Games Like Phosfi

Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Multiple Endings 3.3%

Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 15.1%, Hand-drawn 6.4%, Adventure 4.5%

Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Souls-like 28.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Adventure 4.7%

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Soundtrack 21.6% ★, Souls-like 20.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%

The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Souls-like 26.8%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Multiple Endings 4.9%, Adventure 3.9%

Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Combat 5.8%

The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 20.4%, Difficult 15.9%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Adventure 5%

Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 27.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Combat 4.5%

Lost in darkness, a boy drawn into a twisted dream, no way out. Vapor World is a narrative-driven souls-like platformer focused on deflection combat set in atmospheric world of dream. Descend within shattered mind seeking lost memories. Face dark, beautiful world born of anguish and regret.

Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Metroidvania 22.3%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Dark 7.5%

Hit n’ Bit is a dark fantasy Metroidvania platformer. Embark on two different journeys where you will fight monsters, explore a story-rich world, and encounter challenging puzzles. Reunite the royal siblings, defy the machinations of old gods, and redefine destiny!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Soundtrack 24.8% ★, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 28.7%, Difficult 13.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.5%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 27.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Difficult 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 25.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Aeterna Lucis is the highly anticipated sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Following the gameplay steps of the first entry in the series, Aeterna Lucis is a Metroidvania that combines fast-paced combat, a large interconnected map, secret hunting, optional challenges, and a rich and deep story.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Souls-like 21.7%, Soundtrack 18.5% ★, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%

SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 28.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Multiple Endings 5.3%

A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 29.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Combat 5.3%

Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Souls-like 32.1%, Adventure 7%, Dark 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Ceaseless hunger draws you yet a bit closer to the gates of Foghorn. Devour men and beasts alike to acquire a wide array of combat abilities. Through shadows and mold, track down the paling memories of this bygone kingdom, all in a classic hand-drawn action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 14%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Combat 4.7%

Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 22.8%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Souls-like 23.7%, Difficult 12%, Hand-drawn 6.2%, Adventure 5.4%

"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 28.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Multiple Endings 5.2%

SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Souls-like 29.9%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%

Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 21.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Dark 4.9%

Save your sister from a certain death by finding her soul fragments in this mystical hand-drawn world! Utilize a variety of morphing abilities and fight through the dream-like Land Of Sorrow. It is known to be flooded with crying creatures who are creating a chaos under the dark soul Self.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Soundtrack 18.2% ★, Souls-like 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 14.4%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Human vs Food is a challenging action platformer game set in a world where food has taken over the world. In battle, you will have to destroy food a lot and skillfully. Explore 100 levels, play as 6 different characters with different skills. Save the world!

Why similar: Souls-like 27%, Metroidvania 26.4%, Soundtrack 21.1% ★, Dark 6.4%, Atmospheric 6%

In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.

Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Metroidvania 26.7%, Difficult 14.1%, Dark 6.6%, Combat 5.4%

A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 29.3%, Difficult 16.8%, Dark 8.3%, Combat 2.8%

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 35.1%, Souls-like 17.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Difficult 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%

The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Souls-like 24.3%, Difficult 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Atmospheric 6%

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

Why similar: Soundtrack 24.7% ★, Metroidvania 22.9%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%

"Ends" is a classic 2D horizontal board action game. In the game, you will play a dead soldier. In the chaotic order, you will pick up the broken weapons again, explore the broken world, challenge the changing creatures, and find your final destination.

Why similar: Souls-like 34%, Metroidvania 24.8%, Dark 14.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Combat 5.4%

LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Combat 6.9%, Multiple Endings 4.5%

"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 29.8%, Difficult 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Adventure 4.7%

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Souls-like 49.9%, Metroidvania 26.8%, Difficult 11%, Dark 3.4%, 2D 2.5%

A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 29%, Difficult 16.5%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%

Parry, Slash and Survive! Soul Devourer is a metroidvania action-platformer with a striking anime horror art style. Explore the cursed Sakuradoki High School, master powerful abilities, battle twisted monsters, and uncover the long-buried dark secrets hidden beneath the school.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 21.4%, Dark 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Combat 6.8%

Spright is a hand-crafted 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Forge, swim, and fight through luminous caverns, cursed foundries, and drowned ruins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Souls-like 28.7%, Dark 6.3%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 3.8%

A classic hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action game, it's time for revenge! Use your Beastmaster skills to unleash your inner beast, fight with your heart-devouring sword and end the threat to Arborea, you decide the ending.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Soundtrack 22.6% ★, Difficult 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Multiple Endings 4.5%

Embark on a dark journey in this 2D Adventure Game. Explore the treacherous isle of Am Balla and collect the tools necessary to overcome the many dangers set before you. Find out why turmoil has so suddenly stricken this land and put an end to it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 32%, Combat 7.8%, Adventure 5.4%, Hand-drawn 5.1%

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 22.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Difficult 10.4%, Combat 5.9%

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Souls-like 27.1%, Difficult 8.8%, Dark 5.2%, Hand-drawn 5.1%

In this breathtaking platformer adventure, explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation, and defeat a mysterious Deity.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Soundtrack 24.4% ★, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%

In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Combat 7.6%, Adventure 5.9%

Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.

Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Metroidvania 21.8%, Difficult 14.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Adventure 4.8%

Nonu is a hand-drawn 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources—one born from inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore a dying world, uncover artifacts that enable distinct builds, and piece together the truth behind its vanished god.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Souls-like 28.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Adventure 8%, Hand-drawn 6.4%

Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Souls-like 35.1%, Adventure 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Action-Adventure 3.8%

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 31%, Souls-like 15.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 27.3%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Souls-like 31%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Story Rich 5.2%

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Souls-like 39.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 2.3%

Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Combat 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Story Rich 5.7%