60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D, Action, Pixel Graphics.
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
Xanthiom Zero
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Space 14.2%, Retro 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Space 15.8%, Retro 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Side Scroller 8%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Space 13.6%, Retro 9.4%, Old School 9.1%, Platformer 6.7%
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Platformer 9.9%, Space 9.6%, Side Scroller 9%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Retro 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Space 8.5%
An open world metroidvania where you begin with a single ability: roll. Crash landed on a hostile planet, you unlock powers that open up a deeply interconnected world. Journey to its core, and decide whether the voice guiding you can be trusted.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Old School 12.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Old School 12%, Platformer 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Old School 9.5%
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Retro 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Platformer 8.2%
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Retro 13.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Old School 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Retro 11.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 9.5%, Shooter 7.8%
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.6%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Old School 11.3%, Space 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%
A hand-crafted action-adventure that pays tribute to the 8-bit golden era. Explore, fight, experience different genres of classic gameplay and grow stronger in a world built one screen at a time by a solo first-time developer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Retro 12%, Old School 9.9%, Action-Adventure 6%
Inferno is a 2D action-platformer centered on Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, as he searches for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE through a 16-bit world fueled by betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Space 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.5%, Retro 10.4%, Space 7.9%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Old School 13.9%, Retro 11.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Shooter 8.4%
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Space 8.6%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
The 1988 classic action-RPG returns! The original creators are rebuilding the code and redrawing the pixel art for a handcrafted Steam remake of a mythic journey across ancient Greece. Support development in Early Access.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Side Scroller 11%, Old School 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.5%
An SNES-Inspired, platforming, sci-fi adventure. It's like playing a Saturday Morning Cartoon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Old School 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
Originally developed as a birthday gift for my nephew, Jackroid is a heartfelt indie game that blends classic action-platforming with Metroid-style exploration. After several requests and growing interest, I’ve decided to bring Jackroid to Steam. Free—as a thank you to everyone who’s supported me.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Old School 10%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Shooter 7.7%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Shooter 10%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
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 40%, Old School 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Old School 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Old School 11.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Space 10.2%, Retro 7.4%
Poor Windy has come to search for the treasure hidden on the island. The queens who protect the island are not afraid of her as long as she doesn't do anything unnecessary.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Collectathon 16.6%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.8%
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Retro 8%
8 Bit Space is a 2D platformer inspired by games from the 8-bit era of gaming and with particular emphasis on the ZX Spectrum. Explore 25 alien planets in the search of a way to power a newly discovered ancient portal, where will it lead?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Old School 12.3%, Retro 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.8%
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Old School 7.9%
Explore the dungeons of an ancient castle in search of a vanished sorceress. Blast through monsters, solve puzzles, and dodge the deadly traps waiting inside.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 6.7%, Action 6.6%
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Old School 13.2%, Retro 10%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Platformer 7.3%
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Retro 12.1%, Platformer 6.8%
Explore a tight classic sidescrolling action-adventure and become the Guardian of the Chalklands. Explore, fight, collect, uncover new paths, hoard powerful gear and items, and forge your own legend of Chalkvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Old School 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Retro 8.3%
Explore a colorful haunted world, fight and befriend its bizarre inhabitants, unlock game changing upgrades, and unravel a story of epic proportions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Collectathon 15.7%, Space 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.5%
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Old School 12.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Retro 8.3%, Action 5.8%
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Space 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Adventure 9.6%
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Action 8.5%
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Exploration 8.4%
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Retro 15.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Space 12%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Platformer 9.8%, Space 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Retro 13.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 12%, Shooter 9.7%
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Old School 7.2%
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Retro 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Old School 8.1%
Awaken as the lone survivor of an abandoned civilization. A sentient prototype failsafe. Automatically activated as the last resort. With the sole mission to seak out and destroy the corruption that has infected the entire planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Metroidvania 19%, Platformer 15.7%, Retro 9.3%, Action 9.1%
Roskur's Run is an evolution of classic 90's "Hedgehog" physics-based platforming with a deeper move set, upgrades, and a non-linear world to explore. The loop: Explore > Collect > Upgrade > SPEED RUN > Unlock > Explore
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Collectathon 16.3%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Platformer 11.9%, Old School 11%, Side Scroller 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
You wake up in a strange place reduced to a six-toed foot load of enemies are trying to wash you! FIght them by wall jumping and shooting your extra toe at them, while you try to find your way out.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Old School 16.5%, Retro 12.5%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 12%, Old School 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10%
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Old School 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Retro 7%
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Old School 8.8%
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Retro 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Space 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Shooter 7.6%
Retro pixels are back! Good old 80s/90s style is back! Enjoy a classic 2D platformer with old era graphics! 16x16 pixel sprites and ambient, flat chip tuned 8 bit music! Guide Kla, the last survivor from Haxor planet, through the world full of vicious creatures, deadly traps and giant bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Space 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Retro 10.8%, Platformer 9.3%
Zorezdra is a sci-fi platformer/metroidvania with an 8-bit graphical aesthetic. Run, jump, fight and glide your way through a vast starport as you search for the truth about your protagonist's complex origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Side Scroller 11%, Space 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9%
