
Rebuild a towering citadel, manage your disciples, and slash through waves of enemies in a hand-drawn world that combines roguelike metroidvania gameplay with base-building & colony management.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Roguevania, Metroidvania, Action.

Rebuild a towering citadel, manage your disciples, and slash through waves of enemies in a hand-drawn world that combines roguelike metroidvania gameplay with base-building & colony management.

Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Hollowroot
Hollowroot, a fast-paced 2D action roguelike. Master tight platforming and combat in ever-changing, procedurally generated levels. Every run is a new challenge. Can you survive?
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Roguevania 45.6% ★, Metroidvania 20.7%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Platformer 5.4%
Hollowroot, a fast-paced 2D action roguelike. Master tight platforming and combat in ever-changing, procedurally generated levels. Every run is a new challenge. Can you survive?
Why similar: Roguevania 42.5% ★, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
A metroidvenia rouglike platformer RPG.Explore the world as you upgrade your character, buy gear, solve puzzles and save villagers.Fight hordes of monsters in the hopes of learning more about the world and yourself.Gain bonuses for every building you restore and every villager you save.
Why similar: Roguevania 37.2% ★, Metroidvania 22.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Roguevania 60% ★, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Platformer 10%, Metroidvania 8.9%, Roguelike 8.6%
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Why similar: Roguevania 36.4% ★, Metroidvania 20.3%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Platformer 6.1%
Betrayer: Curse of the Spine is an Action-Adventure Metroidvania. The game features decision making, crafting, fast-paced combat, multiple endings, intricate storytelling, an open world to explore, and more!
Why similar: Roguevania 38% ★, Metroidvania 21.6%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, 2D Platformer 6.7%, Platformer 5.9%
Become the Hellreaper, an unstoppable force that Heaven can’t control and Hell is terrified of. Conquer unholy hordes and slay grotesque bosses. Forge and master your weapons. Wield cursed magic. Discover ancient relics. Evolve. Every step of this bloody descent into the abyss is yours.
Why similar: Roguevania 35.7% ★, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Metroidvania 7.4%
CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.3% ★, Base Building 20.1%, Building 11.9%, Management 11.4%, Cartoony 5.8%
DurDanto is a metroidvania game where you play as Zubok in a fallen city with beautiful pixel art environments while facing different enemies. Use elemental abilities to uncover secrets of the fallen city, overcome the enemies & roguelike dungeons by skills & spells!
Why similar: Roguevania 46.8% ★, Metroidvania 28%, 2D Platformer 6.4%, Roguelike 6.1%, Action Roguelike 6.1%
A Metroidvania-style action adventure set in the collapsing "Sky City." Play as a life form awakening in darkness, explore decaying areas, interact with NPCs, battle bosses, collect cards, and uncover the truth through stylized art and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Roguevania 45.5% ★, Metroidvania 23.6%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Cartoony 4.5%
SOULGRAVE is a character-driven action roguelike where you create wild builds, explore ever-changing dungeons, and battle brutal bosses with puzzle-like, telegraphed mechanics. Restore a shattered world... or doom it forever.
Why similar: Roguevania 41.4% ★, Metroidvania 21.2%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelike 6.9%, Platformer 5.8%
SuperEpic is a satirical and humorous Metroidvania style action-adventure game, starring a raccoon and a llama in their quest to save an Orwellian society from the rule of an evil corporation. RegnantCorp is an enterprise which is controlling minds through abusive micro transactions.
Why similar: Roguevania 59.5% ★, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Metroidvania 15.4%, Action 2.4%, 2D 2.1%
Abalyte is a 2D-roguelike metroidvania that focuses on the player's skill and inventiveness. While other games have crutches or progression systems that help the player beat the game, Abalyte does the opposite and throws you in a spike-pit.
Why similar: Roguevania 59.2% ★, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 6.5%, Platformer 4.9%, Roguelike 3.2%
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.
Why similar: Roguevania 55.1% ★, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Metroidvania 7.2%, Platformer 4.8%, Bullet Hell 3.3%
Protagonist dies in a truck accident, reborn as a Mage Adventurer in an isekai. Explore chests, battle monsters, complete quests, and customize skills via roguelike mechanics. Defeat the Demon King in this blend of RPG, adventure, and light roguelike.
Why similar: Roguevania 56.1% ★, Metroidvania 26.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Roguelike 6.9%, 2D 2.8%
Embark on your journey, travel through rifts and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D roguelite platformer with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.
Why similar: Roguevania 59.2% ★, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Metroidvania 14.1%, Platformer 2.8%, 2D 2.2%
ExoFrontier: Venus is a RogueVania with RPG elements and procedurally generated levels. Follow the story of Doug who has become an Explorer and help him make Venus a better place for humans!
Why similar: Roguevania 46.1% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9%, Roguelike 5.6%
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Why similar: Roguevania 49.3% ★, Action Roguelike 20%, Metroidvania 12.9%, Platformer 8.1%, Roguelike 4.6%
A Colony-Sim in a dungeonpunk-fantasy world where you build outpost near ancient ruins, support adventurers, and tax their loot. Expand your outpost, survive waves of dungeon-born monsters, and ultimately conquer the depths before they consume the outpost.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2% ★, Base Building 20.3%, Management 10.6%, Building 10.2%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
Dive into a NES-inspired Action-Platformer with Metroidvania elements. Play as an Illuminati henchman battling fearsome bosses and unearthing secrets in an ancient castle. Fulfill your duty… but are you the architect of your fate—or just a pawn in a game someone else is playing?
Why similar: Roguevania 36.3% ★, Metroidvania 21.9%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Platformer 7.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
Challenge your enemies by overcoming a simulation in perpetual construction. The Big One is an action/platform game of the "dungeon crawler" type, where your reflexes and concentration will be put to the test.
Why similar: Roguevania 36.9% ★, Action Roguelike 15%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Platformer 7.1%
ReversEstory is a 2D Roguelike action shooting game. Enjoy the freedom of 360° flying while exploring the procedurally generated dungeons. A latitude of items grants the players the power to challenge the darkness. What’s hidden behind? You shall witness and be shocked.
Why similar: Roguevania 30.6% ★, Metroidvania 22.2%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Platformer 5.7%
In a dying city ruled by uncontrollable magic, every resource is a choice: consume it to grow stronger, or preserve it to survive. Eat Or Keep is a challenging 2D Metroidvania with strong rogue-lite elements. Explore, fight, fall… and rise again.
Why similar: Roguevania 42% ★, Metroidvania 30%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action 4.8%
Pandash is a rogue-lite platformer with different perks to discover and balance their powers. On your search for peace for your world, you wander through different areas, which will change every run. You need to get strong enough and unlock everything to survive and reach your destination.
Why similar: Roguevania 34.5% ★, Metroidvania 22.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
Face terrifying enemies and deadly traps in this challenging retro classic! The holy relics of the dwarves have been stolen by the Golem horde, they need your help!
Why similar: Roguevania 37.9% ★, Metroidvania 21.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Roguelike 5.9%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.2% ★, Base Building 28.1%, Building 9.2%, Management 7.2%, 2D 2.3%
Astro Sailor is a hand-drawn action-adventure game with rogue-like elements and a unique gravity-based movement system. On your journey to explore the galaxy, you’ll meet new friends and foes, discover hidden treasures and face dangerous obstacles.
Why similar: Roguevania 39% ★, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Roguelike 5.7%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6% ★, Base Building 25.2%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Building 8.7%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Roguevania 45.1% ★, Metroidvania 25.9%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Platformer 5.1%, Roguelike 4.1%
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: Roguevania 40.8% ★, Metroidvania 22.7%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Platformer 6.7%, Roguelike 6.5%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Roguevania 36.3% ★, Metroidvania 21.7%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelike 7%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%
Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 58% ★, Base Building 23.8%, Building 8.7%, Management 6%, Simulation 3.5%
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: Roguevania 38.8% ★, Metroidvania 21.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Roguelike 6.7%, Platformer 6.6%
So you're stuck in a middle of a desert with a single flask of water... how do you escape? Do you stare at the sun long enough for it to stare at you back? Well, that might not be the worst idea. Try it out in Escape the Desert, a strand-type roguelike strategy game!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.2% ★, Base Building 20%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Roguelike 8.6%
Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.6% ★, Base Building 28.6%, Building 12.9%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 1.9%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Roguevania 38.9% ★, Metroidvania 20.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelike 6.9%, Platformer 6.4%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Roguevania 47.1% ★, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Metroidvania 7.7%, Roguelike 7%
A fast-paced 3D survival action roguelite. Upgrade your Bastion, forge shard-powered weapons, and battle through chaotic procedural arenas as an expendable Shardborn. Build, fight, die, and grow stronger each run.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Base Building 18.4%, Bullet Hell 18%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelike 11.7%
Stop a group of evil, mutant cookies before they reduce whole city to rubble!
Why similar: Roguevania 37.8% ★, Metroidvania 23.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.5% ★, Base Building 27%, Building 8.4%, Management 8.1%, Cartoony 2.8%
A colony sim set on a starship. Build and manage a spacefaring civilisation, balance oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide your ship through the final escape from Earth.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.2% ★, Base Building 24.1%, Management 11.4%, Building 10.6%, Simulation 4.5%
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!
Why similar: Roguevania 38.3% ★, Metroidvania 24%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelike 8.3%, Platformer 8%
Humanity wants her dead, and a godlike alien AI wants to use her as a puppet. Take control of SH1-R0 and fight through challenging enemies on two fronts to prevent catastrophe. Explore high security facilities to upgrade your abilities and challenge the most advanced forces of two civilizations.
Why similar: Roguevania 42.5% ★, Metroidvania 29.7%, Roguelike 9.2%, Platformer 6.1%, 2D Platformer 5.7%
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
Why similar: Roguevania 44.4% ★, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 6.8%
It's an action game where you advance through a mysterious dungeon whose shape changes every time you enter, while strengthening the functions of your aircraft.
Why similar: Roguevania 40.7% ★, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
Mazgeon is an old school arcade dungeon roguelike RPG with procedurally generated levels filled with retro pixel art graphics where your only goal is to loot as much as you can.
Why similar: Roguevania 41.1% ★, Metroidvania 21.7%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Roguelike 5.8%
A sci-fi survival action RPG focused on tactical real-time combat, elemental weaknesses, weapon upgrades, and constant resource pressure.
Why similar: Roguevania 37.1% ★, Metroidvania 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Roguelike 7.7%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 55.5% ★, Base Building 22.6%, Building 10.1%, Management 6.9%, Simulation 3.2%
Super Pop. Super Casual. The Ultimate Roguelike Adventure! Smash your way to the goal and experience insane power-ups as you level up to godhood! Adventure awaits! Team up with up to 4 players online for a high-energy, colorful blast with friends.
Why similar: Roguevania 41.9% ★, Metroidvania 24.1%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 8.9%, 2D Platformer 5.6%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Roguevania 47.1% ★, Metroidvania 27.6%, Action Roguelike 18%, Roguelike 3.1%, Action 2.2%
Dive into a fast-paced, stylish action roguelike metroidvania as resurrected King Cedric. Hack and slash through diverse biomes, face corrupted minibosses, and conquer epic foes. Uncover shattered truths and choose your path to redemption in this gripping tale of vengeance and power.
Why similar: Roguevania 45.7% ★, Metroidvania 22.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Roguelike 7.3%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Roguevania 43% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Roguelike 8%, Dark Fantasy 7%
Card-based survival RTS. Mash cards together, build your cult, craft weapons, recruit followers and discover new rituals. Survive hordes of uncarded heretics and metaprogression.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.3% ★, Base Building 20.2%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Management 9.9%
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
Why similar: Roguevania 27.9% ★, Metroidvania 18.3%, Base Building 17.6%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.3%
A Tale of sand and Bone is a story-rich action-roguelike adventure. You play as Shai, a fallen warrior bound to a vengeful spirit as you climb and fight your way to claiming vengeance against the gods.
Why similar: Roguevania 50.4% ★, Action Roguelike 22.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Roguelike 5.9%
Slime Princess is a pixel style stand-alone game that combines platform action, dungeon exploration and Roguelike elements. Players will play the role of a heroic slime and embark on a challenging adventure in order to save the slime princess who has been kidnapped by evil forces.
Why similar: Roguevania 38% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Roguelike 9%
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Why similar: Roguevania 51.3% ★, Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 6.3%, 2D 2.9%, Action 2.8%
Gun Miner is a rogue-lite where you explore the ever-changing caves of a mysterious planet. Dig up treasure with your void-blaster rifle. Spend any loot you find on upgrades for your suit, for your gun, or for your ship. Yes you will die a lot, but each turn makes you a tiny bit more powerful.
Why similar: Roguevania 54.1% ★, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 8.9%, Platformer 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
An artsy, text-based, fantasy management game. Not as difficult as it looks.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.1% ★, Base Building 23.7%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Management 10.7%, Building 8.2%
A top down roguelike dungeon crawler with unique and powerful items. Endless procedurally generated dungeons and levels.
Why similar: Roguevania 53.3% ★, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Roguelike 7.9%, Action 1.6%