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

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.

BIOMORPH
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

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Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Nonlinear 10%, Platformer 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 8%
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 25.2%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Platformer 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
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 33.8%, 2D Platformer 13%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
Pepper finds that her home has been taken over by an encroaching, melted, pink candy, endangering herself, her friends and her Queen. Seek out the pieces of sentient candy magic and save Pepper and her friends!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Platformer 10%, Nonlinear 8.1%
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Nonlinear 9.3%
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
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 34.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
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 28.4%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.7%
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 25.2%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
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 26.3%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.8%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Nonlinear 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.9%
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 15.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%
A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 11%
Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
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 35.3%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
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 31.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Nonlinear 7.8%
Explore this unique sci-fi style metroidvania-like adventure world. You can acquire a variety of abilities to explore the world and assemble powerful chip combinations. You'll also have the ability to go back in time to change the map's structure and unlock shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Nonlinear 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8%
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Open World 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Platformer 9.5%
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 32.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9%
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Nonlinear 12.1%
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Nonlinear 14%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Exploration 7.4%
Venture through a beautifully hand-drawn 2D world in your own way. Swap between two siblings with unique abilities to uncover the truth and reclaim what was lost before the Dark consumes them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Nonlinear 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
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 29.1%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8%
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%
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 26.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 7.6%
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Nonlinear 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Open World 10%
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
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 25.6%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
Overplasma is a combat, platforming and exploration game in alien worlds where you must face challenging enemies and obstacles as a space explorer who was in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
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 30.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
An open world metroidvania where you begin with a single ability: roll. Crash landed on a hostile planet, you unlock powers that open up a deeply interconnected world. Journey to its core, and decide whether the voice guiding you can be trusted.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Open World 9.5%
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 11%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%
Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 10.7%
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: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
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 39.9%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
Explore a vast mountain filled with mysteries. Play as Sima, a swift girl with a scythe, and uncover hidden knowledge to find your way through an interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Nonlinear 8.3%
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Nonlinear 9.9%
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 28.6%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Nonlinear 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.8%
The Last Comfort is a Metroidvania set within a child's subconscious mind. You must traverse through the child's memories, dreams, and nightmares as Tedd, his favorite toy, find the sickness, and save the child from a terminal nightmare.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Nonlinear 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.1%
Embark on a thrilling rogue-vania platformer adventure in a keyboard-inspired realm. Reclaim lost keys to restore your keyboard, each one bringing logic back to the realm. Explore interconnected maps, battle rogue keys, and confront unique bosses in this epic quest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.3%
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 31.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%