- #1 Throne of Valoria
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Axis Games
Windows
Play as a daring heroine, fight hordes of enemies and challenging bosses, solve puzzles, uncover new areas, and experience a gripping story. Embark on a quest to banish evil and restore Valoria to its former glory in this 2.5D side-scrolling adventure.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.8%, Side Scroller 26.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.3%
- #2 PROJECT NULL
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KOZARI
Windows
You wake up in a dark forest and you don't know how you got here, and you don't remember anything. But somehow everything changed. You meet strange creatures, and no one is very friendly in this world. Soldiers, monsters and basically everything in this place is trying to end your journey quickly.
Why similar: 2.5D 33.1%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 8.2%
- #3 BRAVE ADVENTURER
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Nikita Morti
Windows
BRAVE ADVENTURER - The story of a vagabond who travels through Middle-earth and is the victim of an attack by bandits, resulting in serious injury. You enter the world of demons through the use of dark magic.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.5%, Adventure 25%, Action-Adventure 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #4 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,414 reviews2022
Dev: NatsumeAtariPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an action RPG set in the same world as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Features town-upgrading mechanics, fast-paced combat. A prequel to the world of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.1%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #5 KIRO
94% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Blekoh
Windows
KIRO is an indie developed horror text adventure game that plays in real time while your player is controlled with text command inputs providing a unique intense experience that combines modern action game play with classic text adventure games.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.4%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.1%
- #6 Positive! Hapili Link
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catechin Studio
Windows
The superpowered transformation phrase is “Positive! Happy Link!”
Why similar: 2.5D 30.9%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #7 Edenbound
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Louis DeSimonePub: Tenth Legion Games
Windows
Journey through darkness with "Edenbound." A red panda braves chaos to reach Eden amidst encroaching demons. Navigate landscapes, confront foes, and unravel mysteries. Guide the panda, restore balance.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.1%, 2.5D 28.8%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Linear 6.6%
- #8 Noxia Somnia
91% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Reframe Games
Windows
Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.8%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Demons 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #9 Nothing Left: Give Up
92% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: WU HONG LIN
Windows
Legend has it that in the far east, there is a golden tree that produces golden fruits, and there are constantly explorers embarking on this arduous and challenging journey in search of the legendary golden tree. Explorers please be careful of the rough sea, once stepped into will never be recovered
Why similar: 2.5D 36.8%, Adventure 27.1%, Action-Adventure 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Indie 2%
- #10 Rusty Vein
90% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: 골든타운
Windows
Rusty Vein is a 2.5D action-adventure game. Wearing a metal gauntlet, Rain sets out on a journey to defeat the mysterious doll legion that has occupied the town’s castle.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, 2.5D 28.3%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #11 Queen of Seas 3
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KomBits Game Studio
Windows
Queen of Seas 3 is a 2D side-scroller set along the Brazilian coast, mixing diving with oxygen management and Afro-Brazilian religiosity inspired by Yemanjá, the Queen of Seas.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, 2.5D 27.5%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #12 Nun&Gun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KZero Juan
Windows
Enter a world of darkness and chaos where the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of a mysterious nun. Our 2.5D run-and-gun shooter features intense action, epic boss battles, responsive controls, and stunning 3D graphics
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.5%, 2.5D 30.1%, Demons 16.5%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #13 Path of Ninja
89% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Tower Studio
Windows
A platform game with a Ninja theme where the player needs collect the Shuricoins and finish by getting the Phantom Blade. At each level the player will have a rank.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.6%, 2.5D 22.9%, Adventure 21.7%, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Linear 5.1%
- #14 Take Me to the Ending!
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: desunoya
Windows
Huh... umm...? Meet Yuu, our hero who just can't jump high enough to escape their tiny little world. But wait—here comes YOU, the super hacker extraordinaire! 💻✨ Hack Yuu's parameters, tweak the world itself, and guide them all the way to their happy ending! Let’s get hacking!
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.1%, Adventure 27.1%, Action-Adventure 25.5%, Story Rich 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #15 Black Finger JET
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KOHACHI STUDIOPub: Red Dunes Games
Windows
Black Finger JET is a brand new run & gun from a crack team of genre experts!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38%, 2.5D 33.4%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, Indie 3.3%
- #16 Reknum Fantasy of Dreams
86% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: NAPE GAMES
Windows
Reknum: Fantasy of Dreams is a 2.5D adventure and exploration game with hand-drawn graphics and an instrumental soundtrack. Explore a dreamlike world, face mysterious enemies, and solve puzzles in this exciting adventure. Discover the world of dreams now!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, 2.5D 20.7%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 11.3%
- #17 GravityMan
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEYOSOFT
Windows
A 2.5D side-scrolling action game. Simple controls and gravity gimmicks. Use gravity abilities to overcome various gimmicks and clear stages.
Why similar: 2.5D 45.5%, Side Scroller 36.5%, Action-Adventure 14%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #18 Alpacalypse
85% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Gus McGuirePub: Neumont College of Computer Science
Windows
Alpacalypse is a 2.5D action platformer where you control Pancake The Llama, fighting to rescue your wife, The Mrs. Kick and spit your way through hordes of alpacas, collecting coins, and platforming your way to victory.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.1%, 2.5D 29.5%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Adventure 12%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #19 Vindices - Beyond The Walls
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Eduard UjeniucPub: 999Bits Studios
Windows
You are the lifeline of a struggling town. Enter dangerous, ever-changing regions through portals, fight enemies using a strategic turn-based combat system, gather resources, and return home to fulfill requests and help the town survive.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.9%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Action-Adventure 19%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #20 MONOPHOBIA
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DendrobiumPub: Candidum Games
Windows
MONOPHOBIA is a 2.5D side-scrolling adventure focused on puzzle-solving and detective works. With light psychological horror, the story follows urban myths and the relationship between the main characters, gradually uncovering mysteries beneath everyday life.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.8%, 2.5D 28.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #21 Born to Rise
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Raccoons Making GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
To complete Yridis' mission, you'll have to make your way through the bowels of a vast underground dungeon filled with unique environments, deadly dangers and mysterious beings. Jump, dash and give the enemies you encounter their due thanks to powerful weapons.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.5%, 2.5D 26.7%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Linear 5.2%
- #22 GREENFIELD
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Six Foot Giraffe
Windows · Mac
GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.6%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Horror 11.7%
- #23 Alex: An Adventure Between the Ages
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: DanHryGame
Windows
Dive into a dark, but quite funny story about a schoolboy who fell into another world and now cannot get out of there. Help Alex to pass through all the trials that will come his way. Solve puzzles, escape from monsters, and try to find out what's going on.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.8%, Action-Adventure 24.3%, Adventure 23.1%, Horror 10.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #24 mossasis
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FutileGames
Windows
Exploring the vast unknown world from a microscopic perspective of moss, embarking on a journey to find an oasis.
Why similar: 2.5D 36%, Adventure 24.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Action-Adventure 10%, Linear 7.1%
- #25 The Squire
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Antonio AlbaPub: Xant Studios
Windows
Some adventurers have hired you as a squire. Help these intrepid adventurers take down the new lord of darkness, while you pass your trial period. All jobs have their dangerous side, but precariousness in the kingdom and hunger is more dangerous.
Why similar: 2.5D 27%, Adventure 22.8%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #26 Darkness: Prince of Shadows
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Actiongames.c.l.r.Pub: ActionGames
Windows
The world is on the brink, the only hope for humanity lies in you. Defeat hordes of demons, solve puzzles and use your skills to save all of humanity. Improve your skills, choose the right path to avoid falling into corruption and recover the only object that can save the world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.2%, 2.5D 29.2%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 1.8%
- #27 Boundless
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DMS. LongPub: Beijing Film Academy
Windows
A 2.5D sci-fi platformer where you play as Shirley on a solo rescue mission. Unlock new abilities like jet-assisted jumps and magnetic powers to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and overcome enemy challenges. No microtransactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.8%, 2.5D 33.4%, Adventure 23.8%, Linear 7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #28 The Road of Dust and Sorrow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
The Road of Dust and Sorrow is a tense, story-driven pixel art horror inspired by ’90s classics. Survive a world gone wrong and protect what matters most: your daughter.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11.7%
- #29 Nephilim
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Overscope StudiosPub: Montreal Video Game School
Windows
Battle Angels and Demons alike as Strider Lazarus - a fighter born again to master Darkness and Light - in this student-made isometric combat game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.4%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Demons 17.3%, Adventure 12.7%
- #30 A Twisted Place
77% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Wraithen Studio
Windows
Find your way through a nightmare unlike anything you've ever experienced before. In this unconventional horror game you'll have to survive as best as you can while being surrounded by horrors beyond human comprehension.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.3%, Demons 18.5%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.3%
- #31 Eternal Prowl
78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: CatzdevStudio
Windows
🔎 Solve a key puzzle to uncover the past. 🏚️ Explore a hauntingly abandoned house filled with mystery. ⏳ A short yet immersive horror experience – lasting up to 15 minutes, depending on your playstyle. 👁️ A perfect bite-sized horror adventure for those seeking a quick yet chilling escape.
Why similar: Demons 41.8%, Action-Adventure 22.6%, Horror 19%, Adventure 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #32 Cursed 3
76% matchVery Positive99% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
The epic conclusion of the CURSED trilogy.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.9%, Demons 20.5%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #33 Hunter's Requiem
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marisa Tomi ErvinPub: Stephanie Ramirez
Windows
Hunter’s Requiem is a rogue-lite horror game. Coming from a long lineage of monster hunters, you must protect your town from the creatures surrounding it. Through crafting and exploration, you will discover the town's history and find a way to solve its monster problem once and for all.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, 2.5D 22.9%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Horror 7.6%
- #34 Arkwright
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexandre MarachePub: Gribouillis Studios
Windows
Arkwright is a retro 2d action platformer set in a dark 8-bit world. Battle with your sword, face the undead, werewolves, cultists and infernal creatures through 6 levels.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.4%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Demons 18.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Linear 9.2%
- #35 The Whispering Woods
75% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: CatzdevStudio
Windows
You receive a call from your colleague requesting that you check on something in a house.
Why similar: Demons 33.4%, Adventure 27.6%, Action-Adventure 23.9%, Horror 10.1%, Indie 3.8%
- #36 Ed's world story
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: KoKoGames
Windows
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Action-Adventure 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Linear 5.7%
- #37 The Fractured Shimmer
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Soft Source
Windows
The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.4%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Demons 17.9%, Horror 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #38 The Corgi Knight
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Hoverkitty Games
Windows
The Corgi Knight is about a corgi who starts out as a simple apple-picker, in a simple corgi town. No one expects much greatness from this little corgi, but when danger strikes, he finds himself in the midst of an epic adventure to save not only his village, but much, much more.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.7%, 2.5D 26%, Adventure 21.9%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #39 Long Steel
73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Tassone
Windows
20 years after the defeat of the Shaper of Magic, Warlock, the island of Melas is in a time of peace. But when the dark cult known as the Wicken return to resurrect Warlock from his ashes, you must spring into action to stop them before the apocalypse is set into motion.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Action-Adventure 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #40 命骸
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: spotlight
Windows
《命骸》一款横版动作游戏,在这款游戏中你将扮演一位名为“弥赛亚”的人型兵器,在寒潮之下的破败国度踏上巡礼之路,发现世界的真相,踏上属于自己的未来。
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.8%, Dungeon Crawler 32.9%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #41 Fiz and the Rainbow Planet
72% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: にじいろドラゴン
Windows
The unique little dragons run around with three buttons. A pixel art style 2.5D action game that goes beyond dimention! Fiz and the Rainbow Planet" is a 2.5D dot-picture action game in which players switch characters in a resourceful manner as they progress.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.4%, 2.5D 34%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #42 Terror At Oakheart
71% matchVery Positive82% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Demons 17.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #43 The Big Below
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Steve Aucott
Windows
Take on the role of a little gnome exploring twisting, secret-filled dungeons in this retro, top-down adventure game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37.8%, Action-Adventure 22.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Linear 4.3%
- #44 Gray Death
72% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Salt & Pixel LLC
Windows
In a world full of demons and the undead, a man searches for his lost wife. Resources are limited. Death is instant and waiting in the darkness. You will be running, jumping, climbing and searching in this 2D or 2.5D puzzle platformer.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.2%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Demons 15.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #45 Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,136 reviews2022
Dev: MONKEYCRAFT Co. Ltd.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
KLONOA is a 3D side-scrolling action game series whose first title was released by Namco in 1997. Set in a unique universe populated by a range of original characters, the game follows the hero, Klonoa, as he sets off on a journey to save the world.
Why similar: 2.5D 32.3%, Side Scroller 30.9%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #46 Ormagi Press
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polyvishap Productions
Windows · Linux
Ormagi Press is an unconventional horror adventure game that will have you adjust to ever so switching gameplay styles. After losing everything to a calamity that occurred ten years ago, Nathan seeks guidance from a voice beckoning from within the temple on the mountain summit...
Why similar: 2.5D 24.9%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #47 Harap Alb
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestarter
Windows
Inspired by the most famous Romanian fairy tale "Povestea lui Harap Alb", Eastern European folklore and the "Punch-Out!!" game series, a retro RPG that would probably make the original author Ion Creangă spin in his grave.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.4%, Adventure 25.4%, Action-Adventure 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #48 Adrenaline Dungeon
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Reea Games
Windows
Adrenaline Dungeon is a top-down dungeon crawler game, play as an unknown man stuck in a time-looped dungeon. Uncover clues to discover a new order trying to rewrite history. Use different weapons and abilities to escape the dungeon and prevent history from being rewritten.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 51.3%, Action-Adventure 23.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Indie 1.8%
- #49 Dark Adelita
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brain-dead Rabbit GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Dark Adelita is a brutal, 2D action platformer rooted in Mexican folklore. As Angela, a fearless Adelita, fight your way through mythic horrors, dodge deadly traps, and face legendary bosses from Mexico’s past—all while uncovering a supernatural threat born from revolution.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, Demons 20.5%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #50 Locks
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Carel
Windows
Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #51 Vespertales
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebli Studios
Windows
Restore light, explore surreal worlds, and confront a creeping darkness to save your brother from a corrupted dream
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.1%, 2.5D 24.4%, Adventure 20%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, Story Rich 2.8%
- #52 Seven Steps To Return
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Lautaro aaron bravoPub: seven blue studios
Windows
An emotional 2D adventure about an injured dog named Kailo, who traverses a pixelated world in search of his return and farewell to his friend. Explore, jump and relive the memories of a soul that just wants to return home.
Why similar: Side Scroller 44.8%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Linear 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #53 Demon Slayer
68% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Nikita Morti
Windows
Demon Slayer - Set in the year 2075, when dark demons have invaded the world and threaten all of humanity. You will play the role of the leader of a group of killers, whose goal is to destroy demons and collect their analyzes to ensure the survival of humanity.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.5%, Adventure 27%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Linear 6.5%
- #54 The Dark Heart of Balor
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Game Artists, LLC
Windows
Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into your world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive and ultimately destroy Balor to close the Gate.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25%, Dungeon Crawler 25%, 2.5D 22.3%, Demons 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%
- #55 CIO
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Q.N gamestudio
Windows
"CIO" is a side-scrolling action adventure puzzle game. What seems like an ordinary day, darkness silently envelops the campus, You play as a pupil "Z", using your wisdom and bravery to solve every puzzle, activate every mechanism, defeat every enemy, and ultimately break free from the dark shroud!
Why similar: 2.5D 38.1%, Adventure 27.6%, Action-Adventure 25.4%, Story Rich 5.9%, Indie 2%
- #56 Thalorian Arena
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: The Great Serpent's Games
Windows
A short wave based action game. The first of many games that follow in the steps of the Thalorian Arena.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 42.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Action-Adventure 26.3%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Cyber Chicken
69% matchMixed59% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: WHOA!Pub: Groupees Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cyber Chicken is 2.5D adventure featuring 8', 375 pounds of cybernetic poultry as a futuristic killing machine on a quixotic mission to save the World. The game features fun combat, classic platforming, outrageous humor, rocking soundtrack and a fully upgradeable Cyber Chicken arsenal.
Why similar: 2.5D 33.2%, Side Scroller 31.6%, Adventure 27%, Indie 8.2%
- #58 DIVISION
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOSS² Studio
Windows
DIVISION is a sci-fi adventure game. The whole world bacame strange, the place we live seem to be falling apart.A girl named YI will embark on an incredible journey.
Why similar: 2.5D 39.7%, Action-Adventure 20.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #59 A Resistência de Gaia
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cinema Nosso
Windows
An elemental spirit on a mission to cool a boiling planet. Plant green roofs, battle eco-fascist robots, and wield nature's powers in a 2.5D action-adventure with tower defense and environmental management. Earth's last hope against the climate crisis.
Why similar: 2.5D 40.5%, Adventure 29.3%, Action-Adventure 27%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%