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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Female Protagonist, Metroidvania, 2D, Action.

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Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 548 reviews
Released: 2021-05-20
Developer: Redblack Spade
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 3.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 84%

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    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Female Protagonist 19%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 5.1%, Adventure 4.7%

  53. #53 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,713 reviews2013
    Dev: Endlessfluff Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 71.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%, Action 4.6%, Action RPG 3.6%, 2D 3.6%

  54. #54 Rebel Transmute
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 275 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

  55. #55 Stardust Demon
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: resnijars
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A retro story-rich metroidvania filled with unique and diverse abilities, and quirky, charming aliens and demons. Algol is witness to a catastrophe that sends the universe into disarray, uncover a mysterious evil plot and find many hidden rooms that test your skills.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, 2D 5.1%

  56. #56 Psychopomp
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,472 reviews2024
    Dev: Fading Club
    Windows

    Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

    Why similar: Psychological 29.6%, Female Protagonist 23%, Atmospheric 14%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 8.3%

  57. #57 Islets
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 45.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Fantasy 7.4%

  58. #58 FUNKYHEART
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2025
    Dev: juicce
    Windows

    Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in this 3D platformer.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.9%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 6.2%

  59. #59 ANIMAL WELL
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 68.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, 2D 6.5%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 3.6%

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