Games Like Skul: The Hero Slayer

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Metroidvania 13.4%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its exceptionally fluid 2D combat, procedural runs, weapon variety, and branching progression make it the closest overall alternative to Skul.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 11.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Difficult 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A polished side-scrolling roguelite with class-changing runs, permanent upgrades, platforming challenges, and a similarly addictive loop of experimentation.

Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelike 13.7%, Metroidvania 12.6%, Roguelite 12.1%, Hack and Slash 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its stylish side-scrolling hack-and-slash action, weapon choices, upgrades, and darkly comic corporate underworld closely fit Skul’s rhythm.

Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Hack and Slash 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This gorgeous 2D action roguelite emphasizes rapid aerial combat, customizable spell builds, and repeated boss-driven runs.

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This compact pixel-art platform roguelite offers randomized dungeon runs, plentiful loot, and build-changing weapons in a similarly approachable format.

Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.

Why similar: Roguelike 16.9%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11.7%, Roguelite 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk 2D roguelite with fast melee combat, varied weapons and upgrades, and run-based progression that feels immediately familiar.

In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Platformer 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A nimble, wall-running 2D action roguelite built around kinetic platforming, shifting weapons, and highly replayable combat routes.

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 11.6%, Roguelike 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers extremely aggressive 2D roguelite combat built around dashing, aerial movement, upgrades, and demanding boss encounters.

An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Hack and Slash 12%, Side Scroller 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A flashy 2D roguelite brawler with combo-heavy combat, distinct weapon styles, and abundant upgrade synergies between runs.

Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its vertical platforming structure, demon-filled combat, and quick randomized runs offer a more arcade-focused take on Skul’s formula.

Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Hack and Slash 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its responsive platforming, interchangeable heroes, procedural zones, and upgrade-driven melee-and-ranged combat make it a strong modern counterpart.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tough pixel-art platform roguelike with emergent item combinations, traps, enemies, and a strong sense of run-to-run discovery.

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Roguelite 17.9%, Roguelike 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This demanding twin-stick platform roguelite combines precision movement, dense rooms, relic builds, and health-for-power risk decisions.

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Roguelite 10.6%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although viewed from above, its rapid combat, randomized spell builds, and mastery-focused roguelite runs strongly appeal to Skul players.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Roguelike 23.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Action 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Comic-book-styled runs reward aggressive chaining of kills while offering platform shooting, upgrades, and a satisfying roguelite progression loop.

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Platformer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful run-and-gun platform roguelite where item combinations can radically transform each attempt, much like Skul’s build variety.

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 4.6%, Roguelike 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A more dungeon-crawling-focused roguelite, but its item synergies, persistent upgrades, and room-by-room combat provide a similarly satisfying loop.

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Action 15.1%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art side-scrolling action game mixes weapon-heavy combat, upgrades, and roguelite-style structure with a sci-fi setting.

You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 16.2%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This darker, more methodical roguelite offers weapon combinations, cursed upgrades, and careful stamina-based melee combat.

Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!

Why similar: Roguelite 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Action 18.8%, Indie 13.9%, Difficult 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous but difficult 2D roguelite platformer centered on dodging, weapon choices, mutations, and escalating arena encounters.

Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its skeletal theme and highly replayable upgrade builds make it a fitting lighter-weight choice, even though it plays more like a survivor game.

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 11.6%, Metroidvania 10.4%, Difficult 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy challenge, it offers punishing platformer roguelike runs, class builds, secrets, and deep item interactions.

Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 15%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Difficult 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelite progression with platform-fighter combat, giving each run a highly mobile, combo-oriented feel.

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 13.9%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its polished combat, boon synergies, memorable bosses, and narrative-rich repeated escapes make it essential for action-roguelite fans despite the top-down view.

Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Hack and Slash 10%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its dark-fantasy action runs emphasize hack-and-slash combat, randomized loot, skill builds, and repeated attempts against powerful foes.

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fast grappling-hook movement, shooting, relic-based builds, and compact procedural runs create a lively 2D roguelite adventure.

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.5%, Roguelike 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 9.3%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling roguelike runs steadily escalate through random items, enemy swarms, and distinctive playable survivors.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Hack and Slash 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its dungeon runs feature randomized rooms, loot, upgrades, and combat, with the added appeal of managing a shop between expeditions.

Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Hack and Slash 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging action roguelite trades platforming for top-down combat while retaining dark fantasy, weapon variety, and build-focused runs.

Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Metroidvania 11.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark pixel-art action roguelite with challenging melee combat, build experimentation, and a grim atmosphere that should suit Skul’s tone.

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 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Roguelike 8.6%, Platformer 8.3%

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Souls-like 9.5%, Difficult 8.8%, Platformer 6.1%

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Action 10.1%, Action-Adventure 4.6%

Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Difficult 18%, Souls-like 13.7%, 2D 11.5%, Action 9.5%

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Difficult 19.7%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Souls-like 12.6%, Action 9.6%

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Souls-like 15%, Action 8.2%, Difficult 7.4%

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action 11.5%, Souls-like 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.3%

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 33.8%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 11.6%, Souls-like 8.8%, Indie 7.2%

Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Metroidvania 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Roguelite 9.1%, Souls-like 7.7%

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Hack and Slash 20%, Action 16.5%, Souls-like 16.2%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 8%, 2D 7.7%

Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Hack and Slash 7.2%

Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.7%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Navigate maps filled with enemies, destroying all who get in your way! Use a variety of character, artifact, and skill synergies to defeat the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 16.2%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Roguelite 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Roguelike 13.3%, Hack and Slash 9.9%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Action 15.8%, Indie 12.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 7.6%

Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.8%, Difficult 23%, Souls-like 16.5%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7.8%

Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!

Why similar: Action 23.8%, Platformer 20.5%, Indie 17.7%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Difficult 7.6%

As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31%, Roguelite 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Hack and Slash 11.1%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Action 9.7%, Souls-like 9.5%

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

Why similar: Roguelike 24.6%, Action Roguelike 23.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Metroidvania 9.1%, Indie 5.4%

Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.1%, Action 23.5%, 2D 10%, Roguelike 8.4%, Difficult 7%

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 20.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 8%, Action 7.3%

Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.6%, Roguelite 22.3%, Action 9.9%, Roguelike 6.9%, Indie 6.6%

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 29%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Souls-like 9.9%

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 12.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 42.4% ★, Metroidvania 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Action 7.2%, Indie 5.2%

Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 7.6%

PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.4%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 15.5%, Hack and Slash 11.1%, Action 6.4%