60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Platformer, Nonlinear, Adventure.
Explore a failed utopia, slaughter mindless and maniacal foes, and master slick movement in “The Milliner,” a noir gunslinging metroidvania. Your journey will be one of hardship, as a ruthless visionary known only as the Milliner will do everything in its power to stop you and all you stand for.
Isostasy
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
The Forbidden Forest
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.
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Gun Customization 15.8%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
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 38.4%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
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 35.5%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Nonlinear 22.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Dark 7.1%
Prepare for a brutal metroidvania where a legendary knight battles monsters to save his land. Explore dangerous labyrinths and castles, fight enemies, and craft powerful gear with the help of the Mage, Alchemist, and Treasure Hunter. Ready for epic adventures?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Nonlinear 19%, Gun Customization 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.
Why similar: Nonlinear 29.9%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Noir 15%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.2%
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 32.5%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
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 29.1%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Action-Adventure 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 38.6%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.4%
In slaughter and exploration, seek the truth. KILL HIM is a black-and-white Metroidvania game where you will traverse a hostile world, challenge powerful enemies, and uncover the secrets hidden behind everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Noir 16.1%, Nonlinear 11%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Platformer 7.5%
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 43.4%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Nonlinear 25%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Shooter 7.2%, Exploration 6.9%
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 35.5%, Nonlinear 20.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 8.3%
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Lore-Rich 13%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7%
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 35.8%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, Platformer 7%
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Exploration 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Nonlinear 20.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
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 45.7%, Nonlinear 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Nonlinear 21.8%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9%, Dark 5.4%
Explore an ancient island that drifts amongst the raging clouds of a gas giant. Collect various guns and items, solve puzzles, and shoot any thugs or monsters that get in your way. Meet the locals and aid them in their quest to take down Skycorps while they aid you with yours: finding your brother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Noir 17.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Shooter 7.9%
The Foreigner is a metroidvania with an original style, where everything is hand-drawn. After the flood, life in the castle did not stop, all living creatures continue to fulfill their role. Explore every dark corner, defeat all the enemies and fight your way up!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Gun Customization 20.7%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Dark 8.9%
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 38.8%, Nonlinear 29.3%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Platformer 5.7%
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Exploration 7.8%
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: Metroidvania 32.1%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Lore-Rich 13%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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 28%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Exploration 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.4%
A first-person Metroidvania where you fight with your fists. No guns. Explore a prison island crawling with cybernetic horrors, rip new abilities from what you kill, and punch your way to freedom. Inspired by Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Metroidvania 23.8%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Dark 8.1%
Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Nonlinear 25.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Gun Customization 15.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Exploration 6.8%
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
Embark on a thrilling rogue-vania platformer adventure in a keyboard-inspired realm. Reclaim lost keys to restore your keyboard, each one bringing logic back to the realm. Explore interconnected maps, battle rogue keys, and confront unique bosses in this epic quest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Nonlinear 19.7%, Lore-Rich 14%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6%
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Nonlinear 25.6%, Exploration 11%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.6%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Combat 7.1%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Nonlinear 22.9%, Exploration 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Platformer 6.7%
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Nonlinear 24.7%, Exploration 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Shooter 15.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.8%
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Nonlinear 21.2%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 6.6%
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8%
A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Nonlinear 24.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Nonlinear 22.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
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 34%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Exploration 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7%
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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 42.7%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Platformer 6.3%
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Nonlinear 28.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, 2D 5%
Embark on an epic adventure as a sword-wielding fish and restore order to the kingdom's depths. Explore an ocean world full of adorable characters, menacing foes, and hidden wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Lore-Rich 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Nonlinear 7.2%
You wake up trapped in a derelict generation ship. It was humanity's last hope. Your only ally is a suit fused to your skin. It's whispering instructions into your ear. Survive and uncover a mystery thousands of years in the making.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Nonlinear 20.8%, Dark 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
A noir metroidvania adventure in a mysterious Lost City spiced with souls-like gameplay systems. Multilayered 2D world design with intricate spatial depth. Equipable trumpets, guitar and guitar pedals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Noir 30.1%, Nonlinear 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Dark 4.9%
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 8.5%
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Nonlinear 28.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 7.8%, 2D 3.6%
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 29.7%, Nonlinear 22.6%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Acrolyte is a 2D action-adventure platformer which brings the player through vast, mysterious alien landscapes. Awaken from your dying rest in an endless pursuit of revenge against ancient forces beyond your own comprehension.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Nonlinear 24.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.3%
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Nonlinear 22.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
As the Tower’s last defender, you’ll battle relentless hordes and descend into a dark underground crevice. Harness a fully customizable totem system alongside runes and abilities in this fusion of tower defense and Metroidvania action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Lore-Rich 8.1%, Platformer 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Dark 6.7%
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 38%, Nonlinear 23.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9%, Platformer 7.1%
