60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Metroidvania, Platformer.
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!
Voidwrought
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Auridia
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Lore-Rich 18%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 6.6%
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.6%
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 36.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Difficult 25.6%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Psychological 7.6%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Horror 5.8%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Lovecraftian 24%, Action 7.1%, Platformer 6.8%, 2D 4.9%
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Lovecraftian 22.9%, Exploration 9.1%, Mystery 8.2%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Adventure 5.1%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Story Rich 24.9%, Action 20.5%, Singleplayer 10.1%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 11%, Adventure 4.5%, Exploration 3.9%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.9%, Platformer 14%, Difficult 4.6%, Exploration 4.3%, 2D 4.1%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Action 14.3%
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Difficult 17.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8%, Action 3.6%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Difficult 18.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 7.1%, Adventure 4.7%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Lovecraftian 21.9%, Platformer 13%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D 3.9%
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Difficult 18.9%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 7.6%
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Exploration 15.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Horror 10.6%, 2D 9.2%
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 40.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
Free version of Shrouded in Sanity. Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. Servants roaming the halls will attack on sight, for a strange and repelling madness took hold... one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Lost in the kingdom of the white beast, will you find your way out? The Perfect Pencil is a story-driven action platformer that throws you into the innermost depths of the human mind. Navigate surreal worlds punctuated by bizzare personalities, tense boss battles and secrets. She’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Exploration 7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Mystery 7.1%, Adventure 7%
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 12.1%, Horror 11.8%
Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Lore-Rich 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%
Unveil the darkest secrets of Saint Brendan’s Island, the paradise on Earth, in this 3D Puzzle-Adventure game. Only equipped with a torch, walk through ancient gods’ temples and solve their enigmas.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.6%
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.1%, Psychological 21.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 8%
Unshroud secrets hidden deep within the dark chambers of the god of shadow’s castle. Persevere through monsters and mysteries lurking in every corner. Prepare to leave camp and journey into the castle’s lonely halls by collecting resources and equipment to make it out alive.
Why similar: Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 16.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13%
Wake up lost in a void of darkness. With no other option, press onward through cryptic dimensional doors, wielding a mysterious blade created by the fallen entities that came long before you in this heart-pounding First Person RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Platformer 20.6%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 9.9%
Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Horror 11.3%, 2D 10%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
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: Metroidvania 41.2%, Difficult 20.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Horror 4.9%
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Lore-Rich 23%, Exploration 12.6%, 2D 5.6%, Story Rich 4.9%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Difficult 9%, Exploration 5.9%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.1%, Difficult 11%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 7.6%, Horror 6.2%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Psychological 14.8%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, 2D 6.1%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Platformer 57.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, 2D 7.7%, Action 7%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Mystery 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 8.9%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.5%
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 9.5%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Difficult 29.1%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Horror 7.3%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 4.7%, 2D 4.5%
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 36.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Exploration 19.7%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, 2D 7.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Exploration 22.5%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Exploration 31.6%, Puzzle 22.4%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 12%, Action 6.8%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Difficult 26.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 6.7%
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 44.1%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 6.1%, Puzzle 5.2%
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 15.3%, 2D 6.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 9%, Action 7.9%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Lovecraftian 29.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, 2D 5.4%
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
Collect, run and be a pain in the porcelain
Why similar: Mystery 28.1%, Exploration 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 9.4%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.9%
