Games Like Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure

On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Precision Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Open World 8.8%

The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Open World 9.2%, 1980s 4.8%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Precision Platformer 7.6%, Retro 7.3%, Indie 4.3%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Precision Platformer 12.6%, Open World 10.7%, Platformer 9.5%

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 57.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Indie 7.6%, Adventure 6.8%, Retro 5.7%

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Precision Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Retro 5.9%

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 41.4%, Nonlinear 22.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Retro 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

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 62.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Indie 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.2%

Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Open World 10.1%, Adventure 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

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 47.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 8.1%, Indie 7.1%, Open World 7%

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 50.8%, Nonlinear 21%, Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Adventure 2.8%

Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

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 43.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Open World 7.8%, Indie 7.6%

It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 4.2%

In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Platformer 12%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 7.6%

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 53.6%, Platformer 20.5%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9%, Action 7%

Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Open World 9.1%, Adventure 3.7%

Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Nonlinear 20%, Platformer 10.6%, Open World 10.5%, 1980s 6.3%

House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Precision Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

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 54.9%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 8.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 4.9%

A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Nonlinear 26.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Retro 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%

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 50.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Indie 7%, Retro 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Nonlinear 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 7.3%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Indie 5.1%, Adventure 4.6%

Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 4.5%, Action 4.1%

An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 13%, Adventure 4.3%, Multiple Endings 4.2%

Exodus is a 2D Platform/Exploration (metroidvania) game for Windows, with oldschool gameplay mechanics, and HD native resolution (1920*1200). Musics are made by Yann Van Der Cruyssen (Saira, Block That Matter).

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 13.2%, Adventure 11.3%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Indie 7%, Retro 6.4%

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 47.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Precision Platformer 10.8%, Adventure 7%, Indie 5.6%

A "Metroid-vania"-style platform adventure, voted GAME OF THE YEAR by Gamezebo.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Platformer 15.6%, Indie 9.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Retro 6.6%

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 49.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Open World 6.5%, Retro 6.1%

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 58.1%, Platformer 16%, Indie 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Retro 4.8%

Prepare for a brutal metroidvania where a legendary knight battles monsters to save his land. Explore dangerous labyrinths and castles, fight enemies, and craft powerful gear with the help of the Mage, Alchemist, and Treasure Hunter. Ready for epic adventures?

Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Open World 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Adventure 4.4%

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 42.2%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%

Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Indie 13.3%, Platformer 13%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 7.8%

Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%

Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Indie 6%, Adventure 5.4%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Precision Platformer 19%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 9.9%

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 5.1%

Red, Yellow, Blue. It's Vivid Spirit! Their abilities are dictated by what color they are and it's up to you to figure out how to use them and when to swap. Guide Vivid and her dog, Spirit, on their many adventures through the world of Paper Craft!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 8%

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 51.4%, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 10%, Platformer 9.7%, Action 8.1%

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 43.4%, Precision Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Indie 5.9%, Adventure 5.7%

Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Indie 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Adventure 8.2%

Explore the ancient underground of this strange, alien world in this metroidvania platformer! Navigate your way through 9 different areas of the underground and encounter powerful bosses that make you stronger, open paths, or alter other areas of the world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 15.9%, Open World 10.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 7.1%

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 57.2%, Platformer 17.4%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Adventure 5.2%

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 65.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 5%, Retro 4%

Song of Yosef is a Metroidvania platformer with wacky enemies and fun physics.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Precision Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Open World 9.9%

Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Open World 13.8%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Precision Platformer 13%, Platformer 10.2%, Open World 9.3%

"Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Platformer 10.5%, Indie 8.8%, Retro 7.9%, Adventure 7.3%

A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.3%

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 51.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Indie 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Nonlinear 16%, Precision Platformer 16%, Platformer 10.7%, Open World 10.4%

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Indie 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Indie 22%, Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 6.7%

Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Precision Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Adventure 6.2%

A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 21.1%, Indie 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Adventure 7.1%

Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 8.7%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%