60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Souls-like, Platformer.
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!
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.
Shieldbound
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!
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 22.5%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Side Scroller 7.7%
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 20.6%, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 8.1%
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 8.2%, Hand-drawn 4.8%
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.8%, Souls-like 17.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Difficult 10.3%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
Nonu is a hand-drawn 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources-one born from inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore a dying world, uncover artifacts that enable distinct builds, and piece together the truth behind its vanished god.
Why similar: Souls-like 18%, Metroidvania 17.8%, 2D Fighter 11.5%, Difficult 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%
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 21.9%, Souls-like 20%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.3%
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 23%, Souls-like 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Exploration 7.3%
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 19.8%, Souls-like 18.9%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Difficult 10.3%, Platformer 8%
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 21.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Souls-like 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 9.7%
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: Souls-like 20.7%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 8.2%
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 24.6%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 13.2%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Platformer 6.9%
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 23.5%, Souls-like 21.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 7%
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 21.4%, Metroidvania 20.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Side Scroller 11%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
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 21%, Souls-like 20.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 8.4%
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 27.8%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 4.4%
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 24.3%, Souls-like 22.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7%
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 29.6%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 7.2%, Hand-drawn 4.9%
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 23.4%, Souls-like 19.2%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 10.4%
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 26.5%, Souls-like 13.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Difficult 6.5%
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 28.4%, Souls-like 20.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 4.6%
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 21.3%, Souls-like 20.3%, Difficult 11%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Platformer 8%
"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 22.2%, Souls-like 21%, Side Scroller 15%, Difficult 12%, Exploration 6.8%
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 26.4%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Side Scroller 6.6%
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
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 24.3%, Souls-like 20%, Side Scroller 15%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 7.8%
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 21.1%, Souls-like 17.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 8.1%
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 9.2%, Side Scroller 8%, Hand-drawn 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 25.9%, Souls-like 24.1%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
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 21.9%, Metroidvania 21%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Platformer 9.3%
The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8%, Platformer 8%
Sinweaver is a 2D Metroidvania Lite that has you cutting your way through fallen angels and cultists alike as you fight your way through hell to escape a grim afterlife. Explore levels and an interactive overworld map to uncover the worlds secrets and why heavens mightiest have fallen to darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 22.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Platformer 7.3%
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 26.2%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Souls-like 20.6%, Metroidvania 20.3%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 8.1%
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 24.4%, Souls-like 21.1%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
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 24%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 13%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 9.3%
"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 27.8%, Souls-like 24.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.1%
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 23.9%, Souls-like 17.1%, Difficult 13.6%, Surreal 7.8%, Platformer 7.3%
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 22.5%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 11%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Platformer 6.2%
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 7.6%
Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.3%
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 28.1%, Souls-like 20.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 6.4%
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 25.3%, Souls-like 23.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Difficult 10%, Platformer 9.7%
Realm Of I is a side-scrolling Metroidvania where you take the role of a prophet. Explore the ravaged landscapes—from abandoned settlements and caverns to vibrant lands and floating islands—uncovering information and newfound abilities and spells to conquer challenges and defeat foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 21.1%, 2D Fighter 17.4%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 7.6%
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 24%, Souls-like 21.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Souls-like 21%, Metroidvania 21%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 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 24.6%, Souls-like 23.7%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
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 22.8%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.4%
You are a necromancer. The souls of the dead are your weapon. Push the limits of your combat skills in this story-driven, action packed Metroidvania. Enter in a dark world, where the sun's rays no longer heat up and evil creatures roam free in the night.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Souls-like 21.1%, Difficult 12%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
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 21.8%, Souls-like 19%, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 9.3%, Platformer 8.6%
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 25.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
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 24.9%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 22.7%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
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 30.3%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.7%
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 21.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 7.9%
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 18.7%, Souls-like 15.3%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8%
The Patagonians is a 2D horror adventure game. You have a minimum of weapons and a maximum of dangers at your disposal. Help the main character pass the tests prepared for him in order to save the missing child.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Difficult 16.6%, Souls-like 13.8%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
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: Souls-like 42.9%, Metroidvania 22.1%, Difficult 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Platformer 5.3%
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 6.3%
