
Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Metroidvania.

Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Physics 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 8.4%
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 29.5%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Platformer 16.1%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 8.1%
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11%, Adventure 10.4%
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 9.3%
A character collecting puzzle Metroidvania about potato cats on the Isle of Moar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Adventure 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 16.2%
The Flat Kingdom is a beautiful and peaceful 2D land, but now it’s threatened by an evil thief and becoming 3D! The only who can stop the chaos is Flat, a little hero able to change into a circle, triangle or square in order to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and defeat giant bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Indie 16.9%, Adventure 13.5%
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 35.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Physics 7%
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Indie 5.1%
Exodus is a 2D Platform/Exploration (metroidvania) game for Windows, with oldschool gameplay mechanics, and HD native resolution (1920*1200). Musics are made by Yann Van Der Cruyssen (Saira, Block That Matter).
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Platformer 21.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 17.3%
Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 19.3%, Platformer 16.6%, 2D 5.6%
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 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Physics 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
Wander a whimsical world full of danger and surprise. Outsmart your environment as you punch, grab, and throw enemies and objects in this action-puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 14.5%
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Platformer 12%, Physics 8.7%
A quite difficult and quite original platform adventure game, die and retry.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Adventure 21.2%, Platformer 20%, Metroidvania 19.4%, 2D 6.1%
Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Adventure 18%, Indie 15.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%
Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Adventure 24.5%, Platformer 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 4.8%
Play as BANX, a hero wielding a balloon as his weapon... and head? In this hand-animated action adventure set in a solar-punk world, take on hundreds of enemies in fast-paced, free-flow combat, fight an epic cast of bosses, and freely bounce through a stunning, dense, and vertical city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
Explore and protect the endangered forest as Fae, the last guardian. Face enemies, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in a challenging 2.5D metroidvania. The Last Awen combines action and exploration in a captivating visual experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Physics 9.7%
Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
Puzzle platformer with a dash of metroidvania and a unique panel switching mechanic. All this with beautiful hand drawn visuals.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 18.2%, Metroidvania 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Adventure 12%
BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 12%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Physics 8.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
A pixel-art Metroidvania with challenging platformer mechanics, set in a medieval magical world. Discover a great variety of spells and abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Find mythical charms and items to help Ineth fight her way out of her prison.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 21.4%, Adventure 15%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 6.9%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Platformer 24.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 11.8%, 2D 2.6%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 14.3%
Adventure Lamp is a bouncy puzzle platformer about hat physics. Lose your hat over and over as you solve puzzles, smash slimes, and hop your way out of a dangerous cave. Featuring an original soundtrack from the composers behind Crashlands.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Physics 27.6%, Indie 22.3%, Platformer 22%
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Indie 10.7%, Physics 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 18.7%, Platformer 13.1%
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 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Physics 12%, Adventure 7.6%, Platformer 7.5%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 11.5%
Red, Yellow, Blue. It's Vivid Spirit! Their abilities are dictated by what color they are and it's up to you to figure out how to use them and when to swap. Guide Vivid and her dog, Spirit, on their many adventures through the world of Paper Craft!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Indie 24.5%, Platformer 20.4%, Adventure 18.7%
Dragon Perception - 2.5D platformer, in which you will need to play for a small dragon, on whose lands attacked aggressive robots.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Adventure 26.4%, Platformer 22.6%, Indie 22%
RGB Platform is a Metroidvania focused on pure platforming action — move, jump, dash, and attack. Explore the interior of a massive robot, switch between three characters with unique abilities, collect every hidden alphabet, and escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Adventure 20.3%, Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Puzzle 8.3%
Saira is a puzzle platformer with non-linear gameplay and a whole universe for you to explore. The game is heavily influenced by classic puzzle adventure games and uses a new unique graphical style combining high resolution photography into a lush and mysterious world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Platformer 23.9%, Indie 19.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Adventure 15%, Platformer 14.4%, Indie 11.7%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Indie 30.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Platformer 10.5%
Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 15.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
Take a dive in the world of Plungeez, a puzzle platformer where Bonnie, a fierce woman who, after falling in the underground, must explore the sewers of Salvador in search of a way out. Light torches, boilers, and use plungers to climb and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Metroidvania 24.7%, Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 5.3%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 19%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D 2.5%
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 26.5%, Adventure 18%, Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%
Scale into ever-smaller nested worlds. Shrink into your spaceship's mechanisms. Uncover the fractal worlds within and meet the zany goobers who call them home. Track down the root of the system errors, whether by replacing old gears or getting Grandma Beetle's bakery back in business.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 14%, Physics 13.1%, Platformer 9.1%
Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground.
Why similar: Indie 29.7%, Platformer 21.5%, Physics 20.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 6.4%
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 24.9%, Indie 17.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%
Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 18.3%, Platformer 16.9%, 2D 5.7%
Skala is a puzzle game about changing the scale of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Physics 18.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 10%
Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.9%, Indie 9%
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, Indie 19.7%, Physics 19.6%, Adventure 15.2%, 2D 8.1%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 16%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D 4.9%
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Indie 14.5%, Physics 9.3%
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Physics 20.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Indie 12.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
"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: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 15.8%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.7%, Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
A unique puzzle game where you control a mysterious light source to help Charlie escape the caverns he's been trapped in. Use an assortment of light shapes to tackle each puzzle set before you! Overcome traps and pits to reach the exit of each stage! Available on Mac and Windows.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 21.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, 2D 8.6%
The Hot-Pink is 2d Platformer game that has a uniqe system, You will have to find keys to the locked doors and fight your enemy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Platformer 17.7%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
Gear Path is a small platformer Metroidvania-like game with exploring and power-ups. It's perfect for playing while waiting for another game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 12.1%
Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 20.8%, Platformer 15%
Take flight as Juno, a small bird guided by the sound of her guitar through a hand-drawn world of music and memory. Play melodies to solve puzzles, fly through unique platforming challenges and piece together a story of grief and love.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, Platformer 19.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 9%
A Roll-Back Story is a rolling ball game heavily focused on platforming. Not recommended for casual players.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Platformer 25.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 16.5%, Physics 12%