60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Souls-like, Atmospheric.
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!
Dimension Rift Zero
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.
Steel Flood
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.
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 23.6%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
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 23.6%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
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 21.9%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Platformer 8%
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 29.2%, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 7.3%, Hand-drawn 5.5%
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 24.2%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
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 24.9%, Souls-like 22.7%, Difficult 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 7%
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 22.9%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.4%
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 22.5%, Souls-like 20.4%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 9.1%
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 19.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Difficult 10.7%, Hand-drawn 4.8%
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 23.4%, Souls-like 21.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 9%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
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 27.5%, Souls-like 24.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Platformer 6.6%, Stylized 6.5%
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 28.6%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 3.5%
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 23.7%, Souls-like 20.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
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 26.4%, Souls-like 23.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9%, Side Scroller 6.2%
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 27.2%, Souls-like 13.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Difficult 6.4%
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 26.6%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 5.1%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 19.9%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 11%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Platformer 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
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 25.1%, Souls-like 21%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Platformer 7.6%
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 29.6%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Hand-drawn 5.5%
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 22.6%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Difficult 12.9%, Side Scroller 9%, Platformer 6.2%
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 25.2%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 5.8%
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 25.1%, Souls-like 20.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 8.3%
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 23.4%, Souls-like 12.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Difficult 10%
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 11%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 9%
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 28.4%, Souls-like 17.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Combat 7.8%
PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Souls-like 14.8%, Difficult 9.5%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
"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 24.1%, Souls-like 18.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Combat 6%
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: Souls-like 22.7%, Metroidvania 21.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 9.9%
Ceaseless hunger draws you yet a bit closer to the gates of Foghorn. Devour men and beasts alike to acquire a wide array of combat abilities. Through shadows and mold, track down the paling memories of this bygone kingdom, all in a classic hand-drawn action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Souls-like 17.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Platformer 7.7%
Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 8%
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 27.4%, Souls-like 25.9%, Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Action-Adventure 5%
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 29.4%, Souls-like 25.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Side Scroller 7%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
Aeterna Lucis is the highly anticipated sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Following the gameplay steps of the first entry in the series, Aeterna Lucis is a Metroidvania that combines fast-paced combat, a large interconnected map, secret hunting, optional challenges, and a rich and deep story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 19.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.1%
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 22.2%, Souls-like 18.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%
Nonu is a 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources—one stemming from your inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore to uncover artifacts that enable dissimilar builds, and piece together the secrets of a dying world.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.6%, Metroidvania 20.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
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 26.8%, Souls-like 17.2%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 9.9%, Hand-drawn 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 22.6%, Souls-like 18.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Difficult 9.5%, Platformer 7.4%
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 4.9%
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 23.1%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%
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 35.6%, Souls-like 24.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 6.6%, Action 4.8%
Mask of Soul is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure where you play as Cheong-oh Chasa, gatekeeper of the Underworld, tracking spirits beneath the Red Moon. Use parry combat and mask abilities to explore an oriental dark fantasy world inspired by Korean mythology.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 26.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Souls-like 19.3%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Difficult 9.2%, Platformer 9%
Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 18.6%, Hand-drawn 10%, Stylized 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 24.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Difficult 10.1%
"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 28.8%, Souls-like 25.5%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 4.1%
Phosfi is an atmospheric, metroidvania style action-platformer. Explore and fight your way through a dark and dangerous coastal world full of mysteries and ancient treasures. Discover long buried temples and fend off Eldritch monstrosities in this beautiful 2D hand drawn and animated adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 24.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Combat 5.8%
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 23.3%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 7.7%
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 24.2%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 11.1%, Side Scroller 6.9%, Platformer 6.5%
Explore yet another indie metroidvania as you venture through the Hell University campus. Conquer the demons that infest the essence of Hell University, and save the school from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Souls-like 20.8%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
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 23.8%, Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.5%
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 25.7%, Souls-like 24.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 8.5%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
Explore a colossal creature by blending in with the environment and enemies. Evolve and gain new powers in this hand-drawn metroidvania where you can experience a unique adventure or create your own with a special level editor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.9%
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Difficult 13.9%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 6.2%
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 27.3%, Souls-like 23.3%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Action 7.5%, Exploration 6.9%
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 37.9%, Souls-like 34.8%, Stylized 9.8%, Platformer 5.3%, Action 3.6%
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 35.1%, Souls-like 29.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Action 4.7%
