- #1 Kotama and Academy Citadel
97% matchVery Positive80% of 2,726 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 33.1% ★, Souls-like 18.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #2 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,787 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 32.4% ★, Souls-like 24.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%, Cute 6.3%
- #3 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,179 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #4 KAMIKO
95% matchVery Positive84% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Top-Down 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Cute 7.8%
- #5 Gato Roboto
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Cute 17.9%, 2D 17.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Action 14.3%
- #6 Plushie from the Sky
94% matchVery Positive96% of 384 reviews2024
Dev: fishwind
Windows
A goofy action RPG. Armed with a plushie, smack down nightmarish foes with cuddly chaos. Cheese the boss. Dodge roll your way to victory!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.7%, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Anime 9.1%
- #7 Homura Hime
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,450 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson DuskPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Homura Hime is an anime-style 3D action game merging exhilarating thrills with the tension-filled gameplay of bullet hell. Players dodge hails of projectiles, unleash combos that blend close-quarters and ranged attacks, and utilize dodges and parries to withstand the fierce onslaught of demons.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 35.5% ★, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Anime 7.3%
- #8 Rabi-Ribi
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,231 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Anime 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #9 MOTORSLICE
89% matchVery Positive86% of 4,978 reviews2026
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Parkour through the ruins of a megastructure, climb massive bosses, and hunt down every construction equipment in this slice of life action-adventure with immaculate vibes.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.6%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Anime 14.6%, Exploration 11.5%
- #10 Blade Kitten
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,087 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.9%, Anime 25.2%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Action 9.1%, Cute 4.2%
- #11 Monospaced Lovers
90% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.8%, Collectathon 23.4%, Anime 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #12 Piko Piko
91% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Exploration 17.8%, Cute 14.8%, Anime 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #13 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
89% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: Cute 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Anime 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%
- #14 Mina the Hollower
87% matchVery Positive89% of 7,457 reviews2026
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!
Why similar: Souls-like 29.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Top-Down 16.1%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #15 Phoenotopia: Awakening
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,863 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Cute 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #16 Ariana and the Elder Codex
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.5%, Anime 18%, Exploration 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action 11.3%
- #17 An Automaton's Journey
84% matchVery Positive89% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.6%, Top-Down 20%, Exploration 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Cute 9.4%
- #18 Virtua Unlimited Project
84% matchVery Positive92% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.1%, Anime 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Action 10.1%
- #19 Shiro
85% matchVery Positive81% of 534 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.8%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Anime 13.5%, Top-Down 11.7%, Action 10.9%
- #20 Last Command
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,420 reviews2022
Dev: No Stuck Game StudioPub: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Last Command is a fast-paced Snake x Bullet Hell action game. Maneuver through enemies’ barrage of attacks, collect Data Points to deal damage! Mix and match skill chips as you progress, overcome intense Boss battles, and uncover the secrets of their program world...
Why similar: Souls-like 28.6%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Anime 8.8%
- #21 Kandria
82% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.6%, Hack and Slash 23.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Anime 7.8%
- #22 Alice Escaped!
82% matchVery Positive83% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 36.5% ★, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Cute 7.6%
- #23 Ocean's Heart
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,489 reviews2021
Dev: Max MrazPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Top-Down 11.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #24 Decline's Drops
79% matchVery Positive95% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Le Moulin aux Bulles
Windows
Grab your punching gloves, put your clogs on and smash your way in the world of Decline's Drops, a fully hand-drawn platform-brawler full of weird frogs, bizarre chickens and odd hydras! Avenge your destroyed garden and defeat the 6 heads of the Eternal Corp.! If you can, that is.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 30.1% ★, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Collectathon 17.5%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #25 Panzer Paladin
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 669 reviews2020
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.8%, Anime 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, 2D 9.8%, Action 8%
- #26 ITORAH
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 921 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Female Protagonist 27.9%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Exploration 18.5%, Anime 13.1%, Cute 9.3%
- #27 Debugging Hero
77% matchVery Positive89% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.6%, Top-Down 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Cute 8.6%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #28 Afterimage
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,136 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.4%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Anime 8.4%
- #29 GhoulScrapers
77% matchVery Positive99% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Oniworks Studios
Windows
Ghoulscrapers is a precision platformer where you play as Eggroll, the new employee at Ghoulscrapers. You owe the government one gazillion dollars and it's your job to pay the debt before it's too late!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 54.8%, Cute 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, 2D 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #30 PI.EXE
78% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: ZenBerry Team
Windows
Take the role of an antivirus software within the world of an operating system, eliminating malware spawns in a challenging, platforming quest!
Why similar: Souls-like 37.8%, Precision Platformer 33.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 3.4%
- #31 TetherGeist
74% matchVery Positive98% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: O. and Co. Games
Windows · Mac
TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Cute 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #32 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,781 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Anime 17.1%, Cute 15.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Action-Adventure 15%
- #33 Vindilis
75% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: François Mauxion
Windows
Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.1%, Spectacle fighter 26.6% ★, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #34 TEVI
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,958 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13%, Anime 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #35 Project Mercury
79% matchMixed58% of 592 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 55.1%, Action 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, 2D 11.5%
- #36 Parry Nightmare
76% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Top-Down 14%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Cute 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
- #37 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,930 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Anime 14.8%, Cute 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #38 Shattered Divinities
72% matchVery Positive94% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.9%, 2D 21.3%, Exploration 19.6%, Fantasy 12.5%, Action 11.6%
- #39 Under The Island
73% matchVery Positive93% of 483 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.4%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #40 Protodroid DeLTA
74% matchVery Positive81% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.8%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Anime 11.2%, Exploration 10.6%
- #41 SONOKUNI
70% matchVery Positive98% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32%, Top-Down 18.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #42 Super Alloy Ranger
71% matchVery Positive91% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 38.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Action 19.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Anime 7.5%
- #43 Guardians of the Ashes
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 460 reviews2020
Dev: Mature Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
From a rookie female soldier being lost memory, you incidentally become "The Chosen One" and have to protect the world.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #44 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
71% matchVery Positive95% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.4%, Exploration 19.6%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, 2D 9.5%
- #45 NanoApostle
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,205 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 26.4% ★, Souls-like 21%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #46 HunterX
71% matchVery Positive84% of 733 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.7%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Exploration 7.5%, Action 5.1%
- #47 Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,234 reviews2025
Dev: 葱色兔兔/Scallion RabbitPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"JOR: Dawn Dew" is a 2D turn-based game with a box-like map. In the game, act "Dew" to adventure. On adventure, collect and freely choose your way of fighting. As the exploration progresses, deter the threat of the black beast tide, and finally defeat the monstrous malice.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.2%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Cute 12.2%, Fantasy 11.3%, Anime 7.3%
- #48 Frauki's Adventure!
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Souls-like 55.2%, Exploration 15.9%, Cute 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 5.1%
- #49 Rebel Transmute
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Souls-like 46.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #50 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,069 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.8%, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #51 Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
67% matchVery Positive91% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroGameStudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Blood Poem: Eclipse of the Moon is a 2D Rogue Lite hyper-speed action-adventure game. In the game, you play as the heroine code-named Ishtar, also known as "Moon" exploring a post-apocalyptic world. Your mission is to defeat beautiful bosses and bring them back to your lab.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 37.6% ★, Hack and Slash 19.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Cute 6.8%
- #52 Touhou Dystopian
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,194 reviews2025
Dev: Kay Lnk
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.4%, Cute 17.4%, Anime 14.7%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Action 9.5%
- #53 Haiku, the Robot
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Lore-Rich 29.5%, Exploration 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Cute 14%, Action-Adventure 13.2%
- #54 Pepper Grinder
66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,242 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Action-Adventure 24.5%, Cute 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D 10.2%
- #55 Foregone
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,400 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.6%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #56 Mekabolt
69% matchVery Positive87% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Cute 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #57 Jubilee
68% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 43%, Exploration 16%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Action 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #58 Marmoreal
66% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Marmoreal Games
Windows
Marmoreal is a Bullet Hell Action RPG with magical girls, swords and fully automatic crossbows. Join the Mages of the Arcanum and the Warriors of Melkirion in their quest to stop the evil Necromancer!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Souls-like 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 8.9%
- #59 Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2015
Dev: desunoyaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It's a platformer about magic and whacking things! What does that mean? It means you go around whacking enemies with your staff to get their magic! But ultimately, all you need to do is make it to the goal!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.3%, Anime 33.9%, Cute 16.8%