60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, 2D, Metroidvania.
Dead by Death is a retro style platformer. The hero will explore dungeons where are full of traps and find out hidden secrets. To defeat monsters till you die or live for glory.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Gothic 14.6% ★, Vampires 14.6% ★, Metroidvania 12.6%, Side Scroller 8%, Platformer 6.7%
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Why similar: Metroidvania 15%, Gothic 14.8% ★, Vampires 14.6% ★, Side Scroller 9.4%, Platformer 9%
Unravel the dark history of the Bloodstained universe and explore a hauntingly immersive 16th-century England steeped in a 2.5D gothic atmosphere, enthralling players in strategic battles, crafting, and exploration across a sprawling, cursed land.
Why similar: Gothic 21.7% ★, Metroidvania 18.8%, Side Scroller 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Platformer 6.5%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Difficult 11.7%, Gothic 11.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania.
Why similar: Vampires 28% ★, Metroidvania 16.4%, RPG 8.1%, Platformer 7.4%, Gothic 6.9% ★
Travel to the Tower in the Sea to avert the apocalypse, in this exploration action-platformer. Join Auria, a retired war hero, as she adventures through a beautiful and dangerous world to save her family and the fabric of reality itself!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.1%, Gothic 17.7% ★, Side Scroller 11.4%, RPG 10.1%, Platformer 8.9%
One Day, the Sun Disappeared… The world is about to turn into a ball of ice and something has to be done! A boy starts on a journey to find the Sun and bring it back!
Why similar: RPG 18.9%, Metroidvania 15.2%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Side Scroller 9%
The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.
Why similar: Gothic 25.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Vampires 12.5% ★, Platformer 10.6%, Arcade 8.5%
Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Gothic 12.2% ★, RPG 12.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.3%
The armies of darkness are pouring in from another dimension! Explore beautifully hand-crafted locations, rediscover long-forgotten stories, and fight to save the future of civilization in Xevorel - The Way Of The Feather!
Why similar: Metroidvania 14.4%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Difficult 8.4%
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Gothic 23% ★, Vampires 13.7% ★, Platformer 9%, Metroidvania 8.4%, Retro 8.3%
A Classicvania action-horror game where you play as Vlad Tepes Dracula, the medieval Voievod (Warlord) of Wallachia. Fight your way through the Dungeons of Edirne Castele to recruit a great warrior sentenced to death at the hands of a man eating Inquisitor.
Why similar: Gothic 19.4% ★, Metroidvania 18.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Difficult 9.3%, Platformer 8.4%
Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discover the dark tales of its inhabitants, and kill the gods of a decaying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Platformer 8.3%, Difficult 8%
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
Why similar: Vampires 40.6% ★, Metroidvania 17.5%, Gothic 9% ★, Action 7.2%, Platformer 7%
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Side Scroller 11.6%, RPG 11.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Action 6.4%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Gothic 18.5% ★, Vampires 17.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Difficult 6.9%
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 26.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 8.4%
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 20%, RPG 18.2%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 9.1%
Silent Planet is an exploration-focused, gothic sci-fi metroidvania rooted in Cosmic Horror. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Metroidvania 19.5%, Vampires 18.7% ★, Side Scroller 9.8%, RPG 8.2%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Gothic 11.8% ★, RPG 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Anime 5.7%
Quick runs. Brutal mastery. Blood Gauntlet is a fast-paced, arcade score attack where you harvest blood to survive. Earn high ranks, perfect every run, master the Gauntlet, and unlock Extreme Mode, where the real challenge begins!
Why similar: Gothic 20.4% ★, Vampires 20% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Retro 8.6%, Difficult 7%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, RPG 19.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8.6%, Platformer 7.7%
The balance of Sunroot Island is fading. Join Sylv, guardian of the Ancestral Tree, in a vibrant platforming RPG adventure. Reclaim the elemental energy stolen by the egocentric Umbra before the biomes collapse and the corrupted wildlife takes full control.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Arcade 8.3%, RPG 7.2%
A 2D narrative adventure with combat, exploration, choices, skill-based minigames, and an emotional story spanning different eras.
Why similar: Vampires 28.8% ★, Gothic 15.2% ★, Side Scroller 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Action 8.8%
Explore the mysterious and beautiful planet Gomi on foot or with your spaceship in this action packed platformer and space shooter hybrid. Your mission is simple, retrieve A.N.N.E and escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, RPG 17.7%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Platformer 13.5%, RPG 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 7.4%
A Halloween themed 2D pixel art metroidvania. Play as the vampire Kazimir, and explore a spooky castle to gain abilities, fight against enemies and bosses, and discover lore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Gothic 16% ★, Vampires 12.9% ★, RPG 10%, Platformer 9.9%
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Why similar: Vampires 20.8% ★, Gothic 17.1% ★, Metroidvania 15.4%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 7%
Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 23% ★, Vampires 18% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 7.4%
The invasion of the demon legion has reached the Anastasia lands. Along with fire and cruelty, they destroyed the whole village. Athanas, a knight of Valentina returned to rescue the people. He witnessed his wife, Harley, being burned down under the fire of the devil and in him now there was only revenge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, RPG 14.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 11.1%
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Retro 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Adventure 7.8%
Explore a vast, beautiful world in this side scrolling Adventure game. Each hand drawn, pixel art style level will lead you closer to uncovering the mystery of the land of Artaphys.
Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Adventure 12.4%, Difficult 9.7%, Indie 9.6%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Vampires 24.5% ★, Gothic 9.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Retro 6.7%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 12%, RPG 8.1%, Retro 6.3%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Vampires 25% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, RPG 9.2%, Action 6%
Explore a castle filled with monsters and strange experiments in this steampunk action RPG metroidvania. Combine vampiric and mechanical powers, face challenging bosses, and create unique builds through randomized upgrade choices.
Why similar: Vampires 21% ★, Gothic 17.3% ★, Metroidvania 15.4%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Dungeon Crawler 8.7%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Gothic 18.1% ★, Side Scroller 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Difficult 9.7%
Specters of the Sun is a challenging 2D action platformer with action-packed levels. Take on the role of an elusive specter to reclaim your old corpse, now possessed at the heights of your former kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 19.3% ★, Difficult 14.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Retro 8.6%, RPG 8%
The story of the legendary Vlad Dracula starts in a dark dungeon under the castle of Egrigoz, surrounded by horror, death and medieval torture. A retro Classicvania where you get to be Dracula, the medieval ruler of Wallachia, and see his side of the story!
Why similar: Gothic 20.7% ★, Metroidvania 20.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Difficult 9.9%, Platformer 9.1%
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, RPG 16.3%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9.3%
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Gothic 21% ★, Metroidvania 18.8%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Difficult 10.1%, Platformer 8.5%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, RPG 17%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 10.3%, Platformer 9%
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Gothic 17.8% ★, Side Scroller 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Difficult 9.9%
Explore the unforgiving world of Ükeron, reveal the story of its kings and warlords, carve your path through its dangerous environments, outlive your foes and grow more powerful with each strike of your sword.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.7%, RPG 15%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Adventure 9%, Metroidvania 9%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, RPG 11.4%, Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Keatz -The Lonely Bird is a 2D Old School action platformer which is based on the story of the lonely bird, abandoned by the society. The Government of Heavens, a country of birds, suddenly and unexpectedly decide to eliminate all the flightless birds from the country by any means necessary.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 11.6%, Retro 10.5%, RPG 8.7%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 13.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Action 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Retro 11.2%
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 11.8%, RPG 9.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 6.9%
Follow the story of a young mage into the dangerous and fascinating world of Admantris. Master the elements, join one of three factions, solve puzzles, defeat bosses and discover dark secrets.
Why similar: Gothic 20.3% ★, RPG 20.2%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Difficult 9.6%
A small adventure metroidvania game, where you playing as our-time teenager, who was summoned by wizard in fantasy world! And that wizard gave him a quest - return stolen king's treasures!
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 10.7%, Platformer 9.3%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Difficult 8.9%, Platformer 8.9%
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, RPG 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Retro 8.8%
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Difficult 11.3%, Retro 10.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.3%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Action 6.8%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 10.3%, Retro 9.4%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.9%
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: Metroidvania 28.7%, Action 19.7%, RPG 19%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 7.8%
Hollow Moon is a gothic retro styled side scrolling 2D platformer where you play as Nightshade, a princess with death after her heart, and her world too, in this 8-bit Game Boy inspired adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Arcade 8.3%, Retro 8.1%
