- #1 DragonLoop
97% matchVery Positive93% of 551 reviews2025
Dev: 沙因
Windows
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.4% ★, Time Manipulation 28.5% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Female Protagonist 7%, Action-Adventure 3.8%
- #2 Vision Soft Reset
96% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.4% ★, Time Manipulation 26.3% ★, Metroidvania 21.8%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, 2D Platformer 6%
- #3 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 55.9%, Adventure 28.3%, 2D 10.4%, Indie 5.5%
- #4 Timespinner
95% matchVery Positive86% of 3,123 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30% ★, Time Travel 23.9% ★, Metroidvania 23.6%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
- #5 Hexed Time
94% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54.7% ★, Time Travel 29.1% ★, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Adventure 2.2%, 2D 1.6%
- #6 Pages of Time: Prologue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,907 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 18%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Cute 10.8%, RPG 7.4%
- #7 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 930 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.8% ★, Time Travel 26.2% ★, Female Protagonist 10%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Metroidvania 4.5%
- #8 The Holy Gosh Darn
92% matchVery Positive96% of 329 reviews2024
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Play as Cassiel, a foul-mouthed angel trapped in a time loop with a mission to save Heaven. Use the magical clock bestowed upon you from Death (yes, that Death, from Manual Samuel, stop asking) to jump between timelines across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim to stop Heaven from going boom. Again.
Why similar: Time Travel 43.4% ★, Metroidvania 33.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 5.2%, Female Protagonist 3.2%
- #9 Taimumari: Definitive Edition
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: TERNOX
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.1% ★, Female Protagonist 13.4%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Cute 6%, Action 5.4%
- #10 YesterMorrow
91% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Why similar: Time Travel 39.9% ★, Action 16.8%, Cute 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #11 Future Proof
90% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 64.7% ★, Time Manipulation 22% ★, RPG 4.5%, Adventure 3.4%, 2D 2.6%
- #12 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,759 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Cute 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #13 Star Leaping Story:prologue
86% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: ZerovHao
Windows
Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.4%, 2D Platformer 27%, Cute 15%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #14 Mai: Child of Ages
85% matchVery Positive93% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.5% ★, Time Manipulation 30.8% ★, Metroidvania 21.3%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Action 3.5%
- #15 Ageless
88% matchMixed55% of 404 reviews2020
Dev: One More Dream StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36% ★, Metroidvania 24.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Adventure 4.5%
- #16 Ariana and the Elder Codex
82% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.9%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #17 Elementcore Revelations: Journey Prologue
84% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,LtdPub: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
The balance of the elements has been disrupted and long-disappeared monsters have reappeared. The youths have embarked on a dangerous journey. Join them and unravel the mystery of the royal family that has lasted for thousands of years and restore this broken world!
Why similar: Dragons 48.5% ★, RPG 15.4%, Cute 15%, Adventure 9%, 2D 7.2%
- #18 Super Drift Blade
81% matchVery Positive96% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Liujiajun
Windows
Most of your actions have been taken away. In each time loop, slide the mouse to kill monsters, crack the puzzles locked by knowledge, and explore the hidden paths! Go deeper in a limited time and discover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 78.3% ★, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 3.5%, 2D 3%
- #19 Vigorus
82% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: HagiciansPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Mac
Vigorus is a visually stunning rhythm platformer, a musical adventure into a bizarre world, with a talking frog puppet as your guide. While playing, become our girl Vigorus, retrieve the memory once was lost, and help your little companion to save the world from monsters.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, 2D Platformer 32.5%, Cute 17.2%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 3.3%
- #20 Time Lock VR 1
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 807 reviews2017
Dev: WR-VRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.5% ★, Time Travel 37.4% ★, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 2.2%
- #21 Dragon Spirits 2 : Prologue
80% matchVery Positive97% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: FHNBHJ
Windows
In this modern urban-themed RPG, you can collect 80+ different dragon spirits, experiment with skill setups, assemble teams, and devise strategies to build your dragon spirit squad. Adventure through the virtual spaces in Metapolis, and uncover the conspiracy behind it all.
Why similar: Dragons 65.2% ★, Female Protagonist 16.5%, RPG 7.4%, Adventure 4.1%, 2D 2.9%
- #22 START AGAIN: a prologue
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 646 reviews2021
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
timeloop depression station ✦ In Stars and Time's prototype-thingy-thing
Why similar: Time Travel 89.2% ★, RPG 7.5%, 2D 3.3%
- #23 Clocker
81% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Wild Kid Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.5% ★, Time Travel 22.5% ★, Hand-drawn 8%, 2D Platformer 5.7%, RPG 3.4%
- #24 Treasures of the Aegean
78% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Undercoders
Windows
What happened to the Minoan civilization? Join parkour master Marie Taylor and treasure hunter James Andrew in a historical action thriller, as they unveil the secrets of a forgotten kingdom which has been tragically trapped in and endless time loop.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, 2D Platformer 15%, Female Protagonist 14%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
- #25 Complex Loop
77% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Time Travel 75.4% ★, 2D Platformer 13%, RPG 4.8%, Adventure 3.7%, 2D 3.1%
- #26 Lord Ambermaze: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Potata CompanyPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Lord Amber maze: Prologue is a free entry to a turn-based dungeon-crawler set in a labyrinth of frozen time. Plan each move carefully, battle quirky monsters, and solve intricate puzzles, one dungeon at a time.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.3%, RPG 31.7%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #27 ITORAH
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #28 Moonlight Traveler
76% matchMixed55% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Blueprint Core
Windows
This is an action game focused on combat, where a girl returns from the abyss to explore her own secrets and redemption, until the end of an eternal battle to see if she can break free from the shackles of fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, RPG 6.8%, Action 5.6%
- #29 XEL
78% matchMixed48% of 291 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.4% ★, Time Travel 36.8% ★, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Action-Adventure 5.7%, Action 3.3%
- #30 Nomori: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 86.9% ★, Cute 11%, Adventure 2.1%
- #31 Loophole
71% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Levi Pinkert
Windows · Mac
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
Why similar: Time Travel 50.7% ★, Time Manipulation 44% ★, Cute 2.5%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #32 DRAPLINE
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,644 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!
Why similar: RPG 38.1%, Cute 30.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 7.8%
- #33 Viola: The Heroine's Melody
74% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Jelle van Doorne
Windows
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, 2D Platformer 27.3%, Cute 16.9%, Action 10.8%, RPG 6.2%
- #34 Ley Lines
76% matchVery Positive83% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Miria Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You are the last hope of a ruined world, capable of restoring the severed Ley Lines. Throughout the ruined temple of Miria's Heart, attune to and master five unique powers, allowing you to alter gravity, slow time, shift space, and much more.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.2%, Action 25.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #35 Struggle F.O
73% matchMixed69% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: Espada Inc.
Windows
What the newly awakened girl saw was an unfamiliar world and unfamiliar creatures. And on her arm, there was a mysterious gadget that could speak. Somehow, the girl who could now communicate with all living creatures, starts to struggle with her allies to survive in this world!
Why similar: Dragons 57.5% ★, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action 9.9%, RPG 7.3%, Cute 3.2%
- #36 The Day Before You Gone
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Aequalis Studio
Windows
An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!
Why similar: Time Travel 71.5% ★, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 0.5%
- #37 Shirone: the Dragon Girl
73% matchVery Positive98% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: OimolandPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
”Shirone: the Dragon Girl" is a 3D adventure game where you help Shirone solve puzzles and riddles to find a way out of a haunted castle. Escaping the castle is the main objective, and to do that you'll need to make full use of her wings and tail!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.3%, Cute 22.5%, Action 22.5%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Adventure 5%
- #38 Night Loops
72% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.9%, Hand-drawn 27.8%, RPG 14.2%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 5.8%
- #39 COGEN: Sword of Rewind / COGEN: 大鳥こはくと刻の剣
74% matchMixed67% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: Gemdrops, Inc.
Windows
Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.8% ★, Female Protagonist 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Cute 5.6%
- #40 Evergate
72% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 50.8% ★, Female Protagonist 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Cute 6.3%
- #41 Timeloop: Sink Again Beach
71% matchVery Positive91% of 362 reviews2022
Dev: Fang's Lab
Windows
A non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 75.7% ★, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 3.7%
- #42 Rogue Loops
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu Games
Windows
Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?
Why similar: Action 36.4%, Action-Adventure 28.3%, RPG 22.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 4%
- #43 TEST TEST TEST
68% matchVery Positive92% of 999 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Time Travel 78.9% ★, Cute 15.9%, 2D 5.2%
- #44 Mount Serenity: Guardian of the Spirits
71% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: CEON ArtsPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
Enter an ancient spirit world as a lost spirit and meet a dragon who needs your help. Explore three different, peaceful areas and collect runestones while moving forward with your rope. Look for the way towards the top of the mountain. Only you can save the forest and the soul of the dragon’s owner.
Why similar: Dragons 70.8% ★, Cute 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Adventure 7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 Ultros
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,179 reviews2024
Dev: HadoquePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Action 5.9%
- #46 Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Slappy Inc.
Windows
Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 62.3% ★, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 Causal Loop
67% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Time Manipulation 72.9% ★, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 WarriOrb: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
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 64.1%, Cute 10.4%, RPG 7.4%, Action 6.9%, 2D 3.8%
- #49 Kubinashi Recollection
68% matchVery Positive95% of 199 reviews2021
Dev: 給食頭蛮Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.5%, Action 25.4%, Cute 22.3%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #50 Once Again
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,019 reviews2022
Dev: RB Wolf DesignPub: RB Wolf Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 68.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Time Travel 53.2% ★, Female Protagonist 21%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, 2D Platformer 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%
- #51 Afterimage
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,999 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Cute 5.8%
- #52 Cris Tales
70% matchMixed65% of 540 reviews2021
Dev: Dreams UncorporatedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.3% ★, Time Travel 31.7% ★, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Hand-drawn 5.8%, Cute 5.5%
- #53 In Stars And Time
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,335 reviews2023
Dev: insertdisc5Pub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Why similar: Time Travel 73.1% ★, Hand-drawn 10.1%, RPG 10.1%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #54 Awita: Journey of Hope
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 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 51.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Cute 7.1%, Action 4.4%
- #55 Replicomica
65% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: enyevgPub: Look Who’s Talking Publishing
Windows · Mac
A short, atmospheric experience set inside a handcrafted dream. You are a small, solitary citizen drifting through augmented memories. Boot up your LonelyOS and let the robots guide you.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.9%, 2D Platformer 24.6%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 3.6%