60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, Platformer, Adventure.
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Escape Zolstar
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Keena The Voidslayer
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Nonlinear 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 9.4%
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 9.7%, Cute 6.9%
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8%
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Nonlinear 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 10.1%
Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Surreal 12.3%, Retro 11.6%, Nonlinear 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Nonlinear 12.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Surreal 9.1%, Retro 8.9%
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Retro 5.2%
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 41.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9%, Nonlinear 7.5%, Exploration 7.5%
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Retro 13.2%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
A non-linear Metroidvania platformer that's cute but also a bit creepy. Find upgrades, learn spells and banish the spirits who have become twisted by The Duchess's curse!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Stylized 7%
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 7.1%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Retro 7%
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Surreal 7%, Platformer 6.9%
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 39.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 7%, Cute 6.9%
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Retro 5.2%
Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 9.9%, Stylized 7.1%
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Cute 7.2%
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 36.4%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 8.3%
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Retro 7.7%
A retro style mini metroidvania game about a caveman who loves ham!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Platformer 9.2%
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, 2D Platformer 11%, Stylized 10.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Platformer 7.7%
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 8.2%
A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Retro 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
The fox princess's great adventure! A story from a little while ago. Tamamo Hime wakes up in the Ayakashi world, ``Kakuriyo.'' She makes her way home, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Explore various stages and move forward with graceful actions! Is this world a dream or...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 10.3%
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Surreal 11.6%, Retro 8%, Platformer 7.8%
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 37.9%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Surreal 7.6%, Exploration 7.4%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Retro 9%, Exploration 6%
Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Nonlinear 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 7.6%
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 6.5%
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 15%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 7.7%
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 45.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 7.5%, Cute 6%
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Surreal 10%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Exploration 8%, Retro 6.4%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 9.7%
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Surreal 9.6%, Platformer 8.2%
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9%
Embark on an adventure with Aku, a lovable little white dragon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 11%, Stylized 8.2%
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 11%, Cute 6.9%
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Retro 4.6%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Exploration 7.9%, Stylized 5.2%
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 7.2%, Cute 6.2%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 6.4%
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.9%
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7%
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 8%, Stylized 7.8%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.9%
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 35.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 6.8%
A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Platformer 6.4%
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Platformer 8.8%
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.7%, Cute 4.9%
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: Metroidvania 38.7%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Retro 10.9%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%
A charming 2D platformer where you traverse through themed lands of giant fruit, TV dinners, spooky dollhouses, and your cozy, new A-frame cabin. Help Merry Bear find her mascot neighbors (and maybe some chic furniture) in a delightful, hand-drawn world influenced by mid-century illustration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Side Scroller 20.2%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Retro 9.3%, Platformer 5.6%
VeLM is an atmospheric adventure in Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, full of enemies and traps set by the Gods of Darkness. Unlock the secrets of the ancient myths, defeat the powerful Hun-Came and save the town of San Lamar from the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Stylized 7.1%, Cute 6.8%
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 6.5%
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Adventure 8%
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Stylized 7.4%
