
In this 2.5D shooter/MetroidVania game, explore the different realities of a retro sci-fi universe. Fight, upgrade your equipment, and recruit allies to unravel the mystery of the planet Oscilia.
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In this 2.5D shooter/MetroidVania game, explore the different realities of a retro sci-fi universe. Fight, upgrade your equipment, and recruit allies to unravel the mystery of the planet Oscilia.

Planet Chyton
Crash-landed on a fungus infested planet, Cubit the robot must find its path through fighting alien creatures and navigating through an increasing hostile world with a platform creation gun in sci fi inspired dark but cute Metroidvania platforming game.

Nihilsearch
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Crash-landed on a fungus infested planet, Cubit the robot must find its path through fighting alien creatures and navigating through an increasing hostile world with a platform creation gun in sci fi inspired dark but cute Metroidvania platforming game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Aliens 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 13%, Adventure 7.7%, Futuristic 7.1%
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 6.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Space 10%, Action 9.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Aliens 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9%, Futuristic 8.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Action 6.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Adventure 7%, Action 4.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Beat 'em up 29.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Action 4.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Beat 'em up 29.8%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Stylized 5.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Beat 'em up 23.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Adventure 6.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 7.4%, Space 7.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Gun Customization 22.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Space 5.2%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Beat 'em up 27.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 4.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 63.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Stylized 6.7%, Action 6.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action 7.9%
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Aliens 9.8%
Take control of Paradox Patrol Officer Conway and defend the galaxy from reality altering paradoxes, in a genre bending, Sci-Fi action shooter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Aliens 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Aliens 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Space 8.2%, Futuristic 7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 66.1%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 3.8%, 3D 2.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 55.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Steampunk 19.4% ★, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 6.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Beat 'em up 15.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Stylized 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Beat 'em up 30.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Action 7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, 2D Platformer 15%, Adventure 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Action 6.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 6.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Beat 'em up 25.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 7.6%, Combat 2.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 5.7%
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 8.4%, Combat 3.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Space 12%, Aliens 10.9%, Adventure 5.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 5.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Space 7.6%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Space 10%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Space 7.1%, Aliens 6.4%
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Stylized 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Action 8.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 62.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Aliens 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Aliens 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Futuristic 8.1%, Space 7.8%
Momentum-based platforming built around expressive movement and tight gunplay. Master your elastic grappling hook to explore a vast, cyber-gothic megastructure, where robots piloted by the souls of the dead do penance for their sins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Action 4.4%
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 7.8%, Combat 3.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 11.7%, Combat 4.4%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 3.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 7.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Aliens 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Adventure 6.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Aliens 9.9%, Space 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.1%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%
We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Stylized 6.7%
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 8%, Sci-fi 6.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 57.7%, Space 13%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 8.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Futuristic 8%
Ignite the galaxy. Aeon Must Die! Experience a unique beat ‘em-up introducing breakneck risk-reward gameplay, innovative AI and tactical fighting, all packaged in an incredible art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Beat 'em up 27.4%, Aliens 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Space 6.5%
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Futuristic 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%