60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Adventure, Platformer, Action.
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Vulpis
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Teslagrad
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Difficult 17.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Action 5.4%, 2D 5.2%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 20.6%, Steampunk 19.3% ★, Difficult 8.8%, Indie 4%
Sylvaris: Black Reign is a fast-paced, hand-drawn 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements. Set in a chained, industrial world beneath the surface, it features aggressive combat, a risk-reward Overload system, and build variety shaped through perks.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Steampunk 10.8% ★, Action 5.1%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Action 4.7%, Indie 4.5%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Difficult 19.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 3.7%, Indie 3.5%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Difficult 7.9%, Action 5%, Indie 3.4%
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Nonlinear 6.9%, Action 6.5%
The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7%, Nonlinear 6.1%
Mo the frog is a classic 2D platform in which you will have to committ fully to ho through many levels that are present in the game. Dress the part of Mò the frog in the epic adventure to free Avalaar's kingdom from the oppression which the terrible Peter's the troll and his henchmen, the black captains, try to bring by conquering it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 19.7%, Difficult 18.8%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.6%
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 42.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Action 6.5%, 2D 5%
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 51.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 7.9%, Difficult 7.1%, Indie 6.4%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Action 5.4%, Indie 5.2%
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 57.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Action 8.2%, Indie 6.4%
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 41.6%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 14%, Nonlinear 6.5%, Indie 4.6%
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Steampunk 26% ★, Platformer 14.6%, Action 5.5%, Action-Adventure 3.8%
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Platformer 17.6%, Difficult 17%, Action 7.3%, Indie 6.3%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Platformer 25.3%, Action 7%, Indie 6.7%, 2D 2.6%
Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 5.5%, 2D 4.6%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 10.2%, Indie 9.6%, Difficult 8.3%
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 9.3%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Difficult 17.7%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 5.5%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Platformer 18%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 8.3%, Indie 5.8%
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.4%, Platformer 21.2%, Action 11.1%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Exploration 5.5%
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 35%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D 3.9%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.1%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 7.9%, Indie 6.5%, Adventure 2.5%
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 45.2%, Difficult 19.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Indie 6.2%, 2D 4.7%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 4.2%, Indie 4.2%
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 35%, Difficult 16%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Platformer 15.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Indie 3.8%, 2D 3.6%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 7.7%, Action 7.1%, Exploration 6.2%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 10.8%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.5%, Platformer 25.3%, 2D 8.9%, Difficult 1%, Action 0.5%
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.9%, Action 10.9%
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 40.4%, Difficult 18.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Indie 5%, 2D 4.9%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Platformer 22.9%, Action 10.7%, Indie 8.5%, Adventure 3.6%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Action 7.6%, Nonlinear 4.6%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Steampunk 26% ★, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 5.8%, Action 4.8%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 3.9%, Action 3.9%
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Platformer 18.2%, Nonlinear 18.1%, 2D 5.5%, Action 3.3%
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 50.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Nonlinear 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Exploration 5.8%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Platformer 18.2%, Difficult 15.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, 2D 4.7%
Rabbit’s Tale, a hand-drawn metroidvania roguelike. Play as a Rabbit in search of his kidnapped family, but along the way something mysterious happens: you get lost in a purple Void, a procedural world where dying is permanent. A Venom-like creature tags along. You bound by survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Steampunk 17.1% ★, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Difficult 6.4%
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 41.9%, Platformer 15.7%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 6.2%
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.5%, Platformer 18.9%, Nonlinear 7.1%, Exploration 6.7%, 2D 6.3%
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Platformer 8.3%, Action 5.2%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 7.7%, Indie 6%, 2D 4.2%
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 12.5%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 3.4%
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D 7%, Indie 6.6%, Action 5.2%
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 47.8%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D 5.1%, Action 3.9%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Action 6.6%, 2D 5.9%
Unnamed Adventure, an indie action platformer where every single level, puzzle is crafted by hands. Wander around in a mysterious kingdom where surprise and finding may hide in every corner you visit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Action 13.3%, Indie 11%
Rage Rabbit is a fast paced platform game set on an island haunted by mysterious shadows. Shoot down your enemies, explore an interconnected world, defeat powerful bosses and obtain new power ups.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 5.4%, Indie 3.3%
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Action 12%, Platformer 10.6%, Indie 10.2%, Cyberpunk 8.1%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Steampunk 23.8% ★, Platformer 14.5%, Action 5%, Indie 4.4%
"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 42.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D 4.9%, Indie 4.7%
"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Indie 7.1%, Action 4.4%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 20%, Nonlinear 8.5%, 2D 6.6%, Action 5.7%
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 8.3%, Exploration 6.2%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
