Games Like MO:Astray

SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed, physics-based traversal and an emotional story that mirrors the intensity and narrative depth of MO:Astray.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Gore 9.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, stylish action-platforming with tight controls and a dark, mysterious narrative.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Gore 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Violent 11%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an amorphous, biological monster that moves and consumes in a way that feels like a spiritual successor to MO's movement.

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: Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive sci-fi metroidvania that excels in creating a bizarre, alien world filled with secrets and unique weaponry.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Sci-fi 20%, Platformer 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cerebral sci-fi puzzle-platformer that uses a unique cloning mechanic to navigate complex, atmospheric environments.

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: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a strong narrative and sci-fi elements that emphasizes creative boss encounters and environmental interaction.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Platformer 16%, Action 10.9%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, sci-fi metroidvania that features tight platforming and a charming, retro-inspired aesthetic.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines incredibly fluid platforming movement with a retro aesthetic and a surprising narrative shift.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Difficult 16.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, physics-based survival platformer set in a bizarre, decaying sci-fi world that rewards careful observation.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Gore 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Violent 10.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gory, and challenging pixel-art platformer that shares the grim, atmospheric tone found in MO:Astray.

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: Platformer 25.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, biological-themed metroidvania that features unique combat mechanics and a surreal, unsettling atmosphere.

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: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Platformer 15%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that focuses on exploration and non-linear discovery in a mysterious world.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-driven puzzle-platformer that uses dark themes and deliberate movement to build tension.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Difficult 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, pixel-art action game that conveys a mysterious sci-fi story through environmental design rather than dialogue.

Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Difficult 10.4%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, physics-based grappling hook movement system that demands the same precision as MO:Astray.

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: Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Action 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, challenging platformer with RPG elements that captures a similar sense of scale and grim world-building.

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

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Platformer 18%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging pixel-art metroidvania that excels in sci-fi exploration and intricate level design.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-quality platforming with a focus on fluid movement and a deeply atmospheric, emotional journey.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Gore 18%, Platformer 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, gory, and stylish action-platformer that leans into heavy metal aesthetics and challenging combat.

Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that uses unique character-switching mechanics to solve environmental puzzles.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Platformer 20.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, fluid action-platformer that emphasizes constant movement and combat mastery.

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Cute 7.2%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features fluid, flight-based platforming in a beautifully detailed pixel-art world with a heartfelt story.

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Indie 10%

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Platformer 11%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that utilizes cloning mechanics to solve environmental challenges in a dystopian setting.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure game that emphasizes puzzles and platforming in a lonely, atmospheric setting.

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.6%

In a world of magic, your mind is your greatest weapon. Learn the ways of magic and design your own spells to fight enemies, navigate treacherous terrain, and right past wrongs in the kingdom of Mystralia.

Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Action 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Indie 18.1%, Cute 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that focuses on creative puzzle-solving through a unique spell-crafting system.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy sci-fi platformer that features a unique teleportation mechanic for movement and puzzle-solving.

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Indie 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision puzzle-platformer that introduces unique magnetism-based movement mechanics to solve complex levels.

"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that hides a surprisingly deep and emotional story behind its retro-inspired visuals.

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 15%, Side Scroller 8.7%

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Platformer 21%, Difficult 9.4%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that replaces traditional jumping with a unique gravity-flipping mechanic, demanding high skill.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Adventure 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer centered around manipulating the age of objects and yourself to navigate complex environments.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Cute 6.3%

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: Pixel Graphics 42.1%, Difficult 17.1%, Action 16.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Platformer 6%

VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

Why similar: Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

Why similar: Action 22.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Indie 14.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Adventure 9.7%

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: Platformer 17.2%, Gore 16.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 8.1%

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Action 9.4%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Cute 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Indie 6.7%

A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Action 12.5%

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

Why similar: Platformer 15.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.7%

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.9%, Platformer 20.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Gore 15.7%, Difficult 7.1%, Side Scroller 6.3%

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Difficult 13.9%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Action 9.2%

Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Difficult 24.6%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 11.6%

Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.1%, Action 15.6%, Indie 13.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 7.5%

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Action 11%, Side Scroller 8.9%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.9%

Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!

Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Platformer 31.5%, Indie 28.8%, 2D 5.5%

After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Gore 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Platformer 8.9%

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 11.5%, Action 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Action 16.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

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: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Platformer 18%, Indie 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%