Nodal

Games Like EMUUROM

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration, Adventure.

EMUUROM header art

A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 301 reviews
Released: 2026-05-25
Developer: borbware
Publisher: Coyote Time Publishing
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Similar Games

View all 60 recommendations
  1. #1 ANIMAL WELL
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Nonlinear 8.5%, Surreal 7.3%, Platformer 6.9%

  2. #2 Öoo
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,736 reviews2025
    Dev: NamaTakahashi
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 6.5%

  3. #3 Haiku, the Robot
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,547 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 29.7%, Nonlinear 12.4%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  4. #4 Environmental Station Alpha
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Retro 6.4%, Adventure 4%

  5. #5 Leap Year
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,195 reviews2024
    Dev: Daniel Linssen
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7.9%

  6. #6 SHEEPO
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 615 reviews2020
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Exploration 8.8%, Cute 5.5%

  7. #7 Quarion
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 172 reviews2025
    Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
    Windows · Linux

    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 30.7%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Retro 9.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%

  8. #8 Crypt Custodian
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,116 reviews2024
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  9. #9 Elephantasy: Flipside
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
    Windows

    Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Puzzle 6.3%

  10. #10 Dimensional Animals
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Marcos Game Dev
    Windows

    Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Nonlinear 17%, 2D Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Platformer 7.4%

  11. #11 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    90% matchVery Positive84% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 13.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

  12. #12 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  13. #13 Lone Fungus
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,186 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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: 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Retro 10.3%, Exploration 8.2%

  14. #14 Auridia
    88% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: Reed Molbak
    Windows · Mac

    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 38.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.2%

  15. #15 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2025
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows

    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 40.7%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Nonlinear 9%

  16. #16 Exographer
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.3%

  17. #17 Islets
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,458 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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 37.4%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 8%, Nature 7.7%, Exploration 6.9%

  18. #18 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2026
    Dev: DIE SOFT
    Windows

    Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Retro 11.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 9.2%

  19. #19 Iron Diamond
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: North Folk Studios
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Nonlinear 17.9%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 7.9%

  20. #20 Dewdrop Dynasty
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 230 reviews2026
    Dev: GoodgisPub: Firith Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%

  21. #21 Axiom Verge
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 56.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 7.8%, Exploration 3.9%

  22. #22 ElecHead
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,442 reviews2021
    Dev: NamaTakahashi
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%

  23. #23 Owlboy
    83% matchVery Positive84% of 6,120 reviews2016
    Dev: D-Pad Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9%

  24. #24 Promenade
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 902 reviews2024
    Dev: Holy Cap
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12%, Retro 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%

  25. #25 Iconoclasts
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 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: Metroidvania 41.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Adventure 4.9%

  26. #26 Gato Roboto
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,244 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Retro 10.3%, Adventure 4.3%

  27. #27 Hollow Floor
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
    Windows

    Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Retro 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Platformer 7.6%

  28. #28 Alwa's Legacy
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    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 29%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Retro 8.9%

  29. #29 Faerie Afterlight
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 reviews2023
    Dev: Clay Game StudioPub: Mastiff
    Windows

    Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Surreal 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.5%

  30. #30 Ato
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 473 reviews2020
    Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Retro 7.3%, Exploration 6.6%

  31. #31 100 Pumpkins 2
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
    Windows · Linux

    Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 21.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

  32. #32 Ogu and the Secret Forest
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,074 reviews2024
    Dev: Moonlab StudioPub: Sinkhole Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Explore the wonderful world with baby Ogu! 'Ogu and the Secret Forest' is a 2D adventure game with hand-drawn characters and various types of puzzles. Befriend bouncy characters and defeat strange creatures to unravel the mystery of the charming world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, Cute 8.9%, Nature 7.9%

  33. #33 Polyroll
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2019
    Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
    Windows

    Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

    Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Retro 11.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  34. #34 Archaeogem
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2024
    Dev: Gagonfe
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

    Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Nature 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 10.2%

  35. #35 Master Key
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 288 reviews2024
    Dev: Achromi
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 32.3%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 8.4%

  36. #36 bobo robot
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2020
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Adventure 29.2%, Action 20.2%, Exploration 8%, Cute 5.4%

  37. #37 A Planet Full of Cats
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 585 reviews2026
    Dev: Devcats
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A Planet Full of Cats is a hidden object adventure with metroidvania-style exploration in true Devcats fashion. Explore diverse biomes, unlock new powers and uncover ancient secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Creature Collector 20.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 4.4%

  38. #38 Hiiro
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016
    Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%

  39. #39 Paper Animal Adventure
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2025
    Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Exploration 10%, Cute 8.7%, Adventure 5.7%

  40. #40 The Ramsey
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Exploration 7.6%

  41. #41 Kingdom Shell
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 31.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Retro 11%, Mystery 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

  42. #42 Cave Story+
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 8,301 reviews2011
    Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 9.5%

  43. #43 Monster Sanctuary
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 12,643 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: Creature Collector 36.6%, Metroidvania 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Exploration 7.3%, Platformer 7.1%

  44. #44 Phoenotopia: Awakening
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,883 reviews2021
    Dev: Cape Cosmic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 36.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 5.9%

  45. #45 Cathedral
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 460 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    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 54.5%, Retro 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Adventure 6.6%

  46. #46 Even the Ocean
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2016
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Nature 16.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  47. #47 Oblitus mortis
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Oblitus mortis
    Windows

    A Pixel art adventure inspired by the fascinating legends and myths of Venezuela. Enter a mysterious world where you will be the one to help this little Espanto solve the mystery of why all these creatures and lost souls are wandering the earth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Exploration 6.6%

  48. #48 FEZ
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 16,228 reviews2013
    Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

    Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%

  49. #49 Airhead
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
    Windows

    Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Surreal 14.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 7%

  50. #50 Transiruby
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 307 reviews2021
    Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
    Windows

    Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Cute 5.3%

  51. #51 Gecko Gods
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 715 reviews2026
    Dev: InresinPub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows

    Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Nature 9.8%

  52. #52 Songbird Symphony
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 690 reviews2019
    Dev: Joysteak StudiosPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

  53. #53 Astronite
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 193 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Nonlinear 18.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%

  54. #54 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Demistar
    Windows · Linux

    Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.4%

  55. #55 Genopanic
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Exploration 8.8%

  56. #56 Stardust Demon
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2024
    Dev: resnijars
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A retro story-rich metroidvania filled with unique and diverse abilities, and quirky, charming aliens and demons. Algol is witness to a catastrophe that sends the universe into disarray, uncover a mysterious evil plot and find many hidden rooms that test your skills.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Surreal 17%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Retro 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  57. #57 Finding Xavier
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
    Dev: GoldenEvolution
    Windows

    A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Nature 12.2%, Atmospheric 8%

  58. #58 GIGASWORD
    65% matchMostly Positive78% of 158 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Retro 9.1%, Puzzle 7.2%

  59. #59 Dungeon Gals
    63% matchVery Positive100% of 87 reviews2026
    Dev: DoricDream
    Windows

    A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.5%

  60. #60 Primal Planet
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 743 reviews2025
    Dev: SeethingswarmPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Nature 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...