Games Like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

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 76.5%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Action 3.7%, Indie 3.7%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential metroidvania that captures the sci-fi exploration and sense of isolation found in the seed game.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Metroidvania 79.9%, Adventure 7%, Action 3.9%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the breathtaking hand-drawn aesthetic and fluid, exploration-heavy gameplay of the seed game.

Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 73.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 5.1%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater exploration game that shares the sense of discovery and unique, organic art direction found in the seed game.

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 74.8%, Indie 5.3%, 2D 5.1%, Action 5%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a stunning hand-drawn art style combined with intense, chaotic action sequences that echo the seed game's visual flair.

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 76.7%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 4.2%, Indie 4%, Exploration 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania that prioritizes exploration and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious, alien environment.

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Why similar: Metroidvania 77.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 4.4%, 2D 3.7%, Puzzle 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on underwater exploration and puzzle-solving in a mysterious, atmospheric world that feels very similar to the seed game.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 75%, Exploration 6.4%, 2D 5.3%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, atmospheric world filled with bizarre creatures and rewarding exploration that matches the seed game's sense of scale.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.8%, Puzzle 7.8%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 5.6%, Exploration 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a unique, non-verbal narrative and distinct art style that emphasizes environmental interaction.

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 69.7%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, sci-fi metroidvania that focuses on tight exploration and clever creature design.

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 69.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 6.5%, Indie 5.4%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi exploration with satisfying digging mechanics and puzzle-solving in a beautifully crafted world.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 69.2%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 5.5%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful hand-drawn visuals and fluid combat that align with the artistic focus of the seed game.

In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38%, Action 21.7%, Sci-fi 13.5%, 2D 12.6%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the physics-based puzzle and action elements that make the seed game's gameplay feel so tactile.

"WELCOME TO THE PIONEER PROGRAM! As the newest recruit of Kindred Aerospace - The 4th best interstellar space exploration company - Your job is to determine if the planet ARY-26 planet is fit for humans. You may be short on equipment and experience, but you'll figure it out. Good luck!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Action 13.5%, Sci-fi 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the quirky, alien-exploration vibe and sense of humor present in the seed game's world.

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 62%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses unique portal mechanics to solve puzzles and explore, mirroring the clever environmental interaction of the seed game.

Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 8.1%, Local Co-Op 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-adventure game with a unique art style and exploration focus that feels like a spiritual successor to the seed game.

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

Why similar: Metroidvania 60.5%, Exploration 8.5%, 2D 8.1%, Indie 8%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a vibrant, hand-drawn art style and exploration-focused gameplay set in an ancient, mysterious world.

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.6%, Action 15.1%, 2D 10.4%, Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, 2D action-platformer that shares the bizarre creature design and fast-paced gameplay of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the exploration-heavy sci-fi themes of the original with a focus on discovery and unique traversal.

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-adventure game that features detailed environments and rewarding exploration mechanics.

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on absorbing the traits of defeated enemies to explore a dark, interconnected world.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Action 16%, 2D 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Celebrated for its incredible art style and fluid, rhythmic movement that matches the polished feel of the seed game.

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 65.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Action 5.7%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric metroidvania with a strong focus on sci-fi exploration and environmental storytelling.

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 54.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 1-bit style metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and challenging boss encounters in a space setting.

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Metroidvania 65.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Adventure 5.5%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, exploration-focused metroidvania that captures the feeling of navigating a hostile, alien planet.

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Exploration 13%, Action 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly stylized, surreal world where music and puzzles drive the exploration experience.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Action 18.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers physics-based puzzle-solving and a vibrant, artistic world that supports local co-op play.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 9%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on pure, atmospheric exploration in a vast, surreal world without the need for traditional combat.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Action 5.8%

Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7.6%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 4%

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 68.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 5.8%, Adventure 4.6%, 2D 4.3%

Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.5%, Exploration 7.1%

Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 70.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 4.6%, 2D 4.5%

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, Action 23.4%, Sci-fi 23%, Indie 16.1%, 2D 8.5%

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 63.1%, Local Co-Op 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 5.8%, Exploration 5.6%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 57%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 7.2%, Exploration 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a mysterious facility.

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.

Why similar: Metroidvania 71.1%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Adventure 6.8%, 2D 3.8%

Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, Action 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Puzzle 5.3%, Action 4.7%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 46.5%, Indie 21.5%, 2D 16.6%, Action 8%, Adventure 6%

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Indie 25.5%, Local Co-Op 23.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, 2D 5.2%

Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 73.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 6.2%, 2D 3.4%

Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.2%, Action 28.9%, 2D 20.6%, Indie 19.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Adventure 25.4%, Action 22.9%, Indie 18.1%, Exploration 4.2%

Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 14%, Indie 12.2%, 2D 11.1%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 72.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 6.9%, Indie 2.9%

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 65.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 6.7%, 2D 5.3%

Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!

Why similar: Metroidvania 67.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 7%, 2D 6.3%

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 6.6%

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 20.4%, 2D 17.3%, Indie 13.7%

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: Exploration 38.7%, 2D 20.2%, Action 18.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Action 30.6%, Indie 22.9%, 2D 10%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Metroidvania 72.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 5.1%, Action 4.3%

Battle your way through a twisted graffiti world where your prowess in puzzle solving makes the difference between life & death!

Why similar: Adventure 59.7%, Indie 40.3%

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: Adventure 23.1%, Action 22.6%, 2D 16.2%, Indie 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 73.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Indie 5.5%, Action 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%

Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 14.6%, Indie 12.2%