
Try this side view platformer metroidvania that tells the story of a bird in a dying kingdom infected by glitched monsters.
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Try this side view platformer metroidvania that tells the story of a bird in a dying kingdom infected by glitched monsters.

House of Shadow
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!

Whim
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...
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Precision Platformer 16.4%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8%
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: Metroidvania 27.9%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Open World 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7%
Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Retro 7.1%
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Precision Platformer 21.6%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Precision Platformer 18.6%, Nonlinear 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 6.5%
Take on the role of a magician and explore the mystery of underground caves. Fight monsters and try to recover the artifact from these caves, use your staff to summon spells. The road will not be restless, you will encounter many obstacles and enemies during your journey.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 29.2%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Magic 11%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Overplasma is a combat, platforming and exploration game in alien worlds where you must face challenging enemies and obstacles as a space explorer who was in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, 2D Fighter 25.2%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
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: Metroidvania 24.9%, Nonlinear 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Open World 8.8%
One misty moonlit night, Count Dracula is attacked by an orange object from the sky. He finds himself awaking on a mysterious island with a pumpkin stuck to his head. With the new power of the pumpkin that protects Dracula from sunlight, he must find his way off the island and back to his Castle.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.7%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
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 32.1%, Precision Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Retro 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Precision Platformer 23.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Nonlinear 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 7.7%
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%
Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Precision Platformer 23.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Retro 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Open World 9.3%
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Precision Platformer 26%, Nonlinear 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 8.2%
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Precision Platformer 18.7%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Magic 7.4%
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 28.5%, Nonlinear 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Open World 9.1%
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Nonlinear 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Gravity Castle is a 2D puzzle platformer where you explore mysterious subterranean ruins using gravity augmentation powers. Overcome impossible Trials, trudge past the remains of fallen explorers and make your way to the very bottom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Magic 6.8%
Can you find all 100 pumpkins in this interconnected world? If you do, you will be rewarded based on how many lives you had to use!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Nonlinear 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 6.9%
Hammer Of Pain. Dive into a pixel-art, medieval adventure with Silver, the master blacksmith, and his huntress daughter, Nora. Their riveting tale of courage and heritage awaits you. Unfold their story, savor the detail, and get hooked on their world!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.3%, Metroidvania 16.8%, 2D Fighter 15.7%, Retro 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
Tootum is a charming pixel art metroidvania game that immerses players in a magical world full of mysteries. With magic-based combat, a wide variety of items, and an engaging narrative, Tootum offers a rich experience in exploration and discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Precision Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Magic 8.8%, Retro 7.6%
Song of Yosef is a Metroidvania platformer with wacky enemies and fun physics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Precision Platformer 20.9%, Nonlinear 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Open World 8%
Fight, explore, and uncover the secrets of a world bound by nature and spirit — all to save the one person you have left.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 33.1%, Metroidvania 25.3%, Precision Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Magic 5.5%
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Open World 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Uncover the truth behind your death and your sibling’s in a story-driven precision platformer inspired by the Pied Piper myth. Navigate a decaying, interconnected world where movement is your only defense. No combat, only precision, consequence, and secrets hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Precision Platformer 26.1%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Precision Platformer 27.1%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Precision Platformer 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Precision Platformer 25.1%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Nonlinear 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Open World 8.1%, Magic 7.2%
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Nonlinear 21.7%, Retro 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%
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 39.6%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Nonlinear 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Retro 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Magic 7.8%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Precision Platformer 26.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Retro 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Nonlinear 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Precision Platformer 23.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
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: Metroidvania 26.3%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Open World 8.3%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Precision Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 6.9%
Take command of the Wolf Knight to help him remember his dramatic past life through a story driven adventure and test your skills in this challenging Metroidvania game with die and retry platforming features happening in the fantastic 2D hand drawned world of Aurora.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Precision Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Pulse Jumper is a Precision-Platformer where you can jump with guns!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Precision Platformer 25.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%
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 34.8%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Fight and survive a desolate half-destroyed planet cracker, teeming with mutated wildlife and robotic enemies. Will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, 2D Fighter 20.9%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 7.2%
Exploration is King. Swing your sword, jump, slash the Dinos, break the game, shrink and enlarge, jump again, explode and recombine yourself in order to learn more about the Grizzled Planet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, 2D Fighter 23.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Open World 8.7%, Exploration 5.9%
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 32.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Retro 8.9%, Magic 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Open World 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which you use glitchy abilities to launch yourself and enemies across the level at high speeds, create temporary platforms, and more in your search to uncover the secrets of your origin in The Forum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Precision Platformer 21.5%, Nonlinear 15.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 7.8%
Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Precision Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Open World 8.4%
Embark yourself on an adventure through the Marble Palace and uncover the plentiful secrets it hides! Explore magnificent views and fight through the hostile halls of the palace, all while making use of the innovative plane change mechanics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Precision Platformer 24%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Open World 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Dust and Shadow lets you shift between multiple time dimensions, altering the map in real time. Face enemies, traps, and the environment to uncover the mystery. Unlock powerful abilities as you progress through the adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Precision Platformer 18.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
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 42.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Nonlinear 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Samuel’s life is shattered when the beast "Claw" attacks during a woodcutting lesson with his son, Jonah. Waking up alone with fragmented memories, Samuel must take up his axe and climb to the creature's mountain lair. A father’s desperate pixel-art journey to rescue his son.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.3%, 2D Fighter 22.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 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: Metroidvania 28.7%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%