60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, Adventure, 2D, Singleplayer.
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
ProtoDungeon: Episode III
A 2D top-down exploration adventure with no map and no markers. Fall into a lonely seaside cove, find a magic leaf beneath a shriveled lotus tree, and learn to jump, swim, and dash your way toward the chapel. The way out is a puzzle, and the cove is hiding more than it shows.
Guideless
A short narrative-heavy non-linear exploration game. Where you explore a dungeon, journal your own notes, manage your light, avoid traps, read lore, and hunt for a way out.
A 2D top-down exploration adventure with no map and no markers. Fall into a lonely seaside cove, find a magic leaf beneath a shriveled lotus tree, and learn to jump, swim, and dash your way toward the chapel. The way out is a puzzle, and the cove is hiding more than it shows.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
A short narrative-heavy non-linear exploration game. Where you explore a dungeon, journal your own notes, manage your light, avoid traps, read lore, and hunt for a way out.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.2%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%
Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Nonlinear 19.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 7.3%
House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.7%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%
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 28.7%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Nonlinear 19.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
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: Metroidvania 28.2%, Lore-Rich 15%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
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 34.5%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Mystery 17.9%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 6.6%
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Nonlinear 17%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Embark on a thrilling 2D top-down adventure! Explore dark dungeons, solve unique puzzles, translate ancient documents, and follow clues given to you by a maggot in your brain! Experience the journey solo or team up in 2-player co-op for a different experience!
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.7%, Lore-Rich 21%, Metroidvania 13.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Lore-Rich 19%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Lore-Rich 23.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
Explore a vast living labyrinth where every discovery matters. Mark your path with lanterns, uncover forgotten secrets, unlock permanent progression, and immerse yourself in a unique adventure blending exploration, puzzle-solving, and dark fantasy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 7.7%
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 27.1%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.4%
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
Gravity Castle is a 2D puzzle platformer where you explore mysterious subterranean ruins using gravity augmentation powers. Overcome impossible Trials, trudge past the remains of fallen explorers and make your way to the very bottom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Mystery 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 21.7%, Puzzle 14%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Exploration 11%
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
Navigate a mysterious world with painting as your guide. Unlock abilities, grow plants, meet characters, discover new worlds, and confront the mad mage to free yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Nonlinear 17%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Fantasy 9.5%, Retro 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%
A puzzle Metroidvania game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
Zoom through the landscape as Boll, a mysterious glowing sphere, uncovering a forgotten past and the truth behind the world they've landed in. Gather all sorts of collectibles, evading Shapes and Nature alike. Uncover the mysteries...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 35.6%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Spirit World. Challenge mysterious ruins and face intimidating bosses to gain new powers that will aid your exploration in this retro top-down action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 23.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Slime Well is a Metroidvania-style puzzle game where players take control of a slime, skillfully using its abilities to solve puzzles, explore, and ultimately uncover the truth of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Nonlinear 27.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Retro 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.4%
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.8%, Mystery 22%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 10.4%
Chasing the Sky is an epic adventure set on a vast flying island filled with terrifying monsters and mysteries. Explore its world, overcome deadly challenges, and gather a team to survive – all brought to life with classic hand-drawn art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Mystery 7.8%, Adventure 7%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Exploration 8%
An atmospheric, top-down mystery/adventure game. Explore parallel versions of an old castle: one pristine, one ruined. Study scripture and lore, solve riddles, unearth secrets, dispel magic barriers. Find, confront, and defeat what lurks beyond the seal in the throne room.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.7%, Exploration 15.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Top-Down 7.4%
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Nonlinear 20.6%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Into the Sands is a mystery game set in a desert. As a scrapper, explore the dunes and find interesting treasures. As you explore you may uncover new and interesting secrets!
Why similar: Mystery 25.3%, Metroidvania 20.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Story Rich 11.4%
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: Metroidvania 36.8%, Lore-Rich 14%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 12%, Mystery 8.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Nonlinear 22.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%
Team up with ALAN the robot in this atmospheric post-nuclear metroidvania. Explore and fight your way through a beautiful but deadly post-nuclear wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities that unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Mystery 13%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
《故障与漏洞世界》是一款平台解密游戏。你将探索这个未知且充满危险的世界，获取各种奇妙能力并发掘出意想不到的用法，最终解开这个世界的秘密。
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Nonlinear 25.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12%, Top-Down 7.5%, Mystery 7.1%
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 43.1%, Nonlinear 21%, Exploration 12%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Retro 7.8%
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 31.6%, Nonlinear 22.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.9%
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
Deep in an ancient forest bound by a bitter spell, a tiny fairy wanders. Wielding a spool of thread and a bladeless sword, weave through twisting paths to unearth enchanted trinkets, evading monsters and collecting stars to free their hearts from hatred in this ink-illustrated pacifist bullet-hell.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Nonlinear 20%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Lore-Rich 19%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 7.2%
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Lore-Rich 27.5%, Fantasy 7.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Alec Orbusier, a none-too-organized university archaeologist, sets off to recover a priceless artifact from a forgotten tomb. Nothing too difficult, really... A 2D puzzle-adventure full of rooms, devious traps, and secrets for the curious.
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.1%, Retro 7.1%
Mine, upgrade, and explore as you journey toward the moon. With the help of Astra, the AI in your suit, gather resources, build your ship, and face the emotional cost of chasing your dreams. Will reaching the top bring you happiness, or leave you questioning everything?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 36.5%, Exploration 15.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Fantasy 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
The world doesn't need saving. You do. Explore a strange 3-bit world, wield mysterious powers, uncover forbidden secrets, and find your way home across realities.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
A story-driven Sudoku adventure by puzzle setter Nurator, featured on Cracking the Cryptic. Explore a mysterious mansion of handcrafted Sudoku variants, master increasingly intricate puzzles, and uncover the secret hidden beyond the grid.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 11.1%
