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Games Like Kandria

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

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Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 108 reviews
Released: 2023-01-11
Developer: Shirakumo Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Linux

Overview

Kandria stands out for its seamless blend of open-world exploration, precise platforming, and cozy survival elements set within a haunting post-apocalyptic landscape. These recommendations prioritize games that capture that same sense of atmospheric discovery, fluid movement, and narrative-driven exploration in 2D pixel-art worlds.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    95% matchVery Positive84% of 16,430 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.3%, Action RPG 19.2%, Open World 18%, Exploration 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  48. #48 Even the Ocean
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 281 reviews2016
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.7%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 12.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Atmospheric 10%

  49. #49 Decay of Logos
    71% matchMixed54% of 283 reviews2019
    Dev: Amplify Creations
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Immerse yourself in the world of Decay Of Logos and unravel its mysteries. Explore old dungeons, battle unforgiving foes and journey through a vibrant interconnected fantasy realm with your mystical elk companion.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.1%, Action RPG 15.8%, Open World 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Exploration 10.4%

  50. #50 Shiro
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 523 reviews2020
    Dev: Game Dynasty
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 16.7%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Anime 8.8%

  51. #51 ScourgeBringer
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,222 reviews2020
    Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.8%, Platformer 22.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 13%

  52. #52 Kotama and Academy Citadel
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 2,487 reviews2026
    Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, Action RPG 17.3%, Platformer 14%, Anime 11.5%, Exploration 11.5%

  53. #53 Lost Ruins
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 5,700 reviews2021
    Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.8%, Anime 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11%

  54. #54 Runeyana
    72% matchMixed48% of 54 reviews2017
    Dev: Blackturn Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    In this deep Hack and Slash enhanced RPG you’ll explore a huge world inhabited by different races. Cope with social tensions, get armed and customize your character physically and psychologically to successfully get through this adventure.

    Why similar: RPG 48.6%, Action 26.5%, Adventure 24.9%

  55. #55 REDO!
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 236 reviews2019
    Dev: Robson Paiva
    Windows

    REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%

  56. #56 Outrider Mako
    66% matchMostly Positive73% of 165 reviews2025
    Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.5%, Hack and Slash 23.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Anime 7.8%

  57. #57 Slavania
    67% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
    Windows

    Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 29%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Action RPG 15.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 11%

  58. #58 9 Years of Shadows
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,183 reviews2023
    Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

    Why similar: Action RPG 16.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Anime 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

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