60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Platformer, Exploration, Metroidvania.
Explore a broken world filled with masks and monsters in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. Fight strange enemies and twisted bosses with your katana and shotgun umbrella, unlock powerful new abilities, and uncover the truth behind the masks of Peaky Circus.
Shifted Heart
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Chibits
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Lore-Rich 7.5%
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%, Exploration 7.4%
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Open World 7.5%
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 26.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Open World 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8%
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 27.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Lore-Rich 7.9%
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Exploration 5.7%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
Chasing the Sky is an epic adventure set on a vast flying island filled with terrifying monsters and mysteries. Explore its world, overcome deadly challenges, and gather a team to survive – all brought to life with classic hand-drawn art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Exploration 6.3%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.7%
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action 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 27.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
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 39.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Open World 8.8%, Exploration 7.4%
Shellbound is a 2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite exploring a living world, battling and controlling enemies that will cause the ecosystem to evolve around you. Platform through diverse biomes, solve puzzles, and unravel your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 6.3%
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.4%
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 28.5%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Open World 8.8%, Side Scroller 7.3%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 9.4%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Open World 5.9%
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
Wake up on Hart Island, dazed and amnesiac, holding a mysterious magic pencil... that you're accused of stealing ? In this hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania, your creativity is your weapon: sketch your tools to survive the dangers and piece together your memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Hand-drawn 5.5%, 2D 5%
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 7.6%
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 6.6%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
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 39.5%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Side Scroller 10%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 6.8%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Exploration 5.9%
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 38.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Platformer 7.3%
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 6.7%
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Open World 8.1%
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 7.3%, Open World 7%
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%
A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 7.7%
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Open World 7.3%, Adventure 6.3%
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Exploration 6.7%
Leap, slash, dash, and ricochet your way through a ruined land in this hand-drawn 2D action-exploration game. Wield your light arrow against vicious foes and unlock new abilities to further explore the mountain of Essa. Along the way, you'll uncover the truth and choose the destiny of Lighthoof Noa.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 7.3%
Play as an assassin hired to complete a job in a dark city filled with corrupted beasts. A 2D Action-platformer where each level will test your will, ingenuity, and resourcefulness as you wade through beasts on your journey to complete your job.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6%, Adventure 5.9%
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Platformer 8.4%
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Lore-Rich 7.2%
A story-driven, linear Metroidvania set 400 years after the Human-Robot wars of 199X. Hunted by machines and forced into pockets of semi-civilization, the remaining humans are being repurposed into living batteries. Will you be next?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Open World 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Open World 6.9%, Hand-drawn 6.1%, Action-Adventure 6%
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
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: Metroidvania 32.2%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 7.2%
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Open World 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Story Rich 6%
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
