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Games Like Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D, Platformer, Adventure.

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Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).

Reviews: Very Positive — 99% — of 269 reviews
Released: 2026-03-31
Developer: Cacareco Games
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 79%

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    Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 6.7%

  2. #2 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,212 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 37.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Exploration 10%

  3. #3 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2019
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows · Mac

    Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 10.2%, Indie 9.8%

  4. #4 Genopanic
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 9%

  5. #5 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 128 reviews2026
    Dev: DIE SOFT
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    Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Retro 7.6%

  6. #6 HAAK
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,531 reviews2022
    Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  7. #7 Cathedral
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    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 60.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Retro 7.2%

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    92% matchVery Positive92% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

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  9. #9 Super Dangerous Dungeons
    91% matchVery Positive98% of 109 reviews2018
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows · Mac

    Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

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  10. #10 Quarion
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
    Windows · Linux

    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 50.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 8.8%

  11. #11 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2019
    Dev: CollectorVision Games
    Windows · Mac

    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!

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  12. #12 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: ヨコゴシステムズPub: GRAVITY
    Windows · Linux

    A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!

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  13. #13 Super Roboy
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2025
    Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
    Windows

    Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.5%, 1990's 11.3%, Exploration 8.5%

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    88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,583 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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.

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    87% matchMostly Positive77% of 534 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
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    86% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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    86% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    82% matchVery Positive97% of 206 reviews2025
    Dev: Reed Molbak
    Windows · Mac

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    84% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,644 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Windows

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    83% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Neutronized
    Windows

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    81% matchVery Positive94% of 5,267 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    82% matchVery Positive89% of 196 reviews2019
    Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    79% matchVery Positive94% of 689 reviews2020
    Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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  26. #26 Super Win the Game
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 656 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    80% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2019
    Dev: Gazoid
    Windows · Mac

    Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...

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  28. #28 Eldritchvania
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: DeathCount Games
    Windows

    Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

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  29. #29 Venture Kid
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2018
    Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  30. #30 PSYCRON
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

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    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,038 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows

    Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!

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    75% matchPositive92% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Dmitrii Batov
    Windows

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    77% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: Robit Games
    Windows

    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.

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
    Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: Digital Awakening
    Windows

    Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.

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  37. #37 Astronite
    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 195 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,125 reviews2022
    Dev: Evan Youssef
    Windows

    Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,741 reviews2018
    Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
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    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  40. #40 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Benji
    Windows · Linux

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    74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 293 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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!

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2020
    Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
    Windows

    Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 579 reviews2024
    Dev: Outerminds Inc.
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    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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  46. #46 EMUUROM
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 323 reviews2026
    Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
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    68% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: Breadless
    Windows · Linux

    Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...

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  48. #48 Transiruby
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 309 reviews2021
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    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!

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    71% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2018
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  50. #50 Kingdom Shell
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 286 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
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    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    67% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
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    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.

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  52. #52 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 266 reviews2017
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    69% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2020
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    66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,192 reviews2023
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    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

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    73% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
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    Windows · Mac
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    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
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    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.

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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
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    Hunt for Junk is a retro Platformer that follows the graphical limitations of the classic Gameboy (e.g. 4 colors and a 160x144px resolution). Journey the world in your unending pursuit of delicious Junkfood! Avoid traps, fight enemies, collect coins and discover all of the hidden Junkfood items!

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    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 54.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Exploration 11%, Retro 4.8%

  60. #60 OUTBUDDIES DX
    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 55.1%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Exploration 7%, Action 6.3%

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