60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Pixel Graphics, 2D.
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.
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.
Our Metal Bowl
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
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 24.7%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%
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 23%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
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 19.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 7.7%, Exploration 7.4%
An ocean. Ruins. A song. Recover what silence has erased. You are the last hope of a civilization on the brink of oblivion, with your voice as your only tool. Dive, listen, awaken. Unarmed, guided only by your senses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Mystery 19.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 10%
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 23.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9%
A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
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 36.6%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Atmospheric 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 27.6%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
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%, Nonlinear 19.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
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 27.1%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.4%
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%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%
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 27.9%, Lore-Rich 24.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Exploration 7.4%
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 17.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Nonlinear 17%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%
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%, Lore-Rich 19.4%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%
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 21.6%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Metroidvania 13.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, 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 28.4%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Lore-Rich 24%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.8%
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 26.6%, Lore-Rich 20.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 10%, 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 26.4%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 7%
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 25.6%, Lore-Rich 21.1%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%
Educe is a 2D pixel art "Metroidbrainia" puzzle game where the world is your blueprint. Physically rearrange the screens of a forgotten laboratory to navigate a sprawling, non-linear maze. With no combat and a focus on logic, you must shift the environment itself to educe the path forward.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
A puzzle Metroidvania game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
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 43.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
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 35.1%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%
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 23.2%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%
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 25.3%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Top-Down 7.4%
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 30.7%, Nonlinear 18.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%
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 36.5%, Nonlinear 28%, Exploration 10.9%, Retro 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
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 30.4%, Nonlinear 23.4%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
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 22.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
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 36.8%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
A story-driven adventure game about a boy trapped in a mysterious virtual sanctuary. Explore, solve puzzles, and discover the secrets hidden in a world that never lets him go.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 7.7%
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 31.1%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 8.4%, 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 28.8%, Nonlinear 22.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Nonlinear 27.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Top-Down 5.9%
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 38.9%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Top-Down 7.8%, Mystery 7.2%
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Lore-Rich 17%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Exploration 8.4%
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 35.4%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Fantasy 7%
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 29.3%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Retro 7.8%
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 22.7%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 7.3%
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 37.1%, Exploration 15.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Fantasy 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
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 42.6%, Nonlinear 21.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 38.1%, Lore-Rich 28.7%, Fantasy 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%
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 31.1%, Nonlinear 22.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Mystery 7.4%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Retro 7.2%
You are an inspiration-seeking wandering artist who mysteriously ends up in a faraway Valley. Will you find the inspiration you crave, or will you be lost to the mysteries of the Valley?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Nonlinear 21.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Top-Down 6%
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 24.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
Vitrified is a post-apocalyptic metroidvania where survival depends on teamwork with your robotic friend ALAN. Explore a mysterious mutant wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities to unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Lore-Rich 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 6.7%
Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%
Switch between characters, use your grappling hook to explore a phantom island, home to mammoths. Face threats from hunters and choose to play stealthily or confront the dangers head-on. Inspired by real events. Wishlist today!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 19%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Play as Vivi, a shadow-magic Dark Elf hunting a cult sorcerer in a dark fantasy action-adventure. Explore dangerous lands, master shadow powers, and decide how your enemies are defeated.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Exploration 9.6%
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Lore-Rich 24%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
