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Games Like Phosfi

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Souls-like, Action, Atmospheric.

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Phosfi is an atmospheric, metroidvania style action-platformer. Explore and fight your way through a dark and dangerous coastal world full of mysteries and ancient treasures. Discover long buried temples and fend off Eldritch monstrosities in this beautiful 2D hand drawn and animated adventure.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: UpRoom Games LLC
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive85% of 331 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
    Windows

    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 27.3%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Multiple Endings 3.4%

  2. #2 Steel Flood
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Egobounds
    Windows

    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 27.4%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%

  3. #3 Anokye
    96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Mills Media
    Windows

    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 33.7%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 15.1%, Hand-drawn 6.4%, Adventure 4.5%

  4. #4 Aeterna Noctis
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 24.5%, Soundtrack 21.6%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8%

  5. #5 Dimension Rift Zero
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MrDyvik
    Windows

    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 28.6%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%

  6. #6 Shieldbound
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Bangers
    Windows

    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 26.6%, Souls-like 24.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Combat 5.8%

  7. #7 Vapor World: Over The Mind
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ALIVE Inc.
    Windows · Linux

    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 22.3%, Metroidvania 22.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Dark 7.6%

  8. #8 Hit n' Bit
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Digital Scorpion Interactive
    Windows

    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 24.7%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%

  9. #9 DREIFRAME
    91% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: MrDrone
    Windows

    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 34.4%, Souls-like 28.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.5%

  10. #10 Hollow Knight
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 35.2%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 6.6%, Atmospheric 4.7%

  11. #11 DEVIATOR
    90% matchMixed68% of 988 reviews2024
    Dev: Gami Studio
    Windows

    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 31.9%, Souls-like 27.4%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Difficult 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%

  12. #12 Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MadMoa
    Windows

    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 30.6%, Souls-like 27.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Combat 4.5%

  13. #13 Last Souls
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruben Wihler
    Windows · Mac

    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 28.9%, Souls-like 25.5%, Difficult 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%

  14. #14 Aeterna Lucis
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows

    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 27.5%, Souls-like 21.8%, Soundtrack 18.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%

  15. #15 Briar Flame
    86% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: HappyDoodz Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 34.3%, Souls-like 29.2%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Combat 5.3%

  16. #16 SHADE Protocol
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Little Legendary
    Windows · Linux

    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 32.5%, Souls-like 28.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Multiple Endings 5.3%

  17. #17 Go Alone
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: orobi
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Souls-like 32.1%, Adventure 7%, Dark 6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  18. #18 CRAVE
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hang The Eyelids
    Windows

    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 28.8%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 14%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Combat 4.7%

  19. #19 Shards of Memories
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Iron Twelve Games
    Windows

    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 38.1%, Souls-like 22.8%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.8%

  20. #20 Benders of Moona
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
    Windows

    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 34.1%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 12%, Hand-drawn 6.2%, Adventure 5.3%

  21. #21 SpellTome
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tectonic Games Studio
    Windows

    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 32.8%, Souls-like 30%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%

  22. #22 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Innocent Soul
    Windows

    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 31.2%, Souls-like 28.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Multiple Endings 5.2%

  23. #23 Tenebra
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Broke CoCo
    Windows

    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 31.2%, Souls-like 21.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Dark 4.9%

  24. #24 Sorrowself
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vieri Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 30.1%, Soundtrack 18.1%, Souls-like 17.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%

  25. #25 Hollow Knight: Silksong
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 400,178 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 35.1 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 33.3%, Souls-like 25%, Difficult 14.3%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%

  26. #26 THE DARK DWELLERS
    81% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
    Dev: COLNELIUS
    Windows

    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 26.5%, Difficult 14.1%, Dark 6.7%, Combat 5.4%

  27. #27 ARO: Tales In The Dome
    79% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "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 28.2%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

  28. #28 Akatori
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Contrast Games
    Windows

    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: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 25.5%, Difficult 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9%, Adventure 4.3%

  29. #29 Loreninha Paints Dreams and Rainbows
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Eminho & Lorena Team
    Windows · Linux

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 29.3%, Difficult 16.8%, Dark 8.4%, Combat 2.8%

  30. #30 Human vs Food
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OdGames
    Windows

    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 27.1%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Soundtrack 21%, Dark 6.4%, Atmospheric 6%

  31. #31 Imp of the Sun
    77% matchMixed65% of 241 reviews2022
    Dev: Sunwolf EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    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 24.6%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Difficult 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%

  32. #32 Misspell
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
    Windows

    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 34.9%, Souls-like 17.1%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Difficult 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%

  33. #33 Evolvania
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IV Productions
    Windows

    Explore a colossal creature by blending in with the environment and enemies. Evolve and gain new powers in this hand-drawn metroidvania where you can experience a unique adventure or create your own with a special level editor.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 24.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Dark 7.2%

  34. #34 止境 Ends
    76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: 正人君子杨某人
    Windows

    "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 24.6%, Dark 14.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Combat 5.5%

  35. #35 Nine Sols
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 29.8%, Souls-like 25.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Atmospheric 5%

  36. #36 LUNARIS
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
    Windows

    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 35.6%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Combat 7%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

  37. #37 Intertwined
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VoidNode
    Windows · Mac

    Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 29.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%

  38. #38 Children of Birch
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: UvuikSmoniti
    Windows

    "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 35.1%, Souls-like 30%, Difficult 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Adventure 4.7%

  39. #39 Salt and Sanctuary
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
    Dev: Ska Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 50%, Metroidvania 26.7%, Difficult 11%, Dark 3.4%, 2D 2.6%

  40. #40 Soul Devourer
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Water Bear
    Windows

    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 32.5%, Souls-like 21.4%, Dark 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Combat 6.8%

  41. #41 Crownless
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Wallnut
    Windows

    Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Souls-like 28.8%, Dark 6.3%, Adventure 6%, 2D 3.8%

  42. #42 Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dormidin StudioPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    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 32.8%, Soundtrack 22.5%, Difficult 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

  43. #43 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 33.9%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  44. #44 Momogatari
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sentori Studio
    Windows

    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 28.3%, Souls-like 22.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Difficult 10.4%, Combat 5.9%

  45. #45 Obsidian Legion
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Palisade Games
    Windows

    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 34.5%, Souls-like 32%, Combat 7.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Hand-drawn 5.1%

  46. #46 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
    Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 40.4%, Souls-like 27%, Difficult 8.8%, Dark 5.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  47. #47 Dewborne Dawn
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mythwalk Studios
    Windows

    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 44.9%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Combat 7.7%, Adventure 5.9%

  48. #48 The Eternal Life of Goldman
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows

    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 24.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

  49. #49 Void Memory
    72% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 28.3%, Difficult 12%, Adventure 8%, Hand-drawn 6.4%

  50. #50 Nonu
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karmic Bit
    Windows

    Nonu is a 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources—one stemming from your inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore to uncover artifacts that enable dissimilar builds, and piece together the secrets of a dying world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%

  51. #51 Path of Deities
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bold Beetle Studio Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A vertically-structured Metroidvania where genetic mutations redefine progression. Navigate a divine-biomechanical labyrinth with dynamically evolving combat forms, where every choice alters companion fates and the world's collapse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Souls-like 33.3%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Dark 4.1%, 2D 3.6%

  52. #52 Lightward
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wolfbit Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 43.1%, Souls-like 35.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Action-Adventure 3.8%

  53. #53 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 15.6%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  54. #54 Elysian Echoes
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grinding Crow
    Windows

    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 31.3%, Souls-like 27.3%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Adventure 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%

  55. #55 Unworthy
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 842 reviews2018
    Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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%, Souls-like 39.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 2.3%

  56. #56 Puppetmaster
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
    Windows

    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 43.1%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Combat 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 5.8%

  57. #57 Gravy the gravedigger
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: cupofmilk
    Windows

    Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Soundtrack 23.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%

  58. #58 Astronium
    67% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
    Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
    Windows

    Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Souls-like 26%, Difficult 16.8%, Combat 7.6%, Adventure 4.1%

  59. #59 Stellar Poetry
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MXL-StudioPub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

    Stellar Poetry is a 2D action adventure game similar to the galaxy Castlevania. The sorceress, who awakens after sensing the call of a mysterious voice, goes on a series of adventures in order to find memories lost due to the curse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Souls-like 30.1%, Difficult 15.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Action-Adventure 3.2%

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