Games Like Rift Walker

Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Lore-Rich 8.8%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 7%

Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Open World 8.6%

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 26%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 7.4%

You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Exploration 8.4%

Explore a vast, mysterious, interconnected world made entirely of clay. Meet strange critters, collect forbidden fruit and uncover the mysteries of this place as you journey to see "The Moon" for the first time.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%

Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 6.2%

"When her friend vanishes on a distant planet, a lone android uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not just the colony, but the fate of the entire universe."

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Open World 12.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Platformer 8.6%

"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 5.6%

Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 7.8%, Open World 7.5%

SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Puzzle 9.5%

A pixel-art 2D puzzle platformer with Metroidvania exploration. Join starfarer girl Ling Ao'ao as she meets AI girl ALICE in the ruins of humanity at the universe's end. Befriend companions, gather abilities, solve intricate contraptions, and uncover the cosmos's truth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Platformer 8.3%

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!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Metroidvania 28.5%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 3.7%

A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%

Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Platformer 7.6%

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 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 8.3%

An anime-style 3D Metroidvania adventure with fast-paced combat, varied weapon abilities, puzzle-solving, free exploration, and a mysterious journey filled with unexpected turns.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Open World 9.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 9%

After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 8.9%

A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 9%, 2D Platformer 6.4%

A 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Use tools to modify the level and how you move to explore forests and the ruins of a post-post apocalyptic world. Find keys and extra batteries to delve ever further, in search of who you are and what happened to the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 11%, Open World 11%

Chasing the Sky is an epic adventure set on a vast flying island filled with terrifying monsters and mysteries. Explore its world, overcome deadly challenges, and gather a team to survive – all brought to life with classic hand-drawn art.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Platformer 12%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%, Exploration 7.8%

Banished from his kingdom, a young frog prince sets out on an adventure to save his people from the reign of King Croaker. There will be many perils along the way for this frog prince, can he swing his way out of trouble?

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle 7.5%, Fantasy 7.3%

Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 7.8%

Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.8%

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Fantasy 8.3%

After Hue is a charming puzzle platformer starring an adorable chameleon on a grand adventure! Shift colors, phase through obstacles, and unravel the mysteries hidden within every hue!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Metroidvania 17%, Puzzle 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 9.3%

Fledge is a 2D platform game in which the player takes on the role of Corentin, a young pigeon who takes flight to find his idol and become, like him, a great explorer. However, this hasty flight is far from a success... Help him make his dream come true!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Platformer 9%, Story Rich 8.1%

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 8%, Puzzle 7.2%

Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 10%, Story Rich 7.1%

Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 8%

"Who dares to build on my land?!" The Dark Lord destroyed the restaurant the Chef worked so hard to build... And so begins the Chef's deliciously dramatic quest for revenge! But first... an empty stomach makes for a poor adventure. Better grab something to eat before heading out!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Platformer 7.6%

A witch's adventure with nothing but an umbrella. Upbrella is a puzzle platformer where every trick you discover reopens the world in a new way, wrapped in cozy pixel art and a wordless friendship between a girl and a strange little creature.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 8%

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 40.8%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Open World 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6.7%

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%

Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, 2D Platformer 6.5%

Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%

A terror in the sky is bent on exterminating a young wizard and her loved ones. Featuring a riveting and sinister story, set out to explore a vast world in this modern Metroidvania RPG, filled with devious monsters, lethal dungeons, creative puzzles, lively towns & many uncharted wonders.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Platformer 9.4%

Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

A puzzle Metroidvania game!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Platformer 7.7%

Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%, Puzzle 7%

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 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.4%, Platformer 7.5%

Rootfault is a dialogue-free Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic world full of machines that produce without knowing why. Explore what's left of it, solve electricity-based puzzles, and fight them to uncover what keeps this cycle alive.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Platformer 7.8%

GLYPHS is a difficult puzzle-platformer about exploration and persistence. Formidable bosses, platforming, and puzzles stand in the way of discovery, guarding the depths of the ever-complex Tomb of Forbidden Knowledge.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Lore-Rich 19%, Metroidvania 13.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%

Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Open World 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Platformer 8.9%

Explore a broken world filled with masks and monsters in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. Fight strange enemies and twisted bosses with your katana and shotgun umbrella, unlock powerful new abilities, and uncover the truth behind the masks of Peaky Circus.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%, Open World 8.3%

A fast-paced action-platformer where your health is tied to the world's stability. Defend energy cores from waves of magical skulls, repair damage, and stop reality from decaying—because if the world dies, you die with it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 9%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 7.9%

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 37.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 9.4%

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 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Platformer 8.5%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

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 36.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 7.5%

Traverse a wonderful and strange world, find playful tools, and uncover secrets in PITH, a metroidbrainia/puzzle-platforming adventure full of twists and surprises.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 6.9%

Delearnia: Fractions of Hope is a thrilling puzzle adventure where action, mystery, and mathematics collide. Navigate the enchanting world of Delearnia, conquer challenges, and defeat enemies with the power of mathematics. Rediscover the fun in being a thinker. Become the Mathemagician!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Platformer 8.5%

Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Puzzle Platformer 33.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 3.3%

Team up with ALAN the robot in this atmospheric post-nuclear metroidvania. Explore and fight your way through a beautiful but deadly post-nuclear wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities that unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Story Rich 8%

Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 9.6%, Fantasy 7.9%

Play as a white fox who senses and harnesses electric fields in silent industrial ruins. Read field lines, alter circuits, exchange charge with the environment, and use your electrical state to overcome obstacles as you climb through a living world-circuit.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%

Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Open World 9%, Story Rich 8.1%

Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%