- #1 The Myriad
97% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Inner Realm StudiosPub: Angel And Demons
Windows
Welcome to my Labyrinth! I call it the "Myriad." While it's not full of traps, monsters, shifting hedges, or teleporting goblets, it is quite large....256 meters squared to be exact, and aside from a few artifacts and other collectables, it's all maze..
Why similar: Puzzle 13.5%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Cartoony 11%, RPG 10.8%
- #2 Kaori
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Félicien Boury
Windows
Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Underground 18.9% ★, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Nonlinear 9.2%
- #3 Skjoldur Story
96% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Snoozing Pixel LLC
Windows
In this lighthearted pastoral adventure, explore a vast and whimsical world, confronting dangers in whichever order you choose using nothing but a magical shield.
Why similar: Open World 19.4%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Top-Down 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #4 Poco
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 9,172 reviews2025
Dev: WhalefallPub: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
Poco is the story of the world's smallest clown, who is banished from the circus and finds themself in a mysterious undergrowth full of lost and broken things. Explore, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and help Poco return to the circus in this charming 2D/3D hybrid point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Underground 24.9% ★, Nonlinear 14.2%, Open World 12.5%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 8.9%
- #5 Lost Call
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.9%, Metroidvania 24.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Top-Down 13%, Open World 10.9%
- #6 Door4:Ultimatum
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Dive into the captivating world of puzzles with the new part of the Door game series. Your task is to find the correct door among many options to advance to the next level. But be careful: only by understanding the patterns and solving puzzles you can unlock the coveted passage.
Why similar: Open World 25.4%, Puzzle 20.2%, Exploration 16.1%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Colorful 7.3%
- #7 Legends of Cumans
93% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Cuman Legacy
Windows
You're the last surviving Elf who must find the Secret Sword, the only weapon capable of defeating the immortal Lord Velomdor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Mystery Dungeon 11.7%, RPG 10.9%
- #8 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
91% matchVery Positive97% of 231 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Open World 17.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Colorful 6.7%
- #9 Aphonia - Leelos Journey to Harmony
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonflux Interactive
Windows
Aphonia is a narrative puzzle game about the loss of sound. Explore Aphonia’s world, interact with NPCs, solve the unique sound-based puzzles hidden within and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of sound.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.2%, Exploration 17.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Open World 15.2%, Cute 9.3%
- #10 Toki Tori 2+
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,095 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Metroidvania 20.4%, Open World 17.4%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #11 Limos' Lair
90% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Top-Down 18.3%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 13.2%, Cute 7.9%
- #12 Quarion
89% matchVery Positive95% of 164 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.
Why similar: Nonlinear 29.3%, Metroidvania 27.2%, Underground 17.5% ★, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #13 PorBor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BCrayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Underground 26% ★, Nonlinear 17.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Open World 11.5%
- #14 Delta's Discs
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeeski GamesPub: Forgate Games LLC
Windows
Venture into the wast world of Delta's Discs, while collecting discs that will help Delta, a duck knight, recover his memories, make new friends and overthrow the squirrel dictatorship.
Why similar: Underground 25.5% ★, Metroidvania 19.7%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Open World 13.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #15 Horn of Balance
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Martijn den Hollander
Windows
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Nonlinear 22.8%, Top-Down 14%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 12.4%
- #16 Smol Adventure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ␢lank
Windows · Linux
A short 3D exploration role-playing game with a click-to-move movement system.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.4%, Open World 20.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, RPG 8%
- #17 Cat Rescue Inc
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ghenof Interactive S.R.L.
Windows · Linux
Rescue the lost feline friends of your customers in this casual action-adventure! Explore vibrant randomly generated forests, dodge pesky animals, and deliver cats to safely your trusty van. Rank up and become the Lion of Industry!
Why similar: Nonlinear 22%, Open World 15.4%, Top-Down 14.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 11.2%
- #18 Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmptyMatter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover hidden truths about the world in this 3D adventure about a giraffe with an unreasonably long neck. Figure out the rules, solve strange mysteries, and stumble upon unexpected twists. Choose your own path.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.8%, Open World 19.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #19 Sliding Hero
84% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Silent Chicken
Windows
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.9%, Metroidvania 19.5%, Open World 16.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #20 Puzzle Park
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Welcome to the puzzle park! You will meet with a lot of puzzles scattered across the park. Solve them and get stars that will help you move forward. Choose your own path on which you will go, because the game is completely non-linear and with an open world.
Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Puzzle 21%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Exploration 16%, Colorful 7.5%
- #21 Island of mech 机械岛
83% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: xhhgames
Windows
《Island of mech 机械岛》 is a 2D click-based puzzle game. If you love puzzle games, this one is not to be missed. Trust me — you’re in for a unique experience.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.3%, Puzzle 22.4%, Exploration 17.5%, Cartoony 14.3%, Casual 10.5%
- #22 Ghostie Town
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joshua Hanneson
Windows
Welcome to Ghostie Town, a cozy game about restoring a forgotten town. You’re a small ghost on a big mission: fix fences, water plants, sweep streets, and help ghostie residents settle in as the town comes back to life. A heartwarming, story-rich, repair game.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.2%, Open World 16.1%, Top-Down 11%, Exploration 11%, Cute 8.1%
- #23 Weapon Devourer
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogdan
Windows · Mac
Weapon Devourer is a psychological horror game with souls-like and 1930's cartoon vibes, blending subtle puzzles. Battle sentient weapons, dodge their attacks, metamorphose into a fearsome entity to overcome powerful challenges, and synthesize mighty combinations by diving into the Shield's belly.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Top-Down 12.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11.1%
- #24 Minishoot' Adventures
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,977 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.1%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Top-Down 12.9%, Open World 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #25 Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,156 reviews2015
Dev: Cornfox & Brothers Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas combines captivating storytelling, breathtaking 3D visuals and exciting gameplay into one epic action-adventure experience. In the game you explore the islands of Uncharted Seas, a world filled with many dangers, puzzles and secrets.
Why similar: Open World 17.9%, Metroidvania 14.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, RPG 12.5%, Cartoony 11.1%
- #26 Dungeon Divers Prologue
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Wilson The BallPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Divers Prologue is a dungeon-themed roguelike puzzle game about clearing derelict dungeons. As the newest employee of Dungeon Divers Inc., you must advance through multiple levels, use your wits, and tools you acquire along the way to get to the core to defuse it and bring home the cash.
Why similar: Underground 30% ★, Mystery Dungeon 20.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Cartoony 10.2%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #27 Best Friend
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacob John Games
Windows
A 3rd-person exploration game explore a series of dreams and reconnect with your childhood best friend: your French Bulldog. Take control of both a human and French Bulldog as you experience a violently emotional story. Beware of the collectibles. They determine the fate of your friendship.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Open World 21.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Cartoony 11.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #28 Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom
78% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Poorly Drawn Squid
Windows · Linux
The Adventure of Rikka is a top down 2D action RPG with a focus on puzzles, exploration, secrets and collectibles. You must defeat the dark forces that has cursed the lands, fight enemies using your sword and an arsenal of items such as the bow and fire wand and save the kingdom!
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.6%, Open World 15.5%, Top-Down 15.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 9.9%
- #29 Timber Tales
78% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: HaWassawDude
Windows
Explore, upgrade and chop away!
Why similar: Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 16.2%, Open World 15.9%, Adventure 13%, Casual 12.3%
- #30 Latitude 76: Land of the Onkilons
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anisimov Games
Windows · Linux
Switch between characters, use your grappling hook to explore a phantom island, home to mammoths. Face threats from hunters and choose to play stealthily or confront the dangers head-on. Inspired by real events. Wishlist today!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Top-Down 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #31 Mage
79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Game Sage Productions
Windows
Dungeon exploring Wizard action! Learn spells, defeat bosses and escape the evil in this 2D metroidvania.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.3%, Nonlinear 22.9%, Metroidvania 22.2%, Exploration 10.2%, RPG 6.9%
- #32 Black Sheep
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Machine
Windows
You are the royal Shepherd ! Your mission is to bring the Black Sheep to the rival kingdom as a gift to stop the wat ! Go on an adventure to complete your quest but think wisely, the Black Sheep must arrive alive !
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Puzzle 17.4%, Top-Down 15.6%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Open World 10.4%
- #33 Once Glorious Artahk
75% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Bismuth Tales
Windows · Linux
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.8%, Metroidvania 22.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #34 INK MAZE
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows
Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 14%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #35 IDEA
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: TLR Games
Windows · Mac
IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.4%, Top-Down 18.9%, Open World 16.8%, Exploration 15.8%, Puzzle 15.3%
- #36 Memory Island
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pancake
Windows
In Memory Island,You accidently lost your memory.In order to get back those memories, You need to face powerful enemies, solve puzzles,and learn about the people and things about this island. Gradually find out who you really are and the origin of the Memory Island during the journey.
Why similar: Open World 19.9%, Top-Down 15.2%, Cartoony 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #37 TUNIC
73% matchVery Positive91% of 17,755 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Nonlinear 16%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Top-Down 10%
- #38 Nulphia
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Top-Down 16.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #39 Logicality
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.8%, Puzzle 20.6%, Exploration 17.1%, Open World 15.1%, Adventure 12.8%
- #40 Kitty May Cry
73% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: 猫咪岛施工队Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Kitty May Cry is a 3D open world adventure-puzzle game in which you take on the role of a black kitty cat, stranded upon a little island chock-full of ancient relics thanks to a failed rocket launch. Hunt down your lost backpack and the batteries now scattered across the land.
Why similar: Open World 18.8%, Cartoony 16.6%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 11.4%, Casual 6.9%
- #41 Spaceman Memories
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NerdyPunkDev
Windows
Spaceman Memories is a retro JRPG built by one person who loves old stories. Set in a retro-futuristic Japan haunted by ancient folklore, play as Ichiro-94, an astronaut who wakes from hypersleep to piece together the remnants of a forgotten past full of wonder, nostalgia, and strange spirits.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.2%, Open World 14%, Top-Down 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cartoony 9%
- #42 Moonrise
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Team Red
Windows
Moonrise is a third-person 3D puzzle-adventrure, where open-path level design and visuals take centre stage, demanding a different reading of the space at every turn.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 31.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 15%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Open World 9.1%
- #43 Grizelda: Lynx and the Nine Lives
73% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: BrightFox Games
Windows
Join Lynx on an adventure to rescue a princess and collect 9 souls. A retro-action RPG filled with puzzles, dungeons, and treasure. Play for free, donate to your local ASPCA.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 22.1%, Open World 14.3%, Top-Down 11.5%, Cartoony 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #44 Mindbreak
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lost Umbrella Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindbreak is an exploration driven tile-based puzzle adventure game about the escape from a corrupted insane asylum. Play as the supernaturally gifted asylum patients as you build and combine their unique abilities to explore and master the vast interconnected asylum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Open World 21.2%, Top-Down 13.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #45 Scrabdackle
69% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: jakefriendPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
The magical misadventure of a novice wizard thrown (literally) into the unfamiliar world outside. Go on a sprawling hand-drawn adventure with spells to study, bosses to best, and a huge handcrafted world to traverse on the long journey home.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.4%, Metroidvania 19.7%, Open World 17.6%, Top-Down 10.6%, Exploration 8.8%
- #46 Wilbur's Quest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wil Wright
Windows
Wilbur's Quest is a puzzle metroidvania about a worm. You've woken up in a strange land and need to discover what lies beyond the surface. Throughout your journey you'll need to push blocks, unlock doors, grow, and discover new abilities in order to escape this subterranean labyrinth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Underground 25.1% ★, Puzzle 17.9%, Open World 10.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #47 The Secrets of Skellig
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Trout
Windows · Mac
A mysterious puzzle game with crossword inspired gameplay. Use your brain, keyboard, and mouse to unravel the secrets beneath a remote island.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.3%, Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Mystery Dungeon 12.8%, Cartoony 10.9%
- #48 Elfblade
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Rheims
Windows
A forsaken rogue must find freedom through retrieving seven legendary stones. Explore a hostile land, with deadly underground passages, unforgiving forests, caves full of gold and more. Use potions, bombs and arrows to fight dozens of enemies, seek hidden dungeons and defeat powerful bosses.
Why similar: Underground 27.2% ★, Nonlinear 20%, Open World 18.7%, Top-Down 12.4%, Exploration 10%
- #49 DREAMLANDER
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brad Donohoo
Windows
Welcome to a world of dreams and nightmares! Enter the dream and battle to restore order to a cursed land while trying not to lose your grip on reality. Meet a cast of unforgettable characters, including friends you'll hate to lose, and foes you'll love to hate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Open World 16.7%, Top-Down 11.2%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #50 The Witness
70% matchVery Positive84% of 21,011 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, Open World 23.7%, Exploration 16.3%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Colorful 7.5%
- #51 Aure
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Taueon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aure is an open world exploration RPG where you take a role of an adventurer in a large and living fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 29.3%, Nonlinear 18.7%, RPG 17.9%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #52 Sisyphus Is a Bug
67% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Nonlinear 23.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Cartoony 10.8%
- #53 NomNom Treasure Hunt
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: nomnomstudio
Windows
NomNom Treasure Hunt is a cozy exploration game for kids where players clean and organize rooms to unlock fun rewards. Discover hidden treasures, complete simple tasks, and explore charming worlds inspired by adventure games in a safe, playful experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Exploration 14.3%, Cartoony 14.3%, Top-Down 12.9%, Casual 11.4%
- #54 The Solyani's Code
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ANGames
Windows
Help Elara tackle headaches that are way above her pay grade. Together with Luma, a mysterious floating companion, scout the moon Selene, face down ancient threats, crack environmental puzzles, and brave temples that no technical manual could have ever prepped her for.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.2%, Metroidvania 23.1%, Open World 19.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #55 Void Carrier
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Strive Continually
Windows
This game is a difficult puzzle game with many worlds that each have their own gimmicks!
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.6%, Open World 16.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #56 Ranger of Ancuria
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wasteland Games
Windows
Get out there, young ranger, and help those in need. Your journey starts in Ranger of Ancuria, a retro game that recreates the experience of the adventures of the 8-bit era. Explore a full of life open world, find why monsters are multiplying and unveil the mysteries from the dungeons of Ancuria.
Why similar: Open World 26.8%, Nonlinear 19.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #57 TheLastHope
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: pinheiro studio
Windows
The Last Hope is a Metroidvania-style platform game with RPG elements, in which the player controls an unnamed character who is transported against his will to the underworld, and now has to discover how to escape and how to survive the dangers around him.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Underground 27.8% ★, RPG 15.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #58 Master Key
66% matchVery Positive91% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.6%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Open World 17.8%, Top-Down 12.6%, Exploration 10.8%
- #59 Legend of a Soul Hunter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micha Schmid
Windows
Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Open World 19.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 13.9%, RPG 7.6%
- #60 Amatsuko
64% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
Windows
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26%, Exploration 18.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Open World 9.5%