- #1 Elliot Quest
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: RPG 34.7%, Adventure 24.1%, Action 21.9%, Indie 19.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines retro aesthetics with a deep, interconnected world and RPG-lite progression systems similar to Two Brothers.
- #2 Stories of Bethem: Full Moon
96% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: GuGames Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Be enchanted by a classic style action-packed adventure full of secrets, puzzles, unrequited love, exploration and loads of madness. Discover the amazing story of Khoma and the Witches of Bethem.
Why similar: RPG 36.1%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 20.8%, Action 20%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic top-down action-adventure feel and puzzle-solving mechanics that define the core of Two Brothers.
- #3 Aggelos
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: RPG 34.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 19.4%, Action 13.5%, Retro 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly replicates the 8-bit action-adventure style with a focus on exploration and RPG progression.
- #4 Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
95% matchVery Positive87% of 755 reviews2017
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!
Why similar: Retro 30.6%, Indie 20.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Action 19.1%, RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a charming, retro-inspired adventure that mirrors the Zelda-like exploration and combat found in the seed game.
- #5 CrossCode
94% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: RPG 42.4%, Indie 17.2%, Retro 14.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more modern, it features a rich narrative and complex action-RPG combat that will appeal to fans of the seed game's depth.
- #6 Inexistence
94% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Action 33.1%, RPG 30.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: This action-adventure game features RPG elements and a retro style that aligns closely with the gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #7 Rush to Adventure
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Digital Awakening
Windows
Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 18.7%, Indie 17.6%, Retro 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the indie action-adventure spirit with a focus on pixel graphics and straightforward, engaging combat.
- #8 Shrine's Legacy
90% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Positive Concept GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Shrine's Legacy is a SNES-era inspired, 16-bit RPG set in the magical world of Ardemia. Follow a pair of heroes as they try to unite the elements of magic, restore the Sword of Shrine, and save the world in both single player and couch/local co-op action.
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Action 20.4%, Indie 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-RPG that emphasizes cooperative play and exploration in a way that directly mirrors the seed game's strengths.
- #9 The Way
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Action 24.6%, Indie 23.5%, Retro 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a cinematic, story-driven adventure with pixel-art visuals that evoke a similar sense of mystery.
- #10 Iconoclasts
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Indie 34.6%, Adventure 34.1%, Action 31.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a narrative-driven action-adventure experience with beautiful pixel art and challenging boss encounters.
- #11 Tobe's Vertical Adventure
92% matchMixed59% of 140 reviews2011
Dev: Secret Base
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Two unique characters and a total of 4 islands and 16 levels to explore, Tobe's Vertical Adventure shall bring you back to the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Action 32.4%, Indie 31.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fun, retro-inspired platforming adventure that emphasizes local co-op and exploration.
- #12 Alwa's Awakening
89% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Adventure 35.3%, Indie 33.8%, Retro 31%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the retro aesthetic with a focus on exploration and ability-based progression that feels very familiar.
- #13 Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,131 reviews2015
Dev: Cornfox & Brothers Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas combines captivating storytelling, breathtaking 3D visuals and exciting gameplay into one epic action-adventure experience. In the game you explore the islands of Uncharted Seas, a world filled with many dangers, puzzles and secrets.
Why similar: RPG 38%, Adventure 25.9%, Action 19.6%, Indie 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential action-adventure game that captures the spirit of exploration and discovery present in Two Brothers.
- #14 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
88% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Indie 27.9%, Action 20.7%, Retro 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, retro-styled adventure that focuses on exploration and action within a contained, mysterious environment.
- #15 Cave Story+
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Indie 31.1%, Action 23.7%, Adventure 23.4%, Retro 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie action-adventure that shares the same pixel-art charm and mysterious, engaging world-building.
- #16 Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge
87% matchMixed61% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Level Evil
Windows
Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Indie 33.3%, Action 32.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-themed action-adventure that pays homage to classic gaming eras with its visual style and mechanics.
- #17 Ittle Dew
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,336 reviews2013
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.
Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, Indie 37.1%, RPG 8.3%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on clever puzzle-solving and combat within a charming, top-down retro world.
- #18 Shotgun Legend
84% matchVery Positive90% of 997 reviews2018
Dev: Jonathan TindellPub: Wastebasket Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Indie 27.1%, Action 20.9%, Retro 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines action and RPG elements with a distinct pixel-art look that fans of Two Brothers will appreciate.
- #19 Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol
85% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2014
Dev: A Jolly Corpse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command treasure hunters Wyv and Keep through an ancient Amazonian temple in search of the Lost Idol! Use quick reflexes and teamwork to conquer a gauntlet of 60 fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Unlock the secrets of the mystical Xu'hutl pygmies and their terrifying overlord, the great Quetzecola.
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 31.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a cooperative puzzle-adventure experience that requires teamwork, much like the co-op elements in the seed game.
- #20 Hyper Light Drifter
82% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Indie 24.8%, RPG 24.3%, Action 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more intense, it shares the mysterious narrative delivery and gorgeous pixel-art aesthetic of Two Brothers.
- #21 I Am The Hero
83% matchVery Positive82% of 544 reviews2017
Dev: Crazyant
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
I Am The Hero is a pixel art, beat 'em up, fighting game that tells the story of a "Hero" with a glorious but mysterious past. Is he the hero he thinks he is or is there a another side to this legendary figure?
Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Action 25.1%, Indie 21.1%, Adventure 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers high-energy action and pixel-art visuals that appeal to fans of the seed game's combat style.
- #22 An Imp? A Fiend!
84% matchMixed53% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stuck in the Underworld without the slightest clue why, a young fiend has a bit of a mystery to solve in this action/adventure platformer. With a world to explore, a past to uncover, and quite the task to complete, players must embark on a quest filled with monsters, towns, dungeons, bosses, and various platforming challenges.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Action 27.1%, Indie 26.6%, Retro 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming retro action-adventure that focuses on exploration and platforming in a pixelated world.
- #23 Owyn's Adventure
82% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Gazoid
Windows · Mac
Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...
Why similar: Adventure 26.9%, Retro 25.1%, Indie 24.3%, Action 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic action-adventure experience with a focus on platforming and pixel-art aesthetics.
- #24 SmartyTale 2D
81% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Nifedow Games
Windows
Fascinating, full of mysteries, an adventure with a storyline unfolded in the style of good old games with Retro Consoles!
Why similar: Adventure 35.5%, Indie 32.3%, Action 32.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward indie action-adventure that captures the essence of classic 2D exploration.
- #25 Rikki & Vikki
81% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Retro 29.6%, Action 29.2%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, co-op focused arcade-adventure that captures the retro spirit of the seed game.
- #26 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
79% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game features tight action-adventure mechanics and a dark, atmospheric pixel-art world.
- #27 TAYAL
80% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: SHIBAPOWER
Windows
TAYAL IS A RETRO & MEGA STYLE FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.
Why similar: Action 38.8%, Indie 38.7%, Retro 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a retro-styled action experience that fits well within the indie adventure genre.
- #28 UnEpic
78% matchVery Positive91% of 8,120 reviews2014
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
Why similar: RPG 53.4%, Indie 19.7%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Retro 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends RPG progression and action-adventure gameplay with a humorous, story-rich approach.
- #29 Thy Sword
79% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: GamePhase
Windows
Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits!
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Adventure 22.2%, Action 21.4%, Indie 18.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on fast-paced action and RPG elements within a retro, pixelated framework.
- #30 Kingdom Of Explorers
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: S.E.R.A. GAMES STUDIOPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Kingdom of EXPLORERS is an adventure RPG game for up to 2 players. Each player needs to explore, collect, manage shared resources to unlock new terrains, upgrade weapons to defeat the enemies, Bosses and save the Dwarves Hidden Island!
Why similar: RPG 63.3%, Adventure 36.7%
- #31 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,169 reviews2024
Dev: Avantgarden SRLPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #32 Knights of the Road
75% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.
Why similar: Retro 36.9%, Action 24.1%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 16.1%
- #33 1001 Spikes
77% matchVery Positive83% of 763 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
Why similar: Indie 27.8%, Action 25.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Retro 23%
- #34 The Rewinder 2
74% matchMixed64% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
The Rewinder 2 is an action adventure game inspired by eastern mythology. Explore cursed villages, dungeons. Unlock new skills and meet all sorts of ghosts and monsters.
Why similar: Adventure 46.7%, RPG 24.8%, Action 15.6%, Indie 12.9%
- #35 Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 909 reviews2015
Dev: [2.21]
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic is a retro action-adventure game originally released in 1997. After saving the world from the evilish Doctor Funfrock, Twinsen is now ready to face a new threat coming from outer space.
Why similar: Retro 35.4%, Adventure 34.5%, Action 30.1%
- #36 The Expendabros
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,239 reviews2014
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 20.5%
- #37 CO-OP : Decrypted
78% matchMixed43% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Pixelz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...
Why similar: Indie 54.1%, Adventure 45.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative adventure game that emphasizes working together to solve puzzles and navigate challenges.
- #38 Super Cable Boy
74% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Sørb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..
Why similar: Retro 41.6%, Indie 31.5%, Action 26.9%
- #39 Two Climbers
72% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: RomboPub: Team Rombo
Windows
Two Climbers embark on a journey to climb Mount Teawok, TOGETHER! This adventure requires Two Separate copies to play!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #40 World for Two
73% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Seventh rankPub: room6
Windows
Traverse stunning pixel landscapes, collect resources, and solve genetic puzzles to bring life back to a desolate planet. Play as an android created by the last human in existence to retrace evolution and save the world from mass extinction, while discovering the true weight of the human condition.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #41 Like No Other: The Legend Of The Twin Books
72% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Actoon Studio
Windows
Dan is a bumbling first-time adventurer who risks everything to solve the legend of the twin books by exploring the abandoned town of Red Pines.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #42 Master Key
69% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Retro 34.2%, Adventure 25.1%, RPG 20.6%, Action 20.2%
- #43 Inescapable
75% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Indie 32.4%, Action 29.6%
- #44 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
70% matchVery Positive94% of 41,204 reviews2013
Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Why similar: Adventure 61.9%, Indie 29.2%, Action 8.9%
- #45 Moustache Mountain
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2016
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A young moustache enthusiast goes on an adventure, to climb the highest flying mountain in search of a magical moustache gel!
Why similar: Retro 53.1%, Action 25.2%, Indie 21.7%
- #46 Kingdom Shell
69% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Retro 37.7%, Adventure 35.5%, Action 26.8%
- #47 Abyss The Forgotten Past: Prologue
71% matchMixed63% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: OWG StudiosPub: Sedoc LLC
Windows
Play as Leonnor who sets out on a journey to discover everything about his past and his world, things are not always what they seem! Learn special abilities, battle monsters and encounter celestial beings as you explore this beautifically crafted pixel world. This prologue starts a epic journey...
Why similar: RPG 47.5%, Action 25.1%, Adventure 19.5%, Retro 7.9%
- #48 Deep the Game
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 946 reviews2020
Dev: Goricina ProductionsPub: Goricina Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the Deep: Pixelart platformer indie game located deep inside caves. You are a cave explorer who accidentally falls in a pit which leads to a big cave system. After some exploration, you find remains of an old civilization that used to live there and decide to explore it a little further.
Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Action 31.3%, Indie 29.9%
- #49 Overbowed
68% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Action 26.5%, Retro 25%, Indie 20.3%
- #50 Arcane Vale
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Dynamic Zero
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Arcane Vale is an action packed open-world RPG. Embark on an adventure to discover a long-lost treasure in a vast and dangerous world.
Why similar: RPG 38.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Action 23.4%, Indie 14.1%
- #51 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Retro 20.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Action 19.5%, Indie 17%
- #52 Super Roboy
66% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: RPG 28.1%, Retro 19.2%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 18.8%, Indie 15%
- #53 Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind
71% matchVery Positive85% of 117 reviews2016
Dev: YonderPub: IndieGala
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Red Rope is a terrifying, enigmatic adventure for 1 or 2 players who want to test their bond. Explore the Labyrinth, get acquainted with its bizarre inhabitants, its secrets and its rules. Face enemies, traps, puzzles, and ferocious bosses. Only the best will find the way out and become heroes.
Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Adventure 33.9%, Action 30.7%
- #54 BOKURA: planet
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,486 reviews2025
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"There's something I can't tell you..." Explore new frontiers of co-op gaming in BOKURA: planet, a puzzle adventure game that you can only play with two players. Take on the role of a spaceship's exploration crew and try to escape from the red planet you crash-landed on.
Why similar: Adventure 46.1%, Action 43.3%, Indie 10.6%
- #55 Kautic - The Bald Wizard
70% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Action 33.2%, Indie 32%
- #56 Miasmata
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,225 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Indie 37.5%, Action 20.1%
- #57 The Little Brave
64% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Action 32.9%, Indie 30.9%
- #58 Rex: Another Island
67% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: shysaursoftPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...
Why similar: Indie 35.9%, Action 34.9%, Retro 29.3%
- #59 bit Dungeon II
67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: RPG 44.7%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 18.3%, Action 18%
- #60 The Adventures of Poppe
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Retro 24.8%, Adventure 23.1%, Action 17.9%, RPG 17.2%, Indie 17%