
Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Singleplayer, Action-Adventure, Action.

Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!

Moonlaw
Moonlaw is a mini-micro-metroidvania about a heroic knight's adventure to destroy a horrible monster on the moon!

TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Moonlaw is a mini-micro-metroidvania about a heroic knight's adventure to destroy a horrible monster on the moon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, PvE 7.8%, Action 7.2%
A 2D exploration danmaku action Touhou fangame (AKA a danmaku Metroidvania). Control Hata no Kokoro in a journey to find her masks. Look for power-up items along the way and challenge powerful bosses to reclaim them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 7.4%, Fantasy 6.2%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Magical Blush is a top-down action-adventure where fast-paced elemental combat meets Metroidvania-style exploration. Chain spell combos, exploit elemental weaknesses, rescue survivors, and battle the powerful Elemental Lords as you explore the wondrous world of Wyn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Top-Down 7.7%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Action 4.3%
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Top-Down 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Puzzle 7.2%
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Adventure 5.2%
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 35.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Fantasy 7.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Fantasy 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Action 4.9%
Wandersky is a skybound top-down adventure with a single arrow and a flying house. Kuu and her companion Tama are on a mission to restore the land of Hyndara. Explore a huge world filled with puzzles, enemies and quests: the sky always carries those who dare to wander…
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Action-Adventure 13%, Fantasy 6.8%, Puzzle 6.6%, PvE 5.8%
Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, PvE 11%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Action 6.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Fantasy 10.3%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5%
a cute little metroidvania with challenging combat and witchcraft 🧙🍐
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Top-Down 4.7%, Exploration 3.9%
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Action 7.1%, PvE 5.8%
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, PvE 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 4.2%
Educe is a 2D pixel art "Metroidbrainia" puzzle game where the world is your blueprint. Physically rearrange the screens of a forgotten laboratory to navigate a sprawling, non-linear maze. With no combat and a focus on logic, you must shift the environment itself to educe the path forward.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Puzzle 8%, Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 6.1%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Fantasy 6%
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 49.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Story Rich 5.7%, Action-Adventure 4.6%
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Top-Down 8%, Puzzle 6.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Top-Down 7.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.8%
Embark on a journey through the gamified "Beautiful World", play (fight) with residents until you are satisfied, and explore to the end of the world. "Bloom Thrice" is a 2D action adventure game where you join the world full of brightness and kindness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Top-Down 6.5%
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 5.8%
A minimalistic free-exploration metroidvania with quick, responsive movement and an extremely diverse cast of bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, PvE 10.8%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action 7.1%, Puzzle 6.8%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 4%, Combat 2.5%
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Adventure 4.5%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 4.9%, Exploration 4.1%
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 5%, Adventure 4.3%
A Tactical Shmuplovania. Aerostrike combines elements from Metroidvania, Bullet Hell, and Shmup genres. Take flight in the MF-01 Aerostrike, explore a large underground base, battle against squadrons of hostile ships of all shapes and sizes, and find a way to escape alive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, PvE 7.2%
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Exploration 6.1%, Puzzle 6%
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Fantasy 7.7%, Story Rich 5.1%, Exploration 4.9%
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, PvE 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9%, Exploration 5.5%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Action 6.4%
In this metroidvania Touhou fan game, burn a path through Gensokyo as Fujiwara no Mokou with a powerful array of unlockable abilities, but exercise caution as they will burn you right back. Merciless aggression is the key; with defeating enemies as the only way to restore precious hp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Female Protagonist 6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, Story Rich 3.8%
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 54.4%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Fantasy 7.2%, Action 4.6%
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Top-Down 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Globulo is a Metroidvania blended with Bullet Hell elements. Hand-drawn, Globulo invites you to immerse yourself in a strange microscopic world corrupted by infections that threaten the world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Bullet Hell 29.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.4%
Naru-Morph! is a 2D action platformer featuring a morphing gimmick.Utilize various abilities unique to each morph to explore the world, defeat fierce enemies, and to reach the Heavens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.1%, PvE 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Fantasy 5.8%, Action 5.3%
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Top-Down 8.9%, Fantasy 6.4%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Adventure 3.8%, Sci-fi 3.5%, Action 3.4%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 6%, Action 4.4%
Follow the Void Guardian as she inspects a space station after receiving a distress beacon from it and help her vanquish the hidden evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Top-Down 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 6.1%
Play as Kaila, a young girl determined to rescue her mother from the clutches of Graygar, the Grey Soul. Explore a vast world, uncover secrets, unlock powerful abilities, and face challenging bosses on a journey to the Underworld. Are you ready to defy Death itself?
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Fantasy 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 4.7%
An apocalyptic sci-fi game where you slay demons with style. Jump, dodge, dash, and parry to avoid incoming fire. Use Rewires to shape your build, level up to put points into Attributes and Perks, and progress through the world to unlock more Abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Top-Down 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 4%
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, PvE 10.6%, Fantasy 9%, Action 5%
Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Fantasy 7.4%
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 3.2%
From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Exploration 6.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Puzzle 5.2%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Action-Adventure 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Fantasy 5.7%, Exploration 5.3%
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Fantasy 7.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Action 4.7%
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Top-Down 10.3%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
You mission in Asili Forest is simple, search and destroy all rogue robots and save Asili Forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Action-Adventure 13%, Fantasy 8%, Puzzle 5.9%
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 70.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Action 2.9%, Adventure 2.4%