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

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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 544 reviews
Released: 2021-05-20
Developer: Redblack Spade
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 3.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 7.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.8%, Open World 23.3%, Story Rich 21.6%, 2D 14.3%

  53. #53 Clea
    69% matchVery Positive98% of 406 reviews2019
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.4%, Psychological 33.7%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 6.6%, Action 5.5%

  54. #54 ANIMAL WELL
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 68.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 3.7%

  55. #55 Anodyne
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,586 reviews2013
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

    Why similar: Psychological 30.2%, Action-Adventure 23.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, 2D 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

  56. #56 Fantasmagorie
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
    Dev: Needlepoint Productions
    Windows

    Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.

    Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Drama 16%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%

  57. #57 Anopek
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2021
    Dev: Captain Bear Games
    Windows

    Anopek is a genre mashup of metroidvania and retro first-person shooter. You explore a massive temple, solving ancient puzzles and defeating cunning bosses, all while uncovering the relics of the past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Female Protagonist 17%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Open World 9.2%, Fantasy 6.3%

  58. #58 Rusted Moss
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
    Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  59. #59 Transiruby
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2021
    Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
    Windows

    Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Fantasy 6.6%, Action 5.5%

  60. #60 Aquaria
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,513 reviews2008
    Dev: Bit Blot, LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Adventure 4%, 2D 3.7%

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