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  1. #1 Kero Kero Cowboy
    97% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: MetagameMike
    Windows

    Kero Kero Cowboy is a cartoony western themed platformer developed for the Game Boy Color! Use your extendable tongue, trusty six-shooter, and wits to conquer the wildest outlaws of the west. Yeehaw!

    Why similar: Western 43.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Cartoony 7.4%, Side Scroller 7.3%

  2. #2 Pipsqueak!
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
    Windows

    Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Swordplay 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Platformer 9.7%

  3. #3 Super Paul World
    96% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Palez
    Windows · Linux

    Experience a great adventure in "Super Paul World" where you defeat many enemies while trying to retrieve the Cookie Nexus Core for Baker Tim. Earn experience points (EXP) to acquire various cosmetic items.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 28.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

  4. #4 Croakspire
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lotus Arcade
    Windows

    Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Combat 6.3%

  5. #5 Crossroads
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JicklusPub: Dumpster Fire Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    With nothing but a revolver by your side, traverse the deepening chasms and acrobatically dispatch a range of enemies from bats to bandits in this western themed tale of letting go.

    Why similar: Western 47.9%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Side Scroller 7.4%, Action 7.4%

  6. #6 Osseous And Swordy
    94% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Ali İrfan DoğanPub: ALID Games
    Windows

    Osseous And Swordy is a 2D game that tasks players with outlasting an ever-evolving horde of monsters. With the coins falling from each enemy you kill, you can strengthen your sword, your health bar or your shield. Can you reach the last level and finish the game in this HELLISH game to play?

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 20%, Metroidvania 18.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Swordplay 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  7. #7 Count Pumpcula
    93% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Luke EdwardsPub: Panda InkCorp
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    One misty moonlit night, Count Dracula is attacked by an orange object from the sky. He finds himself awaking on a mysterious island with a pumpkin stuck to his head. With the new power of the pumpkin that protects Dracula from sunlight, he must find his way off the island and back to his Castle.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 23.8%, Metroidvania 20.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

  8. #8 Maev
    92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Keepsake
    Windows

    A 2D RPG with distinct combat and platforming mechanics to handle at the same time. Explore what Maev has done to the world after humans went extinct, upgrade your weapon and adapt. Through 3 sections of 10 maps, fit for speedrunning or discorvery, collect pieces of lost knowledge, and explore.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 25.1%, Metroidvania 17.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 7.7%, Action 7.4%

  9. #9 Plague of Yamorn
    91% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: DozenByte
    Windows

    Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

  10. #10 Sect-Machina
    91% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
    Dev: Skelecrew Games
    Windows

    Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  11. #11 FrogeON
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JofraDev
    Windows

    A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  12. #12 MYCO
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LilyPadDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a quest to the corrupted hill to save your long-lost brother.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 27.4%, Metroidvania 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 8.1%

  13. #13 The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: Elden PixelsPub: Acclaim, Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in the mind of a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. Experience a metroidvania-lite drenched in anxiety and based on a very true story.

    Why similar: Western 27.7%, Metroidvania 20.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  14. #14 Lost Tribe
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Firestone Games
    Windows

    Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Combat 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.1%

  15. #15 Maelstrom
    87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Maelstrom
    Windows

    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 35.8%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Platformer 6.5%

  16. #16 The Elderseed
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Talebound Games
    Windows

    Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9%

  17. #17 Sky DarkCrow
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Skyfox_13
    Windows

    Crow has to defeat enemies and collect coins and others.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Fighter 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.2%

  18. #18 Keena The Voidslayer
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crowning Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

  19. #19 Mr.Egg:Adventure
    84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: 林宇亨 lilCowPub: X-Studio
    Windows · Mac

    This is a side-scrolling game with pixel art, the main character is Mr.EGG, you can brandish your sword and throw the egg shell to defeat the enemy on the way, you can also change your appearance with coins in the shop.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.2%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Fighter 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

  20. #20 Pumpkin & Patch
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gourdfield Games
    Windows · Mac

    EmBARK on an all-new adventure with Patch, a one-eyed Shiba Inu dog in search of a new family. Travel with Patch and his new friend, Pumpkin, on this exciting 2D Metroidvania to battle dangerous bosses, explore the Hollowed Lands, and gain fun new abilities!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 2D Fighter 23.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.6%

  21. #21 Bitlands
    84% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: ByteForge
    Windows

    Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  22. #22 Garden of Butterflies
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Besouroterra
    Windows

    The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Nature 8.5%, Side Scroller 7.6%

  23. #23 Ed's world story
    82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: KoKoGames
    Windows

    Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%

  24. #24 Shadow King
    81% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Combat 6.5%

  25. #25 Bread Adventure
    80% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Wheafun Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

  26. #26 Elysian Siege
    79% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2025
    Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
    Windows

    Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 13%, Nature 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  27. #27 Panda Punch
    81% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: Ninja Rabbit StudiosPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows · Linux

    Panda Punch is a puzzle platformer game in which you have to control a red panda and save the world from evil alien robots.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 18%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 7.1%

  28. #28 RedCloak
    79% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Braveburst
    Windows

    The story of Little Red Riding Hood begins in the forest with her companion Light in an unfamiliar place with no memory. Enjoy a full-scale side-scrolling action RPG with tough boss battles where even a moment of inattention can kill you, and uncover the truth about the lost world.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 31.9%, Metroidvania 27.5%, 2D Platformer 18%, Adventure 11%, Combat 8.4%

  29. #29 Golden Knight
    78% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Guara Studios
    Windows

    Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

  30. #30 Axiom Verge 2
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  31. #31 The Ramsey
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  32. #32 Destinesia
    77% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: Tay
    Windows

    Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Combat 8.9%

  33. #33 Solaris: Good Harvest
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moving Pixels
    Windows

    A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Adventure 10.2%

  34. #34 Makis Adventure
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: Zoroarts
    Windows

    Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

  35. #35 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows

    Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  36. #36 Zozo and the Lost Dreams
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Red Dunes Games
    Windows

    Help Zozo find his way home in this cartoon-inspired Metroidvania platformer. Pillow-fight sentient pastries, train under an octopus master, and brave a cybernetic jungle as you explore the vibrant landscapes of Zozo's dreams.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.2%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

  37. #37 REDSHOT
    75% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
    Dev: Brian Lynch
    Windows

    Multiplayer Update now available! Quick reflexes and clever strategies are required in REDSHOT, a bullet-time metroidvania where everything is deadly, but you are deadlier. Can you save the royal city from total destruction? ...Can you do it with style?

    Why similar: Western 30.5%, Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 5.5%

  38. #38 Trophy Knight
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GameResort LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a thrilling journey to redemption in this metroidvania style action platformer. Explore a multitude of locations, battle a variety of enemies and solve small puzzles to retrieve collectibles for your trophy room. Unlock new areas by upgrading your weapons and abilities.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

  39. #39 Freakland
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: kunst Games
    Windows

    An exciting and fun platform game. play with a fancy computer head full of dangling wires. I know, it may sound weird, but hey, you're in Freakland bro!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, 2D Fighter 18.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 8.2%

  40. #40 Soulflame
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex Eckardt Games
    Windows

    Fight, explore, and uncover the secrets of a world bound by nature and spirit — all to save the one person you have left.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 30.3%, Metroidvania 21.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Adventure 7.2%

  41. #41 AOI
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
    Dev: Pura Studio
    Windows

    This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 7.8%

  42. #42 Nightmare Materials
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HKPub: Nameless Heaven
    Windows

    Nightmare Materials is a Pixel-Art Metroidvania with Combat, Puzzles and a lot of Exploration and discovering. As a Drone you explore a lost and mysterious World in search of the truth.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 20.7%, Metroidvania 18.9%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 7.6%

  43. #43 Cloud Seeker
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MagniFish Studios
    Windows

    Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 7.8%

  44. #44 Dusted Dusk
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: D.X.
    Windows

    Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 7.1%

  45. #45 Lone Fungus
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%

  46. #46 Jumper Jon
    69% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Ogre Pixel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 10%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

  47. #47 The Adventures of Panzer 2
    71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixelcraft Games
    Windows

    Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Adventure 10.3%

  48. #48 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
    71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
    Windows

    Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Platformer 11%, Side Scroller 10.4%

  49. #49 Garden of Aiden
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Solarpunk Studios
    Windows

    A precision 2D metroidvania where knowledge decays and data is currency. Recover GAIA’s shattered algorithms to restore lost abilities, outmaneuver corrupt AIs and ravenous bugs, and weave through a hand‑crafted techno‑organic world of rewarding secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Platformer 8.2%, Nature 8.1%

  50. #50 Project: The MIR Incident
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rhineware
    Windows

    Escape from a wide laboratory dominated by battles between rebelling test subjects and armed scientists. Solve puzzles, get into battles, and discover secrets as you progress through this action-packed 2D-Sidescroll-Adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, 2D Fighter 19.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 7.8%

  51. #51 QUICKDRAW
    70% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: Fantasma Collective
    Windows · Mac

    QUICKDRAW is a simple western-shootout-inspired fighting game that anyone can pick up and enjoy!

    Why similar: Western 41.2%, 2D Fighter 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Combat 9.2%, Action 5.8%

  52. #52 BLIGHTWRECK
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows · Linux

    Stuck at the bottom of the sea floor, escape a sunken ocean liner in this handcrafted 2D METROIDvania! Find powerful upgrades, and fight strange bosses. You may be isolated from your shipmates, but you're not alone...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8%

  53. #53 Sealed Bite: Extended
    66% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
    Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  54. #54 PSYCRON
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Platformer 7.3%

  55. #55 Xanthiom 2
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  56. #56 Far Star
    68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: This is Vini
    Windows · Linux

    Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

  57. #57 Dungeon Dot Ruby
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IIShots Entertainment
    Windows

    Delve into the Master Dungeon as you explore the unyielding tunnels from a top-down view or hop and bop through expansive caverns in 2d-sidescrolling action! Danger and discovery are to be found wherever you are in this retro-style adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Combat 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

  58. #58 Para-Lax
    69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Expansionpack Butterfly
    Windows

    Para-Lax is a 2D platformer in which you play as a hero named Lax and help a farmer get back his stolen dirt! Wander through a beautiful Pixel-World, avoid the traps and kill as much goblins as you can.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 24.4%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Swordplay 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 8.7%

  59. #59 Zhuan Zhu Assassinating King Liao
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 速子科技
    Windows

    "Zhuan Zhu Assassinating King Liao" is a side-scrolling action game based on ancient Chinese history. Play as Zhuan Zhu, who joins a daring plot to assassinate King Liao of Wu. Embark on a perilous journey fueled by loyalty and conviction in this legendary tale of sacrifice.

    Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.8%, Metroidvania 18%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%

  60. #60 Tiny Sheriff
    65% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: Rotgut Games
    Windows · Mac

    Tiny Sheriff is a 2D movement platformer where you use weapons as a means of transportation. Master your movement capabilities to take on increasingly daring challenges.

    Why similar: Western 41.4%, 2D Platformer 18%, Cartoony 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Combat 7%

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