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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, Metroidvania, Singleplayer, Action.

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Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 80% — of 379 reviews
Released: 2023-05-31
Developer: Muro Studios
Publisher: Iceberg Interactive
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

  52. #52 Simona's Requiem
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2021
    Dev: Team Simona
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Nonlinear 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9.2%

  53. #53 Volkolak: The Will of Gods
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 269 reviews2026
    Dev: Volk TeamPub: Progamefactoryllc
    Windows

    Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a warrior, a werewolf, or join the darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Souls-like 16.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%

  54. #54 FOUNTAINS
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 494 reviews2024
    Dev: John PywellPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Souls-like 21%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%

  55. #55 Laika: Aged Through Blood
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 6,643 reviews2023
    Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Side Scroller 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  56. #56 Bleak Sword DX
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 698 reviews2023
    Dev: more8bitPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 41%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, 2D 6.7%, Atmospheric 6%

  57. #57 Awita: Journey of Hope
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: ant_game_projects
    Windows · Linux

    Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 15.7%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%

  58. #58 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2020
    Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%

  59. #59 Shattered Divinities
    62% matchVery Positive95% of 888 reviews2026
    Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

    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 44.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%, 2D Platformer 6.6%

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