Games Like Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Retro 14.9%, Top-Down 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the top-down pixel-art perspective and item-driven exploration style of Pipistrello.

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Top-Down 20.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Retro 10.2%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down exploration with tight action mechanics and a retro aesthetic.

Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Top-Down 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Retro 11.2%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: Features top-down action-adventure exploration where mastering unique environmental tools is key to progression.

Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.4%, Retro 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Top-Down 9%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic top-down Zelda-like adventure filled with charming retro presentation and exploration.

The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King!

Why similar: Top-Down 20.8%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Retro 15.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the top-down retro adventure formula with engaging dungeon crawling and item-based exploration.

Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.

Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Top-Down 25.7%, Exploration 18.1%, 2D 11.2%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a whimsical top-down adventure focused on creative item usage and puzzle-solving.

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 33.2%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers charming interconnected world exploration and whimsical character designs.

Ittle and Tippsie crash onto yet another island filled with loot, puzzles and mysterious inhabitants! With the help of a magical map, they set out to steal eight pieces of a raft from increasingly improbable locations including beaches, prairies, an art exhibit and some dude's basement.

Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Action 39.3%, Indie 12%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on top-down exploration and quirky combat with a charming cartoon aesthetic.

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 29.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Retro 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Presents tight movement and exploration in a compact, stylish pixel world.

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Action-Adventure 27.4%, Exploration 16.6%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the satisfying top-down combat and atmospheric exploration found in inventive action games.

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: Action-Adventure 21.1%, Top-Down 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Exploration 14%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a nostalgic top-down action-adventure inspired by classic exploration games.

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Exploration 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 10%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique traversal tool for side-scrolling exploration and gritty action.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on deep, atmospheric environmental exploration and clever puzzle mechanics.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.1%, Metroidvania 23.3%, Top-Down 14.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced top-down action and deeply atmospheric pixel-art exploration.

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Retro 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes spellcraft and puzzle-platforming within a classic retro framework.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Retro 12.6%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features precise platforming and deep metroidvania-style map progression.

Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides frantic, acrobatic action set against colorful pixel-art stages.

The multi award-winning Action RPG. Some say 'Diablo with Cats' others a 'Super-cute Skyrim', whatever your take, Cat Quest's loot-fuelled cat-venture is as beautifully crafted, as its combat and magic are ultra-satisfying. Universally adored by critics - it'll have you purring for joy!

Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Family Friendly 22%, Action 21%, 2D 13.4%, Singleplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a lighthearted top-down action-RPG focused on brisk exploration and quirky quests.

Open-world action-RPG in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs. Sequel to the award-winning original, CAT QUEST II lets you play solo or with a friend, as both a cat and dog! Quest in a world filled with magic, defeat monsters and collect loot in a catventure like never before!

Why similar: Exploration 45.1%, Adventure 21.1%, 2D 18.5%, Action 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the fun top-down adventure formula with streamlined exploration and action.

Now reimagined and expanded in the new Mormo's Curse update, The Swords of Ditto is a roguelite action RPG that creates a unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo.

Why similar: Top-Down 35.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Action 17.9%, 2D 15.4%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features charming top-down action-adventure gameplay in a playful, stylized world.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Exploration 19.3%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Top-Down 15.7%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends isometric exploration and secret-hunting with rewarding tool-based progression.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Top-Down 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 8.1%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down shopkeeping with action-heavy dungeon exploration in a pixelated setting.

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 39%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unconventional animal-shifting movement mechanics that drive creative exploration.

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Top-Down 21.3%, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Retro 17.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal top-down adventure featuring retro aesthetics and clever spatial puzzle-solving.

A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features classic indie metroidvania exploration and retro platforming challenges.

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, Retro 11.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Why You'll Like It: Explores action-adventure progression with a distinct pixel-art aesthetic.

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 38.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 14%, Exploration 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fluid traversal and atmospheric exploration in a mysterious sci-fi world.

Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 10.2%, Family Friendly 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Centers around a fun central movement tool to swing through vibrant 2D levels.

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.1%

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Retro 13%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging retro adventure with sprawling dungeons and classic pixel art.

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 36%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%

Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Retro 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Top-Down 9.3%

Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Retro 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced retro action and platforming within a whimsical folk setting.

A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 9.9%

Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Retro 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8.1%

Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Exploration 10%

A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Retro 8.3%, Exploration 7.5%

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: Top-Down 22.1%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Retro 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Platformer 11%

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Retro 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Action adventure meets pinball in this one-of-a-kind pinballvania adventure. When a mysterious spire appears from thin air, it's up to an intrepid pinball to bump, spin, shoot, and flip its way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Top-Down 16.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Metroidvania 17.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Retro 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action 9.3%

Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Retro 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%

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: 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.7%, Retro 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Retro 14.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!

Why similar: Top-Down 21.9%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Retro 11.8%

Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

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 23.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 10.7%

Berry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer about a tiny, blue spider. Gain new abilities, weave through projectiles, collect and purchase a variety of items, and combat various bosses in this tiny metroidvania adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.1%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Top-Down 10.7%

With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Retro 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%

A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.4%, Retro 19.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.

Why similar: Retro 21.5%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%

Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Retro 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%

Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Retro 12%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.2%, Retro 18.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%

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: Metroidvania 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 11.6%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D 5.1%