60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Metroidvania, 2D, Indie.
Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discover the dark tales of its inhabitants, and kill the gods of a decaying world.
Nightmare Boy
Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania, action/adventure 2D game where you'll meet weird and unique friends and foes. But tread carefully: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. Be prepared to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.
Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania, action/adventure 2D game where you'll meet weird and unique friends and foes. But tread carefully: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. Be prepared to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Platformer 18.2%, Indie 11.9%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 11.3%
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 44.2%, Retro 8.7%, Platformer 8.4%, Indie 8.1%, Action 7.9%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Retro 9.8%, Action 7.9%, Difficult 7.9%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Platformer 10%, Difficult 5.6%, Indie 5.3%
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 43.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Retro 7.2%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Platformer 10%, Indie 6.9%
Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out!
Why similar: Retro 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Difficult 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Adventure 16%
Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Blood 15% ★, Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 6.1%
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Difficult 12%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 6.1%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Retro 12.5%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 7%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
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 41.1%, Indie 11.7%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
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 39.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Indie 7.2%
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 45.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 7.7%
"Once upon a time, there was a family of 4 who lived in a log cabin by the mines. Everything was cool. But one day somebody left the door open and all their pets ran away! This is the story of how they got them back."
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Difficult 12.4%, Indie 10.7%
"Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Retro 12.3%, Action 9.6%, Indie 9.5%, Platformer 8.4%
Become Strong And Reclaim What You Lost! Artifacts is a 2D adventure platformer set in an ancient interconnected kingdom littered with powerful relics. Collect synergistic artifacts to challenge the mighty, corrupted foes that lurk beneath the ground.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Platformer 8.2%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 6.6%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Indie 17%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 15.7%, 2D 8.7%
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 51.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 6.4%, Indie 5.4%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Indie 9.5%
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 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Platformer 9.1%, Retro 8.2%, Indie 7.9%
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 46.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Indie 5.1%, Adventure 4.7%
Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Retro 9.7%, Indie 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Quatro Luzes (from the Portuguese, Four Lights) is a 3D platformer game, where you have to swap between 4 worlds to proceed, using your brain and skill. You play as Atlas, a girl that lived in a blank, lifeless world, in her adventure to discover 4 colorful new ones!
Turn-based strategy that truly is easy to learn and hard to master. Try the demo and see for yourself!
Why similar: Indie 100%
Orbiz is a local coop multiplayer game with rogue-like elements. The primary objective of the game is to engage in three levels of combat with various zombies on each spherical world before locating the portal to travel to the next one.
Why similar: 1980s 26.9%, Difficult 23.3%, Indie 17.4%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 15.9%
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Indie 13.4%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
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 35%, Platformer 12%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Difficult 8%
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 39.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
Mo the frog is a classic 2D platform in which you will have to committ fully to ho through many levels that are present in the game. Dress the part of Mò the frog in the epic adventure to free Avalaar's kingdom from the oppression which the terrible Peter's the troll and his henchmen, the black captains, try to bring by conquering it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Action 12.6%, Indie 12.4%
A dark evil from the past broke free during the last council of witches. Help a young apprentice in her quest to lift a terrible curse off her sisters and dispel the shadows. Use your powers and wit to overcome every challenge in this family friendly 3D puzzle-platformer based on Basque mythology.
Marty Thinks 4D is an isometric 3D puzzle platformer where you play as a small robot on a journey to find his creator. With the aid of time travel, Marty is able to step into the past and work together with past versions of himself to overcome any challenge.
Why similar: Indie 100%
A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Platformer 16.9%, Indie 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 7.9%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Adventure 7%
In "The Caretaker - Dungeon Nightshift", you slip into the role of a dungeon caretaker. Your job is as easy as it sounds. Clean up the dungeon after the daily attacks. And don't make too much noise. Make sure, the dungeon master does not wake up! Maybe it's NOT as easy as it sounds......
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.2%, Retro 16.2%, Action 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%
In Witchcraft you will be able to create your own character configuration and fight against your friends, or AI, in 1vs.1 or 2vs.2 battles. The way you customize your character and the way you manage yourself in the battlefield, will have huge consequences in leading you to victory or defeat.
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Retro 13.9%, Platformer 13%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
"Little Droid 2: Escape" is a classic 2D (Metroidvania) side-scrolling pixel art adventure where you need to find a way to escape a mysterious planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 7.7%
Domain Defense focuses on what makes Tower Defense Great! Unique towers, distinct enemies, and up to four players in versus or cooperative modes.
Why similar: Indie 100%
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 36.7%, Action 14.9%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Platformer 11.9%
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 40.5%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Platformer 8.7%, Retro 8.5%
An awesometastic puzzle game adventure about water! 💧 Use the power of science to control the water cycle, deal with pollution and the elements, and collect that sweet, fresh water. Score as high as you can. It's a challenge! Oh, and did we say that 50% of its profits are donated to charity? ❤
Why similar: Indie 100%
Grab 3 friends, 4 controllers and pick your craft... then battle, bump and bounce opponents into ‘hoverific’ submission! A fun fueled pickup 'n play party game; drift through a multitude of arenas in a blur of hover-fueled rampage!
Survival, ship modification, base defense, boss battles and player leaderboards table all this awaits you in the game I'm Titanium.
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 14%, Retro 13.7%, Indie 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
A Metroidvania game Where the player will have to face their worst nightmares With a sword, bow and arrow, and some secret powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 9.5%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 5.5%
Last Hours Of Jack is an adventure game full of gory action and comedy. Take control of Jack, the most sociopath and nerdy IT guy who works for a tech company, who will unexpectedly become the ultimate action hero in order to save the office (and the world?) from a zombie apocalypse!
A "Metroid-vania"-style platform adventure, voted GAME OF THE YEAR by Gamezebo.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Platformer 13.2%, Indie 11.1%, Retro 11%, Adventure 10.5%
You are the legendary Minos Strategos (general of the ancient city of Minos)! Command the defenders of the temple by harnessing the power of specific battle formations to push back the Minotaur hordes. Minos Strategos is a quick single-player strategy game with a focus on elegance and clarity.
Why similar: Retro 44.9%, 2D 24.1%, Difficult 22.9%, Indie 8.1%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 15%, Retro 13.7%, Action 11.4%, Difficult 11%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Loops of Zen is simple to learn, yet difficult to put down. Rotate scattered tiles to reconnect broken paths and complete the loops. Tiles are randomly generated and grow in number and complexity as sets are completed.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 12.9%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Platformer 9.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 9.5%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in 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 43.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 7%, Indie 6.8%
Metroidvania game with 2.5D graphics, single and multiplayer modes and classic game mechanics for the delight of platform and adventure games lovers as well as for you who didn't live the 80's; this is an opportunity for you to taste that classic feeling with the graphics and sound quality of today.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 10%, Difficult 8.3%
Survival Kingdom is a turn-based, retro strategy game. You are the ruler of a kingdom in a medieval fantasy-pixel world. Embark on an adventure and test your ruling abilities. Will your kingdom escape death and achieve glory? Will you be able to survive? It all depends on you!
Why similar: Indie 100%
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Indie 9%, Retro 8.5%
