Games Like Elliot Quest

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, RPG 17.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct spiritual successor to the Zelda II-style gameplay found in Elliot Quest, featuring similar side-scrolling exploration and RPG progression.

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 55.9%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, interconnected world filled with secrets and challenging bosses that mirror the exploration-heavy design of Elliot Quest.

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at capturing the retro-adventure feel with a focus on puzzle-solving and exploration within a cohesive 2D world.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, boss-focused Metroidvania that rewards curiosity and exploration in a way that fans of Elliot Quest will find deeply satisfying.

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 10.7%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This vibrant adventure-platformer features intricate dungeon design and character-based abilities that evoke the classic feel of 8-bit and 16-bit action-RPGs.

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 11%, Action 10.5%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: As a remake of a foundational adventure-platformer, it provides the same sense of discovery and ability-gated progression that defines the genre.

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 64.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 4.9%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, atmospheric exploration experience with a vast array of weapons and upgrades that encourage backtracking and discovery.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.5%, Platformer 13%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 5.8%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more difficult, it is the gold standard for interconnected world design and rewarding exploration in a 2D action-platformer.

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, RPG 7.6%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult retro-platformer that captures the same 'easy to pick up, hard to master' spirit of Elliot Quest.

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: Metroidvania 50.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven action-platformer that balances challenging combat with unique environmental puzzles and exploration.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 10%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the tight, responsive platforming and memorable boss encounters that make Elliot Quest so enjoyable to play.

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: Metroidvania 68.3%, RPG 12.4%, Action 6.8%, Platformer 5.9%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the RPG elements and character customization that players who enjoy the progression systems in Elliot Quest will appreciate.

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 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, RPG 9.7%, Platformer 7.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines procedural generation with classic Metroidvania tropes to create a fresh but familiar adventure experience.

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: Metroidvania 58.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 8.2%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, atmospheric take on the genre with precise combat and a focus on exploration that feels very rewarding.

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: Metroidvania 48.4%, RPG 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends classic Metroidvania exploration with RPG mechanics and a compelling story, making it a great fit for fans of Elliot Quest.

Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, RPG 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 8.2%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, retro-inspired adventure that emphasizes exploration and communication in a mysterious, interconnected world.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It starts as a linear action-platformer but evolves into a sprawling Metroidvania, offering a fantastic sense of progression and discovery.

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.4%, RPG 10.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Action 6.6%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title features deep RPG customization and fluid combat that rewards players who enjoy experimenting with different builds.

Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, focused Metroidvania that delivers a concentrated dose of exploration and platforming for those who want a quick adventure.

Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-speed, precision platforming within an interconnected world, offering a more kinetic take on the genre.

Evoland Legendary Edition brings you two great and unique RPGs, with their graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through the game!

Why similar: RPG 42.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 17.1%, Indie 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as a love letter to the history of RPGs, evolving its mechanics as you play, which mirrors the classic adventure feel of Elliot Quest.

FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

Why similar: RPG 21.2%, Action 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Platformer 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique seasonal mechanic that changes the environment, adding a layer of puzzle-solving to its action-platforming core.

Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

Why similar: Metroidvania 60.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its vibrant style and tight combat, it provides a highly polished exploration experience with plenty of hidden secrets.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57%, Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.3%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the loop of mining, upgrading, and exploring, which provides a similar sense of incremental improvement to Elliot Quest.

Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.5%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, retro-inspired adventure that focuses on exploration and discovery without hand-holding, much like the early days of the genre.

Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.7%, Adventure 23.1%, Action 23%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized dungeon crawler that captures the essence of classic top-down and side-scrolling adventures in a very accessible package.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Platformer 13.8%, RPG 12.1%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This action-RPG features a beautiful hand-drawn world and a combat system that feels fluid and satisfying to master.

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: Metroidvania 64%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Platformer 6.5%, Action 4.5%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: While significantly darker in tone, its focus on exploration, lore, and challenging boss fights will appeal to fans of the genre.

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 63.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Action 6.6%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, boss-focused game that offers a more intense experience for players who enjoyed the challenging combat of Elliot Quest.

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Platformer 9.7%, RPG 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

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 67%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 4.9%, Platformer 2.1%

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 34.9%, RPG 26.3%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 12%, Indie 9.3%

Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Action 17.4%, RPG 15.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 6.6%

Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.

Why similar: RPG 27.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Indie 11.8%

Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 9.9%, Action 9%

Eagle Island is a roguelite action-platformer with falconry-inspired combat. Soar into an original story-driven adventure, fighting through procedurally generated levels and challenging boss fights. Includes free TWIST content, with new characters and handcrafted, retro-themed minigames.

Why similar: Platformer 50.9%, Pixel Graphics 49.1%

An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11%, Platformer 9.4%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Platformer 11%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 6.6%

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: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action 9.4%

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 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 6.2%

Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.

Why similar: RPG 36%, Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Action 11%, 2D 10.7%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 3.9%

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 4.5%

Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Indie 23.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Action 10%, Adventure 8.5%

Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.7%, Action 19.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 16%, RPG 10.6%

Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Indie 19.3%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 7.2%

Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

Why similar: Action 20.5%, Adventure 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Platformer 18.2%, Indie 15.3%

Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 14.4%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D 4.9%

Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!

Why similar: RPG 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 32.3%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 13%

In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Indie 8.5%

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.8%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Pixel Graphics 29%, Indie 15.9%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 9%

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 62.9%, Platformer 14.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 7.4%, 2D 4.8%

Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 4.5%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Action 19.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.9%

Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.

Why similar: RPG 35.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Action 10.7%, Indie 8.9%

Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Action 19%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 14.6%

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 10.4%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 9.7%