Games Like Metaloid : Origin

Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Action 21%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Indie 13%

A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!

Why similar: Side Scroller 15.5%, Action 15.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Retro 10.7%

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Action 22.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 15%, Anime 12.6%, Indie 10.9%

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Side Scroller 17.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action 7.5%

Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter

Why similar: Action 18.7%, Platformer 16.9%, Indie 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.

Why similar: Action 36.5%, Indie 25.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, 2D 6.8%

This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Action 20.9%, Indie 12.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!

Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Action 21.1%, Indie 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Anime 12.6%

Wonder Boy Returns Remix is remaked by remix with original Wonder Boy and Wonder Boy Returns Released 13 Oct, 2016 in steam.

Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Action 23.5%, Side Scroller 20%, Arcade 8.5%, Anime 7.6%

Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!

Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Retro 11.6%, Action 11.4%

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Action 17.2%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Indie 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Action 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Retro 8.7%

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Side Scroller 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 9.8%

Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!

Why similar: Action 30.6%, Platformer 21%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Anime 9.8%

THE JOYLANCER: LEGENDARY MOTOR KNIGHT is a new breed of action game, combining ultra-technical action with a simple control scheme and an artstyle inspired by portable games of old! Wield the divine power of the Motor Knights and save the world!

Why similar: Action 30.8%, Indie 21.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Retro 10.1%

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Action 32%, Indie 22.8%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!

Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Action 20%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Anime 10%

The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Action 25.9%, Indie 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, 2D 7.4%

Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!

Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Action 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 9.7%

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Action 11.2%, Indie 10.3%, Anime 9.5%

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, Fast-Paced 16%, Action 15%, Indie 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!

Why similar: Side Scroller 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action 10.7%, Fast-Paced 10.5%, Retro 9.7%

Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.

Why similar: Action 25.4%, Platformer 22.9%, Indie 20%, Retro 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 10.3%, Anime 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Arcade platform game where every killed enemy can be picked up and thrown to kill more enemies!

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Action 17%, Female Protagonist 16%, Indie 14.9%, Anime 10%

Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Retro 10.6%

Magnetta is a side-scrolling action game in the vein of classic NES titles. Jump, shoot, slide and blast your way through unique and challenging levels as you collect new weapons and upgrades, hunt down secret areas, and defeat your enemies to ensure peace in the galaxy.

Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Fast-Paced 10.2%

Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.

Why similar: Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Action 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Retro 10.1%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Fast-Paced 11.3%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 27.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Indie 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Retro 13.7%

Nandeyanen!? – The 1st Sûtra is a horizontal 2D shoot’em up that introduces gameplay mechanics such as bullet counter and blast pods. The player takes the role of Tenguman, a long-nosed goblin who wakes up after a thousand year sleep to see the world overrun by an army of mythical pranksters.

Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Indie 19.7%, Anime 11.8%, Arcade 9.7%

That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.

Why similar: Action 31.2%, Indie 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

Why similar: Action 27.1%, Platformer 21.7%, Indie 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Retro 8.9%

Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!

Why similar: Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Action 8.1%

Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.

Why similar: Action 19.6%, Indie 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%

Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Platformer 25.9%, Indie 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12%

Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Why similar: Action 20%, Platformer 15.2%, Retro 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Indie 12.6%

The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.

Why similar: Action 21.3%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Indie 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%

STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!

Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, Action 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Indie 12.2%, Retro 10.2%

‘222 Hearts’ is an action platformer that utilizes the dash skill.

Why similar: Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Fast-Paced 11.6%, Action 11.2%, Indie 8.2%

Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.

Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Action 23.3%, Indie 22.1%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

COTTOn Boomerang, the explosive and timeless witch girl shooting game, is finally back! There are team battles this time! Take full advantage of all the amplified action and push forward!

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Arcade 9.8%

The Heiankyo Alien, developed on a personal computer and released in 1979 as an arcade game from Denki Onkyo, is now ported and arranged for Windows! Arranged version "Heiankyo Alien 3671" is a time-based game, overwhelmingly addictive and euphoric, with new features such as seven items buried in the field, various scoring...

Why similar: Action 39.2%, Indie 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Arcade 15.1%

A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Why similar: Action 21.5%, Platformer 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Indie 13.1%

Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action 12.5%, Anime 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 9.7%

A certain office lady is back!!

Why similar: Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action 14.6%, Indie 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.2%

Ultionus is a love-letter to the home computer arcade games of the late 80s and early 90s, with colorful 2D visuals, catchy chiptune music by the legendary Jake 'Virt' Kaufman, and 7 stages of hard-as-nails gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 17.9%, Retro 14.7%, Action 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!

Why similar: Action 28.9%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 19%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Retro 12.1%

EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!

Why similar: Action 16.8%, Indie 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Fast-Paced 11.4%, Platformer 10.2%

Arsonist Heaven is a retro-styled action platformer where you as a mercenary equipped with a jetpack and flamethrower will incinerate mutants in dangerous locations.

Why similar: Action 18.8%, Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Retro 8%

Chief's Quest is a classic action platform game inspired by native american culture and anime

Why similar: Side Scroller 16%, Action 15.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Indie 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Indie 11%

The Incredible Friends - Crazy platformer shooter where players must destroy all the dead at unusual levels

Why similar: Action 22.6%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Platformer 17%, Indie 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.

Why similar: Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Action 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.4%

Mika's Battle S is a 2D platform action game based on the story of a warrior who has been commanded to defend Sunshineland territory against the attacks from the enemy soldiers belonging to the Rogho Corporation.

Why similar: Platformer 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Action 12.3%, Anime 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Trouble in Antarctica!The Black Hand of Fate, an international Terrorist Group has constructed a secret base within the heart of a Volcano, and have built a massive army of bio-engineered soldiers and genetic monsters to take over the world! You are the only one that can put a stop to their dastardly plans. You are the Blasting Agent!

Why similar: Platformer 17.1%, Fast-Paced 13.7%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%

Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.

Why similar: Action 23.6%, Platformer 17.3%, Indie 16.2%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Intrusion Protocol is a classic challenging retro 2-D platformer. Play as a computer virus tasked with infiltrating an enemy network to retrieve mission-critical data. As you find the data you will uncover a story that reveals the secrets of your mysterious purpose.

Why similar: Action 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Indie 17.7%, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Platformer 12.2%

It's the year 2049. Slaughterhouse A.I. controls the surface of the Earth, turning all life into sausage. Only the pigs remain to fight.

Why similar: Action 20.1%, Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Indie 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

A retro, hardcore 2D arcade game, where every minute of gameplay is unique. Take control of an experimental parasite that infects different mechanical objects, overcomes countless obstacles, and fights powerful bosses to achieve goals set by an unknown puppeteer.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24%, Action 22.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Retro 11.2%