60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, Action, Platformer.
In a world of eternal darkness, navigate the unknown with only the glow of your companion, Spark. Craft arrows from the environment to survive, uncover lost secrets of an ancient world, and push forward through the shadows into hope. Will you find your way, or will the dark consume you?
Anokye
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Children of Birch
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Souls-like 16.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 4.2%
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Souls-like 17.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 9.9%, Nature 6.5%
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Souls-like 14.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 9%, Cute 5.1%
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Souls-like 17.3%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Nature 5.2%
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 38.5%, Souls-like 18.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Adventure 4%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Souls-like 17.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 11.6%, Atmospheric 5%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Souls-like 21%, Platformer 17.8%, Action 4.5%, 2D 4.4%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Souls-like 18.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Atmospheric 4.4%
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 49.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 5.2%
Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Platformer 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 7.1%, Cute 6%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Platformer 25%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 6%, Cute 5.1%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 18%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 11.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Souls-like 17.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5.1%
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Souls-like 21.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.3%
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 41.4%, Souls-like 16.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 11%, Atmospheric 3.7%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Cute 7.2%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62%, Platformer 20.4%, Action 7%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.2%
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 53.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 14.5%, Puzzle 5%, Adventure 3.8%
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 39.1%, Platformer 20.8%, Difficult 14.1%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 19.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 11.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
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 55.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Difficult 12.8%, Action 4.6%, Adventure 3.9%
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 58.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 7.7%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.9%
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Platformer 17%, Souls-like 13.1%, Difficult 8.4%, Action 7.1%
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 53.1%, Platformer 23%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9%, Indie 5.4%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Souls-like 11.3%, Cute 6.1%, Difficult 6%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Difficult 5.5%
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 43.8%, Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 6.9%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 7.1%, Adventure 4.6%, Action 4%
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 66.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 6.3%, Action 4.9%, 2D 2.5%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Platformer 17.1%, Souls-like 10%, Difficult 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Dive into the fairytale kingdom of Valora, a cute yet enigmatic Metroidvania, brimming with vibrant towns, enchanting critters, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Souls-like 19.8%, Platformer 13%, Violent 7.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%
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 50.5%, Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 10.2%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 18.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Souls-like 17.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Cute 6.1%
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 45%, Souls-like 19.7%, Violent 7.4%, Platformer 7.2%, Difficult 7.1%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 16.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 5.6%
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Cute 7.7%
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 45.9%, Platformer 17.1%, Cute 8%, Nature 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Souls-like 17.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Cute 6.1%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Souls-like 17.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Atmospheric 3.5%
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.7%, Platformer 26.6%, 2D 6.9%, Difficult 0.7%, Action 0.5%
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 19.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Adventure 3.5%
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Souls-like 14.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 4.4%
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 17.6%, Cute 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 6%
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Souls-like 27.1%, Platformer 7.3%, Action 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%
Dark monsters are invading the remote lands... The beautiful exorcist goes there to save the people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Souls-like 19.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Action 8%, Violent 6.2%
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 35.1%, Souls-like 19.2%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 7.8%
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Platformer 17.1%, Nature 10.8%, Difficult 7.1%, Cute 5.4%
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 40.2%, Souls-like 20.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 11%, 2D 3.6%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Cute 5.5%
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 43.9%, Platformer 20.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Cute 8.5%, Indie 8.3%
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.4%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 11.4%, 2D 4.9%, Adventure 3.5%
A pixel-art Metroidvania with challenging platformer mechanics, set in a medieval magical world. Discover a great variety of spells and abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Find mythical charms and items to help Ineth fight her way out of her prison.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.6%, Platformer 24.4%, Adventure 8%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 3.7%
Naru-Morph! is a 2D action platformer featuring a morphing gimmick.Utilize various abilities unique to each morph to explore the world, defeat fierce enemies, and to reach the Heavens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Cute 8.2%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 5.4%
Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Platformer 25.3%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Cute 9.9%
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 48.6%, Platformer 21.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.8%, Difficult 6%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 8.8%, 2D 2.9%, Indie 2.7%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 10%, Action 7%, Adventure 6.5%
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Souls-like 19.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Violent 7.2%, Action 4.8%
