60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, Action-Adventure, 2D.
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.
Phaze Shift
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.
The Forbidden Forest
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.
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 25.3%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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 36.7%, Nonlinear 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11%
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Nonlinear 17%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
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 31.5%, Nonlinear 19.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Action-Adventure 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 29.1%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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 25.7%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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 25.8%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
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 25.3%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Emotional 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Nonlinear 17.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Multiple Endings 9%, Choices Matter 7.7%
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 28.6%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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 25.4%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Embark on a short and emotional journey through a cursed cave in this 2D hand-drawn platformer with action and metroidvania elements. Uncover a touching story about regrets and the value of living the moment
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Emotional 9.2%
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Nonlinear 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13%, Emotional 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
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 29.5%, Nonlinear 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
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 39.4%, Nonlinear 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Colorful 3.3%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Exploration 9.4%
Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Hand-drawn 10%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
Star Gunners is a high-energy, action-packed adventure set in a vibrant alien world. Battle through monster-filled environments, unlock abilities, and explore new areas. Can you save your fallen squad? Experience a hand-painted, retro-inspired adventure with modern twists!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
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 42.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Emotional 7.4%
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 31%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.1%
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Colorful 7.3%
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 35.9%, Nonlinear 17.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
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 38.7%, Nonlinear 19%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
The Wicked Souls is a Metroidvania with a strong focus on an exciting and imaginative story. Explore the mysterious tower in the afterlife with the postman Bones and his mischievous companion Dietrich and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%
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 32.5%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
In the Void, everyone is alone, and you're no exception. Use your endless health as damage, create your own strategy with abilities and Sigils, and fight through corrupted entities in this top-down action Metroidvania. Don't be fooled - you're nobody's last hope.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 6.8%
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 38.3%, Nonlinear 22.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Colorful 5%
Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Nonlinear 16%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Emotional 9.2%
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
An adventure, action, RPG, sim game featuring high mobility combat, branching dialog driven objectives and endings. A sell-sword and bounty hunter at the top of your game you'll cross a kingdom, meet people, learn agendas, talk around, stealth past or carve up opponents, maybe be a hero, or not.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Nonlinear 19.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 8.3%
An action metroidbrainia set in a dying dwarf galaxy. Scavenge wrecks, meet strange characters, and fight your way through a cold universe to piece together an interstellar puzzle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
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 28.4%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
In this top-down Metroidvania, descend into the belly of Sarcophagus II, an underground laboratory overrun by mutated creatures. Blast your way through this labyrinth of chaos, facing overwhelming odds in an effort to rescue your friends and recover your humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Difficult 3.5%
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 33.7%, Nonlinear 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.4%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Nonlinear 20.2%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 8.8%
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
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 39.5%, Nonlinear 15%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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 29.3%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 9%
Explore a dystopian urban landscape in a non-linear, hand drawn, Metroidvania. Smash your enemies with your guitar and discover upgrades like efx pedals to customize your play through.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Nonlinear 21.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Embark on a quest to the corrupted hill to save your long-lost brother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8%
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%
An action-adventure set in a weird fantasy world. Face levels where every shot counts: move silently to backstab enemies, use spells to unlock paths, and explore non-linear environments with multiple solutions. Choose your path, manage your ammo, and survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Nonlinear 24%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink is a 2D adventure-platformer metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, for 1-2 player local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Co-op 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
A compact, exploration-driven metroidvania. Venture across a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Exploration 10%, Colorful 6.3%
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 23.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
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 34.7%, Lore-Rich 17%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.2%
