Games Like GIGA WRECKER

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong narrative, intricate puzzle-platforming, and a female protagonist that mirrors the depth of GIGA WRECKER.

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.5%, Anime 16.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 8%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines deep puzzle-solving with action-RPG elements and a vibrant anime aesthetic.

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Platformer 19.5%, Anime 14.9%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A polished Metroidvania with anime-style visuals and unique time-manipulation mechanics.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Anime 30%, Action 22.6%, 2D 8.3%, Cyberpunk 4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced 2D action and anime-style storytelling that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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 46.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi Metroidvania that emphasizes puzzle-platforming and exploration in a compact, stylish package.

A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Platformer 18.9%, Anime 15.7%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality Metroidvania that captures the classic anime-inspired action-adventure feel.

Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Platformer 19.9%, Anime 15.7%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features classic platforming, a charming female protagonist, and high-quality anime-inspired art.

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 30.9%, Female Protagonist 22%, Platformer 20.4%, Anime 13.5%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers tight action-platforming and a dark, atmospheric world with a female protagonist.

ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.4%, Anime 20.8%, Action 15.1%, Metroidvania 8.7%, Cyberpunk 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced hack-and-slash game with a meta-narrative and strong anime aesthetic.

Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.9%, Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 22.9%, Action 12.4%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on clever puzzle-platforming mechanics and a distinct visual style.

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Platformer 21.4%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Action 16.9%, 2D 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Introduces unique movement mechanics within a challenging Metroidvania framework.

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 42%, Platformer 24.1%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Adventure 10%, 2D 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled Metroidvania that emphasizes puzzle-solving and exploration.

A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi Metroidvania that balances action and exploration with a female protagonist.

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.9%, Metroidvania 26.7%, Anime 11.7%, Action 10%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG with beautiful hand-drawn art and a strong female lead.

Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Platformer 20.6%, Anime 15.8%, Action 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines platforming with unique RPG combat and a strong female lead.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 60.4%, Action 25.5%, 2D 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-platformer featuring a robot protagonist and fast-paced combat mechanics.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Anime 12.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Metroidvania featuring a female protagonist and deep exploration mechanics.

A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Action 29%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, fast-paced action and a distinct anime-inspired art style.

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 26.1%, Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive adventure game that blends action, platforming, and puzzle-solving.

Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful Metroidvania that utilizes time-manipulation mechanics and a compelling anime-inspired story.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Platformer 32%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy Metroidvania set in a gritty, diesel-punk world with satisfying combat.

Boki can copy the special abilities of any foe and then combine up to 3 of them into a unique super-weapon! Blast through hordes of evil robots in cyberspace, while training to become a superhero!

Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Action 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%, Cyberpunk 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic action-platformer featuring a female protagonist and highly customizable abilities.

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Platformer 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 17.8%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy 2D action-platformer with a vibrant anime aesthetic and fast movement.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Platformer 43.4%, Cyberpunk 27.7%, Action 20.5%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, fast-paced action game with a sci-fi narrative and precise platforming.

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Platformer 27.8%, Anime 25.9%, Action 11.7%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-platformer that captures the spirit of classic anime-style boss-rush games.

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Action 31.5%, Female Protagonist 30.8%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on unique movement mechanics and platforming challenges with a female protagonist.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.2%, Cyberpunk 26.6%, Action 21.2%

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Anime 19.1%, Platformer 17.3%, Action 6.9%

Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.2%, Platformer 28.4%, Action 19.5%, Anime 13.8%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action-platformer that emphasizes boss battles and a female protagonist.

Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!

Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Action 21%, Adventure 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that features unique grappling mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.3%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Anime 13.8%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and a female protagonist in a colorful world.

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Platformer 52.5%, Female Protagonist 25%, Action 14.9%, 2D 7.6%

Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Platformer 20.5%, Anime 9.5%, Adventure 6.2%

Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Anime 24.5%, Platformer 20%, Action 12.3%, Metroidvania 6%

ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.3%, Anime 23.3%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9%

Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!

Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Action 31.9%, Anime 25%, 2D 6.8%

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.5%, Action 19.4%, Anime 15.5%, Adventure 15%, Metroidvania 11.3%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.9%, Platformer 35.8%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Puzzle 5.5%, Action 3.8%

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Platformer 27.2%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Anime 8.4%, Action 5.5%

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 5.9%, 2D 4.9%

"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!

Why similar: Anime 32.7%, Action 26.8%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, 2D 6.2%

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29%, Platformer 26.1%, Anime 25.2%, Action 12.9%, 2D 6.8%

Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

Why similar: Platformer 33%, Female Protagonist 29.9%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Anime 10.4%

A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Action 17.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 4.4%

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Platformer 22.6%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Action 7.3%

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Anime 16.3%, Action 7.2%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Female Protagonist 29.4%, Action 11.2%, Anime 7.8%, 2D 7.2%

Turn heads. Drop jaws. Be bright. In this single-player 3D platformer, you’re the only one who can take down Mr. Buff and his lackies to restore color and life to the citizens of Cap City. Accompany Valah and the RKGK crew on their journey to take down the oppressive B Corp.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Platformer 25.3%, Anime 23.5%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 12.3%

A unique action-puzzle platform game that will give you a whole new gaming experience.

Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Anime 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Action 13.1%

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

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Anime 17.6%, Metroidvania 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action 12%

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 27.4%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Anime 12.5%, Action 7.4%

The original Rubbering Action game comes to Steam! Play as Umihara Kawase, an adventurer traveling through a world in search of ingredients. Hook the lure at the end of her stretchy rubber rope onto ceilings and walls to swing and leap through the stages. Quick reflexes and clever thinking are key!

Why similar: Platformer 38.1%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Physics 16.1%, Action 15.1%, Anime 11.9%

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action 24.6%, Metroidvania 20.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Platformer 19.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Anime 20.5%, Action 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 10.5%

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 47.7%, Platformer 28.6%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11%

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Platformer 22.2%, Anime 15.3%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 53.7%, Cyberpunk 31.9%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 5.9%

Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.7%, Platformer 25.8%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Action 14.5%, Physics 12%