60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, 2D.
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?
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.
Vesuvius
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
"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 32.3%, Souls-like 18.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 10.5%, Nature 6.8%
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Adventure 4.1%
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 36.7%, Souls-like 18.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 4%
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 32.6%, Souls-like 15.4%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 9.5%, Cute 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 35.7%, Souls-like 20.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 11.8%, Atmospheric 3.8%
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 31.4%, Souls-like 19.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.8%, Nature 5.5%
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 33.3%, Souls-like 19.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 11.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%
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 31.8%, Souls-like 19.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 12.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
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 43.6%, Souls-like 23.5%, Platformer 17.2%, 2D 4.7%, Action 4.3%
Spright is a hand-crafted 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Forge, swim, and fight through luminous caverns, cursed foundries, and drowned ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Souls-like 19.5%, Platformer 16%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.9%
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 38.4%, Souls-like 18.3%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 11.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%
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 34.3%, Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Cute 7.1%
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 47.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Difficult 15.1%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 5.1%
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Souls-like 15.5%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Action 5.7%
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 33.7%, Souls-like 20.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Atmospheric 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 42.7%, Souls-like 23.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 5%, Adventure 4.1%
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 40.8%, Souls-like 20.9%, Gore 8.6%, Difficult 7.3%, Violent 6.7%
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 49.9%, Platformer 24.9%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Cute 5.3%
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 37.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Souls-like 12.4%, Difficult 6.4%, Cute 6%
Dive into the fairytale kingdom of Valora, a cute yet enigmatic Metroidvania, brimming with vibrant towns, enchanting critters, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Souls-like 21.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Gore 7.6%, Violent 7.3%
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 32.6%, Souls-like 19.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 12.5%, Atmospheric 5.1%
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Cute 7.5%
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 51.1%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 5.5%, Adventure 3.7%
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 32.1%, Souls-like 20.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Gore 8.6%, Violent 6.5%
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 30.5%, Souls-like 19.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 12.2%, Cute 5.9%
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 31.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Souls-like 10.9%, Difficult 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
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 36.3%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D 3.6%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.4%, Metroidvania 28.8%, Difficult 9.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Gore 2.9%
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 36.1%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 12.5%, 2D 3.3%
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 36.9%, Souls-like 18.7%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Souls-like 18.9%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 11.3%, Gore 6.5%
Forge your destiny in CowardCastle! 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 45%, Platformer 16.4%, Souls-like 14.7%, Difficult 9.2%, Action 6.9%
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 37.8%, Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 15.7%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%
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 34.2%, Souls-like 18.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Action 5.3%
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 39%, Souls-like 16%, Platformer 14.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Action 4.2%
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 53.5%, Platformer 17%, Difficult 14.3%, Action 4.6%, Adventure 3.8%
Ceaseless hunger draws you yet a bit closer to the gates of Foghorn. Devour men and beasts alike to acquire a wide array of combat abilities. Through shadows and mold, track down the paling memories of this bygone kingdom, all in a classic hand-drawn action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Souls-like 15.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Survival 8.9%
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 61.5%, Platformer 20.5%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.5%
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 32.3%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 7.3%
Journey alongside the timid knight through this challenging metroidvania full of unique bosses and dynamic enemies. Build trust, unlock abilities, encourage and explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Souls-like 21.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Local Co-Op 5.3%, Co-op 4.8%
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 56.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Difficult 9.3%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.9%
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 52.4%, Platformer 15%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Difficult 6.1%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 20.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 13%, Action 4.3%
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 20.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%
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 42.4%, Platformer 18.3%, Difficult 14.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 6.8%
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 26.1%, Platformer 24.1%, Action 10.9%, Cute 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%
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 50.5%, Souls-like 30.2%, Platformer 7%, Action 4.2%, Adventure 4.2%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 8%, Adventure 4.6%, Action 3.8%
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 47.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.8%
“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 43.2%, Platformer 17.6%, Difficult 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Cute 5.5%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Souls-like 22.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 5.4%, Action 4.9%
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Platformer 18.8%, Nature 14.6%, 2D 5.2%, Adventure 5%
Samurai Yokai is a 2D souls-like metroidvania inspired by Sekiro and Japanese myth. Fight cursed samurai and yokai using deflections and lightning powers. Ascend on cloud platforms, reflect the bullets of foes, explore lush forests, frozen tundras, and uncover secrets deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Souls-like 18.6%, Difficult 11.6%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 9.5%
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 52.5%, Platformer 23%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 5.9%
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 36.6%, Souls-like 19.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 10.9%, Cute 5.3%
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 49.2%, Platformer 18.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%
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 65.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 7.1%, Action 4.9%, 2D 2.8%
