Games Like MIO: Memories in Orbit

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 18.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of high-stakes combat and precise movement within a distinct, technologically advanced world.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Souls-like 18.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive benchmark for atmospheric exploration and challenging, interconnected level design in a 2D space.

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 37.7%, Robots 18.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 8.8%, 2D Platformer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the core theme of a small robot exploring a ruined, machine-inhabited world filled with secrets.

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 16.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Precision Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the difficult, precision-platforming aspects that players of MIO will find familiar.

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Robots 11.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Difficult 8%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the lonely, atmospheric isolation of exploring a mysterious, sci-fi alien landscape.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a diesel-punk aesthetic with a robotic protagonist and satisfying, combo-heavy combat.

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 7.4%, Exploration 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled fluid movement and platforming mechanics that mirror the kinetic feel of MIO.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 63.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Exploration 4.2%, Difficult 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi metroidvania that emphasizes uncovering secrets in a strange, technological environment.

ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, sci-fi setting with a unique focus on exploration and non-linear progression.

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 52.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Mystery 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on dense, atmospheric exploration and environmental puzzles that reward curiosity.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 8.8%, Exploration 4.2%, Atmospheric 3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, sci-fi exploration game that prioritizes discovery and challenging boss encounters.

Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 17.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and combat in a hostile, alien environment.

Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Souls-like 18.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast, beautiful world to explore with deep character customization and ability progression.

Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 15.7%, Precision Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stylish, movement-based platforming and exploration in a beautifully realized world.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 17.1%, Robots 10%, Exploration 5%, 2D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A polished robot-themed adventure that excels at rewarding exploration and ability-based progression.

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Souls-like 19.4%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Hand-drawn 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, combat-focused experience that rewards precision and timing.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends challenging souls-like combat with a surreal, atmospheric world that demands careful exploration.

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Souls-like 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Combat 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-adventure with a large, interconnected world and distinct character classes.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Colorful 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive world to explore with a heavy emphasis on movement-based platforming challenges.

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 44.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.7%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming metroidvania that excels at balancing exploration with accessible yet satisfying platforming.

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Souls-like 23.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Hand-drawn 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere and a somber, interconnected world to traverse.

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Platformer 13.7%, Souls-like 10.3%, Difficult 9.8%, Precision Platformer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses unique portal mechanics to create complex platforming puzzles within an atmospheric world.

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 43.2%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre that focuses on exploration and platforming without traditional combat.

A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Difficult 10.9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric metroidvania that focuses on tight combat and exploration.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 76.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 4.7%, Difficult 3.7%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in traditional metroidvania structure with deep RPG elements and ability unlocking.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Platformer 29%, Sci-fi 15%, Difficult 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a dark, sci-fi aesthetic that requires creative movement to navigate.

A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 12.3%, 2D 5.4%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fluid movement and combat that feels responsive and satisfying to master.

AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 17.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 2D action-adventure that emphasizes fluid combat and exploration in a sci-fi setting.

A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Souls-like 12.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%

Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 12%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Platformer 8%

A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Souls-like 17.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 10.2%, 2D Platformer 6.5%

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Robots 15%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Exploration 7.1%

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 38.9%, Metroidvania 37.9%, Difficult 7.3%, Platformer 6.7%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines souls-like combat with a sprawling, dark world filled with secrets and upgrades.

Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Robots 14.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Futuristic 7.1%, Action-Adventure 7%

A deep wordless metroidvania with 20+ hours of exploration through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Gain new abilities, uncover hidden paths and discover meaning without dialogue or guidance.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Robots 14.8%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 6.6%

Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 19.9%, Precision Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 18.5%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 5.7%

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 8.2%

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Precision Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.4%, Robots 7.4%

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.4%

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%

Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Robots 15.3%, Difficult 10.8%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Hand-drawn 4.9%

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 58.7%, Platformer 14.8%, Indie 5.2%, Action-Adventure 5.1%, 2D 4.3%

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Precision Platformer 20%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%

Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Souls-like 18.9%, Platformer 14%, Difficult 12%, Action-Adventure 4.2%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 10%, Exploration 7.5%, Precision Platformer 6.8%

Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 16.5%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Hand-drawn 7.7%

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Robots 14.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.3%

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Platformer 20.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Action 4.5%

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 41.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 19.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.2%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Indie 2%

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 37.5%, Souls-like 17.4%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%

Marko: Beyond Brave is an action-packed Metroidvania adventure. Wander through lush forests and crumbling castles, battle corrupted creatures, and escape intricate traps. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through challenging foes and mighty bosses inspired by Slavic myths and legends.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%