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

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 73 reviews
Released: 2026-02-12
Developer: Cymban
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
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    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

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    96% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    95% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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    94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,547 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    94% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
    Dev: DeathCount Games
    Windows

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    93% matchMixed67% of 1,009 reviews2024
    Dev: Gami Studio
    Windows

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  9. #9 Before I Go
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 93 reviews2026
    Dev: J's Labratory
    Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

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    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 639 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
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    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 460 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: Newcore Games
    Windows
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    Windows

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  25. #25 Fatal Claw
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2025
    Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
    Windows

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    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    80% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
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    Windows · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    77% matchVery Positive92% of 695 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
    Windows
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    76% matchVery Positive83% of 341 reviews2025
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

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  33. #33 Genopanic
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  34. #34 Ascent DX
    74% matchVery Positive99% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

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    75% matchMixed42% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: ALIVE Inc.
    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

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  37. #37 Enigmoon
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 758 reviews2015
    Dev: Tupã Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Metroidvania with challenging puzzles and free exploration as long as you have oxygen.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Platformer 30.2%, Indie 17.7%

  38. #38 Shattered Divinities
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 888 reviews2026
    Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

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  39. #39 Pronty
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,310 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows

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  41. #41 Voidwrought
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2024
    Dev: Powersnake
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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  42. #42 Aeterna Noctis
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,140 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    72% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  44. #44 Rusted Moss
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,694 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  45. #45 Nine Sols
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 45,033 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
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  46. #46 Depths of Sanity
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
    Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
    Windows

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  47. #47 Iconoclasts
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  48. #48 GRIME II
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,967 reviews2026
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  49. #49 Saviorless
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 378 reviews2024
    Dev: Empty Head GamesPub: Dear Villagers
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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows

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  51. #51 3000th Duel
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 628 reviews2019
    Dev: NEOPOPCORN Corp
    Windows · Mac
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    62% matchVery Positive89% of 419,906 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    67% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2026
    Dev: Hamlet Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 6.5%

  55. #55 Obsurity
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 284 reviews2020
    Dev: Game Dynasty
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

    Why similar: Difficult 37%, Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 6.1%, Exploration 5%

  56. #56 Kingdom Shell
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Platformer 8.1%, Story Rich 7.8%

  57. #57 Venineth
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 269 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

    Why similar: Difficult 19%, Adventure 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Action 9.8%

  58. #58 Dark Light
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 748 reviews2022
    Dev: Mirari&Co.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Difficult 6.4%

  59. #59 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,655 reviews2025
    Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 59.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Difficult 5.2%, Platformer 4.1%, Story Rich 3.4%

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