60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, 2D, Singleplayer, Adventure.
Tunnels is a single-player mining metroidvania adventure. Delve the alien depths, upgrade your tank, master deep itemization, and uncover the mysteries below.
Rockfall
Rockfall is a 2D mining adventure where you descend into dangerous depths to gather resources, upgrade your gear, and survive hidden dungeons filled with traps, treasure, and danger. Dig deep, explore wisely… and don’t stay underground too long.
Cosmodrill
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this 2D open-universe space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?
Rockfall is a 2D mining adventure where you descend into dangerous depths to gather resources, upgrade your gear, and survive hidden dungeons filled with traps, treasure, and danger. Dig deep, explore wisely… and don’t stay underground too long.
Why similar: Mining 46.1% ★, Resource Management 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Inventory Management 9.1%, Exploration 7.2%
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this 2D open-universe space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?
Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Resource Management 17.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 6.3%, Space 5.7%
SAMA is a hand painted, digging and puzzle adventure where you take the role of a mining ship and the little Alien blob crew hijacked by a pirate ship. Your Aliens have to dig, fight and puzzle their way through the subterranean worlds fulfilling the ransom demand. Can you do it?
Why similar: Mining 32.9% ★, Metroidvania 24.5%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.4%
Dig, trade, and survive in this pixel-art roguelite. The darkness drains your life, but your voice is your shield: Speak into your microphone to ward off the shadows! Fill your daily quota to upgrade your gear, or face the wrath of the Cave Troll. Remember: Silence brings death.
Why similar: Mining 48.6% ★, Inventory Management 13.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Dark 6.3%
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Mining 37% ★, Inventory Management 28.6%, Resource Management 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Space 5.7%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Descend into the depths, extract valuable resources, and turn them into the engine of a growing industrial operation. Build underground infrastructure and process everything on the surface to expand your production and unlock increasingly powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Mining 43.5% ★, Inventory Management 17.7%, Resource Management 14.8%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Exploration 5.9%
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 36.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Dark 8.5%
Your ultimate goal was to achieve the dream of living on Mars, but the journey didn't go as planned. After a rough ride that left your engine destroyed, you are now stranded on space and must mine asteroids to repair your ship to try finish the voyage.
Why similar: Mining 55.9% ★, Resource Management 20.3%, Space 6.5%, Exploration 4.6%, Action-Adventure 4.3%
The CEO of Taurus Corp., Mr. Taurus, is offering a fortune for someone to go underground. You are not the first to take the job. Will you be the last?
Why similar: Mining 40.2% ★, Side Scroller 21.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 7.6%
Descend into mysterious caves with countless treasures to excavate in a mining exploration adventure. Upgrade your gear, fight bosses, uncover secrets and save the island from an ancient threat below!
Why similar: Mining 38.5% ★, Inventory Management 21.3%, Action-Adventure 7%, Exploration 6.6%, Collectathon 6.6%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Mining 46.6% ★, Metroidvania 39.2%, Adventure 3.9%, 2D 3.7%, Exploration 3.6%
An exhilarating action-adventure game set in a vibrant retro-futuristic universe. Embark on daring interstellar journeys, uncovering new worlds, and battling formidable alien adversaries. Upgrade your ship and abilities as you explore the vastness of space to save the Galaxy from a hidden threat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Exploration 8.2%, Space 7.3%
Become a space mining astronaut in this chill rogue-lite mining game. Explore, mine and complete objectives while unlocking and upgrading your equipment along the way.
Why similar: Mining 41.4% ★, Resource Management 12.8%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9%
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
Explore the depths as you drill, craft, and fight to escape from a mysterious asteroid deep in the Veridian Expanse!
Why similar: Mining 34.2% ★, Metroidvania 31.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Space 4.8%
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Side Scroller 18%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
A small and peaceful mining simulator where you explore underground secrets. Find hidden items, upgrade your drilling machine, fight your way forward, and escape the strange tunnel.
Why similar: Mining 52.8% ★, Side Scroller 23.8%, Exploration 9.5%, 2D 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.7%
Explore the dangerous mine and be the reachest miner on Steam (if You don't die...)
Why similar: Mining 43.6% ★, Inventory Management 17.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%
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 35.7%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Space 7.4%
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.1%, 2D 5.2%
Explore a tight classic styled sidescrolling action-adventure RPG and become the Guardian of the Chalklands. Explore, fight, collect, uncover new paths, hoard powerful gear and items, and forge your own legend of Chalkvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%, 2D 4.8%
Under tier upon tier of dark stratas, there grows endless vegetables, dig them, merge them, then eat them! This is a rouge-lite strategy game in which you play as a rabbit digging for vegetables, increasing your power as you advance through layers until you reach the final treasure!
Why similar: Mining 72.5% ★, Resource Management 16.2%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Dig to the center of the Earth before time runs out. Mine gems to sell on the black market, build up your infrastructure, uncover relics of forgotten civilizations, and upgrade to face the dangers of the deep. Don't get caught by bandits or authorities while you drill into your last dig.
Why similar: Mining 47.3% ★, Dark 8.5%, Collectathon 8%, Exploration 7.6%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
A game of immense adventure and fun excavation potential.
Why similar: Mining 71.6% ★, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.4%, PvE 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Mining 50.2% ★, Metroidvania 32.9%, Exploration 3.3%, Side Scroller 3.2%, Adventure 2.8%
2.5D open world puzzle action adventure game.
Why similar: Mining 47.5% ★, Metroidvania 30.6%, Exploration 8.4%, Collectathon 7.7%, Dark 3.7%
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 6%
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Sci-fi 10%, Space 8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Combat 5.3%
The Monk is an epic adventure in the cyberpunk world. Blood, implants, brutality and fights. That all you can try by yourself
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Dark 11%, Exploration 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Shadow Sacrament is a grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery. Explore hidden chambers, solve intricate puzzles, and face terrifying nightmares that lurk in its shadowy halls. Hunt the Haunt.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Inventory Management 20.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Dark 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Run, gun, and platform your way through the 4 seasons, shotgunning, freezing, and burning your foes along the way. Light animals on fire, get eaten by flowers, crush baby spiders underfoot, featuring an interactive world, competent physics, and custom death animations for all you freaks out there.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Hand-drawn 15%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7%, Adventure 3.1%
Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Inventory Management 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, PvE 5.2%
Dig for resources. Craft and infuse gear with stats and powerful effects. Kill monsters in turn-based dungeon battles. Gather loot, defeat the bosses. Prestige, unlock permanent buffs and repeat. Embrace the grind.
Why similar: Mining 44% ★, Inventory Management 26.8%, Collectathon 7.2%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, Resource Management 6.2%
Canary in a Crater is an asteroid-delving 2D platformer about digging deep, uncovering valuables, and fighting off hungry alien snails. Spend your hard-earned credits on a wide variety of unlockable gadgets and upgrades to get you deeper and deeper!
Why similar: Mining 53.1% ★, Inventory Management 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%
A lonely trek to a desolate planet unearths a strange anomaly, seemingly causing denizens of a nearby station to become horrifying, violent mutants. Run, think, scavenge and improvise. Only the smartest will survive.
Why similar: Inventory Management 30.1%, Resource Management 18.7%, Metroidvania 17.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%
A single-player horror game where you explore a haunted house, collecting items, solving puzzles, and face scares at every turn. Use your inventory to manage your items as you uncover clues to escape. Confront and defeat the monster before it traps your soul forever.
Why similar: Inventory Management 40.3%, Resource Management 27.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Combat 7.2%, Exploration 4.8%
Hardcore adventure inside the human body. You take control of one bacteriophage, which steals(farms) DNA resources from various viruses. Use this DNA to evolve or create clones with which you can change positions at any time. Used wisely, you may cure all 5 organs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Inventory Management 23.8%, Resource Management 16.1%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
Wake up on Hart Island, dazed and amnesiac, holding a mysterious magic pencil... that you're accused of stealing ? In this hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania, your creativity is your weapon: sketch your tools to survive the dangers and piece together your memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, 2D 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, 2D 5.9%, PvE 3.9%
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 8%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
Explore an open fantasy world across five interconnected realms. Fight, build, and terraform with resonant tools attuned to the world's fading light. Every decision shapes the balance of a dying world and determines what remains after its end
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 5.6%
The adventure in the mysterious world of the Wall continues! Pilot your robospider into its depths, uncover lost artifacts and technologies, upgrade your exosuit and spider, and battle the horrors lurking in the dark. Unravel the mysteries buried in the depths of the Wall!
Why similar: Mining 41.8% ★, Resource Management 14%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Space 4.9%
A game about digging in the mines of an unknown and unclaimed planet. Collect resources, sell them and upgrade your equipment - discover all available resources!
Why similar: Mining 47.9% ★, Inventory Management 21.1%, Resource Management 13.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Collectathon 5.7%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 5.4%, 2D 5.1%
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 3.7%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.1%, 2D 4.8%
Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.2%
Mine ore on the Moon, send it back to Earth to earn money, and buy Skill Cores to upgrade your abilities. Use a variety of helpful equipment on your expedition — and yes, there’s a dog! Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the lunar surface.
Why similar: Mining 52.7% ★, Resource Management 20.1%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Space 6.4%
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Side Scroller 17%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%, 2D 5.7%
No enemies—debt and a volatile ore market are your true foes. Mine a dungeon that changes every day. Drop to 0 HP and you lose the day’s mined ore. Upgrade tools, manage carry limits, time sales, and descend to the deepest layer.
Why similar: Mining 52.3% ★, Inventory Management 20.2%, Resource Management 18.3%, Exploration 5.4%, Adventure 3.2%
