60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Difficult, Adventure, Souls-like.
In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.
Anokye
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Dimension Rift Zero
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 7%, Exploration 4.3%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 6.5%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 23.2%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 5.6%
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 5.8%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 5.4%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 4.6%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 4.4%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 20.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 14%, Platformer 10.7%, Open World 6.8%, Difficult 6.6%
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 24.5%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 5.3%
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Open World 6%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 7.3%, Hand-drawn 6%
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 13.1%, Swordplay 12.7% ★, Platformer 7.7%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 22%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.6%
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 5.6%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 22%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Open World 7.5%
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 7%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Exploration 6.2%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 26.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 5.1%
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 13%, Open World 7.7%, Exploration 7.2%
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 5%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Souls-like 25.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 8.3%, Open World 5.3%
Stellar Poetry is a 2D action adventure game similar to the galaxy Castlevania. The sorceress, who awakens after sensing the call of a mysterious voice, goes on a series of adventures in order to find memories lost due to the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
BJORN is an RPG platformer with a linear and dramatic storyline You have to save your family, which was kidnapped by the hero's evil brother. As you progress through the plot, you will learn the story of the enmity between the brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 21.9%, Parkour 17.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Open World 7.7%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 6.1%
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 22.4%, Open World 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Exploration 6.6%
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 25.1%, Open World 11.2%, Difficult 8.8%, Platformer 7.7%
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 7.8%, Female Protagonist 5.5%
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 24.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Exploration 7.2%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Souls-like 32.4%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D 4.4%, Action 2.9%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%
Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 27.1%, Female Protagonist 7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Souls-like 16.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 8.4%, Open World 8.2%
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 26.1%, Souls-like 23.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Open World 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Difficult 18.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Open World 8.9%
Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 10.7%, Open World 9.7%, Platformer 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 40.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
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: Metroidvania 37%, Souls-like 22.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 4.1%
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 25%, Platformer 10.1%, Open World 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 6.8%
Sandbox Metroidvania. No words. Life and drifting autumn leaves with adorable catgirls! . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 8%, Platformer 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 20.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Platformer 7.8%
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 27.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Open World 7.7%, Exploration 7.2%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 21.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8%
Luna's Light is the story of a young huntress who must leave her village and face a cruel post-apocalyptic world. Explore various biomes, find upgrades, fight bosses and complete quests.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 24.1%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 13%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Platformer 7.5%
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 21.9%, Swordplay 14.5% ★, Difficult 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%
The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 23%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 20.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 6.3%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 24.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Open World 8.1%
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 29.1%, Open World 14.2%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
