60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Action, 2D, Platformer.
PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Entelechy
Entelechy - захватывающее приключение в альтернативной вселенной, где развитие технологий привело к возможности отделить душу человека от его тела. На что способна душа без тела? Вам предстоит ответить на этот вопрос!
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 8.3%
Entelechy - захватывающее приключение в альтернативной вселенной, где развитие технологий привело к возможности отделить душу человека от его тела. На что способна душа без тела? Вам предстоит ответить на этот вопрос!
Why similar: Adventure 17.1%, Indie 12.6%, Metroidvania 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Side Scroller 7.5%
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 21.6%, Souls-like 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Difficult 8.8%, Platformer 7.1%
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 17.2%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Adventure 9%, Souls-like 7.6%
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 23.3%, Souls-like 15.2%, Difficult 11.5%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 7.6%
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 21%, Souls-like 13%, Platformer 9%, Difficult 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%
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 19.7%, Souls-like 15.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
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 21.3%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Souls-like 9.2%, Platformer 9%, Action 7%
Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.
Why similar: Action 16.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Indie 12.5%, Side Scroller 10.3%
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 15.9%, Souls-like 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Difficult 8.2%
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 28.7%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.9%, Platformer 8.7%, Indie 8.7%
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 20.8%, Souls-like 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Platformer 6.4%
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 18.2%, Souls-like 14.8%, Difficult 9.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
Into the Beyond with The EchoMaker! A fast-paced action adventure metroidvania in a mysterious paradox of a tower. From gothic castles to snowy fields. Interdimensional beings and creatures from above! Crush all opposing your onslaught and make mysterious allies in this epic 2d hand drawn style!
Why similar: Action 17.8%, Metroidvania 16.1%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Adventure 12.1%
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 25.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 10.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Action 19.3%, Adventure 18%, Metroidvania 16.4%, Indie 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%
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 21.4%, Souls-like 16.4%, Difficult 10%, Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 5.7%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.7%, Souls-like 14.7%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Difficult 9.5%, Platformer 7.6%
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 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Difficult 9.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 8.3%
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 21.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 6.6%
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.6%, Souls-like 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Difficult 8.4%
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 18.5%, Souls-like 15.5%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 8.8%
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.9%
Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.
Why similar: Adventure 15.9%, Action 15.1%, Platformer 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 11.4%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 6.7%, Difficult 6.5%
MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!
Why similar: Action 17.5%, Metroidvania 16.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 8%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Metroidvania 19.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Difficult 5.9%
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 20.8%, Souls-like 16.8%, Difficult 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Platformer 8.7%
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Adventure 11%, Action 10.8%, Indie 8.4%
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 15.5%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Difficult 10%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Platformer 7.7%
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 25.4%, Souls-like 18.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Platformer 8%
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 24%, Souls-like 17.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 7.6%
The armies of darkness are pouring in from another dimension! Explore beautifully hand-crafted locations, rediscover long-forgotten stories, and fight to save the future of civilization in Xevorel - The Way Of The Feather!
Why similar: Adventure 15.3%, Action 15.2%, Metroidvania 13.6%, Indie 11.4%, Side Scroller 8.8%
forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Indie 11.9%
Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9.3%, Difficult 9.3%
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 19.9%, Souls-like 15.6%, Difficult 9.4%, Platformer 8%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
Run, jump, and create to discover the truth behind the legendary Bernie O'Tag!
Why similar: Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Indie 10%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Difficult 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.9%
An ancient darkness threatens the balance of a magical world. Take on the roles of different fairies. Use their unique abilities to confront the emerging threat. Experience a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania full of danger and mystical secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 16.8%, Action 16.4%, Metroidvania 14.9%, Indie 12.4%, Side Scroller 9.6%
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 28.4%, Action 12.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%
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 25.2%, Souls-like 12.9%, Difficult 12.5%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%
Hook your way through the colorful world of Lorera and solve its biggest mystery. From a little flower to a vicious warrior, Lorera is all about growth and persevering your way through obstacles.
Why similar: Action 15.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Metroidvania 15.1%, Indie 12.6%, Side Scroller 9.1%
Combat like 2D Mario found a knife and fell into a Souls game. Built around "Action Crafting" where chopping trees, mining resources, cooking and creating items is all done through action mechanics, not menus.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Indie 21%, Metroidvania 11.1%, Souls-like 8.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%
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 21.1%, Souls-like 16.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 6.1%
VeLM is an atmospheric adventure in Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, full of enemies and traps set by the Gods of Darkness. Unlock the secrets of the ancient myths, defeat the powerful Hun-Came and save the town of San Lamar from the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 12%, Indie 9%
Last Moon is an action RPG which embraces the vibes of classic titles from the 90s. Explore a mesmerising, vast, ruined world riddled with dangers, face tainted creatures and upgrade your abilities to regain peace. The Moon is falling. Will you bring harmony back to the world?
Why similar: Souls-like 13%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.3%, Metroidvania 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
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: Action 17.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 12.5%, Metroidvania 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
🍂The most vibrant Metroidvania about a catgirl! Sandbox elements, divinity, and mysticism!
Why similar: Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.8%, Metroidvania 13.3%, Indie 10.4%, Souls-like 10.2%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Souls-like 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Difficult 9.4%
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 8.6%
Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.
Why similar: Action 18.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Metroidvania 15.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Indie 13.7%
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 17.5%, Souls-like 14.6%, Difficult 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Platformer 7.4%
Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.
Why similar: Action 21.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 15.4%, Platformer 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
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 25.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 11.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 11.4%
Amora Crystal is a 2D platformer game where you don’t have to kill any animal.
Why similar: Action 15.1%, Adventure 15%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Indie 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.4%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Souls-like 16.4%, Difficult 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Platformer 8.6%
The interpretation of "The Divine Comedy" mixed with puzzles and allusions under the guise of a simple metroidvania – that's the Red and the Deadly Sins. Help Red – a soldier without past and face – save the world from the lost souls and the ancient sins. Find them... and let them free.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Indie 11.9%
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.4%, Souls-like 16.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Platformer 8.7%
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 23.6%, Action 19%, Adventure 17.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 13.1%
