Games Like Original Journey

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Difficult 23.6%, Roguelike 19.3%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 14.9%, Shooter 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the fast-paced 2D action-platformer roguelike gameplay and comic-book aesthetic found in Original Journey.

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly high-difficulty, fluid 2D combat experience with a strong emphasis on aerial movement and bullet-hell encounters.

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 15.8%, Roguelike 12.4%, Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a pure bullet-hell action-roguelike that focuses on the same high-difficulty, fast-paced combat loops.

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13%, Action Roguelike 13%, Platformer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines 2D platforming with chaotic bullet-hell shooting and roguelike progression, capturing the same frantic energy.

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.2%, Roguelike 22.7%, Sci-fi 14%, 2D 9.4%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep 2D action-roguelike experience with challenging platforming and sci-fi themes that align well with the seed game.

Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Roguelike 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the bullet-hell shooter mechanics within a 2D platforming environment.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Platformer 36.4%, Difficult 25.1%, Action 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, 2D 10%

Why You'll Like It: It features intense 2D action and bullet-hell elements with a distinct, striking art style that rewards precise platforming.

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 32.5%, Difficult 16.5%, 2D 14.1%, Cute 14%, Action 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi metroidvania features tight 2D platforming and combat that captures the exploration feel of the seed.

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: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Platformer 18.3%, Difficult 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Roguelike 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game features beautiful hand-drawn art and challenging 2D action-platforming that feels very similar to the visual and mechanical polish of the seed.

Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, RPG 15.7%, Roguelike 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct 2D action-roguelike that shares the platforming and RPG-lite progression systems of the seed game.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 21.7%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 13.7%, RPG 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential 2D action-roguelike that excels in the same platforming and combat-heavy progression as Original Journey.

A mysterious plague befell ancient Celephais. What choices await the twins lost in the chaos? The Roguelite action-platformer Kelipot is here! With a rich story experience, frame-by-frame animations and hand-illustrated 2D visuals. Explore and uncover the truth beneath this twisted world!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 55.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Difficult 8.4%, Action 7.8%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike platformer that shares the same indie spirit and combat-focused gameplay.

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Platformer 20.3%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer with a strong focus on hand-drawn visuals and exploration.

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: Difficult 28.5%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi metroidvania offers challenging combat and exploration with a distinct pixel-art aesthetic.

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.9%, Shooter 16.3%, Cute 12.7%, RPG 12.5%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends bullet-hell mechanics with exploration in a way that feels like a top-down evolution of the seed game's combat.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelike 14.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Procedural Generation 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a brutal 2D platforming roguelike experience where combat and exploration are equally dangerous.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Difficult 20%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 16.3%, Roguelike 6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly difficult bullet-hell platformer that focuses on verticality and precise movement.

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 36.8%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Difficult 12.7%, 2D 10.9%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi metroidvania that shares the exploration and platforming DNA of Original Journey.

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 23.7%, Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 21.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it matches the high-difficulty, one-hit-death intensity and fast-paced action of the seed game.

Seed Hunter is a 2D Platformer with Roguelite element. You’re the alien finding the missing source around universe, but you get into some trouble on the planet of Earth.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguevania that focuses on hack-and-slash action and platforming, fitting the same genre niche.

Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.

Why similar: Platformer 24%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique 360-degree platforming twist on the action-roguelike formula.

Join the enigmatic Starfarers as they traverse the cosmos in this unique dual-character action roguelite, unraveling the mysteries of their galaxy and beyond in pursuit of the Voyager.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 74.4%, 2D 14.7%, Action 8%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that focuses on sci-fi combat and procedural generation.

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique sci-fi world and action-platforming elements that align with the seed's aesthetic.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Difficult 17.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, 2D 9.5%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short but challenging sci-fi platformer with puzzle elements and tight controls.

Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Aliens 16.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern action-roguelike that focuses on intense combat encounters.

Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike platformer that emphasizes fast combat and exploration.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 11.5%, 2D 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-platformer that focuses on sci-fi storytelling and environmental challenges.

Survivor of the Journey is a survival game with rogue-like elements Survive in countless fantasy monsters Grow faster than the enemy that comes and knock them down Survive to the end and defeat the boss. Failed? Use your stuff to be strong. Can't you? Let's try our luck this time.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.2%, Roguelike 19.1%, Cute 10.8%, 2D 10.5%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that shares the survival and combat themes of the seed.

Take the lost soul to its home.

Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Difficult 25.1%, Cute 23%, Action 10.6%, 2D 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, difficult 2D action game that captures the atmospheric tension of the seed game.

Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Cute 8.8%

Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38%, Roguelike 22.3%, Hand-drawn 18%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, 2D 7.1%

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: Difficult 28.8%, Platformer 18.4%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Difficult 23.4%, Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12%

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 24.2%, Platformer 21.2%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Linear 8.6%

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 15.7%, Aliens 15.6%, Hand-drawn 14%, Action-Adventure 11.5%

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelike 17.2%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Cute 8.8%

Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!

Why similar: Platformer 49%, Sci-fi 25.7%, Action 13.9%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.3%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Difficult 15.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Action-Adventure 6.4%

"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.

Why similar: Difficult 28.7%, Platformer 27.7%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%

Jump into this attractive and mysterious world! Save your lovely sister and the mythical creatures that inhabit it, imprisoned in the fortified castle by an elderly wizard!

Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Action-Adventure 21.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Cute 17.3%, Action 6.2%

Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42%, Shooter 21.7%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Linear 8.5%, Action 5.3%

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

Why similar: Difficult 41.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPG 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.8%, 2D 8.7%

A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.7%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Action-Adventure 13%, 2D 6.8%

In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!

Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.7%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 15.6%, Linear 12.9%, Story Rich 7.9%

Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 24.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Cute 13.2%, 2D 7.2%

Odium to the Core is a challenging single-button, music based game with a dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to eliminate the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world!

Why similar: Difficult 28%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Shooter 12.4%, 2D 7.5%

Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 56.2%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 8.8%, RPG 8%, 2D 7.6%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.3%, Platformer 28.3%, Sci-fi 13.5%, 2D 9.5%, Action 4.5%

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 33.2%, Action-Adventure 20.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Cute 11.8%, Story Rich 10.5%

Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Difficult 19.8%, Aliens 16.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

DASH between tiny, monster-infested planets on your journey to becoming the next Sun!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Difficult 22.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Cute 6.3%

Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.4%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Aliens 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Action 6.3%

Stranded in a strange galaxy, you must fight for survival using only your wits, your ship, and your party planning robot companion Matey. Explore the universe, befriend bizarre aliens, and blast through hordes of monsters as you endeavor to find a way home.

Why similar: Aliens 23.3%, Shooter 18.6%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 11.8%

Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.6%, Action Roguelike 30.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Shooter 10.5%, 2D 4.4%

In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Difficult 18.9%, Roguelike 16.1%, Procedural Generation 13.7%

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Difficult 23%, Shooter 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, RPG 7.3%

Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.9%, Roguelike 19.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, RPG 11.4%

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Procedural Generation 8.3%, Difficult 8.3%