #27 In The Shadows
82% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Colorspace Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!
Why similar: Voxel 37.2% ★, 2.5D 18%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #28 Moonleap
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,413 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Old School 21.2%, Puzzle 19.3%, Retro 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Cute 15.2%
- #29 Spindle
76% matchVery Positive96% of 482 reviews2025
Dev: Wobble GhostPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
SPINDLE is an old-school action-adventure about death and the many ways we choose to deal with it. With your trusty Pig by your side, you form a most curious team, embarking on a quest to learn what it truly means to be Death.
Why similar: Old School 14.9%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Cute 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #30 Retrace the Light
77% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.4%, Action RPG 22%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #31 Biomass
79% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Souls-like 65.9%, Action 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%
- #32 Polyroll
78% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Retro 20.1%, Exploration 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%
- #33 MotionRec
74% matchVery Positive100% of 414 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.3%, Puzzle 15%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Retro 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #34 Shadow Alchemist
76% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Exploration 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Fantasy 10.7%, Adventure 10%
- #35 Crypt Custodian
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,010 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Action RPG 20.5%, Cats 18.9%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Cute 11.2%
- #36 CrossCode
75% matchVery Positive93% of 18,217 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Action RPG 41.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #37 Minishoot' Adventures
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,977 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Exploration 28.5%, Cute 22.3%, Retro 15.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Fantasy 10.2%
- #38 Another Sight - Hodge's Journey
78% matchMixed66% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Great Wall StudiosPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.
Why similar: 2.5D 58.9%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #39 Drova - Forsaken Kin
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,550 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: Souls-like 36%, Action RPG 27.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Fantasy 5.3%
- #40 Retro Machina
75% matchVery Positive86% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Fantasy 17.3%, Exploration 16.6%, Action 14.9%
- #41 Lone Fungus
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,171 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Old School 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Exploration 13.3%, Retro 12.2%, Adventure 10.6%
- #42 MIO: Memories in Orbit
69% matchVery Positive83% of 4,215 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Souls-like 42.6%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 16.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #43 Planet of the Eyes
73% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2015
Dev: Cococucumber
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Retro 17.5%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.6%
- #44 Elephantasy: Flipside
72% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23%, Puzzle 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Cute 13%
- #45 Anodyne
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,592 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Retro 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #46 lost bits
70% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Mabbit
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2.5D retro platformer where you join M1L0 on his quest for the Great Legume.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.5%, Old School 26.2%, Action 11.9%, Retro 11.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #47 Basketboy's Adventure
68% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: greenteagame1
Windows
Explore, collect, and fight in Basketboy's Adventure! Uncover stories and hidden secrets across the vibrant, hand-drawn semi-open world of Gugu City. Master dozens of skills and talents, bond with powerful pets, and gear up for an epic battle!
Why similar: Action RPG 33.9%, Action-Adventure 23.7%, Cute 16.6%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #48 Owlboy
70% matchVery Positive84% of 6,096 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Cute 13.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #49 Kitten Lost Her Box
71% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help tiny Kitten get back her favorite paper box only with her agile actions. In this tight platformer kitten brave hand-crafted challenges, meet cute creatures and finally fight with her old enemy!
Why similar: Retro 18.4%, 1990's 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Cute 16.5%, Action-Adventure 15.2%
- #50 Another Perspective
71% matchVery Positive88% of 322 reviews2014
Dev: SaraJS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!
Why similar: Puzzle 50%, Adventure 50%
- #51 Castaway
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Canari Games
Windows
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: 1990's 20.2%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Old School 16%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #52 Eastward
67% matchVery Positive84% of 16,516 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Action RPG 38%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Cute 14.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.8%
- #53 Automaton Heart
66% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Vincent
Windows · Linux
Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.1%, 1990's 24.7%, Retro 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 8.6%
- #54 Super Dungeon Boy
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.5%, Retro 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Action 14.4%
- #55 Exographer
66% matchVery Positive95% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Exploration 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Adventure 11.2%
- #56 Night Reverie
67% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Exploration 23.4%, Cute 20%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Adventure 8.3%
- #57 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
65% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Benji
Windows · Linux
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.4%, Puzzle 18.4%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #58 Color Symphony 2
69% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: REMIMORY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Action 29.6%, Cute 21%, Atmospheric 15.1%
- #59 Master Key
64% matchVery Positive91% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Old School 16.8%, Retro 16%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Exploration 12.9%
- #60 MO:Astray
65% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.4%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Action 15.7%, Cute 15.2%, Adventure 14.7%