Games Like Misspell

Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 13.1%, Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Difficult 6.3%

Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Souls-like 11.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Fantasy 5.3%

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 25.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.2%, Souls-like 6.9%

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 28.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Story Rich 5.5%

Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Souls-like 15.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Difficult 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6%

Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 14.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Souls-like 14.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Hand-drawn 5.9%

Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 12.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%

Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 13.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%

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 29.9%, Souls-like 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Platformer 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%

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 38.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Story Rich 6.5%

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 33.8%, Souls-like 13%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 6.3%, Hand-drawn 5.7%

The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 13.8%, Platformer 10%, Difficult 6.3%, Exploration 5.6%

Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 14.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Difficult 6.8%

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 37.7%, Platformer 14%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Fantasy 5.7%, Hand-drawn 5.5%

Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%

Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.9%

WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 13.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, Open World 6.6%

Spright is an epic 2D metroidvania about descending into a vast abyss that twists against you the deeper you go. Equipped with only your diving helm and a longswordm, you will dive head-on into a world that refuses to give way.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Souls-like 14.2%, Exploration 6.4%, Action 4.6%

🍂The most vibrant Metroidvania about a catgirl! Sandbox elements, divinity, and mysticism!

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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 23.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Souls-like 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Difficult 6.8%

A colorful metroidvania about a catgirl who awakens in a world where the gods have destroyed humanity. Explore the ruins of a fallen civilization, uncover forgotten abilities, and challenge the gods themselves to save a world on the brink of destruction.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Souls-like 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Dark Fantasy 6%

Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Souls-like 12.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Hand-drawn 6.3%

Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 13.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Difficult 6.5%

Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Souls-like 12%, Platformer 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Souls-like 12.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 15.1%, Platformer 12%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%, Difficult 6.4%

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Story Rich 7.6%, Difficult 6.3%

SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Souls-like 15%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 6.8%, Atmospheric 5%

Wake up on Hart Island, dazed and amnesiac, holding a mysterious magic pencil... that you're accused of stealing ? In this hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania, your creativity is your weapon: sketch your tools to survive the dangers and piece together your memories.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, 2D 5%, Action 4.7%

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 24%, Souls-like 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%

Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 6.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%

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 32.8%, Souls-like 13.4%, Platformer 13%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Difficult 5.8%

The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Souls-like 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 6.4%

Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Souls-like 16.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 7.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%

PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Souls-like 9.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Action 7.1%

Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 15.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Difficult 6.7%

Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 14.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 10.8%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Platformer 6.7%, Exploration 6.5%

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 32.9%, Souls-like 13.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Difficult 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6.7%

Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Souls-like 6.5%

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 32.9%, Souls-like 15.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%

8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Open World 6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Hand-drawn 7.1%, Difficult 6.6%

Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Souls-like 16.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Platformer 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%

The crazy plan to revive an ancient spirit has finally succeeded. The Chaos Rider is here to restore an age of magic to this fallen world. With a powerful adaptive robotic body and ancient powers, explore, forge alliances, conquer foes and challenges, and uncover countless secrets and wonders.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 9.9%, Difficult 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 6.9%

Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Platformer 9%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 6%

Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 14%, Platformer 10.9%, Open World 6.9%, Difficult 6.6%

In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 7.3%, Difficult 6.9%

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 29.7%, Souls-like 13.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 7%

Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Souls-like 11.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Open World 7%

Signiverux is a Metroidvania-inspired action adventure with fluid gameplay and detailed graphics. Explore the depths of a mysterious castle in search for a way back home, enjoy fast ability progressions, search for powerful magic upgrades and grow your character by expanding the skill tree.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 11.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Open World 6.5%

Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 5.8%

Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 13.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%