
In a dying city ruled by uncontrollable magic, every resource is a choice: consume it to grow stronger, or preserve it to survive. Eat Or Keep is a challenging 2D Metroidvania with strong rogue-lite elements. Explore, fight, fall… and rise again.
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In a dying city ruled by uncontrollable magic, every resource is a choice: consume it to grow stronger, or preserve it to survive. Eat Or Keep is a challenging 2D Metroidvania with strong rogue-lite elements. Explore, fight, fall… and rise again.

Ghost 1.0
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

The Light Of Vertical
A Metroidvania-style action adventure set in the collapsing "Sky City." Play as a life form awakening in darkness, explore decaying areas, interact with NPCs, battle bosses, collect cards, and uncover the truth through stylized art and deep storytelling.
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Why similar: Roguevania 50.4% ★, Metroidvania 29.9%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 5.2%, Female Protagonist 3.8%
A Metroidvania-style action adventure set in the collapsing "Sky City." Play as a life form awakening in darkness, explore decaying areas, interact with NPCs, battle bosses, collect cards, and uncover the truth through stylized art and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Roguevania 50.7% ★, Metroidvania 22.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 4.8%, Action 4.3%
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Why similar: Roguevania 52% ★, Action 15.9%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Roguelite 3.6%
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Why similar: Roguevania 54.2% ★, Metroidvania 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action 9%, Adventure 2.9%
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Why similar: Roguevania 46% ★, Metroidvania 27.6%, Action 7.4%, 2D Platformer 7%, Adventure 3.7%
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Why similar: Roguevania 63.2% ★, Metroidvania 26%, Adventure 5.2%, Roguelite 3.3%, 2D 2%
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Why similar: Roguevania 49.9% ★, Metroidvania 24.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action 4.5%, Physics 4.4%
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Why similar: Roguevania 67.6% ★, Metroidvania 15.1%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 1.6%
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Why similar: Roguevania 46.1% ★, Metroidvania 22.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 7.8%
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Why similar: Roguevania 44.8% ★, Metroidvania 23.2%, Action 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Combat 2.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Action 18%, Adventure 13.9%, 2D 3.3%
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Why similar: Roguevania 72.1% ★, Metroidvania 14.7%, Action 6.5%, Roguelite 3.5%, 2D 1.7%
Kill fast. Die faster. Abuse Immortality! Together...
Why similar: Roguevania 53.9% ★, Metroidvania 27.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Roguelite 3.3%, 2D 2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 10%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
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Why similar: Roguevania 42.7% ★, Metroidvania 20%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 3.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Action 21.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 4.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Combat 3.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
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Why similar: Roguevania 66% ★, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Hand-drawn 4.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 16.3%, 2D Platformer 16%, Indie 4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Action 12%, Adventure 10.8%, Combat 3.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 4.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7%
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Why similar: Roguevania 41.5% ★, Metroidvania 31.6%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action 26.5%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Action 21%, Adventure 17.9%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, 2D 4.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 7.8%
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Why similar: Roguevania 50.7% ★, Metroidvania 29.9%, Action 6.7%, Roguelite 4.4%, Adventure 4%
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Why similar: Roguevania 62% ★, 2D Platformer 14%, Adventure 9.7%, Metroidvania 5.3%, Action 4.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Action 19.2%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Colorful 5.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Action 25.9%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 5.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Colorful 7.7%
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Why similar: Roguevania 75.9% ★, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Roguelite 4%, Combat 2.7%, 2D 2.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Combat 6.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Action 26.2%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 5.2%, 2D 2.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 10%