
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.
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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.

HAAK
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

Paradox Soul
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Platformer 6.8%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.1%, Robots 12.5%, Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
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 29.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Robots 13.7%, Exploration 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
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 32.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Robots 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Platformer 7.9%
Explore a ruined world as LoHa Beta Bot, a powerful robot cat. Fight dangerous machines, discover new abilities, uncover hidden paths and meet unique characters in a 2D action-adventure Metroidvania full of secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Robots 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
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 44%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%, 2D Platformer 4.8%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Platformer 7.6%
"Wouldn't it be awesome to fly?" Travel to the world's end in this warping-boomerang adventure with its beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Robots 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Robots 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
La Cucaracha is an action-adventure game about a cockroach girl traveling across a dystopian Korea. Explore a 2D pixel-art world and follow Dodam’s lonely yet resilient journey through the ruins of a fallen society.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 6.4%
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
Fight through the neon ruins of Verenna as Nova, a genetically engineered young woman hunted for her extraordinary powers. Master fast side-scrolling combat, battle the mechanized Reavers, and uncover the truth behind her creation before General Khardek claims her power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Platformer 7.1%
Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Robots 11.9%, Platformer 7.2%, Dystopian 6.5%
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 29.5%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 7.1%
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 39.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7%, Puzzle 6.7%
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 32%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 7.3%
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 41.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 8.6%
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 31.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Exploration 7.1%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Robots 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 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 35.9%, Robots 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.6%
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 33.8%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.6%
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Side Scroller 10%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Platformer 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Combat 8.1%
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 37.6%, Side Scroller 13%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Platformer 7.1%
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
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 42.9%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Combat 6.7%
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9%
Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.9%
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 44.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle 7.3%
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Puzzle Platformer 4.9%
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Exploration 8.1%
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Robots 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Platformer 8.7%
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 38.7%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 9.2%
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Platformer 6.9%
A deep wordless metroidvania with 20+ hours of exploration through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Gain new abilities, uncover hidden paths and discover meaning without dialogue or guidance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Robots 11.6%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Platformer 8%
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 44.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 7.2%, Side Scroller 7.1%
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 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.1%, Female Protagonist 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 37.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Platformer 9%, Puzzle 5.2%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Side Scroller 11%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 8.1%
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 29.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Robots 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.8%
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 48.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Platformer 6.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 2D 5.7%
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Control a heavy armored vehicle equipped with the ARANEA Spider-Bionic Module. Use the mechanical climbing system to overcome spatial limitations, dismantle obstacles, collect resources, and install functional modules to adapt your vehicle to ever-changing exploration environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 7.2%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Robots 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 7.1%
"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 40.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
A hand-pixeled platformer about a blob of goo. Ledges carry you up, ceilings don't drop you, narrow cracks are doors. Goo is both your health and your ammunition, and it comes from fighting. Find your scattered neighbours before winter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%
Fly to hope is a platformer action game. Use your shotgun and machete to overcome enemies. Fight with strong bosses and collect 3 missing part of your aircraft.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
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 42.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%
"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 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%