Games Like Deep Enigma

Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 9%

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 13.3%, Aliens 7.7%

An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Action 21.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.8%, Platformer 9.4%

In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 12.4%, Platformer 8%

Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9%

Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Action 16.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Aliens 10.5%

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.6%

Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.3%

Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Surreal 13.9%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Action 8%, 2D Platformer 7.4%

Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Action 22.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 16.5%, Platformer 9.7%

Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 17%, Indie 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Adventure 21%, Action 18.1%, Indie 15.8%, Platformer 9.1%

Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Adventure 9%, Exploration 7.2%

Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%

ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Action 16.7%, Adventure 15%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%

Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Aliens 11.7%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Platformer 8%, Adventure 7.7%

Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Action 22.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Red, Yellow, Blue. It's Vivid Spirit! Their abilities are dictated by what color they are and it's up to you to figure out how to use them and when to swap. Guide Vivid and her dog, Spirit, on their many adventures through the world of Paper Craft!

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Indie 20.8%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Platformer 14.2%

It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 10.3%

Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 7.4%

Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Action 20.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 15.2%, Platformer 11.5%

Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Indie 12.5%

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 33.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Action 11.9%, Exploration 8%

A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 14.3%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.6%

Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 10.8%, Platformer 9.9%

Gear Path is a small platformer Metroidvania-like game with exploring and power-ups. It's perfect for playing while waiting for another game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 13.1%, Platformer 8.2%

Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%

Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Action 22.6%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 16.8%, 2D 5.6%

In a future where humanity has vanished, machines maintain vast underground complexes under the command of artificial intelligences. You are a unit activated to deliver a mysterious payload. Face hostile systems, precision challenges, and uncover the forgotten purpose of your existence.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Action 16.1%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%

House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.6%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.9%

Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Action 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Aliens 10.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Action 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 19.4%

Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 7.5%

Erandique the indigenous hero!

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Action 17.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%

Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%

An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Surreal 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 10.2%

A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Action 18%, Adventure 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.9%

Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Indie 26.4%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Platformer 7.4%

Unravel the eerie secrets of Droian, a sci-fi horror metroidvania. Guide a lone I.A.N bot through a desolate moon to save humanity, battling twisted creatures of flesh and machine. Explore dark, labyrinthine environments and uncover cryptic mysteries, where every path holds a chilling surprise.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Nonlinear 14%, Aliens 10.4%, Platformer 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.6%

A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Indie 16.7%, Platformer 15%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 12.4%

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Platformer 9.4%

Wander a whimsical world full of danger and surprise. Outsmart your environment as you punch, grab, and throw enemies and objects in this action-puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Adventure 21.5%, Action 21%, Indie 16.6%, Platformer 11.4%

Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action 20.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 14.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Nonlinear 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Action 9.1%

The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Action 21.1%, Adventure 21%, Indie 15.7%

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 38.8%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 12%

Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Action 20.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Adventure 6.4%

Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action 9.5%, Platformer 9.4%

Fly on a broom, fight enemies, unlock new powers, and explore a planet full of secrets and challenges. A twist on the metroidvania genre. Choose your own path and abilities on your quest to collect the fallen stars and return them to the sky.

Why similar: Action 20.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Platformer 13%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Metroidvania 9.6%

KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.

Why similar: Action 22.6%, Metroidvania 22.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 17.1%, Platformer 7.2%

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 32.2%, Action 28%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 11%, Platformer 6.5%

Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%