60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Pixel Graphics, Metroidvania, Adventure, Platformer.
A love letter to classic NES games! Explore an ever-expanding, challenging maze filled with countless secrets.
Microvania
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Aliens 11%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Difficult 7.9%, Retro 7.6%
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Old School 10.9%, Difficult 10.7%, Retro 9.4%
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Collectathon 15%, 1980s 10.5%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Aliens 11.5%, Retro 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
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 23%, Metroidvania 19.7%, Retro 11.5%, 1980s 10.2%, Platformer 10.2%
Unravel the eerie secrets of Droian, a sci-fi horror metroidvania. Guide a lone I.A.N bot through a desolate moon to save humanity, battling twisted creatures of flesh and machine. Explore dark, labyrinthine environments and uncover cryptic mysteries, where every path holds a chilling surprise.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Nonlinear 15%, Collectathon 13.5%, Aliens 10%, Sci-fi 6.7%
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 29.5%, Retro 11.2%, Difficult 10%, Platformer 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Spelunk, plunder, and pickaxe in Lost Caves, A 2D collect-a-thon all about exploration and treasure hunting! Venture through 4 expansive labyrinthine levels to find over 80 unique treasures to amass your wealth, and use your trusty pickaxe to defeat anything in your way!
Why similar: Collectathon 19.4%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Old School 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9%, 1980s 8.8%
The game has about 320 rooms, 10 areas, and 328 upgrade hidden items! Can you find them all?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Aliens 12.8%, Mystery 7.6%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
Nixie is a 2D story-driven exploration game about a robot’s search for a missing human lost in an android space colony. Slash, fling, and glide your way through an eclectic world, while enjoying colorful 16-bit pixel art and an infectious soundtrack!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Collectathon 18.6%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Platformer 7.1%
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Nonlinear 15.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, 1980s 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%
Face these daddy issues and watch your world burn. No more running!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Difficult 13.9%, Old School 10.2%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
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 36.5%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Exploration 8%
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Retro 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, 1980s 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 21.4%, Old School 11.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Difficult 12.1%, 1980s 11.6%, Old School 7.8%
The curious young Princess has always looked for the chance to explore the world beyond the castle...
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Nonlinear 18.8%, 1980s 14.9%, Difficult 14%, Old School 10.1%
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Aliens 13.6%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Sci-fi 8%
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 38.3%, Nonlinear 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Old School 8.2%
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Collectathon 14.4%, Old School 13.6%, Retro 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, 1980s 14%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Retro 11.9%, Old School 10.2%
8 Bit Space is a 2D platformer inspired by games from the 8-bit era of gaming and with particular emphasis on the ZX Spectrum. Explore 25 alien planets in the search of a way to power a newly discovered ancient portal, where will it lead?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Retro 11.2%, Old School 10.9%, 1980s 10%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
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 27.7%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Old School 9.1%, Platformer 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%
You have been summoned to another world to help someone gather a special kind of leaves. Explore the locale in search of increasingly difficult platforming challenges, while discovering the history and people of this new place.
Why similar: Collectathon 23.7%, Nonlinear 22.2%, Difficult 16.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 6.7%
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 34.1%, Nonlinear 23.6%, Retro 11.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Retro 14.1%, Difficult 10.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Nonlinear 21.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Difficult 8.6%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Retro 6.2%
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 26.4%, Nonlinear 18.5%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, 1980s 8.8%, Platformer 7.8%
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 27.8%, Difficult 16.9%, Old School 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Retro 9.1%
Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discover the dark tales of its inhabitants, and kill the gods of a decaying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, 1980s 11.9%, Retro 10.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 1980s 14.5%, Retro 11.6%, Old School 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Exploration 5.7%
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Nonlinear 14%, Difficult 12.6%, Retro 9%, Sci-fi 8%
Get into my infected computer and restore every virus-ridden system by recovering game attributes like color or save functions. Enjoy this parody of multiple classic games from 80s & 90s.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Nonlinear 17.5%, 1980s 14.1%, Old School 9.7%, Retro 9.6%
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 38.8%, Nonlinear 20.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Mystery 6.4%
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 31.3%, Nonlinear 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 8%
Endure... Evolve... Or Die. Embrace the unknown and traverse a vast alien world riddled with bizarre creatures, deadly hazards, and grim mysteries. Seek redemption, and confront the terrifying sin buried in the depths of the forgotten planet Protea VI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Aliens 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%
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 37.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
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 30.1%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Old School 13%, Platformer 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Nonlinear 21%, Platformer 9.6%, 1980s 9.3%, Retro 6.8%
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Aliens 15.1%, 1980s 14.5%, Old School 10.6%, Retro 9%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Retro 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%
Explore a non-linear underground world in this puzzle-adventure. Solve intricate environmental challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate a pixel-art labyrinth where every path leads to a new mystery. Can you plunge into the depths and find what lies beneath?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Nonlinear 17%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Retro 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Difficult 14.9%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7.9%
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 44.6%, Difficult 18.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Retro 15.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Difficult 5.3%
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.5%, Platformer 8.8%
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Difficult 16.9%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 4.5%
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 1980s 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.9%
Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Retro 13.6%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 7%
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 29.5%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
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 41.3%, Old School 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 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 27.8%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Exploration 9.8%
Explore the world of the crystal-mining creatures, the Kryh, Meet other alien races, improve your equipments and customize your burrow. Great adventures are waiting in Kryh Explorer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Retro 11.7%, Aliens 9.6%, Exploration 7.4%
Explore all possible realities as you try and save the universe from the Darkness in this unique Procedurally Designed Mega Metroidvania Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Retro 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8%, Old School 8%
Bursting with hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! The second installment of the super-exhilarating Metroidvania series is here!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Collectathon 20.6%, Aliens 14%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.7%
Poor Windy has come to search for the treasure hidden on the island. The queens who protect the island are not afraid of her as long as she doesn't do anything unnecessary.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Collectathon 23.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 7.5%
