
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
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Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.

Briar Flame
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.

SpellTome
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 19.2%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 19.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Platformer 7%
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 19.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 6.5%
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Platformer 7.9%
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Embark on a dark journey in this 2D Adventure Game. Explore the treacherous isle of Am Balla and collect the tools necessary to overcome the many dangers set before you. Find out why turmoil has so suddenly stricken this land and put an end to it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 21.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Hand-drawn 5.1%
『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Souls-like 16.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 20.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 7.5%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 18%, 2D Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
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 34.6%, Souls-like 20.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 5.4%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Souls-like 12%, Platformer 8.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 19.2%, Hand-drawn 16%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 7%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Platformer 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Souls-like 20.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 6%, Exploration 5.7%
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Souls-like 23.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Platformer 8.2%, Action 5.3%
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Souls-like 20.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Platformer 7.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
A compact, action-driven metroidvania. Explore a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral. Designed to be completed in under two hours, with all the exploration, progression, and challenge fans of the genre expect.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 6.1%, Action 4.1%
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 5.8%
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 21.9%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6%, Action 5.9%
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 20.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
You are the last hope, be ready to resist the enemy and eliminate injustice and tyranny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 17.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Souls-like 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6%
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action 6.6%, Fantasy 5.5%
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Action-Adventure 13%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Action 7.7%, Platformer 6.4%
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11%, Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
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 46.1%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 5.9%, Exploration 5.5%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Souls-like 26.9%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6.8%, Action 6.5%
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 38.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action 5.3%
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Platformer 8.2%
Lingyuan Records is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game. In the Five Elements world, learn and collect enemies' spells, and use the mutual generation and restraint of Five Elements to defeat stronger foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 15%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 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 42.7%, Souls-like 21.3%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Indie 6%, Platformer 5.9%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 9%, Action 6.5%
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Souls-like 18.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Platformer 8.3%
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Action 5.5%, Combat 4.4%
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 48.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.2%, Platformer 5.4%
Explore a dream world as the iconic Little Nemo, armed with toys, candy, and stuffed animals in this cute & colorful Metroidvania adventure. Experience NES-era platformer gameplay in a vast, non-linear world that has been hand-animated frame-by-frame, as you unlock new abilities to progress.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 5.9%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 14%, Exploration 6.4%, Adventure 4%
Sandbox Metroidvania. No words. Life and drifting autumn leaves with adorable catgirls! . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Souls-like 14.5%, Action 6%, Adventure 5%
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Souls-like 24.5%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Exploration 5.7%, Adventure 5.3%
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Fantasy 4.4%
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Action 7.1%
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Souls-like 21.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Platformer 6.6%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Platformer 8.2%, Action 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Souls-like 25.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Action 4.9%, Indie 3.7%
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Souls-like 19.5%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 6.4%
A realm where two ancient trees have long harbored rival royal bloodlines, each having woven their aerial dominion from spider silk across countless generations. Yet now, dark forces of unknown origin stir, spreading their corruption throughout the silk realm...
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 18.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Action 5.6%
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Action 6.7%
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 19.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Platformer 7.2%
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 23.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 6.4%, Action 4.7%
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8%, Exploration 7.7%
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Platformer 9%, Action 6.1%
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Action 7.6%
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Platformer 5.6%
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Souls-like 29.6%, Action-Adventure 4.9%, Action 4.3%, Platformer 3.8%
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 6.4%, Platformer 6.3%