60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, 2D.
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.
Nonolith
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.
EMUUROM
Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.
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 22%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Surreal 7.3%
Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.9%, 2D Platformer 7%, Surreal 6.8%
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 23.2%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Surreal 7.5%, Platformer 6.5%
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 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Exploration 7.1%, Platformer 6.7%
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 7.2%
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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9%
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.5%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7.5%
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Nonlinear 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 8.4%
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
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!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 8.9%
Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Nonlinear 7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 7.6%
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Surreal 9.1%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle 9%, Nonlinear 8.6%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.5%
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!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Nonlinear 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 8.8%
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 8.1%
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Surreal 9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Platformer 7.1%
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Nonlinear 16.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.4%, Open World 7.3%
Capybound is a 2D platformer with puzzle elements. You wake up as a capybara in a beautiful pixelated world. Find oranges, meet and talk to many different animals, solve puzzles, unlock skills, explore the world and it's secrets, all in a quest to find your way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.7%
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Nonlinear 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.7%
Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Platformer 6.9%
Explore an alien ecosystem that reshapes itself each time you die. Mutate to reach new areas and adapt to your surroundings. Find your own way to brave the planet’s dangers and unearth its deepest secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Nonlinear 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Surreal 8%
Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 7.9%, Surreal 7.7%
Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Point & Click 10%, 2D 5.3%
Relax to a story-driven puzzle platforming experience, solving puzzles using quantum entanglement. Entangle objects to find your way through a cave full of mysteries and friends. Embark on your journey through time in search of meaning in a life with no end.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Nonlinear 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 6.9%
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7.9%
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 8.1%, Open World 7%
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
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 36.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Open World 8.1%
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 28.5%, Nonlinear 12%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Platformer 7.7%, Open World 7.4%
Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Mystery 7.3%
Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Nonlinear 19.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Nonlinear 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Platformer 6.9%
A puzzle platformer where you collect Elements and use their powers to move around in various ways. Each Element you collect becomes the next one you use, so pay attention to the order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Open World 8.9%, Exploration 7.6%
A puzzle Metroidvania game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Platformer 6.9%
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 7.8%, Open World 7.4%
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Nonlinear 13%, 2D Platformer 12%, Stylized 7%, Surreal 6.9%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%
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
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Platformer 8.1%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Platformer 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Nonlinear 17%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Surreal 8.2%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Nonlinear 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Platformer 5.8%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.4%
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Nonlinear 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 7.5%
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%
You are lost in a vast and eerie labyrinth filled with pools and puzzles. Gather items to activate various mechanisms as you explore further. Face various unknown entities that lurk within. Unravel the mysteries of the labyrinth and your own identity to find your way out. Inspired by poolcore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8%, Surreal 7.5%
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...
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.9%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Mystery 7.8%
Explore a hand-drawn world of trash with your giant robot, trusty orb, and (lack of) platforming skills! These hostile lands will test your understand of many bizarre mechanics, and a complete exploration can only achieved by the most devoted of players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Nonlinear 19.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Puzzle 9%
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 7.6%
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Nonlinear 17.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Nonlinear 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%
FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
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 37.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
