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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer.

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Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026
Developer: Løftet
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
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    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 33.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 8%

  2. #2 The Matter Gun
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karumbe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 7.8%

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    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: JustcamhPub: Inner Pocket
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.5%

  4. #4 Polly's Puzzle Box
    95% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Box Penguin Games
    Windows · Mac

    As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.8%

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    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: IndieTech Studio
    Windows

    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 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10%

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    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Giant
    Windows

    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 30.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 7.4%

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    93% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Stellar Reverie
    Windows

    GLITCHVERSE is a knowledge-lock Metroidvania puzzle game. You will explore this unknown and perilous world, acquire a variety of wondrous abilities, discover unexpected ways to use them, and ultimately unravel the secrets of this world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%

  8. #8 Mold
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    Dev: soraslove
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.3%

  9. #9 PITH
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ItllBeFunTheySaid
    Windows · Linux

    Traverse a wonderful and strange world, find playful tools, and uncover secrets in PITH, a metroidbrainia/puzzle-platforming adventure full of twists and surprises.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Platformer 8%, Puzzle 7.1%

  10. #10 Hap Hazard
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nicraftin
    Windows · Linux

    In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.9%

  11. #11 Dungeon Gals
    89% matchVery Positive100% of 95 reviews2026
    Dev: DoricDream
    Windows

    A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!

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  12. #12 Iconoclasts
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 5,021 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

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    89% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: Lair Games Studio
    Windows

    Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Nonlinear 18%, Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

  14. #14 Sisyphus Is a Bug
    87% matchVery Positive98% of 60 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

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    88% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Yuhan HE
    Windows

    A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%

  16. #16 Bruma
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 4HA Games Studio SpA
    Windows

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    86% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Linux

    Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.

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    85% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: AbleYou
    Windows

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    84% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    81% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Dev: Brandon Brizzi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Exploration 8%, Mystery 7.9%, Platformer 6.6%

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    81% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
    Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.

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    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

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  27. #27 Leap Year
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,217 reviews2024
    Dev: Daniel Linssen
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    77% matchVery Positive90% of 323 reviews2026
    Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  29. #29 Tool Land
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: bjsjsk
    Windows

    Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!

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    78% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2023
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    It is a simple game. Help Chibisi make a pie. Simply collect five apples and the victory is yours. But you must not think if there is something hidden there...

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    77% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    79% matchMixed57% of 90 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Dev: BREMEN
    Windows

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  35. #35 Memory Draw
    73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Restart Studio
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 470 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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  37. #37 Echoes of the Unread
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Clever Cat GamesPub: 8 Bit Legit
    Windows · Linux

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  38. #38 Chiaroscuro
    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2025
    Dev: pets club 2
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BlueWindGame
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive84% of 166 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
    Windows · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Endemic Artifacts
    Windows

    In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: Robit Games
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: DeathCount Games
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: TheGameGateway
    Windows

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  47. #47 Bound by Light
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jfish
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Dancing CactusPub: Jamk Games
    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,903 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,178 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive84% of 79 reviews2020
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