60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, Singleplayer.
A pure exploration and puzzle adventure on a dangerous alien world. Solve environmental challenges through logic, experimentation, and clever use of versatile tools. Sneak past enemies, plan your moves, and hunt down the 23 sacred talismans to earn your escape—or face eternal captivity.
Eldritchvania
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Paradox Soul
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Difficult 14.5%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Difficult 22.1%, Puzzle 6%, Platformer 5.7%, Exploration 4.6%
Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Dark 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, 2D 6.3%
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Difficult 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Sci-fi 8.3%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
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: Metroidvania 34.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Linear 11.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
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 51%, Difficult 22.1%, Platformer 6.8%, 2D 5.7%, Exploration 5.5%
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 7%, 2D 5.4%
Trust your soul. Astra: Fading Stars is a challenging, 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania where corruption is spreading across the universe. Explore and uncover secrets, confront deadly bosses and master Astra Call, a power from within your soul, to help you every step of the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration series and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.
Why similar: Escape Room 41.3% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Linear 11.7%, Dark 10.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 5.4%
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: Metroidvania 38%, Difficult 15.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Exploration 5.8%, Mystery 5.5%
A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Exploration 6.1%, Puzzle 6%
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 6.4%
The crazy plan to revive an ancient spirit has finally succeeded. The Chaos Rider is here to restore an age of magic to this fallen world. With a powerful adaptive robotic body and ancient powers, explore, forge alliances, conquer foes and challenges, and uncover countless secrets and wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Difficult 22.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Platformer 4.3%
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 39.1%, Difficult 17.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.4%, Platformer 6.9%
Explore a cute futuristic metroidvania world and solve challenging puzzles with your robot girlfriend. Along the way, gather useful upgrades, encounter quirky characters, and restore power to the city!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Difficult 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Difficult 14.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Puzzle 6.4%
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: Metroidvania 43.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 6.7%
Navigate and explore the twisted organic world with the ability to walk on anything! Climb large creatures, solve puzzles, unlock different forms and abilities, and uncover secrets in this atmospheric Puzzle-Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Dark 11.5%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9%
Amid the echoing clatter of gears and forgotten machines, explore a mysterious temple filled with intricate puzzles A short yet immersive first-person puzzle-platformer where every mechanism reveals a deeper mystery.
Why similar: Escape Room 28% ★, Difficult 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Linear 10.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%
Uncover the truth behind your death and your sibling’s in a story-driven precision platformer inspired by the Pied Piper myth. Navigate a decaying, interconnected world where movement is your only defense. No combat, only precision, consequence, and secrets hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Difficult 19%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Dark 6.5%, Exploration 6.1%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Linear 10.8%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 6.4%
Endure... Evolve... or die. Embrace the unknown and traverse a vast alien world riddled with bizarre creatures, deadly hazards, and grim mysteries. Seek redemption, and confront the terrifying sin buried in the depths of the forgotten planet Protea VI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Difficult 14.8%, Dark 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Exploration 5.6%
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Difficult 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 5.4%, Sci-fi 4.1%, Adventure 3.4%
Invert the world around you in this atmospheric pixel-art puzzle platformer. Escape an alien spaceship with your dog using mysterious artifacts that reshape reality, uncover hidden secrets, and solve increasingly difficult handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Difficult 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 8.1%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
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 49.5%, Difficult 23%, Exploration 7.2%, Platformer 5.7%, 2D 4.8%
A brutal 2D action-adventure where you play as the most vulnerable and bizarre creature, fighting to survive and uncover the mystery behind your existence. Master difficult platforming, puzzles, and combat with limited retries inside an interconnected world.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Linear 8.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 5.9%, Puzzle 5.4%
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Exploration 5.9%, 2D 5.3%, Puzzle 5.2%
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
As a failed experiment, you’re marked for disposal. That was the plan until the lab descended into chaos. Seize your chance and find a way out!
Why similar: Escape Room 47.5% ★, Mystery 15.4%, Linear 13%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 6.2%
Destroyed Base is a 2D platformer adventure where your main task is to survive, find resources to strengthen your shelter and defeat the enemies inhabiting these gloomy corners of the forest. Various bandits have escaped into this forest, who, like you, are hunting for various resources.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Linear 13%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Dark 8.1%, Platformer 6.5%
Trapped in one stitched body, Frank & Stein must swap heads to survive this gloomy Metroidvania. Wield light and psychic powers to explore a castle shrouded in darkness, solve puzzles and reveal the unseen. Discover abilities and secrets, but beware of threats lurking in these twisted corridors...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Dark 12.1%, Mystery 6.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 48.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Mystery 6.5%
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 47.8%, Difficult 9.2%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 7.8%, Puzzle Platformer 5.6%
Discover the story of a man tortured by the hardships of life among “endless rusty walls”. Explore the world of a terrifying alternative future, overcome challenges, and maybe you'll be saved (or at least learn a hint of the truth).
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Dark 16.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 7.7%
You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.
Why similar: Escape Room 42.7% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Linear 7.5%
Shadow Tale is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure with escape the room mechanics. Solve puzzles, meet remarkable NPCs, escape multiple rooms and unwrap a story for eventually to know about mysterious disappearances in a world which is now filled with powerful forces and entities.
Why similar: Escape Room 47.6% ★, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 6.1%
Help Brad reunite with his family and complete all hand-crafted 2D platform challenges in a colorful twisted world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Difficult 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 6.6%, 2D 5.1%
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Dark 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Platformer 5.8%
Aroya Knight is a demanding 2D Metroidvania action-platformer. Master punishing, precision combat where every encounter matters and explore the dying world of Cygnus. Collect charms, pick a path each time, and connect to Lola’s and Lucy’s story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Difficult 14.7%, Dark 14%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Sci-fi 7%
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
In Purgatory, death is not defeat, but surrender is final. A lost soul must face twenty trials with one life and no checkpoints. Will your soul endure the journey, or fade into darkness?
Why similar: Escape Room 30.6% ★, Difficult 22.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Dark 8.9%
So we crashed on a living planet. Explore with 1–4 friends, heal the bosses (yes, heal), and open the gate home before Mother Narcalid slams it. You also sit down and meditate. I used to haul space garbage. This is a promotion, I think.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Linear 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
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 48%, Difficult 24.3%, 2D 4.9%, Platformer 4.4%, Indie 4.3%
GOLIATH: Protocol Zero is a physics-based 2.5D puzzle-platformer set inside an oppressive biomechanical megastructure. Pilot an agile drone, manipulate heavy loads with an invisible gravity tether, sling-launch debris using raw momentum, and conquer lethal hazards to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Dark 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Linear 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Puzzle 6.5%
A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Platformer 5.3%
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 43.2%, Difficult 15%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Platformer 6.2%, Exploration 5.6%
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Dark 6.6%
Explore a vast, mysterious, interconnected world made entirely of clay. Meet strange critters, collect forbidden fruit and uncover the mysteries of this place as you journey to see "The Moon" for the first time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 5.6%
Explore the ruins of a decaying mechanical world in this visceral Metroidvania. Fight through clockwork horrors in search of the legendary Copper Heart, aided by a brilliant medic-engineer companion. Forge your path, repair your body, and unravel the truth behind the corrosion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Dark 7.8%, Exploration 6.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Difficult 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle 6.8%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
