- #1 Cuisineer
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,040 reviews2023
Dev: BattleBrew ProductionsPub: Marvelous Europe
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 63.1%, Anime 24.6%, RPG 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon-crawling action with a deep cooking and restaurant management system that mirrors the core loop of the seed game.
- #2 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,757 reviews2017
Dev: Trinket Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.
Why similar: Cooking 42.2%, Anime 15.5%, RPG 13.4%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique hybrid of action-based monster hunting and puzzle-based cooking mechanics.
- #3 Lost Ruins
96% matchVery Positive85% of 5,651 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Anime 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling action-RPG with an anime aesthetic that emphasizes tactical combat and inventory management.
- #4 Eastward
95% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Action RPG 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Comedy 11.9%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the charming pixel-art style and story-rich adventure feel found in the seed game.
- #5 Dungreed
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,514 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that uses food consumption as a primary mechanic for healing and stat progression.
- #6 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,651 reviews2020
Dev: EdelweissPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.5%, Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 19.9%, Action 10.4%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends side-scrolling action with complex farming and cooking mechanics that directly improve your character's stats.
- #7 UnderMine
93% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.9%, RPG 20.9%, Action 9.4%, Funny 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that focuses on looting, crafting, and upgrading your character through persistent progression.
- #8 Rabi-Ribi
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Anime 12.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration-heavy metroidvania gameplay with intense bullet-hell boss encounters.
- #9 Touhou Luna Nights
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,634 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish 2D metroidvania that emphasizes time-manipulation mechanics and fluid action.
- #10 TEVI
90% matchVery Positive89% of 3,852 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Anime 15%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced metroidvania with an anime aesthetic and complex combat mechanics.
- #11 CrossCode
91% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, RPG 11.6%, Difficult 8.4%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG with fast-paced combat and a vibrant pixel-art world that rewards exploration and character building.
- #12 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
89% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Side Scroller 22.8%, RPG 16.7%, Anime 16.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep 2D action-RPG that features extensive crafting and cooking systems to enhance your combat abilities.
- #13 Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,196 reviews2021
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Platformer 18%, Anime 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, RPG 11.8%, Exploration 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality 2D metroidvania with fluid combat and a distinct anime art style.
- #14 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
88% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.2%, Difficult 23.3%, Action RPG 15.7%, Anime 11.6%, 2D 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy 2D action game that focuses on collecting spirits to gain new combat abilities.
- #15 HAAK
87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Action RPG 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic metroidvania with pixel-art visuals and a focus on traversal and combat.
- #16 Library Of Ruina
86% matchVery Positive94% of 41,062 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 53.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Difficult 40.2%, Anime 19.9%, RPG 12.8%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich game that features complex deckbuilding and strategic combat in a dark setting.
- #17 Chrono Ark
85% matchVery Positive91% of 13,325 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Anime 42.1%, RPG 23.9%, Difficult 15%, Adventure 9%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy RPG with a strong anime aesthetic and unique combat mechanics.
- #18 Aeruta
83% matchVery Positive95% of 2,211 reviews2025
Dev: FromDawn GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A bread revolution across the world now begins! Aeruta is a side-scrolling action game with a shop management twist, fight monsters for materials and use them to make breads, then finally make the deserted town popular again!
Why similar: Cooking 30.4%, Anime 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Funny 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that features a shop-management loop similar to the cooking themes of the seed game.
- #19 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
86% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.8%, Difficult 18.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Anime 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric 2D action-platformer that shares the seed game's focus on tight combat and exploration.
- #20 Little Witch Nobeta
84% matchVery Positive84% of 9,987 reviews2022
Dev: Pupuya Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!
Why similar: Funny 27.4%, Anime 20.6%, Action RPG 19.4%, RPG 11.1%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action game that features souls-like combat and character progression.
- #21 Last Command
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,366 reviews2022
Dev: No Stuck Game StudioPub: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Last Command is a fast-paced Snake x Bullet Hell action game. Maneuver through enemies’ barrage of attacks, collect Data Points to deal damage! Mix and match skill chips as you progress, overcome intense Boss battles, and uncover the secrets of their program world...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.2%, Difficult 18.1%, Anime 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult bullet-hell action game that requires precise movement and pattern recognition.
- #22 UnderDungeon
82% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Josyan
Windows
Embody Kimuto on the first day of his new job in this humor-packed dungeon crawler with surprising secrets to discover!
Why similar: Comedy 20%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, RPG 15.7%, 2D 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that captures the 2D action-adventure feel of the seed game.
- #23 Bite the Bullet
84% matchMixed56% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Funny 11.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Comedy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A run-and-gun game that explicitly features eating enemies to gain new powers and abilities.
- #24 Phoenotopia: Awakening
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,763 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused 2D game with a charming world and varied combat encounters.
- #25 SUPER Dungeon Muncher
81% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: n_nexy
Windows
Avoid becoming Muncher's next meal in this fast-paced adventure! Control your anger, this game is hard!
Why similar: Funny 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Difficult 15.5%, 2D 12.5%, Action 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade-style game that shares the thematic focus on munching through dungeons.
- #26 Monster Sanctuary
79% matchVery Positive91% of 12,318 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Difficult 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines monster collecting with 2D platforming and tactical RPG combat.
- #27 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,302 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Anime 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, RPG 6.9%
- #28 ASTLIBRA Revision
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 30,051 reviews2022
Dev: KEIZOPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.6%, Action RPG 30.2%, RPG 14.6%, 2D 9.9%, Action 7.4%
- #29 Gensokyo Night Festival
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,726 reviews2019
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 99.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 15%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Anime 12.6%, Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer with pixel-art graphics and fluid, fast-paced combat.
- #30 GHUNTER
77% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Tavern
Windows
Become Ghunter, a cook gnome that will create dishes by cooking creatures... ALIVE!! Use your various cooking based weapons to cook your prey alive and brutally finish them off with your multi-purpose melee weapon! Save the Kingdom by submitting your delicious dishes!
Why similar: Cooking 61.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #31 Blasphemous
78% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Difficult 20.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art metroidvania that focuses on brutal combat and environmental storytelling.
- #32 Iconoclasts
79% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Platformer 18.2%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich 2D action-platformer with a distinct art style and engaging boss fights.
- #33 Salt and Sanctuary
78% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Difficult 26.8%, Platformer 15.1%, RPG 13.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Action RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that brings a dark, challenging atmosphere to the side-scrolling genre.
- #34 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Action RPG 24.8%, RPG 13.6%, Anime 12.2%, 2D 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #35 Goblin Sushi
74% matchVery Positive92% of 324 reviews2026
Dev: Old Cake FactoryPub: Metaroot
Windows · Mac · Linux
A goblin as a sushi chef? Why not! But hurry up rent is due in minutes! Upgrade the restaurant, the menu and your ingredients to feed your fellow goblins the best and most expensive sushi any goblin can find in the cave!
Why similar: Cooking 74%, Action 11.3%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #36 Nerd Survivors
76% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows
Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Action 14%, Comedy 14%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action RPG 9.9%
- #37 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,067 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Anime 14.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #38 Indemon Tales
74% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Luzian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Earn the respect of a guild full of monsters and demons as a lone human by taking part in dangerous dungeon adventures and uncover secrets behind the mysterious demon kingdom of Tarborea.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.8%, RPG 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%
- #39 Depersonalization
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2024
Dev: MeowNaturePub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
Why similar: Anime 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 33.5%, RPG 26.4%, Adventure 2.6%
- #40 Hakoniwa Explorer Plus
75% matchVery Positive83% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: suxamethoniumPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Get ready for a voxel art action game featuring an unprecedented level of freedom! A whole range of cute girl monsters are waiting to punch, kick, wrap you up, suck your blood, and eat you right up.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.4%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 10.7%, Anime 10%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #41 Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,186 reviews2022
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Join the genius alchemist Noah and her cat companion Zipper as they explore ancient ruins to uncover the secrets hidden within! Create unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game!
Why similar: Action RPG 32.9%, Exploration 19.6%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, RPG 17.7%, 2D 10.5%
- #42 Devil Slayer - Raksasi
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,844 reviews2021
Dev: GlassesCatGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Difficult 37.4%, Anime 20.2%, Action 10%, Adventure 9%, 2D 8.4%
- #43 Far Away
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,931 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Anime 34.2%, Comedy 26.3%, 2D 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #44 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,130 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: Anime 23.2%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Side Scroller 22%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, 2D 8.2%
- #45 Chop is dish
75% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Platformer 18.4%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #46 Greedventory
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tower BasementPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Greedventory is a gorgeous pixel-art linear action RPG experience, where the only thing between you and an embarrassingly swift death is your mouse. Strike, parry, and cast powerful spells on your enemies, loot ancient treasures, explore a brutal realm, and become the hero you never wanted to be!
Why similar: Difficult 17.7%, Side Scroller 17%, Action RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Funny 10.1%
- #47 RESTLESS SOUL
70% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Comedy 15.7%, Action RPG 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Funny 8.5%
- #48 Alina of the Arena
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,884 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Difficult 44%, Pixel Graphics 28%, RPG 11.3%, Indie 6.8%, Anime 5.6%
- #49 Touhou Endless Dream
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,872 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Anime 24%, Comedy 22.8%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, 2D 8.1%
- #50 Fried Panic
70% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Simply Artizan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive as long as possible in Fried Panic! Buy weapons, abilities, and even donut producing machines. Fight through waves of eggs, lemons, chicken drumsticks, and much more, all in a top down pixel art style.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.7%, Funny 25.3%, Action 15.2%, 2D 15.2%, Indie 9%
- #51 Dark Hunting Ground
66% matchVery Positive94% of 757 reviews2025
Dev: BingXPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hunt the monsters that swarm the Dark Hunting Ground, collect the spoils, develop your skills freely and wisely and fight to become the strongest hunter!
Why similar: Action RPG 34.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, RPG 17.7%, 2D 10.2%, Action 8.1%
- #52 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
66% matchVery Positive88% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Action RPG 18.7%, Funny 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, RPG 14.5%, Exploration 12%
- #53 Ib
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Anime 22.6%, RPG 17.7%, Exploration 16.8%, 2D 10.7%
- #54 METALLIC CHILD
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,236 reviews2021
Dev: Action Square(STUDIO HG)Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“Grab, hurl, and eliminate” Rogue-lite Core-Action!! A large-scale rebellion erupts within the spacecraft “Life Stream.” With the help of you, Rona, an android known as “Metallic Child,” stands up against a fleet of massive robots to stop the plot devised by her own creator, Doctor Irene.
Why similar: Funny 43.2%, Action 23%, Anime 22.8%, Singleplayer 7%, Indie 3.9%
- #55 Vigil: The Longest Night
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,533 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Action RPG 16.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #56 Dunjungle
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 723 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Comedy 14%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 8%
- #57 Hack and Slime
68% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: BULLWARESOFT
Windows · Linux
What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.2%, Action RPG 14%, Platformer 12%, RPG 9.1%, Comedy 9%
- #58 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,004 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Anime 16.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Action RPG 13.9%, RPG 9.4%
- #59 Otaku's Adventure
67% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Funny 34.5%, Anime 20.8%, RPG 15.6%, Comedy 11.6%, Adventure 8.3%