60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, Souls-like, 2D.
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Vesuvius
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
DREIFRAME
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 3.5%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Adventure 3.1%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.4%
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 7.5%, Indie 4.1%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 3.7%
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 3.8%
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 21.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 3.6%
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%
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 31.7%, Souls-like 20.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Difficult 10.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.7%, Metroidvania 28.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Difficult 6.1%, Platformer 5.1%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Souls-like 32.8%, Difficult 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Indie 3.3%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 22.9%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
In a world of eternal darkness, navigate the unknown with only the glow of your companion, Spark. Craft arrows from the environment to survive, uncover lost secrets of an ancient world, and push forward through the shadows into hope. Will you find your way, or will the dark consume you?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 18.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 10.5%, Nature 6.8%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Mythology 8.5%
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 4.7%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Souls-like 30.7%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D 4.8%, Adventure 3%
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 10%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
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 33%, Souls-like 15.3%, Platformer 12%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%, Difficult 6.5%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 13.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 7%
Spright is a 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Craft weapons, bend spacetime, and fight through hostile environments, survive ambushes, and explore strange realms.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Souls-like 25.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 5.5%, Adventure 4.4%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 4%
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Platformer 6.7%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 44.4%, Metroidvania 25.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%, Platformer 5.5%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 25.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Exploration 3.6%
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Souls-like 30.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Adventure 3.7%, 2D 3.6%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 5.6%
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Souls-like 26.9%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 3.5%
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 28.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%
The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 4.9%, Adventure 4.8%
Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Souls-like 25.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 5%
Uros is a 2.5D metroidvania-style action platformer. Enter the nightmares, upgrade your skills, fight against creepy creatures and face the evil god of nightmares in your mission to restore stability to the dream world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 24.7%, Mythology 11.4%, Platformer 11%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 22.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D 4.1%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 3.5%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 27.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7%, Difficult 5.3%
Forge your destiny in CowardCastle! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Souls-like 18.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim！ Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Souls-like 29.8%, Mythology 7.7%, Platformer 7%, Exploration 4.8%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 7%, Adventure 6.2%
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Souls-like 31.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Exploration 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 27.6%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Difficult 7.9%, Platformer 5.8%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 25.4%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 4%
Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 23.2%, Mythology 14.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 8%
AXIS: Urban Samsara is a brutal 2D Action-RPG Metroidvania set inside Babylon — a vertical megacity built around a colossal Mountain rising from the void. Fight your way from the lowest Layer to the Summit, tear weapons from fallen bosses, reshape your build, and uncover what is pulling you upward.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Souls-like 18.9%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 28.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 5.1%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Souls-like 26%, Metroidvania 21.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 5.3%
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 22.7%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 4.2%
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 9%, Dark Fantasy 5.4%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 35.8%, Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Souls-like 20.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 27.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 5%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Mythology 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Souls-like 7.9%, Difficult 5.1%
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Souls-like 38.4%, Platformer 5.8%, Adventure 3.7%, Indie 3.1%
