60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Souls-like, 2D, Singleplayer, Action.
2D pixel art action where jumping doesn't exist — only teleportation. As Reng Azure, explore a corrupted world, traverse between the realm of souls and decide the fate of the fallen.
Knight Fall
Welcome to Knight Fall, where every move is a challenge! Battle bosses as you climb through dangerous lands. Be careful; a single wrong move could mean the end of the journey. Will you beat the horrors or fall to the bosses on your daring quest?
The Witch Blade
An exciting classic adventure in the world of dark fantasy with honed game mechanics, memorable enemies, and retro aesthetics.
Welcome to Knight Fall, where every move is a challenge! Battle bosses as you climb through dangerous lands. Be careful; a single wrong move could mean the end of the journey. Will you beat the horrors or fall to the bosses on your daring quest?
Why similar: Boss Rush 33.5% ★, Souls-like 22.7%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 4.1%
An exciting classic adventure in the world of dark fantasy with honed game mechanics, memorable enemies, and retro aesthetics.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.4%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Precision Platformer 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Action RPG 7.3%
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 26.9%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Side Scroller 5.3%
Die Deep is an action game focused purely on the confrontation with your enemies. No exploration, no puzzles, The only core is Combat. One reckless move or greedy strike, and it’s all over. Answer the silent call of the abyss. Descend into the depths to find your forgotten desires.
Why similar: Boss Rush 39.4% ★, Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Action RPG 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 5.4%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.4%, Metroidvania 26%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Difficult 6.2%, Action RPG 5.3%
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.2%, Metroidvania 22.9%, Difficult 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.4%
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 22.3%, Souls-like 21.3%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%
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 24.1%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
"Rubinite" is a dark fantasy boss rush action game that utilizes the unique mechanic "Focus" to pinpoint enemies' weaknesses and execute thrust attacks. Follow Ruby, a princess who has escaped from the Scarlet Kingdom, embarking on a journey of revenge to reclaim her kingdom.
Why similar: Boss Rush 39.4% ★, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Action RPG 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
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 32%, Souls-like 26.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Exploration 3.6%, Multiple Endings 3.5%
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 25.5%, Souls-like 12.6%, Precision Platformer 10.2%, Difficult 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.7%
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 28.2%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Side Scroller 6.5%
WALTO is a boss-rush game set in the land of rabbits, built around a combat philosophy where evasion and attack happen as one, demanding extreme reflexes. Cut down the encroaching predators and bring this world to its end.
Why similar: Boss Rush 48.6% ★, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Side Scroller 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 3.9%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 32.8%, Difficult 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
Dive into Frog King, where survival is key and every leap counts! Face several relentless bosses and ascend to the throne in a world brimming with danger. Miss a jump and plummet into peril; conquer the odds and claim your crown. Will you hop to victory or fall to the depths in your quest to the top
Why similar: Boss Rush 30.8% ★, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Souls-like 13.8%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Difficult 9.3%
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 30.2%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 5%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
‘NAMMO’ is a Korean Dark Fantasy themed Soulslike game. Betrayed and blinded, Nammo awakens 'The Eyes of Spirit' to see into the soul realm. Play through and master 'The Eyes of Spirit' to expose weaknesses, defeat bosses with precise parries, and absorb their souls to forge your own combat style.
Why similar: Boss Rush 31.8% ★, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Action RPG 7.2%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 22.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Difficult 11.2%, Exploration 6.5%
1 YEAR UPDATE IS OUT! A "souls-lite" inspired by early 2000s' Flash games. Defeat bosses & harvest trinkets. Feed it shards & get fed upgrades. For it is your Master. Rise and follow the path, Soul of the Great Hero.
Why similar: Boss Rush 49.1% ★, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Action RPG 9.3%, Indie 1.3%
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Souls-like 24.2%, Action RPG 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 7%
An Action-RPG soulsvania where you explore a seamless and interconnected world through a zoomable map with no loading break. Engage in epic aerial battles, absorb essence to level up, and craft powerful spell combos by defeating brutal bosses and harnessing their Mystic Nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 23.5%, Difficult 12%, Action RPG 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 44%, Metroidvania 23.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Action RPG 3.8%
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 35.7%, Souls-like 29.6%, Difficult 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 4.7%, Adventure 3.9%
Experience the rush of soaring, dashing and leaping with unmatched agility as you navigate intricate levels and test your skills in a vibrant, treacherous world.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.3%, Precision Platformer 20.3%, Metroidvania 17.4%, Difficult 12.8%, Side Scroller 8.8%
4 The Elements is a 2D Action Platformer inspired by the best games of this genre from the 90s. Switch in real time between the four elements of nature to overcome challenges, acquire new abilities and defeat powerful bosses in beautifully crafted thematic stages in this metroidvanian adventure.
Why similar: Boss Rush 28.1% ★, Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 18.7%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 10.4%
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 19.3%, Difficult 12.6%, Action RPG 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%
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 36.4%, Souls-like 26.5%, Difficult 16.9%, Exploration 4.1%, Adventure 3.8%
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 25.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Action RPG 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.8%, Boss Rush 30.2% ★, Difficult 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Adventure 2.5%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Souls-like 23.7%, Difficult 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Action RPG 9.3%
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 41.2%, Precision Platformer 19%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Action RPG 7.3%, Exploration 7.1%
Help your favorite historical characters from different eras and places face challenging levels and obstacles, including epic boss battles. Who is behind all this confusion? Find out in this sharp game what they are capable of doing to save the world.
Why similar: Boss Rush 37.7% ★, Souls-like 18.7%, Precision Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Side Scroller 7%
Uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets in this 2D action-adventure Metroidvania. Explore a haunting world of ruins and shadow, master fluid, brutal combat, and unlock powerful abilities to overcome deadly enemies. Forge your path and choose your destiny in an ancient land balanced on the brink of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Souls-like 19.4%, Action RPG 13%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
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 35.2%, Souls-like 24.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 4.9%, Exploration 4.1%
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 27.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%, Exploration 4.2%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 27.4%, Difficult 15%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Exploration 4.8%
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 26.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Action RPG 6.5%, Exploration 5.1%
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 28.8%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Side Scroller 6.4%
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Action RPG 10.7%
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 27.4%, Souls-like 25.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Souls-like 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Action RPG 10.1%, Difficult 3.3%
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 11.8%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Action RPG 10.4%, Side Scroller 10.4%
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 20.9%, Precision Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Exploration 4.9%
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 24.8%, Souls-like 23%, Difficult 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Side Scroller 5.9%
A frantic and challenging boss rush with options to customize your play style as you progress. Defeat all enemies in your path with attacks, specials, parries, and unique abilities.
Why similar: Boss Rush 45.3% ★, Souls-like 21.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Multiple Endings 3.6%
ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.
Why similar: Boss Rush 38.3% ★, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.9%, Boss Rush 25.1% ★, Difficult 13.6%, Action RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Souls-like 26.6%, Action RPG 13.7%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
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 31.5%, Precision Platformer 18.1%, Difficult 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.4%
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Souls-like 20.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Action RPG 7.2%, Exploration 6%
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Precision Platformer 24%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Exploration 5.9%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Souls-like 28.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Difficult 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%
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 37.2%, Souls-like 21.2%, Difficult 17.3%, Action RPG 6%, Exploration 5.7%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 22.9%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, Difficult 13%, Side Scroller 7.8%
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Souls-like 20.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action RPG 10.1%, Exploration 6.1%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Difficult 8.6%, Action RPG 5.6%
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 26.9%, Action RPG 13.3%, Difficult 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 26.8%, Action RPG 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.8%
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 29.6%, Souls-like 26.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Exploration 5.1%
