Games Like Nuclear Blaze

Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?

Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Colorful 12.4%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a core firefighting mechanic and rescue-focused gameplay that mirrors the primary hook of the seed game.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and highly polished metroidvania that captures the same sense of contained exploration and mystery.

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, Platformer 21.9%, Exploration 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Combat 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a distinct, atmospheric side-scrolling experience with tight movement mechanics and environmental storytelling.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on exploration and uncovering the mysteries of a strange, alien facility.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 9%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly polished, satisfying loop of exploration and platforming within a mysterious underground setting.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and accessible platformer that balances exploration with light combat and a friendly, colorful aesthetic.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar atmospheric, pixel-art exploration feel with a focus on uncovering secrets in a mechanical world.

Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.

Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Action-Adventure 24.6%, Exploration 20.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends challenging platforming with exploration in a way that rewards players for mastering movement.

Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D platforming with a distinct visual style and exploration-heavy gameplay.

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: Platformer 44.6%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%, 2D 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental mechanics and atmosphere rather than just combat, much like the seed game.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers tight, high-quality 2D action-platforming with a strong sense of progression and discovery.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, high-intensity, and atmospheric action game that emphasizes precision and style in its 2D encounters.

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Colorful 8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, colorful, and destructive 2D action that feels satisfyingly punchy.

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: 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a sci-fi atmosphere and exploration mechanics that reward curiosity in a 2D space.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, mystery-filled exploration game that captures the feeling of uncovering a hidden facility.

Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Mystery 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Platformer 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-adventure that emphasizes light-based mechanics and atmospheric exploration.

Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, action-packed platformer with a focus on exploration and quirky character interactions.

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, pixel-art 2D platformer that focuses on exploration within a mysterious facility.

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired exploration game that rewards players for navigating complex, interconnected environments.

Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.6%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features elemental-based action-platforming that rewards players for creative use of abilities.

Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

Why similar: Platformer 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, focused experience that distills the metroidvania genre into a tight, pixel-art adventure.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers incredibly polished, accessible, and satisfying platforming mechanics that feel great to master.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Platformer 41%, Exploration 27.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, non-combat exploration through vast and beautiful 2D environments.

An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Family Friendly 14.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Colorful 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction over traditional combat.

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Platformer 45%, Exploration 37.2%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Prioritizes movement-based exploration and discovery within a surreal, atmospheric 3D space.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gold standard for 2D platforming that balances classic design with modern quality-of-life features.

Flame Keeper is a dynamic, action rogue-lite that sees you restore the Eternal Flame, stolen by creatures of shadow. Fight through a rogue's gallery of monsters in diverse biomes using fiery combat skills. No sweat for a lump of coal like you.

Why similar: Mystery 33.3%, Colorful 20.4%, Combat 16.3%, Action 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that incorporates fire-themed mechanics into its fast-paced combat encounters.

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.4%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 16%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fun, action-adventure platforming experience with a focus on fluid movement and combat.

Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!

Why similar: Family Friendly 47.6%, Colorful 32.2%, Action 13.6%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down firefighting action game that shares the core theme of managing blazes under pressure.

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Platformer 23%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused platformer that encourages players to interact with their environment to progress.

A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 12%, Action-Adventure 11.5%

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Side Scroller 11%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Action 7.5%

Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 23.3%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Combat 5.6%

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Family Friendly 11%

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 16.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.7%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Colorful 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%

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: Side Scroller 24.8%, Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.4%

Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Casual 11.6%, 2D 11.5%

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: 2D Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 18.8%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Combat 7.1%

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 26%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Combat 12.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action 8%

Can you save the world from an unknown destiny?

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Casual 7.4%

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.4%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.9%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Colorful 6.1%

ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Side Scroller 23.7%, Platformer 17.3%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%

PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 19%, Side Scroller 17%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Action 7.9%

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: Exploration 19.6%, Platformer 19%, Mystery 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

Why similar: Exploration 20.7%, Platformer 20.6%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

An inferno roars over a destroyed secret military base. Then, from the flaming rubble...an invincible super robot is reborn! Mechs born of advanced science and modern weaponry battle in heavy weight Run 'n Gun mech shooter!!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.2%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Casual 6.5%

Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.

Why similar: Mystery 33.4%, Exploration 18%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Combat 12.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, 2D 9.1%, Story Rich 8%

Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.1%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Platformer 7.6%

Backrooms Cats and Lava is an action-platformer with puzzle elements. Help a small cave dweller escape rising lava by moving boxes to create safe paths. Remember, the floor is lava—don't step on it!

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Survival 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, 2D 10.2%, Casual 9.9%

Hungry flame is an action packed, vibrant game. The main goal is saving yourself from the flame that is chasing you.

Why similar: Casual 45.2%, Action 31.4%, Indie 23.4%

Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%