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A 2D platformer Metroidvania with deep movement and no jump button. Upgrade your umbrella to explore an abandoned planet and ascend to the moon.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Minimalist 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Nonlinear 16.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Difficult 8.3%

Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12%

Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 7.8%

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.6%

Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Nonlinear 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.2%

The fox princess's great adventure! A story from a little while ago. Tamamo Hime wakes up in the Ayakashi world, ``Kakuriyo.'' She makes her way home, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Explore various stages and move forward with graceful actions! Is this world a dream or...

Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12%

Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Nonlinear 20.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 8.6%

Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 8.4%

Juno’s Darkest Hour is a simple but challenging 2D action adventure platformer game inspired by the side-scrollers of the past. Explore the secrets of a vast monochromatic world. Will you succeed against all odds, or will you die over and over again?

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.9%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Metroidvania 11%, Difficult 10.5%

It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Nonlinear 18%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 3.5%

Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Nonlinear 21.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D 3.2%

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 40.8%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Exploration 8%

Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 7.3%

HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you will face formiddable bosses, discover cryptic secrets and explore for new powers!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Minimalist 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.2%

An alien lost on a strange planet needs help returning home

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 9.1%

Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Nonlinear 18.7%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 7.1%

A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.

Why similar: Nonlinear 27.8%, Metroidvania 23.7%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Retro 7.2%

Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7%

Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Nonlinear 18.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 7.1%

Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 17%, Side Scroller 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.5%

The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Nonlinear 18.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D 4.4%

Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Exploration 6.6%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Nonlinear 19.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Minimalist 9.9%

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 36.2%, Nonlinear 25.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Retro 6.2%

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 34.1%, Nonlinear 20.7%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.1%

A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Difficult 7.4%

A retro style mini metroidvania game about a caveman who loves ham!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 11.3%

Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Nonlinear 21.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7%

House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Nonlinear 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.8%

Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Nonlinear 17.7%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 9.2%

Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Nonlinear 14.5%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, 2D 5.2%

Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 8.2%

We can't reach the moon.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.1%

Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 9.3%, Action-Adventure 4.8%

Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Nonlinear 5.8%

A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.7%

A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Side Scroller 5.6%

Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.8%

Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

Can you find all 100 pumpkins in this interconnected world? If you do, you will be rewarded based on how many lives you had to use!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Nonlinear 15%, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.2%

Acrolyte is a 2D action-adventure platformer which brings the player through vast, mysterious alien landscapes. Awaken from your dying rest in an endless pursuit of revenge against ancient forces beyond your own comprehension.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.2%

Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Platformer 7.1%, Action-Adventure 5.9%

Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Nonlinear 6.3%

A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 7.6%

A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Nonlinear 17.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%

A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D 4.6%

Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Nonlinear 24.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Retro 4.6%

Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Nonlinear 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 7.8%

Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Side Scroller 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 8.2%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Retro 7.2%

Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Nonlinear 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D 4.1%

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 31.5%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 10.3%

Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Nonlinear 18.3%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Platformer 7.6%

Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Retro 7%

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 34%, Nonlinear 20.1%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 7.8%