60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Metroidvania.
A bite-sized, 2D top-down exploration adventure in an interconnected world. Fall into a lonely seaside cove, find a magic leaf beneath a shriveled lotus tree, summon sacred fire, and learn to jump, swim, and dash your way toward the chapel. No map or quest markers here; the way through is up to you.
Once Glorious Artahk
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Our Metal Bowl
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Top-Down 9.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%, Nonlinear 6.8%
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 33.3%, Surreal 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Puzzle 8%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Mystery 8.4%, Retro 8.4%
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Top-Down 12.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 13%, Top-Down 9.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Surreal 10.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Surreal 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Mystery 8.7%, Exploration 7.8%
The world doesn't need saving. You do. Explore a strange 3-bit world, wield mysterious powers, uncover forbidden secrets, and find your way home across realities.
Why similar: Top-Down 13%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Surreal 9.5%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Top-Down 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
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 39.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Nonlinear 8.7%
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: Surreal 18.1%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Retro 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Enter a psychological horror experience where a young psychologist must navigate a surreal world shaped by forgotten memories and fears – both her own and those she once tried to heal. Face what was buried. Reclaim what was lost. Escape – before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Surreal 19.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Mystery 8.7%
Tribe of the Accord is a pixel-art action game where you play as Adira, a young huntress on a quest to rescue her father. Throughout your journey, you'll gain new abilities, form alliances, and discover your place in a harsh and unforgiving world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Top-Down 11%, Exploration 8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
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 34.2%, Retro 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Surreal 19.3%, Retro 12.1%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Exploration 8.1%
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%
Explore the world of Celestia in this retro-inspired, top-down action adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 9%, Top-Down 8.4%
Switch between characters, use your grappling hook to explore a phantom island, home to mammoths. Face threats from hunters and choose to play stealthily or confront the dangers head-on. Inspired by real events. Wishlist today!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Top-Down 8.9%, Exploration 8.3%
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Nonlinear 15%, Mystery 10.7%, Top-Down 8.6%, Puzzle 8%
Escape your subconscious in this psychological puzzle adventure. Explore a surreal, non-linear dreamworld filled with deadly traps and mind-bending puzzles. Navigate your way back to consciousness to reclaim your life... before it slips away forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Surreal 12.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Exploration 9%
Weapon Devourer is a psychological horror game with souls-like and 1930's cartoon vibes, blending subtle puzzles. Battle sentient weapons, dodge their attacks, metamorphose into a fearsome entity to overcome powerful challenges, and synthesize mighty combinations by diving into the Shield's belly.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Top-Down 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Travel through surreal worlds and make new friends while trying to unravel the secrets of your past…
Why similar: Surreal 21%, Top-Down 14.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Top-Down 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8%
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Mystery 8.1%
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Top-Down 15.1%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Retro 9.3%, 2D 5.8%
Embark on a thrilling 2D top-down adventure! Explore dark dungeons, solve unique puzzles, translate ancient documents, and follow clues given to you by a maggot in your brain! Experience the journey solo or team up in 2-player co-op for a different experience!
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.5%, Metroidvania 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Deep in an ancient forest bound by a bitter spell, a tiny fairy wanders. Wielding a spool of thread and a bladeless sword, weave through twisting paths to unearth enchanted trinkets, evading monsters and collecting stars to free their hearts from hatred in this ink-illustrated pacifist bullet-hell.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Surreal 15.9%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Surreal 9.4%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Retro 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Top-Down 14.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Cute 9.1%
"Futanatural" is a side-scrolling puzzle escape game set in an abandoned hotel. Rookie reporter Mia Kirimura gets trapped in an abandoned hotel she's covering and must solve riddles to escape. By exploring the abandoned hotel and solving riddles, you can advance to new areas.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 9%
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 30.5%, Retro 12%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Find the cure for Griztia's father! Explore a unique and dangerous world with secrets around every corner as you collect new tools and meet interesting characters. There are seven herbs said to be able to cure any ailment buried deep in perilous dungeons scattered throughout the wasteland!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Retro 11%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Retro 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
GLITCHVERSE is a knowledge-lock Metroidvania puzzle game. You will explore this unknown and perilous world, acquire a variety of wondrous abilities, discover unexpected ways to use them, and ultimately unravel the secrets of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Surreal 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Surreal 12.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
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 33.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Spirit World. Challenge mysterious ruins and face intimidating bosses to gain new powers that will aid your exploration in this retro top-down action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Top-Down 13%, Puzzle 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11.2%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
This world has been corrupted by anomalies known as "Bugs." It is inhabited by creatures called Nephemee. Innate destinies, lost memories, precious friends... Embark on a journey to "debug" the world and Nephemee using a multitasking gameplay system where you control four screens simultaneously!
Why similar: Top-Down 17.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 10.3%
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 40.8%, Nonlinear 20%, Retro 11.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
After her home was suddenly erased, Ember the Imp must traverse the corrupted and decaying Painted Realms to uncover the truth. Explore surreal and interconnected worlds, collect upgrades to expand your movement abilities, and fight strange and warped enemies in this Metroidvania 3D Platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Surreal 16.2%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Lore-Rich 15%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Surreal 13.3%, Dark 11%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 8.4%
Use the moonlight spell to trade places with objects and escape from the mysterious nightmare in this short puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 13%, Top-Down 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Top-Down 17.5%, Retro 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 10.7%
Peek into a foreboding world populated by disturbing beings and ambiguously cute residents. Tower Of Tears is a non-linear Survival-Horror blended with 3D Metroidvania elements. Explore a vast interconnected tower, ruled by cryptic systems and esoteric mysteries where every decision matters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Surreal 17.5%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
Use an accordion to explore an open world inspired by Brazil!! 🪗🎶
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Nonlinear 10%, Exploration 9.6%, Top-Down 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
Conjure the 🔥fire🔥 to solve puzzles of the mountain that holds the salvation of your people in this top-down puzzle game.
Why similar: Mystery 15.5%, Retro 14.6%, Top-Down 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Retro 8.8%, Exploration 8.7%
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Surreal 19.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Retro 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Explore the derelict ruins of abandoned megastructures in this slow-paced first-person platformer. Discover movement upgrades to facilitate platforming and exploration. Find data logs of those who have gone before to uncover the lore of this dark world. //RETURN TO HEMRON, O FALLEN//
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Retro 14.9%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Retro 11.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Dark 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
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 32.6%, Top-Down 14.8%, Retro 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
