60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Souls-like, Platformer, 2D.
You are a necromancer. The souls of the dead are your weapon. Push the limits of your combat skills in this story-driven, action packed Metroidvania. Enter in a dark world, where the sun's rays no longer heat up and evil creatures roam free in the night.
Templar is a 2D indie platformer and hack and slash game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Comic Book 12.2%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 20.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Nonlinear 7.7%, Platformer 6.9%
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 23.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Platformer 7.8%
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 20.4%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 7.1%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Difficult 7.3%, Violent 7.1%
Templar 2 is a 2D indie action platform game. Immerse yourself in the darkest, scariest and bloodiest Middle Ages. A story told in comic format, and with spectacular dubbing.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.8%, Metroidvania 16.4%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Comic Book 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.8%
Omen Fall is an action-packed, story-driven fantasy adventure game that draws players into a past woven with forgotten agreements. Fight against the darkness in this 2D metroidvania experience presented with pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Souls-like 18.9%, Difficult 10.7%, Hack and Slash 8.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 26.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 7.3%, Hand-drawn 5.6%
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Souls-like 18.1%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Side Scroller 10%
Mask of Soul is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure where you play as Cheong-oh Chasa, gatekeeper of the Underworld, tracking spirits beneath the Red Moon. Use parry combat and mask abilities to explore an oriental dark fantasy world inspired by Korean mythology.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.4%, Side Scroller 10%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Platformer 8.1%
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 21.4%, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 6.8%
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
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 25.3%, Souls-like 20.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 8.9%
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Souls-like 18.4%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Difficult 8.6%
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.5%, Souls-like 18.3%, Difficult 16%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Side Scroller 8%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Souls-like 20.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Platformer 6.5%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 13.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
Explore a colossal creature by blending in with the environment and enemies. Evolve and gain new powers in this hand-drawn metroidvania where you can experience a unique adventure or create your own with a special level editor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 10%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Hack and Slash 9.7%
Samurai Yokai is a 2D souls-like metroidvania inspired by Sekiro and Japanese myth. Fight cursed samurai and yokai using deflections and lightning powers. Ascend on cloud platforms, reflect the bullets of foes, explore lush forests, frozen tundras, and uncover secrets deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 7.7%
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 20.8%, Hack and Slash 13%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Difficult 10.8%
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 18.5%, Difficult 15.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Platformer 6.5%
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Souls-like 20.6%, Difficult 10.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
Embark on a 2D metroidvania adventure that immerses players in Andean mythology, focusing on exploration, combat, and discovery. Join Hoyustus, a brave jaguar warrior, on his journey to free his people from the oppression of an usurping god.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Souls-like 20.7%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Comic Book 11.2%, Platformer 6.7%
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Souls-like 26.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 8.5%, Nonlinear 3.6%
Embark on a dark journey in this 2D Adventure Game. Explore the treacherous isle of Am Balla and collect the tools necessary to overcome the many dangers set before you. Find out why turmoil has so suddenly stricken this land and put an end to it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 26.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Violent 5.6%
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Souls-like 20.8%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.9%
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.7%, Metroidvania 23.7%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Difficult 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 21.2%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 21.6%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 7.4%
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 25.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 8.8%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 25.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Platformer 8%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 18.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 22%, Nonlinear 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.5%, Metroidvania 23.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Platformer 8.1%
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Souls-like 22.5%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10%, Platformer 7.9%
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Souls-like 25.4%, Difficult 16.6%, Platformer 6.6%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
Explore a pyramid full of misteries while fighting against the dark forces. Chain your attacks in a fast paced combat system full of stylish combo. Fuse and equip the skills you find to forge your own path.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 20.5%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Nonlinear 7.7%
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Souls-like 26.7%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Platformer 6.1%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Souls-like 26.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
Bite sized metroidvania with several unique mechanics Make weapons from the elements, juggle enemies, find furniture? fight bosses, unlock abilities, find secrets, unlock transformations!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 23.1%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 7.7%
An Action-RPG soulsvania where you explore a seamless and interconnected world through a zoomable map with no loading break. Engage in epic aerial battles, absorb essence to level up, and craft powerful spell combos by defeating brutal bosses and harnessing their Mystic Nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Side Scroller 8.3%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.4%, Metroidvania 23%, Difficult 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Platformer 4.3%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 22.7%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 6.5%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 8%, Hand-drawn 5.5%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.6%, Metroidvania 30.6%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Platformer 5.7%
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 30.5%, Souls-like 27.2%, Side Scroller 8%, Hack and Slash 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
Sylvaris: Black Reign is a fast-paced, hand-drawn 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements. Set in a chained, industrial world beneath the surface, it features aggressive combat, a risk-reward Overload system, and build variety shaped through perks.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 9.5%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
You are the last hope, be ready to resist the enemy and eliminate injustice and tyranny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 21.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Platformer 10.2%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Souls-like 19.2%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Nonlinear 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 22.2%, Souls-like 20.9%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 15.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.3%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 7.8%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 13.8%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Lore-Rich 7.6%
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 24.5%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 7.9%
Battle corrupted emissaries, explore a mythical world, and sacrifice health for power in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. With tight, responsive controls, guide Kára on a journey of grief, vengeance, and forgiveness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Souls-like 19.9%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Side Scroller 8.8%
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.7%, Metroidvania 23.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Side Scroller 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
