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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration.

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The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 74% — of 90 reviews
Released: 2026-01-29
Developer: Studio Cima
Publisher: Doyoyo Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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  2. #2 Aestik
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 reviews2024
    Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
    Windows

    Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.

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    96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,085 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows
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    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8%

  4. #4 ANIMAL WELL
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

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    94% matchVery Positive83% of 5,187 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

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    93% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2026
    Dev: JHT Games
    Windows

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    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,162 reviews2021
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    92% matchVery Positive85% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: DeathCount Games
    Windows

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  9. #9 Gunbrella
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,056 reviews2023
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    Windows
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  10. #10 GRIME II
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 2,047 reviews2026
    Dev: Clover BitePub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  11. #11 DEVIATOR
    91% matchMixed67% of 1,011 reviews2024
    Dev: Gami Studio
    Windows

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    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2026
    Dev: CMD Studios
    Windows

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    Windows
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  14. #14 Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2024
    Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

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  33. #33 INMOST
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 7,373 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac
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    75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,750 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,338 reviews2021
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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2026
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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,655 reviews2026
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    Windows
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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Psychological 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  53. #53 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
    Windows · Mac

    Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

    Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Dark 14.9%, Story Rich 12.5%

  54. #54 Gloomy Eyes
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 280 reviews2025
    Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
    Windows

    A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Mystery 23.8%, Action-Adventure 22.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 8%

  55. #55 PizzaBoy
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: Breadless
    Windows · Linux

    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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 7.9%

  56. #56 Never Forgotten
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Cody Hodge
    Windows

    A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Dark 15.6%, Souls-like 14.4%, Emotional 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Horror 11.9%

  57. #57 Windmills
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Poor Locke
    Windows

    Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Souls-like 26.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Story Rich 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  58. #58 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,212 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 10.8%

  59. #59 The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2026
    Dev: Elden PixelsPub: Acclaim, Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in the mind of a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. Experience a metroidvania-lite drenched in anxiety and based on a very true story.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 10%, Action 5.2%

  60. #60 and yet, we dream
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: arda bolat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Emotional 8.6%

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