Games Like The Continuum

From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Space 16.1%, Aliens 14.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

Discover an enigmatic universe. Explore diverse biomes, face ancient guardians, and uncover hidden secrets in this captivating 2D pixel art platformer. Embark on an unforgettable cosmic odyssey!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Space 12.1%, Exploration 10%, Open World 9.2%

Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Space 8.1%

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Space 19.4%, Aliens 14.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9.7%

An incremental journey through space. Manage your ship's capsules, choose your path through the stars, and watch your crew and automation do the rest.

Why similar: Space 20.5%, Resource Management 18.2%, Management 15.5%, Crafting 13%, Base Building 12.9%

Elusive is a borrower metroidvania combining 3D and 2D scenarios in a Giant House. Use your smallness to find resources in every corner, craft new tools and survive challenges with your acrobatic skills.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Stealth 20.7%, Inventory Management 10.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Crafting 10%

Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Platformer 15%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

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 35.8%, Aliens 13%, Platformer 12.9%, Space 10.4%, Artificial Intelligence 9.7%

A lonely trek to a desolate planet unearths a strange anomaly, seemingly causing denizens of a nearby station to become horrifying, violent mutants. Run, think, scavenge and improvise. Only the smartest will survive.

Why similar: Stealth 18.5%, Resource Management 16.3%, Inventory Management 15%, Metroidvania 14.4%, Crafting 13.8%

Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Stealth 26.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

Polaris Outpost is a Sci-Fi survival game with powerful intelligent adversaries. In addition to using stealth and tactics, you will need to expand your base, craft supplies, and manage your resources to cope with the variety of threats in this hostile environment. Explore, capture, survive, escape!

Why similar: Stealth 27.7%, Artificial Intelligence 23.2%, Resource Management 17.7%, Aliens 16.6%, Base Building 11.4%

Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Stealth 27.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%

Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.

Why similar: Aliens 21.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12%

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 24.7%, Platformer 21.2%, Metroidvania 20.1%, Crafting 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%

Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Open World 8.4%

A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Aliens 16.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Space 9.6%

A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Stealth 28.8%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 6.3%

Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Aliens 16.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

The Pellar is an action-adventure game in which you play the role of a lonely quack doctor. Your task is to prepare medicines, potions and bandages that will be used to help those in need. Struggle with healing various ailments in this magical world inspired by Slavic mythology.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Crafting 16.5%, Management 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Platformer 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 5.6%

Explore this unique sci-fi style metroidvania-like adventure world. You can acquire a variety of abilities to explore the world and assemble powerful chip combinations. You'll also have the ability to go back in time to change the map's structure and unlock shortcuts.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Space 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

Unleash the power of ancient strategy in this exciting jokenpo-based adventure. Wood conquers stone, stone shatters metal, and metal obliterates wood. Master the art of wield the perfect weapon for each battle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Resource Management 20.3%, Crafting 18.3%, Inventory Management 12.6%, Exploration 9.5%

A luxury deep-space vacation cruiser is mysteriously drawn off course and crash-lands on an uncharted multi-world orbiting within a strange gravitational anomaly. The vessel is shattered across floating islands suspended above a glowing abyss. Find the survivors and get out of this world.

Why similar: Aliens 20%, Stealth 17.7%, Space 14%, Tactical 11.5%, Inventory Management 11.2%

Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 6.8%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.

Why similar: Stealth 20%, Resource Management 13.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Tactical 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%

While your ship battles enemies on autopilot, your mission is to keep upgrading it with strategic cards. In this experience that values brains over reflexes, the right upgrades are the key to victory!

Why similar: Space 26.1%, Aliens 25.8%, Tactical 17%, Management 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10%

Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.

Why similar: Management 21.2%, Base Building 16%, Resource Management 14.6%, Space 14.2%, Crafting 12.9%

Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Space 13.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Adventure 5.1%

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Platformer 22.8%, Exploration 12%, Action-Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%

Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Open World 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%

A platform adventure game incorporating elements from immersive sims and cinematic platformers. Run, fight and hack your way through a distant space colony as you attempt to reclaim your humanity.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Space 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%

A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Space 18%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Stranded on an alien earth-like planet after a failed mission, you’ll need to gather resources, build shelter, and fight to stay alive. Explore strange biomes, uncover hidden secrets, and decide whether to rebuild or escape before the planet claims you.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 17.3%, Crafting 15.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, Aliens 12.6%, Base Building 11.9%

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 26.9%, Platformer 18%, Aliens 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 10.7%

Hunt, cook, and deliver cosmic cuisine using ingredients from across the galaxy to become the greatest chef in the Horseshoe Nebula. Explore alien worlds teeming with (edible) life, win the hearts of your customers, and thwart the rise of an evil interstellar burger chain.

Why similar: Resource Management 19.4%, Space 15.1%, Aliens 13.9%, Management 12.8%, Crafting 12.1%

Land on unique planets to survive the horrors that await in this adventure survival RPG. Use the spoils to upgrade defensive buildings and explore the galaxy further. Can you survive the hunt all alone?

Why similar: Space 20.3%, Aliens 20.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Open World 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10%

A story-driven sci-fi adventure focused on exploration, atmosphere, and discovery. Unlock superhuman abilities, uncover forgotten technology, and gather resources to craft devices that help you solve mysteries on a remote and ancient planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Space 17.3%, Crafting 17.2%, Stealth 17%, Exploration 8.2%

You are a friendly explorer robot, searching for answers in a far away planet. Harness the power of the cosmos with your matter gun in this clever and minimalist adventure-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Space 21.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 6.2%

Cairo Stark: Crocs Hunter is a game full of incredible adventures with bright three-dimensional characters and a mysterious colorful world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Aliens 19.5%, Space 18.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Open World 8.9%

Survive the alien infection that has destroyed your civilization and is spreading across the universe. Explore a hostile world, extract resources, accumulate energy, exploit alien DNA, and terraform the infected lands. How long will you survive?

Why similar: Aliens 18.8%, Management 18.3%, Space 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Resource Management 12.9%

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 39%, Platformer 16.5%, Space 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Aliens 8.8%

Speck Miner is a small, open-world survival game set in a universe of tiny, procedurally generated planets.

Why similar: Space 25.5%, Crafting 19.2%, Resource Management 18.9%, Base Building 16.1%, Exploration 7.9%

An exhilarating action-adventure game set in a vibrant retro-futuristic universe. Embark on daring interstellar journeys, uncovering new worlds, and battling formidable alien adversaries. Upgrade your ship and abilities as you explore the vastness of space to save the Galaxy from a hidden threat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Space 22.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Open World 7.2%

Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer 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: Metroidvania 46.9%, Platformer 18.9%, Inventory Management 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%

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 44.7%, Space 20.9%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 4.8%

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 41.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 14.5%, Space 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Explore the abandoned CCTA through various simulations of alien environments, and improve your equipments to beat natural and synthetic challenges, looking for the ingredients that can resolve the Earth dispute, in this 2.5D science fiction adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Aliens 15.8%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%

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 47.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%

In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.

Why similar: Stealth 47.2%, Platformer 23.6%, Metroidvania 18.5%, Adventure 8.1%, 2D 1.9%

Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 5.1%

Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Open World 9%, Adventure 6.1%

2D action sandbox about exploring an underground world, crafting and tactically defending alien stations. Build turrets, combine modules and repel enemy waves to unlock powerful upgrades that radically change your playstyle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Crafting 20.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Resource Management 9.5%, Exploration 7.8%

In a world ravaged by World War III, a group of survivors found safety at the top of the trees, only without the resources of the caves the city of Marmoset will not have a future, however you can change that.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Artificial Intelligence 20.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Open World 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Jungle Shadow is an action-adventure game set in the world's most dangerous Jungle — Platoshira. Explore to uncover your story, your world and what danger lies. Meanwhile, scientists slowly uncover this otherworldly Jungle with their advanced technology and AI. Live to see your story unfold.

Why similar: Stealth 29%, Metroidvania 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.9%, Open World 11.1%

Another world is about to become a resource colony for your Creator. Prove your usefulness. Spread your influence across the planet. Take all resources you can reach. Build a base on the surface and in space. Сomplete the construction of an intergalactic beacon to absorb the entire planet.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 16.4%, Aliens 15.1%, Space 14.4%, Resource Management 14.1%, Management 13.8%

Kind Heart Survivors is a space survival adventure that challenges you to survive on an unknown planet. Explore, gather resources, craft items, cook abundantly, and prove that you can survive anywhere in the galaxy.

Why similar: Crafting 22.6%, Space 22.1%, Inventory Management 18.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Management 6.7%

Help Argyle Van Helsing hunt down and destroy Dracula before he turns all the worlds vampires into Zombie Vampires. This creature feature Metroidvania adventure game is filled with classic monsters, wicked levels, and clever humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Exploration 14.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Open World 8.9%

Deep Claims is a space exploration game where you upgrade your ship and equipment in order to mine increasingly valuable and hazardous asteroids. Can you make it to the core?

Why similar: Management 26.5%, Space 21.7%, Crafting 20.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Open World 8.7%

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: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 14.1%, Space 13.7%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%

When giant monsters fight, no one’s safe. Embark on a thrilling quest of survival in a city that’s become a battleground for Titans. Use the lethal strength of Kong and other monsters to your own advantage in this official Monsterverse game set shortly after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Stealth 15.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%