Games Like Songbird Symphony

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Music 46.4%, Rhythm 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.8%, Story Rich 7.7%, Platformer 7.1%

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 36%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 7%

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Cute 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%

Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...

Why similar: Wholesome 24.3% ★, Cozy 20.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Wholesome 11.5% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 6.6%

"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Metroidvania 10.7%

Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

Why similar: Rhythm 31.2%, Music 14.2%, Wholesome 13.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Retro 13.3%, Exploration 8.8%

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Cute 17.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 13.8%, Story Rich 13.4%

Play as Dodo the duck exploring a beautiful little forest. Strum your favorite guitar and watch as the forest creatures happily vibe along to your music.

Why similar: Music 41.5%, Rhythm 38.8%, Cute 9.3%, Exploration 5.7%, Adventure 2.1%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%

Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

Why similar: Cozy 36%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Cute 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 8.2%

Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!

Why similar: Music 19.9%, Wholesome 18.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Cozy 14.1%, Platformer 8.8%

Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

Why similar: Wholesome 23% ★, Cozy 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Side Scroller 6.7%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Rhythm 22%, Metroidvania 20.9%, Music 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 5.7%

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 29%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Retro 8.4%, Soundtrack 8.3% ★

Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.

Why similar: Soundtrack 26% ★, Wholesome 23.6% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Platformer 7.9%, Story Rich 6.1%

A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 7.7%, Exploration 7.7%

What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.

Why similar: Rhythm 45.9%, Music 22.2%, Retro 11%, Adventure 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, upgrade abilities, grow stronger, and unfold a sincere bird story about survival, care and purpose.

Why similar: Cozy 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Cute 10.7%

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Cute 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 18.1%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Cute 7.6%

Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.

Why similar: Side Scroller 39.8%, Platformer 31.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, 2D 8.8%

Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.

Why similar: Wholesome 29.1% ★, Cozy 21.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Cute 8.2%

Swan Song is a cozy puzzle game that invites you to slow down, listen, and reflect. Set inside a magical music box, each puzzle asks players to place notes on a musical scale. When you turn the key, the composition plays, activating platforms and opening paths that guide a small swan to safety.

Why similar: Music 35.6%, Cozy 32.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cute 5.7%, Puzzle Platformer 5.3%

Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Wholesome 19.7% ★, Cozy 16%, Exploration 6.7%, Cute 6.5%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Story Rich 6.6%

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, Cute 17.7%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Exploration 16%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Cute 14.8%, Puzzle 13%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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 31.1%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Platformer 16.2%, Story Rich 6.6%, Cute 6.5%, Exploration 6.4%

Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

Why similar: Wholesome 29.8% ★, Cozy 24.4%, Cute 10.2%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 7.3%

Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.

Why similar: Music 22.9%, Wholesome 22.3% ★, Rhythm 18.8%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Exploration 5.7%

Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!

Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Retro 16.6%, Cute 14.9%, Adventure 9.9%

An action adventure about a ghost’s journey through the afterlife. Possess enemies and the environment and fend off hostile spirits in pursuit of starry fragments from a past life.

Why similar: Wholesome 22.5% ★, Soundtrack 21.8% ★, Cozy 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Cute 5.6%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Cute 7%

Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Cute 8.4%

Enjoy chill Lo-fi walks and fight bosses to K-POP, EDM and Hip-Hop inspired tracks. Features a quirky story, 30 handcrafted levels and various EX-modes to refresh your gameplay.

Why similar: Rhythm 44.2%, Music 37.9%, Cute 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Adventure 3.9%

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

Why similar: Soundtrack 36.6% ★, Metroidvania 18.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Cute 8%

Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

Why similar: Music 44.6%, Rhythm 35.9%, Platformer 4.6%, Puzzle 4.4%, Adventure 3.9%

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.2%

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 5.4%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Music 41.5%, Rhythm 29.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 4.7%

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Why similar: Rhythm 49.1%, Music 21.2%, Cozy 11.2%, Cute 7.7%, Puzzle 3.2%

One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you.

Why similar: Music 27.1%, Rhythm 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Platformer 6.1%

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.3%

Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Music 48.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Wholesome 32% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Cute 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Retro 9.9%

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Wholesome 13.3% ★, Retro 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%

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: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Cute 7.8%

In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!

Why similar: Soundtrack 19.8% ★, Rhythm 19.7%, Music 18.7%, Wholesome 18.5% ★, Cute 5.8%

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Adventure 5.6%