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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D, Platformer, Action.

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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!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 70% — of 287 reviews
Released: 2019-10-15
Developer: Julian Laufer
Publisher: Headup
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 92%

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    90% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 691 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    76% matchMixed62% of 141 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 601 reviews2020
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    73% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2019
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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2023
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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2024
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    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
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    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Exploration 4.9%

  57. #57 ANIMAL WELL
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 51.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 3.3%

  58. #58 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 7,216 reviews2021
    Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Action 5.7%

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