Games Like Faerie Afterlight

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 30.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Cute 8.8%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar cute, hand-drawn art style and focuses on accessible, joyful exploration within a Metroidvania framework.

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Cute 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game sets the gold standard for beautiful, hand-drawn Metroidvania platforming with a focus on fluid movement and emotional storytelling.

Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Stylized 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Faerie Afterlight, this game leans heavily into folklore-inspired aesthetics and precise, stylized platforming.

An action adventure about a ghost’s journey through the afterlife. Possess enemies and the environment and fend off hostile spirits in pursuit of starry fragments from a past life.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Surreal 17.2%, Stylized 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Cute 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the whimsical, hand-drawn charm and puzzle-solving focus that makes exploring the world of Faerie Afterlight so rewarding.

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 31%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Surreal 10%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes environmental puzzle-solving and exploration in a dense, atmospheric world that rewards curiosity.

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Cute 9.3%, Colorful 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a vibrant, hand-drawn art style and a focus on sun-drenched, folklore-inspired platforming action.

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 34.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a charming, 2D exploration-focused experience with a distinct visual style that fans of cute Metroidvanias will appreciate.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 20.7%, Fantasy 7.5%, 2D 7.2%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This classic features a beautiful, hand-drawn world and a focus on action-adventure mechanics that feel very similar to the spirit of Faerie Afterlight.

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 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Magic 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the classic puzzle-platformer feel with a modern, stylized aesthetic and tight exploration mechanics.

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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Cute 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich, adventure-focused experience that blends platforming and exploration with a charming, retro-inspired world.

Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, beautiful 2D world to explore with a focus on fluid combat and platforming abilities.

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Cute 8.4%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, cute take on the Metroidvania genre that prioritizes exploration and charm over traditional combat.

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 37.1%, Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Cute 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features clever puzzle-platforming mechanics that require manipulating the environment, much like the terrain-shifting in Faerie Afterlight.

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 55%, Platformer 13.1%, Cute 8.3%, 2D 7.9%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a compact, cute, and highly polished 2D Metroidvania experience that focuses on tight platforming.

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 19%, Platformer 15%, Colorful 9.7%, Magic 9.6%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, exploration-heavy Metroidvania experience with a focus on platforming challenges and a distinct, colorful aesthetic.

Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Magic 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a magical, side-scrolling platforming experience that emphasizes exploration and charm.

Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines side-scrolling exploration with folklore-inspired themes and a unique, hand-drawn look.

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 32%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a pacifist-focused Metroidvania that prioritizes platforming and exploration over combat, maintaining a very cute tone.

Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Cute 14.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a cute, hand-drawn aesthetic and a focus on exploration-based Metroidvania gameplay.

Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Magic 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of Metroidvania exploration and magic-based combat within a stylized, atmospheric world.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Magic 10.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Cute 9%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a dark yet beautiful stylized aesthetic and precise 2D action-platforming mechanics.

Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Exploration 9%, Stylized 8.3%, Platformer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on elemental-based combat and platforming within a 2D Metroidvania structure.

Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a classic 2D Metroidvania structure with a focus on exploration and atmospheric storytelling.

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes exploration and puzzle-platforming mechanics in a 2D side-scrolling environment.

Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Magic 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Cute 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cute, action-adventure experience with a focus on magic and 2D platforming.

Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Surreal 18.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, exploration-heavy experience that fits well with the puzzle-platforming focus of the seed game.

Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.

Why similar: Cute 19.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Fantasy 13.4%, Puzzle 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric, narrative-driven adventure that emphasizes exploration and discovery.

Lumione is a platformer game set in a deep-sea universe. Join the protagonist Glimmer on a journey in search of the Light as you put your wit to the test in solving challenging puzzle-like levels. Learn from your failures and restore the Light of Hope to the seabed.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, 2D 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a beautiful, platforming-heavy game that focuses on overcoming environmental challenges in a stylized world.

Tokino Sora zaps into another world mid-live! Join her Hololive friends in a thrilling Metroidvania-style action-adventure, blending 2D and 3D. Explore a mysterious realm, recover scattered items, and guide Sora’s epic tale to a dazzling finale!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action-Adventure 17%, Fantasy 11.4%, Cute 10%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a fantasy-themed action-adventure experience with a focus on exploration and character progression.

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 33.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 9.4%

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 34%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Cute 10.9%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Exploration 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Cute 11%, Puzzle 9.5%

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 27.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8%, Cute 7.3%

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.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.3%

Dive into a magical woven world on the back of your own carpet dragon! Explore the textile landscape, solve puzzles, challenge quirky creatures and unravel the great mysteries of a long forgotten past in Weaving Tides!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Cute 13.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, relaxing approach to puzzle-platforming and exploration in a colorful, hand-drawn world.

Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Magic 10.6%

Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Combat 8.8%, Exploration 7.8%

Join Stix the fairy on an a tiny 3D adventure through the dense undergrowth of a fantasy garden. A bite-sized collectathon inspired by 90s platformers and childrens' picture books.

Why similar: Stylized 17.1%, Platformer 15.5%, Cute 15.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 12.2%

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Cute 11.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%

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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Cute 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Magic 22.8%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Fantasy 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

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 66.1%, Platformer 20%, 2D 7.3%, Adventure 6.5%

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 39.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Stylized 5.7%

Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.

Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!

Why similar: Stylized 20.8%, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Fantasy 12.1%, Colorful 11.3%

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 43.3%, Platformer 20.1%, Cute 13.9%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 9.3%

Centuries after The Flood, only dangers and mysteries remain. Venture into the beautiful and deadly ruins of Galaia in this small adventure full of big moments where your curiosity will be rewarded.

Why similar: Stylized 22.1%, Magic 19.4%, Cute 16.4%, Colorful 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%

Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Magic 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%

The Lightbringer is a poetic adventure/puzzle platformer with light combat elements, set in a beautiful world claimed by a vile corruption. Guided by your sister’s spirit, you must prevail where she could not. Cleanse the corruption, become The Lightbringer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Cute 16.1%, Stylized 12.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%

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 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Minimalist 11.6%, Cute 11.2%, Colorful 6.4%

Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!

Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Exploration 16.4%, Cute 11.3%, 2D 6.8%, Magic 5.1%

Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 19%, Cute 13.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Colorful 9.3%

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Cute 7.3%, Exploration 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.8%

Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Magic 17.2%, Stylized 14.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Cute 13.8%

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.

Why similar: Cute 22.3%, Exploration 21.6%, Stylized 18.2%, Puzzle 16%, Fantasy 11.1%

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 33.3%, Magic 15.1%, Cute 11.2%, Combat 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%

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 35.3%, Cute 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%