Games Like I Wanna Build a Robot

A little boy runs errands for his grandma and embarks on an imaginary adventure full of dungeons, monsters to retrieve ingredients for tonight's soup.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 11.8%, Old School 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%

An 8-bit action-adventure in the honest 1988 shape. A country eaten by briar, a sun kept in eight pieces, and nine tombs to open. One of them is on no map. Battery saves, secrets in the walls, and a second quest that lies to you. Nobody is coming.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Old School 11.7%, Top-Down 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

Take on the role of a little gnome exploring twisting, secret-filled dungeons in this retro, top-down adventure game.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Top-Down 9.2%

Adrenaline Dungeon is a top-down dungeon crawler game, play as an unknown man stuck in a time-looped dungeon. Uncover clues to discover a new order trying to rewrite history. Use different weapons and abilities to escape the dungeon and prevent history from being rewritten.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.2%, Action-Adventure 17%, Top-Down 12.3%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%

Play as a young hero in a retro pixel top-down adventure: explore the land of Ethral, find secrets, conquer dark dungeons, and collect shards to restore the Ethral Pendant to defeat the Pirate King!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.9%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 7.2%

A 2D zelda-like adventure game inspired by Bolivian folklore.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Top-Down 9.5%, 1990's 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

A retro-inspired action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and nonlinearity, Ahack Adventure 2 provides a journey through nine increasingly harrowing dungeons, and many genuine secrets to find!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Old School 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 8.1%

Help Kid Goblin overcome tricky puzzles and dangerous obstacles in this charming retro-style adventure packed with levels, secrets and classic 8-bit spirit.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Cute 7.3%

You’ve been given an odd request, and without protest, you get dressed and grab your sword from your weapons chest, and with much zest, you head west to complete your Otter Quest.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.8%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Old School 10.7%, Top-Down 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%

As a Marchwarden, you travel the southern roads to protect pilgrims and travelers. You will fight multi-phased bosses, shape the storylines of characters, and explore an interconnected world.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.9%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Hack and Slash 10.3%, Top-Down 9.1%, Old School 7.8%

YANCY is an NES style action adventure that follows a small protagonist in a vast world full of danger, swords and rewards. Lead your own adventure in a non-linear game world, explore hand-crafted dungeons, forge magical weapons, battle challenging bosses and unearth ancient secrets!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, Retro 9.5%, Action 8.6%

An adventure in werewolf hunting, for witches.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Old School 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Top-Down 8.2%

Play as a cunning black cat in a red cape in this old-school action puzzler! Blast your way through grid-based levels, outsmart enemies, and use bombs to clear a path — but beware of spikes and traps.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 8.4%

Dungeons of Dreadrock - The Dead King's Secret is Part 2 of the (yet unfinished) Dreadrock Trilogy. In this episode you'll puzzle and fight your way through the ancient cavern parts of Dreadrock Mountain. The game features 100 levels, 5 bosses, two different endings and tons of adorable pixel art.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.5%, Adventure 13%, Old School 11.1%, Top-Down 9.6%, Cute 9.3%

Keep the Light is a 2D top-down pixel art dungeon crawler. Descend beneath a quiet village into an ancient, shadow-consumed sanctuary. Master light mechanics to freeze entities lurking in the dark, gather vital resources, and protect the town above from the horror buried below.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Top-Down 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Embody Kimuto on the first day of his new job in this humor-packed dungeon crawler with surprising secrets to discover!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.9%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 9.7%, Action 7.6%

This is a retro style Fantasy/Adventure game where the player hunts through a dark dungeon, slaying enemies and collecting treasure.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 44.2%, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 7.7%

Ziii is a retro fantasy action-adventure game. Sail between countless islands, exploring their various elemental lands in top-down and sidescroll styles. Plunder their dungeons for powerful items and precious relics. Ziii is a treasure-hunter, looking to gain a treasure vault value of 100,000.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Top-Down 13%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Explore the dungeon and defeat the Skeleton King!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.1%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Top-Down 8.9%

Explore a handcrafted fantasy world, solve puzzles, battle dungeon bosses, and unlock powerful upgrades in this retro-inspired action-adventure with stoner comedy.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, Top-Down 13.1%, Action 11.7%, Retro 8.7%

Collect food, slay monsters, and stay alive as you explore the canyons, caves, and dungeons.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.8%

WARNING: This game is fair, but difficult. Keyboard is supported, but gamepad/controller use is strongly advised. If you're looking for a retro, pixel art style survival horror challenge, this is for you. This game doesn't hold your hand and game mechanics are deeper than they seem on the surface.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Top-Down 10.4%, Retro 9.8%

ある日、どんな薬も効かない原因不明の流行り病が村を襲った。 いつも元気な男の子ティモシーの、二人暮らしの大好きなおじいちゃんも病に倒れてしまった。 村の言い伝えにあった、どんな病も治すことができる『魔法のキノコ』の話。 ティモシーは、『魔法のキノコ』を無事に見つけることができるか…？

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.5%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Top-Down 11.2%, Cute 11%

Spell Blaster is a 2D top-down action game inspired by retro classics! The game is being developed for PC (with a planned release on Nintendo Switch) and tasks players with navigating mazes, destroying monsters, avoiding dangerous traps and solving perilous puzzles!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Top-Down 11.6%, Old School 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Zahalia was a peaceful land until The Dark Wizard came and stole all the crystals. Defeat his group of monsters and reclaim the Crystals to save Zahalia from darkness.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Old School 11.4%, Top-Down 10.9%, 1990's 9.2%

A top down, action-adventure NES game follows the journey of two kids through their imagination. Get your weapons and fight your way through to find out what's wrong with your world.

Why similar: Old School 21.7%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Retro 16.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Top-Down 9.1%

Explore a charming world in this handheld-inspired, top-down action adventure! Loot dungeons, triumph over gauntlets of enemies, and uncover secrets. Unlock new abilities that alter your play style, exhaust the randomizer, and build mastery of the fast paced, crunchy combat!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.2%, Top-Down 11.6%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 1990's 10.6%

Daedalus built the Labyrinth. Minos sealed him inside it with his son, Icarus. Descend through 40 mazes of the Knossos Labyrinth as its creator, Daedalus, and four other unlockable characters. Master 10 weapons/items to survive and solve the Labyrinth you've been exiled into.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.5%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Top-Down 12.3%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%

A game about exploring the fascinating world full of hostile tremendous bosses. Gather loot, and level up your hero making your way throughout the ancient ruins!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 12.4%, Old School 9%

Milford Heaven thrived after Luken’s fall, but a new evil rises from below. Rusty yet legendary, you must gear up, face brutal monsters, and fight through dark dungeons in fast-paced hack-and-slash action. Destiny calls—and it won’t wait.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.7%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Hack and Slash 12%, Zombies 10.8%, Top-Down 10%

They took your kids... Take their lives! Bunni Gunni Classic is a much needed polishing for the game jam game made in 4 days!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 13.6%, 1990's 9.4%

Explore mysterious worlds, solve puzzles and battle in order to uncover the burdens of the past.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.2%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Top-Down 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 7.3%

Do you like Marie‑chan? You play as Marie Android, a small girl‑like robot who meets many friends. Using mysterious powers, she can become muscular, flatten into a paper‑thin form, or transform into a giant tank to fight enemies. Borrow your friends’ abilities and save Akacha Town.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, Action-Adventure 25%, Action 20%, Retro 15.4%, Adventure 13.1%

A colorful mini-island adventure inspired by the handheld classics, built to be finished in an evening. Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and delve into four perilous dungeons.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.7%, Top-Down 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Retro 12.4%, Action 9.9%

Step into the forest where your shovel is both your weapon and lifeline. Fight back against twisted forest creatures, claim their corrupted seeds, and bring them to your farm and grow your weapons. Restore the forest plant by plant, Will you break the curse, or will the forest claim you too?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.7%, Cute 13.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Top-Down 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Dungeon Misfits is a chaotic action-roguelike with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17%, Top-Down 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Action 9.8%

Wumball is a challenging adventure game. You have no health and no weapons to defend yourself, so tread lightly. Can you make it to the end and save the king?

Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.5%, Top-Down 16.6%, Adventure 16%, Action 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%

Zahalia is a top-down action-rpg with item collection and dungeon exploring. Take back the 7 Crystals from the traitor Zezor and stop General Skull Knight from invading Zahalia. Explore to find new items to allow you to have access to more of the map and gain new abilities.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.8%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%

A daring wanderer wields his weapons in real-time battles through his quest into the unknown.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Missing that classic Zelda feeling? Step into the handcrafted pixel-art world of The Legends of Tynedale, a classic top-down adventure inspired by the landscapes and castles of Northumberland. Explore puzzle-box dungeons, battle fierce monsters, upgrade your weapons, and uncover hidden secrets.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Old School 11.2%, Top-Down 11%, 1990's 10.6%

Enter the dream worlds of Juna – The Dreamwalker and harness the power of a mystical rod to transform into monsters or objects. Fight in real time, solve puzzles, and face gigantic bosses. Expect around 30 hours of adventure.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Retro 9.8%, Top-Down 9%

A first-person retro dungeon crawler. On your wedding day a necromancer dragged your bride underground. Descend floor by floor, parry, break cracked walls, pick locks, and hunt for scraps of her veil and the relics that open the way deeper. Every fight is fair. Every hit is shown before it lands.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.9%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Old School 9.4%

Once Upon a Slime will be the game that starts my career as a solo game developer. This game is an adventure / bossbeater game about a little slime trying to escape a dungeon full of bosses. Beat them all to solve the mysteries of these dark dungeons!

Why similar: Top-Down 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Cute 11%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.1%

buried fortress that answers questions instead of housing them. Twenty-one chapters down, with four weapons, no map, and a lamp that interrogates the dark — hidden ground exists only while you are asking. Read what the last expedition left on the walls, and find out why none came back.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.5%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Hack and Slash 9.3%

Find the fabled Treasure of Akzbezth in this charming retro puzzle game!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.5%, Old School 19.9%, Retro 12.7%, Top-Down 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

Slash, shoot and craft your way through vicious monsters and perilous dungeons in this post apocalyptic quest to save the world.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.5%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 9.3%

DESTINY CALLS THE LEAST LIKELY OF HEROES. Reverie is an action adventure game set on a fictional island in New Zealand, inspired by the legend of Maui and the Giant Fish where the demigod himself fishes up the North Island with a powerful fishhook.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.4%, Top-Down 15.7%, Cute 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Colorful 8.9%

Anthology of Four 3D Action-Adventure Dungeon-Crawlers!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Retro 12.4%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 9.1%

Explore a Labyrinth full of magic, monsters, and mystery in this dungeon crawler inspired by retro classics. Wield unique spells to battle enemies, break blocks, and uncover hundreds of secrets hidden within the Labyrinth's walls.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Top-Down 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 8.8%

In a faraway kingdom, Princess Mati is kidnapped by the Dark Lord Valtur, an evil being with dark powers. However, thanks to a mysterious gadget from the future, the Dark Lord Valtur manages to take compromising photos of the Princess and threatens to spread them throughout the kingdom

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41%, Action-Adventure 19%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%

Venture yourself into the ancient Ruins of a fallen evil empire in order to loot treasures and save your village from eternal poverty. But behold, there is MORE than traps and MONSTERS waiting for you in this dungeon...

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.9%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.1%, Top-Down 14.3%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Retro 11.3%

Uncover a vast land filled with secrets, monsters, and ancient myth in BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS II, a direct sequel to BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS. Stranded in a foreign land and armed only with your wits and curiosity, you will collect items, unlock secrets, and fight monsters to save the Oracle.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.1%, Action 14%, Adventure 12.6%, Top-Down 8.8%, Old School 8.8%

Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.9%, Retro 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Top-Down 11.3%, Action 10.8%

Action, adventure, top down, rogue shooter, puzzle, RPG pick ups, randomly generated rooms, pick ups and levels. Fight your way down the dungeon with your shadow at your side picking up treasures, finding and solving puzzles. Discover why you have a missing face, and how your shadow is alive?!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Old School 9.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, 1990's 9%

Explore a fantasy world where nature is fading away, battle corrupted creatures, and solve environmental puzzles in this exploration-focused action-adventure.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.7%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Top-Down 9.6%

Light From Within is a top-down action-adventure focused on exploration, dungeon crawling, and discovery. Traverse a handcrafted world, solve puzzles, uncover hidden paths, and collect relics that expand your abilities, boost your stats, and alter how you interact with the environment.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.8%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Top-Down 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Plunge into the spirit filled dungeons on a mysterious island using the powers of the cursed queen. Slide and tongue swing your way in this quick pace roguelike. Battle bosses and uncover what secrets are on this island.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Action-Adventure 20%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Legend of Mallow has the exploration of zelda 1 combined with face paced bullet hell combat that you can finish in one sitting. Explore different biomes, kill tons of unique monsters, gamble, shop, find secrets and kill bosses all in under an hour!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Top-Down 7.4%

Nova Odessa: an action / adventure game where you kill demons and buy stuff for your house!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Top-Down 11.8%, Cute 9.1%, Hack and Slash 9%