60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Singleplayer, 2D Platformer.
Awaken as the lone survivor of an abandoned civilization. A sentient prototype failsafe. Automatically activated as the last resort. With the sole mission to seak out and destroy the corruption that has infected the entire planet.
Axiom Verge 2
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Far Star
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
Explore planet 404, battle the Zorgs and local tribes, and hunt for the Eye of Vyr’Nox, the legendary Relic of the Absent God.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 7.5%
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Side Scroller 19.3%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Platformer 5.7%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 13%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Platformer 4.5%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%
Play as an assassin hired to complete a job in a dark city filled with corrupted beasts. A 2D Action-platformer where each level will test your will, ingenuity, and resourcefulness as you wade through beasts on your journey to complete your job.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Action 7.7%
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 7.4%, Stylized 6.7%
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 35.6%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Stylized 9.9%, Nonlinear 6.1%
A brutal action game set in a collapsing sci-fi nightmare. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you descend into a twisted post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
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 39%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Nonlinear 5.3%, Adventure 4.1%
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 7.1%
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 4.7%
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Adventure 4.5%
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Retro 5.3%, Platformer 4%
Mishaka is an ordinary mouse with extraordinary courage. Upon learning of the cheese theft, he decides to take gun into his own paws and reclaim the lost delicacies. Throughout his adventure, Mishaka will encounter dangers, traps, and a multitude of enemies — from cunning rats to giant predators.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Shooter 9.7%
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Side Scroller 19.9%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 8%
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Platformer 6.4%
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Stylized 6.6%
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Platformer 6.5%
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Side Scroller 14%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Retro 6.2%
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Side Scroller 20.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Platformer 6.7%
Way In The Stars is a real adventure! Find the reasons for the disaster, save the ecosystem of the planet and colonists, and start your own way amongst the stars!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Platformer 7.5%
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 42.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Platformer 7.1%, Adventure 4.8%
Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Puzzle 4.3%
We can't reach the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Side Scroller 19.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Nonlinear 7.6%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Nonlinear 5.8%
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 7.3%
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Side Scroller 20.8%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 6.2%, Action 4.3%
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Delve into the Master Dungeon as you explore the unyielding tunnels from a top-down view or hop and bop through expansive caverns in 2d-sidescrolling action! Danger and discovery are to be found wherever you are in this retro-style adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Action 4.3%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Platformer 6.2%, 2D Platformer 5.3%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Stylized 4.3%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action 5.3%
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Stylized 6.4%
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 4%, Action 3.6%
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Shooter 10.8%, Platformer 7.7%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 8%, Action 5.4%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Side Scroller 10.2%
Slash and Blast through a subterranean laboratory to rescue your father from the evil 'V'. Explore treacherous paths, gruesome monsters and uncover secrets all while mastering unique weapons, in this action packed, death defying Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Side Scroller 18.7%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Sci-fi 6.5%
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 42.9%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Nonlinear 7.8%, Platformer 3.9%
Speed through a sinister space station to free yourself and fellow aliens from captivity in this 2D fast paced platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Platformer 6.9%
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 5.3%
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 33.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Nonlinear 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 7.1%
Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 9.4%
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Adventure 4.6%, 2D 4.5%
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 14%, Platformer 8.1%, 2D 3.9%
Throw a dude at another dude! Badass Brigade is a light-hearted 2D action game where you shoot, punch, grab, and throw your foes. Take on missions where you can explore the world and uncover a wide variety of weapons and gear for new ways to fight.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Platformer 7.1%, Side Scroller 6.9%
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 5.1%
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 6.4%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 5.4%
