60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, Platformer, Singleplayer.
A small rabbit awakens with no memory in ancient Japan. Guided by moonlight and drawn to shrines, piece together a forgotten past on a hand-painted climb toward Mount Fuji — where a shapeshifting fox, a wandering storyteller, and an old man by a fire wait to help you remember
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Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
The Tale of LUMI
The Tale of LUMI is a fast paced, metroidvania inspired, action game. Collect powers from Gods and Heroes. Upgrade your Skills. Defeat unyielding enemies. Explore LUMI and unveil the secrets that lie within this puzzling Kingdom.
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Animals 21% ★, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
The Tale of LUMI is a fast paced, metroidvania inspired, action game. Collect powers from Gods and Heroes. Upgrade your Skills. Defeat unyielding enemies. Explore LUMI and unveil the secrets that lie within this puzzling Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Mythology 15.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Exploration 7.6%, Story Rich 7%
REMNOLITH is a mystical 2D metroidvania about a stone-bound Wanderer who awakens with no memory of his past. Explore a mysterious world, face creatures touched by the Miasma, cleanse forgotten shrines, and recover Remnoliths — strange traces left behind by death.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Mythology 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Mystery 7.4%, Emotional 6.8%
Matachin, is a 2D video game of Metroidvania-type platforms, with digital illustration and its own music from the Pasto region in Colombia. Your goal is embark on a fantastic adventure full of mysteries for rescue a whole town from sadness releasing the spirit of carnival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Mythology 14.4%, Emotional 10.4%, Adventure 7.1%
Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Stealth 19.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Mystery 8.2%, Exploration 8%
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
A hand-drawn Metroidvania focused on exploration, combat, and progression through essence absorption, evolving weapons, and player-driven balance choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Mythology 12.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Emotional 7%
A dark 2D CRPG where your character build, skill checks, relationships, and quest decisions determine how you survive and which ending you earn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Platformer 16%, Stealth 12%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Exploration 7.4%
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Story Rich 11%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Mystery 6.6%
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Mystery 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%
An Afro-Brazilian inspired Metroidvania where the player, as Okanbi, channel the power of the Orishas to fight abyssal creatures and explore a large and diverse map inspired by a tale. The Orishas will assist on his journey with Gifts and Blessings in order to save humanity and stop Olokun's Wrath!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Mythology 24.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Stealth 21.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Animals 21.4% ★, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
Birds of Ascent is a hand-drawn pixel-art 2D flight action adventure starring a flock of birds. Soar through the skies, explore the cavern, and fight your way back to the surface!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Animals 29.5% ★, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Fantasy 5.1%
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Stealth 21.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Story Rich 7.1%, Exploration 5.1%
Explore a giant mountain massif in this classical 2D Metroidvania. Climb daring mountain passes, explore forgotten ruins and gather equipment as you ascend your way to the ultimate destination - the Summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Nature 7.7%
Beneath their goofy long-faced looks lies a surprisingly serious action-adventure. Awaken as Akim and Very Long Leelee after 10,000 years of slumber, recover your lost memories, rouse your fallen comrades, and rise to defeat a great evil!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Animals 24.9% ★, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 2.8%
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Nature 6.8%, Emotional 6.6%
Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Mythology 18.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.8%
Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Wholesome 16.9%, Emotional 8.5%, Relaxing 7.6%, Exploration 6.7%
Trust your soul. Astra: Fading Stars is a challenging, 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania where corruption is spreading across the universe. Explore and uncover secrets, confront deadly bosses and master Astra Call, a power from within your soul, to help you every step of the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Discover what it means when you draw the attention of Mr.Moon in this small and bite-sized Metroidvania full of moon cheese. But dont get caught, because death is permanent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
In this metroidvania platformer originally made for NES, play as mole digging your way with great agility through deep caverns, in search of a lost dwarven treasure to repay your debts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Animals 10.4% ★, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 4.5%
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 16%, Stealth 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Mythology 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Exploration 6.8%, Fantasy 5.5%
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Mythology 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Linkisa is a hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world inspired by Malagasy folklore and steampunk aesthetics. Play as General Linkisa, stripped of his memories, and explore the rain-soaked regions of the Empire of Orana in search of your past and the restoration of order. Masina ny orana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 4.9%, Exploration 4.7%
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Fantasy 4.2%
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Mythology 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Fantasy 5.2%
Luminest is a hand-drawn 2D puzzle-platformer. As Lumi the light spirit, you traverse mutated woods gathering crystal shards. Solve light-themed puzzles with light, color and rhythm. Uncover hidden lore amid exploration to reignite the tiny world, featuring whimsical and soothing aesthetics.
Why similar: Wholesome 25.7%, Metroidvania 21%, Stealth 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Hyde, an aging labrador retriever, wakes up and realizes that Derek, his beloved Human has disappeared. The doggo reluctantly leaves the house to investigate, only to find himself in the middle of an ancient dog prophecy.
Why similar: Animals 28.1% ★, Wholesome 23.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 6.9%
The Instruments Of Faith Padua's Destiny is an epic apocalyptic 2D pixel Metroidvania fantasy action-adventure video game. Journey through the Universe as Young Padua, one of the 7 Guardian protectors of the Universe, to restore the balance of Good over Evil before it is too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Mythology 13.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Fantasy 7.2%
In a colorful archipelago, play as a young thief studying at the Guild. Investigate kidnappings, steer clear of roaming pirates or fight them. Sail the ocean on a cute turtle and climb every island. Cure sick animals, and find the truth during this feel-good journey. Made by a dreamer solo dev.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Animals 23.7% ★, Stealth 16.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 7.1%
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
The 1988 classic action-RPG returns! The original creators are rebuilding the code and redrawing the pixel art for a handcrafted Steam remake of a mythic journey across ancient Greece. Support development in Early Access.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Mythology 17.4%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
A dark-fantasy metroidvania across ten realms and a hundred roads. Every keeper you face is sealed rather than slain. Voiced, hand-built, and made for players who like a road that does not tell them where it ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Mythology 18.4%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Atmospheric 5%, Adventure 4.3%
The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Emotional 8.8%
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Fantasy 5.9%
A dark metroidvania with RPG elements, "Undivine" challenges you to explore, battle, and uncover secrets in a desolate, interconnected world. Customize your abilities, wield unique weapons, and delve into deep lore filled with mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Emotional 8%, Story Rich 7.3%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim！ Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Mythology 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
The Wicked Souls is a Metroidvania with a strong focus on an exciting and imaginative story. Explore the mysterious tower in the afterlife with the postman Bones and his mischievous companion Dietrich and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 8.6%
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 2.1%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Wholesome 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Exploration 13.1%, Fantasy 4.7%, Nature 3.9%
A compact, exploration-driven metroidvania. Venture across a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Indie 1.9%
