- #1 The Dreamcatcher
97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: WorkingOrders
Windows · Linux
The Dreamcatcher is a proof of concept for a hand-drawn adventure platformer where you explore a collection of floating islands as Kit, the Dreamcatcher.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.2%, 2.5D 23%, Platformer 18.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #2 Twilight Monk
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: Aquatic Moon GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.
Why similar: 2.5D 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Comic Book 10.5%
- #3 Lumen Veil
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obox
Windows
A dark metroidvania where you play as a silent, white-hooded specter drifting through forgotten realms. Master precise hand-drawn platforming and uncover the mystery of the veil.
Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, 2.5D 16.8%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Action 10%
- #4 Reclamation
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat Hair Games
Windows
A quirky claymation metroidvania
Why similar: Platformer 20.1%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, 2.5D 19.3%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #5 FAR: Changing Tides
94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,712 reviews2022
Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14.4%
- #6 Plokoth
94% matchMixed68% of 341 reviews2021
Dev: Team Plokoth
Windows
Plokoth is an atmospheric 2D platforming game set in a mysterious jungle.
Why similar: Psychedelic 23.4%, Hand-drawn 22.1%, Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #7 Hoa
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,168 reviews2021
Dev: Skrollcat StudioPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.7%, Action-Adventure 16%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #8 Avoid Mushrooms
92% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: TheGegel
Windows · Mac
Pick mushrooms, die from mushrooms, repeat.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.4%, Hand-drawn 22.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #9 Wurzeltiefe
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AEV Studios
Windows
A compact, painterly metroidvania: a 2–3 hour descent into the Rootdeep. Explore 26 painted caverns, earn five abilities, face two guardians — then chase your own best time with the built-in speedrun timer.
Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11%, Adventure 10.7%
- #10 Hardcoded
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krokozavr Pub: KrokozavrGame
Windows
A surreal 2D action-adventure platformer about a self-aware AI. Travel through unstable games, overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, fight enemies, and adapt to the Creator’s interference.
Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, 2.5D 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #11 ARANEA, BREACH!
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CROOSER ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Control a heavy armored vehicle equipped with the ARANEA Spider-Bionic Module. Use the mechanical climbing system to overcome spatial limitations, dismantle obstacles, collect resources, and install functional modules to adapt your vehicle to ever-changing exploration environments.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #12 The Little Brave
89% matchPositive92% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
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: 2.5D 21.3%, Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #13 Rusty Rabbit
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO PLUSPub: SoFun
Windows
Humankind abandoned Earth as it entered another ice age. Over time, those who came to hold dominion over the world were... rabbits!? Stamp, a cute rabbit with an old soul, pilots his trusty mech "Junkster" through the giant ruins of a frozen world in this Side-Scrolling Action Adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.2%, 2.5D 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action 13.1%
- #14 Ethoterria's Last Soldier
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: August Studios
Windows
Ethoterria's last soldier is a platformer with integrated PvE combat. Dungeons, which act as levels, are connected through a broader open world. Completing dungeons upgrades your characters stats. The platforming has a very high difficulty leading to frustrating but satisfying gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 20%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Hand-drawn 17%, Action 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
- #15 Fly and Shadow
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7th Life Studios
Windows
A fast-paced 2D action adventure set in the mysterious world of Drury. Run, jump, and soar through procedurally generated levels as you chase, or are chased by your own shadow. Collect coins, grow your collection, and race to the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #16 Tornado Raid / Tornado Blade
87% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: グリーンポップパーティPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
“An interactive action VN” ---- An action game with the story of serial weapons “Tornado Raid”. An RPG that an assistant of weapon development finds out herself “Tornado Blade”. These two games are compiled, and rebirth as one package of SF human drama.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 36%, Action-Adventure 30.3%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
- #17 Lombric
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dlan
Windows
In Lombric you are playing as a weak worm digging it's way through underground mazes and avoiding traps and predators. Escape a poisoned land, and help other worms to reach the surface.
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Action 9.6%, Comic Book 9.5%
- #18 Wald-Guard
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Licht_Fisch
Windows
In Wald-Guard, you step into the role of a tiny bumblebee and embark on an emotional journey. Each chapter is a meticulously crafted, linear platforming experience with plenty of room for exploration and surprises. What the chapters truly mean? That remains a secret 🤐.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.2%, Platformer 25.5%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Action 8.9%
- #19 Spirit Below The Waves
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Todd Weiss
Windows
Spirit Below the Waves is a story-driven underwater exploration game featuring atmospheric discovery, environmental puzzles, and light combat. Descend into the depths of the ocean in search of your long-lost friend. As you pilot your submarine through unknown depths a deeply personal story unfolds.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.7%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, Hand-drawn 16%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #20 Wild Chorus
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Habitat Games
Windows
A hand-illustrated musical exploration game where you charm Sound Sprites and protect them from Silence, combine them into Melodies and fix the world (and the soundtrack), in whatever way you choose. No musical ability required!
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.3%, 2.5D 17.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 10%
- #21 Souno's Curse
82% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Kiro TeamPub: PixelHeart
Windows
Embark on a short and emotional journey through a cursed cave in this 2D hand-drawn platformer with action and metroidvania elements. Uncover a touching story about regrets and the value of living the moment
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.3%, Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #22 DAB 12
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Kangaroo Standard
Windows
A 2D platformer about vanquishing capitalizm
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Capitalism 10.8%, Action 9.6%
- #23 Palace : Prologue
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SytronInGame(s)
Windows
Tame the fauna, flora and the mysteries of your valley to prepare a sumptuous feast.
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Action-Adventure 21.3%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 11.5%
- #24 Flaming Trails - Lost Ember
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PiepsSoft
Windows
At the end of time, an ancient, familiar evil awakens, threatening the remaining life in the universe.
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Action-Adventure 21.5%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 11.9%
- #25 Legends of Ethernal
81% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows · Mac
Legends of Ethernal is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle tough creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.1%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #26 Peaky Circus
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a broken world filled with masks and monsters in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. Fight strange enemies and twisted bosses with your katana and shotgun umbrella, unlock powerful new abilities, and uncover the truth behind the masks of Peaky Circus.
Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #27 The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,880 reviews2021
Dev: Trinity TeamPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Why similar: 2.5D 18.4%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #28 HINO
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: UnGloomStudioPub: TOEI GAMES
Windows
Hino, a girl with a red ribbon, and the white Monimoni Skeleton journey through a world of darkness in this 2D dark fantasy game. Having lost her memory, Hino seeks a safe haven in a land overrun by monsters, uncovering the truth of the dark world as she travels.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Action-Adventure 21.9%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #29 Topidia: The Last Badge
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Shining BatsPub: ESAT
Windows
Become the greatest explorer, find the last badges you are missing, and most importantly, be the first to discover Topidia!
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, Platformer 21.1%, Action-Adventure 18%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action 7.5%
- #30 ITORAH
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 962 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Hand-drawn 19.7%, Platformer 16%, 2.5D 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #31 Minute of Islands
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,012 reviews2021
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Comic Book 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #32 Troy: The Malware Fight
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Kristapsmadeapp
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D / 2.5D platformer about computer geek Troy. One day Troy unexpectedly detects a malware on his computer. This is where the great fight against the malware starts. After cleaning his computer Troy realizes that malware has spread all over his computer gadgets.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.3%, Platformer 21.2%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Action 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%
- #33 Mughaan
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mughaan Pty Ltd
Windows
Explore far and near in the world of Mughaan while battling or sneaking past the divine beings. In an event driven environment, with a complete day and night cycle, the enemies act differently depending on the time of the day. Find your way towards your goal or change the narrative as you desire.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.9%, Platformer 18.3%, 2.5D 17.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%
- #34 RuneShroom
76% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Shroom ConnoisseursPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
RuneShroom is a 2D action platformer where you play as Mushu. You must journey forth! Armed with an array of hand animated spell to drive the snails who have decimated the your people's lands, and who now endanger the very diety who gave you life.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.5%, Platformer 21%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action 8.4%
- #35 Abyss
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Super PowerUp Games
Windows
Explore the abyss!
Why similar: 2.5D 27.7%, Action-Adventure 22.9%, Action 14.2%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 12.8%
- #36 Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyrrhic Dreamer
Windows
Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble is a story focused action RPG that gives you the choice to build out the narrative, or destroy it.
Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Hand-drawn 17%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #37 Lionel the Dragon
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Spec Games
Windows
A dark and Moody 2.5D, story-driven action puzzle game based on a child with a worrying view of the world.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.1%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Psychedelic 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #38 THE LAST MATCH GIRL
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChronoJuvenile
Windows
Finding the Place to Return, A survival horror of ashes and light. In a city where the dawn never comes, Scavenging for food, scavenging for life, And yet you are still alive. ………"Welcome home."
Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, 2.5D 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Exploration 10.8%
- #39 Liminalia
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.9%, Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 8%
- #40 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, 2.5D 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #41 Unicorn Wars
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.E.P. Games
Windows
Go on a mission to save the teddy home. “Unicorn Wars” is a handcrafted action-platform video game, with characters and environments based on Alberto Vazquez's film. Honor, pain and cuddles!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.2%, 2.5D 17.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Exploration 8%
- #42 Fevercide
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.8%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #43 Re:Be
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Re:Be Space
Windows
Re:Be is a story-based action RPG 2D platformer game. In Re:Be, you become the protagonist and embark on a lengthy adventure to find the people who suddenly disappeared in an increasingly contaminated Earth.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Platformer 19.1%, Action-Adventure 18%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #44 Shellbound
70% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Fake LobsterPub: Kinetic Publishing
Windows
Shellbound is a 2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite exploring a living world, battling and controlling enemies that will cause the ecosystem to evolve around you. Platform through diverse biomes, solve puzzles, and unravel your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #45 after the meteor shower
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Luciano irrthumPub: luciano irrthum
Windows
A platform game that starts with a space trip... simple mechanics, many different enemies, with 40 stages and sub-phases - 68 passages approximately
Why similar: Spaceships 21.4% ★, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Platformer 13.8%, Psychedelic 11.8%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #46 Born to Rise
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Raccoons Making GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
To complete Yridis' mission, you'll have to make your way through the bowels of a vast underground dungeon filled with unique environments, deadly dangers and mysterious beings. Jump, dash and give the enemies you encounter their due thanks to powerful weapons.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action 8.4%
- #47 Jabuti Adventures
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel Assis
Windows
Jabuti Adventures is a platform game about a turtle, whose basket of eggs disappeared due to a brief oversight, and now she needs your help to get them back.
Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Action-Adventure 26.4%, Exploration 20.3%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%
- #48 Huni Kuin: Beya Xinã Bena
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Philosophical School of GamesPub: Associação Povos da Terra - APOTI
Windows
Discover the ancient stories and wisdom of the Huni Kuin people on a journey through the Amazon rainforest. A 2D platformer that blends Indigenous culture, spirituality, and art into a transformative adventure.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.3%, Psychedelic 16.9%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #49 A Beginning
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Starlight Studios Games
Windows
2D sidescrolling platformer about rescuing Toys from a doomed space colony while fighting an evolving monster. Customize your character, dive into deep lore, and master new abilities and systems to survive the end of the world.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.5%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Capitalism 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.9%
- #50 幽幽子大人食欲不振 Yuyuko is suffering from lack of appetite
69% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 16air
Windows
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 18%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Comic Book 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
- #51 Shadow of the Dead Lands
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Dune Studio
Windows
Enter a fallen dark-fantasy kingdom in this atmospheric 2D action-adventure. Master shadow powers, overcome deadly platforming challenges, defeat corrupted guardians, and recover five lost hearts to seal the Abyss King once more.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%
- #52 Erandique
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 11.3%
- #53 Natural Spirit
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: OriGaming Studio
Windows
Natural Spirit is a third-person adventure game where you will play as the shiba Yukito, to help the spirit Aura to save the tree of life from a certain death that would doom us all.
Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Comic Book 12.5%, Action 8%
- #54 Memory Eater
71% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: NemoSoda
Windows
Inside one's brain is never easy...
Why similar: Psychedelic 31.1%, Hand-drawn 25.2%, Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #55 Lens Gloss
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethan Harris-Austin
Windows
Lens Gloss is a dark, mysterious puzzle game inside an animator’s mind. You use different films to enter 3 worlds: his joyful golden past, his sombre blue present and his cold dark future.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.7%, Psychedelic 16.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Action-Adventure 14.6%
- #56 Testimony of Shew: Depths of Sheol
67% matchMixed50% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Similitudes
Windows
Testimony of Shew is a narrative driven Third-person/Side-scroller platformer, based on a true story, told in symbolism. Traverse through a dark world filled with meaning. Master the art of dodging and perfect your timing as you face increasingly challenging obstacles.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, 2.5D 16.8%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%
- #57 Puppetmaster
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24%, 2.5D 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #58 Darwin's Paradox!
63% matchVery Positive88% of 1,234 reviews2026
Dev: ZDT StudioPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.
Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, 2.5D 15.3%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #59 Ultros
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,270 reviews2024
Dev: HadoquePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.2%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.1%
- #60 Maeldor: Quest Of The Artifact
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Maeldor Games
Windows · Mac
Ready for an adventure? A RPG inspired handcrafted story-driven action-adventure platformer! Control a fellowship of 3 heroes as they travel to Mount Trumnor! Discover a magical world, fight your enemies, upgrade your heroes, find treasures, meet locals and be part of an epic quest to save Maeldor!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.6%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Lore-Rich 8.1%