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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, 2D, Action.

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HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you will face formiddable bosses, discover cryptic secrets and explore for new powers!

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 20 reviews
Released: 2025-10-06
Developer: Akseli Virtanen
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
    Dev: Robert Alvarez
    Windows · Mac

    Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Minimalist 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

  2. #2 Master Key
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2024
    Dev: Achromi
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    Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Minimalist 12.7%, 1980s 11.4%, Retro 11.3%, Nonlinear 8.4%

  3. #3 PATHFINDER 08
    96% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
    Windows

    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 33.8%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Nonlinear 7.4%

  4. #4 FrogeON
    95% 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 23.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 7.3%

  5. #5 Shadow King
    94% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
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    Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

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    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: XSKR LLC
    Windows

    What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 1980s 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

  7. #7 SUPER ANT
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Andrygast
    Windows

    Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Retro 13.6%, Nonlinear 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%

  8. #8 Hoofprints
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bizi Games
    Windows

    A fairytale-like atmospheric game about a little foal lost in a dark forest. Find food, hide from the night, meet strange creatures, and slowly grow up - leaving hoofprints along your journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Abstract 14.9%, Minimalist 10.8%, Exploration 9%

  9. #9 Tres-Bashers
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2021
    Dev: ondydev
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    Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Side Scroller 11.2%, 1980s 11.2%, Retro 8.3%, Action-Adventure 8%

  10. #10 Slumbering Feline
    91% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: The Flavare
    Windows · Linux

    Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?

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  11. #11 Pipsqueak!
    90% 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.

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  12. #12 Croakspire
    89% 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 40.2%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 9%, Action 6.2%

  13. #13 House of Shadow
    89% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: High Clarity Games
    Windows

    House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Exploration 9.6%, 2D Platformer 7.9%

  14. #14 Trash Quest
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
    Dev: Francis Vace
    Windows

    Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.

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  15. #15 The Legend of Chalkvania
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Crocodilligator Games
    Windows

    A bite-sized retro action-adventure set in a quirky, cursed land. Battle monsters, meet oddball characters, and uncover hidden secrets in this homage to old-school 2D adventures. Whether you walk the path of light or embrace the curse, the Legend of Chalkvania is yours to write.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Retro 8.7%

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    85% matchVery Positive84% of 6,153 reviews2024
    Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  17. #17 Between Worlds
    86% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Pletenica Studios
    Windows

    MAT is a young boy trapped in a school he barely recognises. Help him in the search for answers, shifting between worlds, uncovering new challenges, creatures, and abilities in each of them. Explore a narrative platformer inspired by the metroidvania genre, made by friends for friends.

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    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2017
    Dev: Anxious Neck Games
    Windows

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    84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows

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    82% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: More_RetroGames
    Windows · Linux

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    77% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
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    75% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: Dreampunk
    Windows · Mac

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    77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: KoKoGames
    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: Tay
    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews2026
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    75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
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    Windows · Linux

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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  38. #38 The Bounty Huntress
    74% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: IC Games
    Windows

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  39. #39 Dormiveglia
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Round Cartridge
    Windows

    Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!

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  40. #40 PSYCRON
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

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    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: DIE SOFT
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2017
    Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    72% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2020
    Dev: lightUP
    Windows

    A retro style mini metroidvania game about a caveman who loves ham!

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    70% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: DozenByte
    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    69% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Marty PixelRod
    Windows

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    71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
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    71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Rukashi
    Windows

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  51. #51 Eystrandi
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Leiksmidr studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
    Windows · Linux

    A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

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  53. #53 Museful
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nostalgicat
    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

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  55. #55 Xanthiom Zero
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

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  56. #56 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wayward Games
    Windows

    A game about saving a dying planet.

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  57. #57 Lelu
    67% matchNo user reviews
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  58. #58 Montezuma's Revenge - Director's Cut
    66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Normal Distribution LLC
    Windows

    The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!

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    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ralta Studios
    Windows · Mac

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