
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, 2D, Metroidvania.

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.

Treasure Adventure Game
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.

Amalu, Wells between worlds
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
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 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Nonlinear 9.7%
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 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11%, Nonlinear 10.5%
A Metroidvania set in a mysterious space laboratory. Explore an interconnected station, fight hostile enemies, uncover hidden rooms, and gain new abilities. Each discovery brings you closer to a massive secret buried within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%
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 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%
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 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Difficult 10%, Platformer 9.5%
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 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Nonlinear 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%
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 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Nonlinear 12.1%
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
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 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.2%
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 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Nonlinear 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Nonlinear 12%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.6%
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 28.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.1%
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 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Cartoony 8.6%
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 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Nonlinear 10.1%
Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Nonlinear 8.6%
Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Open World 7.2%
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 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Platformer 10.9%
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Difficult 10.6%
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
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 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Nonlinear 7%
Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 7.7%
Race to find the cure to your mortal illness in this roguelike Metroidvania hybrid.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Action Roguelike 15%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Roguelike 10.1%
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Open World 7.4%
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 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 8.3%
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 33.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 7.2%
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 7.3%
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 7.3%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Aliens 9.8%, Nonlinear 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 7.6%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Open World 9.3%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 18.7%, Exploration 11%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 28%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Nonlinear 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 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 10.4%
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 25.9%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
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 35%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 8.1%
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 33.8%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Nonlinear 15%, Exploration 10.9%
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 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 7.6%, 2D 6%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.5%, Metroidvania 27.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, 2D 2.8%
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 33.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Nonlinear 9.5%
"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: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Metroidvania 25.9%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 8%
After Hue is a charming puzzle platformer starring an adorable chameleon on a grand adventure! Shift colors, phase through obstacles, and unravel the mysteries hidden within every hue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.2%
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 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 7.1%
Wake up in a world where stories come to life. In this enchanted 8-bit musical adventure, use the power of song to explore whimsical book-inspired realms, solve puzzles, and help Rhapsody find her way home from a library that doesn't want to let her go.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 8.1%
Explore a giant mountain massif in this classical 2D Metroidvania. Climb daring mountain passes, explore forgotten ruins and gather equipment as you ascend your way to the ultimate destination - the Summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Open World 10.7%, Platformer 9.3%
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 35.2%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Exploration 12%
Descend into the unknown in this unique roguelike platformer! Brave a constantly shifting dungeon filled with deadly monsters, traps, and powerful relics. The deeper you go, the greater the challenge. Uncover secrets, explore diverse environments, and fight to discover what awaits at the bottom.
Why similar: Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 16.9%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13%
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Nonlinear 6.8%
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Metroidvania 22.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.9%
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 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Open World 8.5%
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 23.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
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 35.8%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Open World 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%
There's Nothing Underground is a roguelike puzzle adventure where you use random tools to solve levels in endless ways. Unlock and combine tools to tackle 100+ levels, each with unique challenges. Find creative solutions, uncover the asteroid's secrets, and survive!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.5%
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Difficult 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 10%
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 25%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 16.5%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 7.7%
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 27.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%
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 31.9%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%