Games Like HAAK

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a very similar atmospheric, post-apocalyptic vibe and tight, exploration-focused Metroidvania gameplay.

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 22%, Dystopian 17.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features high-mobility movement and pixel-art aesthetics that mirror the challenging platforming found in HAAK.

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 37%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at combining intricate puzzle-platforming with a deep, story-rich dystopian narrative.

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action RPG 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a compelling dystopian world and exploration-heavy gameplay that rewards curiosity and skill.

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 38.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes environmental puzzles and non-linear exploration within a dense, atmospheric world.

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi Metroidvania captures the lonely, desolate feeling of exploring a mysterious, ruined world.

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a diesel-punk dystopian world, it offers deep combat and exploration mechanics similar to HAAK.

Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This post-apocalyptic title features unique vehicle-based movement and combat that feels fresh and challenging.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Platformer 18.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on underground exploration and platforming mechanics that feel very similar to the traversal in HAAK.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Side Scroller 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers incredibly fluid movement and platforming challenges that evolve into a sprawling Metroidvania experience.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-platforming with a dark, atmospheric narrative that feels very much in line with HAAK's tone.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 4.2%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, pixel-art Metroidvania that prioritizes exploration and secrets in a desolate environment.

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 47%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, sci-fi Metroidvania that features pixel-art graphics and satisfying ability-gated exploration.

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 35.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game places a heavy emphasis on complex platforming challenges within a Metroidvania structure.

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 9.3%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features procedural elements and classic Metroidvania gameplay that keeps exploration feeling fresh.

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 50.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Combat 9.3%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging Metroidvania with deep combat mechanics and a sprawling world to explore.

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi Metroidvania that relies heavily on puzzle-solving and unique drone-based mechanics.

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 57.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Side Scroller 4.3%, Exploration 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive sci-fi Metroidvania that excels at world-building and exploration.

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 39.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines action-adventure with puzzle-solving in a vibrant, sci-fi pixel-art world.

A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that captures a similar dystopian atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Action RPG 7.9%, 2D 4%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere and deep, ability-focused exploration.

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 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, rewarding world to explore with a strong focus on platforming and adventure.

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Platformer 17.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Exploration 4.2%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a hand-drawn post-apocalyptic world with intense combat and exploration.

Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Combat 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi Metroidvania with a strong focus on exploration and challenging boss encounters.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a charming yet challenging Metroidvania experience with a strong focus on exploration and platforming.

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: Pixel Graphics 28.2%, Platformer 27.8%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Action 8.9%, 2D 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-focused, its dystopian setting and high-speed, precision-based gameplay are highly complementary.

Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a cinematic, atmospheric experience with a focus on action-adventure and platforming.

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 58.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 8.2%, RPG 7.2%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style Metroidvania that offers extensive exploration and character progression.

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Dystopian 15%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.8%

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.3%, Platformer 14%, RPG 6.1%, Action 4%, Side Scroller 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features deep combat and platforming mechanics that reward mastery and exploration.

Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Dystopian 13.3%, Platformer 10%, Action RPG 9%

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired Metroidvania that focuses on exploration and survival in an alien environment.

A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11%, Side Scroller 10.9%

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 31.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

ANTRO. The underground revolution. Join Nittch and Los Discordantes in the race to overthrow La Cúpula. In this rhythm, action, puzzle and 2.5D platforming game, music will be your ally!

Why similar: Underground 20.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Dystopian 12%

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

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 39.5%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers and decimating robotic foes. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos.

Why similar: Dystopian 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Combat 10.4%

The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9%

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 19%, Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action-Adventure 4.8%

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Combat 7.6%

SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%

Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Action RPG 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%, RPG 8.2%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D Platformer 9%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action RPG 10.2%, Adventure 6.3%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Comic Book 13.4%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 2D 4.6%

Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action RPG 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Exploration 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Combat 9.1%

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Combat 7.2%

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 8.2%, Exploration 8%