60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Pixel Graphics, Adventure, Action-Adventure.
Embark on a thrilling 2D top-down adventure! Explore dark dungeons, solve unique puzzles, translate ancient documents, and follow clues given to you by a maggot in your brain! Experience the journey solo or team up in 2-player co-op for a different experience!
Master Key
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
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Find the cure for Griztia's father! Explore a unique and dangerous world with secrets around every corner as you collect new tools and meet interesting characters. There are seven herbs said to be able to cure any ailment buried deep in perilous dungeons scattered throughout the wasteland!
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Nonlinear 12%, 1980s 11.7%, Metroidvania 10.9%, Minimalist 10.2%, Open World 8.4%
Find the cure for Griztia's father! Explore a unique and dangerous world with secrets around every corner as you collect new tools and meet interesting characters. There are seven herbs said to be able to cure any ailment buried deep in perilous dungeons scattered throughout the wasteland!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.2%, 1980s 12.5%, Top-Down 7.9%, Puzzle 7.5%
A retro-inspired action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and nonlinearity, Ahack Adventure 2 provides a journey through nine increasingly harrowing dungeons, and many genuine secrets to find!
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Old School 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure Zelda-like with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...
Why similar: Nonlinear 22%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Open World 12.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
The Will of Our Fathers is a top-down 2D action-exploration game with an old-school design philosophy. Explore a large, interconnected world full of traps and treasure, delve into challenging and mysterious dungeons, and uncover secret schemes against The Will of Our Fathers.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Top-Down 13.9%, Lore-Rich 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
An 8-bit action-adventure in the honest 1988 shape. A country eaten by briar, a sun kept in eight pieces, and nine tombs to open. One of them is on no map. Battery saves, secrets in the walls, and a second quest that lies to you. Nobody is coming.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.1%, Top-Down 14.4%, Old School 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.6%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Metroidvania 14%, Puzzle 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Take on the role of a little gnome exploring twisting, secret-filled dungeons in this retro, top-down adventure game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, 1980s 17.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Top-Down 11.1%, Old School 9.4%
Explore mysterious worlds, solve puzzles and battle in order to uncover the burdens of the past.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, Top-Down 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Airoheart is a top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Embark on an epic journey to save the world from evil and test the strength of your heart in this emotional tale of betrayal, tragedy and redemption.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Open World 13.1%, Top-Down 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Get out there, young ranger, and help those in need. Your journey starts in Ranger of Ancuria, a retro game that recreates the experience of the adventures of the 8-bit era. Explore a full of life open world, find why monsters are multiplying and unveil the mysteries from the dungeons of Ancuria.
Why similar: Open World 16.7%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Top-Down 7.4%
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.9%, Metroidvania 17.1%, Top-Down 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
The curious young Princess has always looked for the chance to explore the world beyond the castle...
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.1%, 1980s 16.9%, Metroidvania 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, Old School 10.1%
A bite-sized, 2D top-down exploration adventure in an interconnected world. Fall into a lonely seaside cove, find a magic leaf beneath a shriveled lotus tree, summon sacred fire, and learn to jump, swim, and dash your way toward the chapel. No map or quest markers here; the way through is up to you.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.5%, Metroidvania 15.3%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.1%, Metroidvania 17.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Open World 10.1%, Minimalist 9.1%
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.3%, Top-Down 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 10.8%, Open World 9%
Ziii is a retro fantasy action-adventure game. Sail between countless islands, exploring their various elemental lands in top-down and sidescroll styles. Plunder their dungeons for powerful items and precious relics. Ziii is a treasure-hunter, looking to gain a treasure vault value of 100,000.
Why similar: 1980s 19.1%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Top-Down 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Retro 10.2%
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.9%, Metroidvania 15.7%, 1980s 13.9%, Open World 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
Bring light back to the darkening town of Mallard by exploring its monster-infested outskirts, hearing its residents' stories, and defeating the dangerous pets of a mastermind light-stealer in this simple top-down adventure inspired by a love of exploring Oregon neighborhoods.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Top-Down 14.3%, Action-Adventure 14%, Old School 10.7%, Open World 8.8%
Explore a dying Bronze Age fantasy world in this hand-drawn, fully voiced RPG. Build a party of unlikely heroes, master a real-time active-battle system, and uncover the truth behind the Godslayer and the second sun burning over Dremid'ir.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Old School 11.4%, Top-Down 10.6%
A folklore-inspired, eerie action-adventure dungeon crawler about preventing a curse that requires your blood to complete. Master your weapon, explore a world brimming with items, abilities, and spells, and ensure that endless night never befalls your hometown of Elmwood.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, 1980s 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Top-Down 15%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Track your missing father through a dying coastal town in a top-down action RPG. Recover diary pages that reveal new paths, battle corrupted creatures, explore hidden dungeons and help The Cove's last residents as you uncover what lies beneath the shore.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Top-Down 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.8%, Metroidvania 16.6%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Old School 9.5%
Explore a handcrafted fantasy world, solve puzzles, battle dungeon bosses, and unlock powerful upgrades in this retro-inspired action-adventure with stoner comedy.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Open World 17.3%, Top-Down 15.4%, Retro 7%
Zahalia was a peaceful land until The Dark Wizard came and stole all the crystals. Defeat his group of monsters and reclaim the Crystals to save Zahalia from darkness.
Why similar: 1980s 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Top-Down 12.5%, Old School 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
Play as an Armlys alien named Vagrient in this evolving sci-fi action/adventure game, featuring RPG elements. It's full of exploration, combat, character progression, puzzle solving and obstacle clearing!
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Top-Down 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Open World 11.4%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Metroidvania 12.3%, Old School 11.2%, Open World 10.6%
Follow Klain's mythical adventures in this top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Travel through the New World, explore forgotten dungeons, confront terrible foes and... become a Godslayer!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.1%, Metroidvania 14.8%, Old School 11.9%, Top-Down 11%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
YANCY is an NES style action adventure that follows a small protagonist in a vast world full of danger, swords and rewards. Lead your own adventure in a non-linear game world, explore hand-crafted dungeons, forge magical weapons, battle challenging bosses and unearth ancient secrets!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Open World 19%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Top-Down 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.4%, Metroidvania 14.6%, Open World 11.9%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
A Gameboy Color and Anime inspired adventure game with RPG elements. Find magic powers on the go and obtain special ones to defeat your enemies and clear puzzle-filled dungeons in a semi-open world of dreams and nightmares. The Story of a NEET guy who suddenly acquired magical girl powers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Open World 12.2%, Top-Down 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Spirit World. Challenge mysterious ruins and face intimidating bosses to gain new powers that will aid your exploration in this retro top-down action/adventure.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.5%, Metroidvania 17.2%, Top-Down 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
Return with us, to the days of yesteryear. When 8 colors were enough, and the pixels were individually detectable to the human eye. This is LOWLANDER, a fantasy role-playing adventure from simpler times. This might be your father’s RPG!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, 1980s 16.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Minimalist 11.6%
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.2%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Open World 8.5%
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.3%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Action-Adventure 13%, Top-Down 12.9%, Puzzle 10.2%
A action-adventure game with a top down perspective and a heavy emphasis on story. Become the legendary Knight of Hamarolf and take on a myriad of foes from the Golden Oath to save the world from evil's reign while engaging with memorable characters and a thrilling combat loop.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Top-Down 16.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Little Shell's Adventure is a difficult, beach-themed, Action-Adventure game with a retro art style, open-world elements, and an engaging combat system.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17%, Minimalist 16.2%, Top-Down 11.6%, Open World 11.4%, Puzzle 11.4%
1980s America. A dying doctor follows an ancient book to a fogbound town of disappearances and unsolved murders. Dark alchemy offers a cure—at a terrible cost. Will you die as a human being—or will you kill your humanity to survive?
Why similar: 1980s 16.6%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Nonlinear 11%, Open World 8.6%
Journey through Elsana as a wizard, warrior, and archer in this fantasy 2D top down action-adventure game. Explore diverse environments, fight enemies, solve puzzles, and save the many regions of the world from hidden dangers. Can you discover the secrets of the Cave of the Skinwalker?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Find the fabled Treasure of Akzbezth in this charming retro puzzle game!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Old School 20.3%, Top-Down 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10%
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: Nonlinear 20.7%, Metroidvania 18.1%, Open World 14.2%, Old School 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%
HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you will face formiddable bosses, discover cryptic secrets and explore for new powers!
Why similar: 1980s 17%, Metroidvania 16.3%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Minimalist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.5%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Metroidvania 17.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Open World 10.2%
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.3%, Metroidvania 14.7%, Old School 13.7%, 1980s 11.4%, Open World 8.9%
Every lightspeed jump is instant for you, but not for the world. Explore the crumbling colony of the Small Magellanic Cloud, intrude on lonely survivors, and outlive everyone you've met.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.2%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Metroidvania 14%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
A retro open world RPG, farming sim, and dungeon crawler. Knightblade is best described as an open world fantasy game mixed with farming and life sim elements, as if it were made in the golden age of video games. Create your character, and explore the sandbox while solving a mystery.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, 1980s 15.7%, Open World 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
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 18.1%, 1980s 13.2%, Old School 12.8%, Open World 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
Play as an old man who wakes up in a mysterious castle full of magic and danger. Explore every corner of the castle and discover what is hidden between the walls of this misterious and ancient place while you keep fighting with monsters and improving your abilities.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Metroidvania 17.5%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: 1980s 18.3%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Top-Down 11.6%, Puzzle 11.3%
In this lighthearted pastoral adventure, explore a vast and whimsical world, confronting dangers in whichever order you choose using nothing but a magical shield.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.6%, Open World 16%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
A retro style fantasy adventure combining open world exploration with turn based combat. Travel the 7 realms to learn the elements and upgrade your magical abilities as you search for a way to save the sacred FOREST...
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Open World 16.3%, 1980s 13.9%, Adventure 7.5%
A puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, action adventure, role playing game.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Top-Down 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.2%, Metroidvania 23.7%, Open World 15.5%, 1980s 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.7%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Top-Down 10.1%, Open World 9.9%, Old School 8.1%
A top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Play as Kana; Chosen to carry a sacred flame through haunted dungeons, solve ancient puzzles, and guide lost souls home. Built-in randomizer for endless replayability.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Top-Down 13.8%, Metroidvania 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.3%
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Metroidvania 16.4%, Open World 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, 1980s 10.8%
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Top-Down 16.8%, 1980s 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
