Games Like Multiversal Affairs

Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.

Why similar: Cold War 24.5% ★, Political 20.7% ★, Dystopian 14.4%, Emotional 10%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Emotional 9.7%, Open World 8.5%

Shellbound is a Post-Metroidvania on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite, exploring a (literally) living world, fighting and controlling enemies for platforming, puzzles and combat and evolving its ecosystem like Darwin on steroids – all while unraveling your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

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 39.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 7.4%

Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Action 8.2%

Play as Akari, a magical fox imbued with the power of light in this fast paced Metroidvania. Slash and Dash your way through an army of darkness and explore diverse, beautiful worlds.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Emotional 13.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Physics 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9%

Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Dystopian 15.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Open World 8.1%

Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Open World 8%

Because at this point we would rather play NOTHING than what most of these american AAA game studios are putting out.

Why similar: Dystopian 24%, Political 21.3% ★, Satire 20.4% ★, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Dark 11.6%

Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Open World 12.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%

Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Platformer 10%, Emotional 10%, Physics 8%

Reaper of Immortals is a pixel-art adventure game, that tells the story of a lost reaper who is seeking his true purpose. Fight your way through countless enemies, reap everything that stands in your way, and find out the ultimate truth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%

Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Comedy 9.7%, Action 8.8%

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 43.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Emotional 8.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Open World 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Platformer 7.7%

'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Open World 7.8%, Cute 7.6%

A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus is a 2D, hand-drawn, metroidvania inspired action-adventure where you follow Floria and Kipp on their journey through an unique and epic journey inside the long lost dystopian civilization: Providence.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Emotional 11.4%, Open World 10.5%, Platformer 8.9%

Break the time loop, save your world! A combat-focused metroidvania that lets you capture enemy souls and turn their powers against them. Explore a corrupted timeline in a fractured world where death isn't the end. Rewind your choices, change your path, and prevent the Mainasutto.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Emotional 8.6%

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 28.8%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traverse a haunting world of nightmares and fragmented memories, where nothing is certain and every shadow hides unspeakable truths. Traverse the Dream revealing the nature of existence itself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Emotional 8.2%

在《禁区之外（The Match Fix）》中，您的父亲曾是一名备受尊敬的足球运动员，如今却因涉嫌操纵比赛而被"禁足"。面对这一切，父亲已经选择了沉默与放弃。但作为他的儿子，您无法忍受父亲的尊严被如此践踏，而您将通过破解父亲iPad来寻找隐藏的真相......

Why similar: Cold War 26.7% ★, Political 20.5% ★, Satire 19.6% ★, Dystopian 16.4%, Lore-Rich 9.4%

The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Emotional 10%, Dark 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Political 14.7% ★, Platformer 14.6%, Cute 6.5%

Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Lore-Rich 22.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Open World 9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Open World 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

The year was 1962 when humanity reached a pivotal crossroads. The pace of scientific discovery unlocked the secrets of DNA, enabling great feats of genetic engineering. Centuries later, the world is a shadow of its former self. Toxic air hangs heavy over abandon cities and monsters roam around.

Why similar: Cold War 29.4% ★, Metroidvania 25.3%, Dystopian 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Dark 6.5%

You will operate as an agent in enemy territory. Your cover: repairing items. While working, gather intelligence and relay it to us. Every action and decision will shape your fate. The question is… will you make the right ones?

Why similar: Cold War 29.3% ★, Political 25.2% ★, Dystopian 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.7%

A dark, hand-drawn metroidvania of ecological horror. You are a disposable miner in a dying world, burdened with a mysterious power. Navigate the suffocating depths, survive against colossal threats from the surface, and discover what grows from ash and sacrifice.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Lore-Rich 22%, Dark 11%, Open World 9.1%, Platformer 8.6%

"When her friend vanishes on a distant planet, a lone android uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not just the colony, but the fate of the entire universe."

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Open World 14.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

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 47.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Open World 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Journey through a kingdom drained of its life. An innocent being locked away from its own kind, longing to be loved and seen. Though it seems to have forgotten one flicker of hope. You, a glimmer of life not yet fallen.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%

Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%

A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Open World 8.7%

Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Lore-Rich 20.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Open World 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Embark on a thrilling rogue-vania platformer adventure in a keyboard-inspired realm. Reclaim lost keys to restore your keyboard, each one bringing logic back to the realm. Explore interconnected maps, battle rogue keys, and confront unique bosses in this epic quest!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Lore-Rich 19%, Platformer 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Why similar: Cold War 29.9% ★, Choices Matter 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Metroidvania 24.6%, Platformer 16.6%, Dystopian 16.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

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 52.6%, Platformer 21.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Emotional 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9.6%

A Pixel art adventure inspired by the fascinating legends and myths of Venezuela. Enter a mysterious world where you will be the one to help this little Espanto solve the mystery of why all these creatures and lost souls are wandering the earth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Lore-Rich 22.7%, Satire 14.9% ★, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10%

Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Platformer 15%, Open World 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

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 35.1%, Dystopian 16.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

Arise player, welcome to Diari! Explore the world of Ekrose with Aimacra, giving them insight as she traverses through platforming and puzzles to meet her friend Sirestias. Guided by intuition and emotion, you will shape Aimacra through her journey and how it all ends.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Emotional 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

Chexie is a teenage girl who, as a result of mysterious events, is transported to the virtual kingdom of Pixgun. There she discovers a magic wand that becomes her key to survival. Your task is to discover the source of corruption in the kingdom and the plight of its inhabitants.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

A 2D platformer detective set inside a living organism. Leukocytus investigates the “Cough,” battles mutants, and uncovers a conspiracy. Harness a dangerous mutation: transform into a monster for power, then regain control to save a dying world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Dystopian 15.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 7%

Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Lore-Rich 19%, Platformer 11.7%, Open World 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9%

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 34%, Lore-Rich 15%, Platformer 11.6%, Open World 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!

Why similar: Cold War 33% ★, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Dystopian 18.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

A tough exploration-based platformer with souls-like elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Dystopian 16.2%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.9%

A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

Why similar: Cold War 27.4% ★, Political 21.2% ★, Dystopian 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Dark 6.2%

Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Lore-Rich 22.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Dystopian 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Emotional 15%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Open World 9.4%