Games Like Transiruby

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Platformer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a cute anime aesthetic with deep metroidvania exploration and intense bullet-hell combat mechanics.

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 41.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the robotic protagonist theme and pixel-art style while offering a satisfying, exploration-driven metroidvania experience.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly cute aesthetic and a heavy emphasis on exploration and fluid movement in a charming world.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a rich, story-driven experience with a strong female protagonist and beautiful, detailed pixel art.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Platformer 7.9%, Action 5.9%, Side Scroller 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect match for the cyborg theme, featuring a small cat in a mech suit exploring a hostile, pixelated alien world.

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers exceptionally fluid action and stylish pixel art that mirrors the high-energy combat found in Transiruby.

Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends anime-inspired visuals with complex bullet-hell combat and expansive world-building.

A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Platformer 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Fantasy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features stunning pixel animation and a polished metroidvania structure that emphasizes exploration and discovery.

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Platformer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the sense of mystery and exploration in an unknown, sci-fi-themed land.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Platformer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic metroidvania that balances a cute, dark-fantasy aesthetic with precise, rewarding action.

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 43.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania that captures the exploration and combat feel of Transiruby with a distinct pixel-art style.

Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist and fast-paced, action-oriented combat within a metroidvania framework.

Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Hack and Slash 9.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Cute 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cute anime-style character designs with challenging action and environmental interaction.

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused game that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a beautifully crafted 2D world.

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: 2D Platformer 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Metroidvania 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Highlights platforming precision and colorful, vibrant environments that encourage thorough exploration.

Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses unique physics-based movement and pixel art to create a distinct, action-packed metroidvania experience.

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 38.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer metroidvania that rewards curiosity and exploration with satisfying ability-based progression.

Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, folklore-inspired metroidvania that shares the cute, lighthearted tone of Transiruby.

Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling platformer that captures the whimsical and adventurous spirit of Transiruby.

Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Platformer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a retro-inspired, exploration-heavy experience with a focus on uncovering hidden secrets.

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer with a strong female lead that focuses on traversing a beautiful, hand-painted world.

This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Platformer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, anime-inspired metroidvania that focuses on exploration and fluid combat mechanics.

A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.

Why similar: Metroidvania 60.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Platformer 6.8%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie metroidvania that features a charming protagonist and a focus on exploration and item collection.

Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Action-Adventure 21%, Action 14.9%, Sci-fi 4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-adventure game that features a robotic protagonist and fast-paced 2D platforming.

Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and cute metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and character-driven action.

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Cute 7.2%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, non-combat metroidvania that focuses entirely on movement, exploration, and collecting creatures.

Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and platforming in a cute, vibrant setting.

Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Hack and Slash 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action 5.2%

Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 10%, Cute 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute yet challenging action-adventure game that encourages exploration and mastery of combat mechanics.

Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action 7.9%, Hack and Slash 7.2%, Action-Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist and fluid, action-packed combat set in a detailed, atmospheric world.

Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Action 8.5%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-adventure game that captures the classic feel of 16-bit exploration games.

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Metroidvania 23.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Action 16.7%, Side Scroller 10.4%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.5%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Platformer 15%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

Why similar: Metroidvania 70.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, 2D 3.8%, Fantasy 3.5%, Side Scroller 3.4%

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 66.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 3.9%, Side Scroller 2.6%

Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Action 6.1%

HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Platformer 8.3%, Hack and Slash 7.8%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Action 7.2%

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Side Scroller 6.2%

Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Hack and Slash 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

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.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Atmospheric 3.5%

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Action 7.1%, Platformer 6.2%

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 6.3%

Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7%, Side Scroller 6.9%

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 8.6%

Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Action 6.9%

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 74%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 5.6%, Side Scroller 2.6%, Fantasy 2.3%

Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.4%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10%

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Platformer 8%, Side Scroller 6.3%, Action 5%

Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 7.1%

AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%

Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action-Adventure 13%, Fantasy 10.8%, Cute 10.4%

Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 8%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Side Scroller 4.9%