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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Action, 2D, Metroidvania.

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UNDERNEATH is a fast-paced, stylized Metroidvania situated in a poor, underground city. Collect trash & loot, explore an expansive urban wasteland, engage with fascinating characters, and make choices that will affect how Emma's story will end--for better or worse.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Bearstick
Genres: Adventure, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kevin Sullivan
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    Explore a dystopian urban landscape in a non-linear, hand drawn, Metroidvania. Smash your enemies with your guitar and discover upgrades like efx pedals to customize your play through.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Capitalism 15.7%, Cartoon 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  2. #2 Angels That Kill - The Final Cut
    96% matchMixed45% of 33 reviews2015
    Dev: Rising Sun Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Angels That Kill - The Final Cut is a dark, first person adventure game that tells the story of two men as they uncover the truth behind a murder that has shaken the city. Play through both sides of the story and discover the truth behind the murder.

    Why similar: Noir 39%, Crime 28.5%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Dark 9.5%

  3. #3 Without kidney
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Antena
    Windows

    Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Capitalism 19.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%

  4. #4 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
    95% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: 半星BanXing
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    Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Noir 28.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Stylized 9%, Exploration 8.3%

  5. #5 Phaze Shift
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lord Mango Games
    Windows

    Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Inventory Management 16.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 6.3%, 2D Platformer 6.1%

  6. #6 Lumina's Brew
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 2Boone Games
    Windows

    Explore enchanted biomes, gather rare ingredients, and brew potions to sell in this cozy 2D metroidvania. Discover secrets, meet curious creatures, and master the art of potion-making as a young witch on a mystical journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Life Sim 14.7%, Inventory Management 14.2%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 8.5%

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    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2357 Steps
    Windows

    I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  8. #8 SOLDIER ADVENTURE
    92% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Xiao Dong
    Windows

    This is a 2D platform adventure game that supports both single player and online multiplayer gameplay. ASDW for move, space bar for jumping, left Shift for sprinting, left mouse buton for attacking, right mouse button for striking.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Inventory Management 21.1%, Cartoon 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11%

  9. #9 Sarah's Great Adventure
    91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: 川流游戏
    Windows

    In the world of dreams, be a hero who saves the world!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Loot 15.6%, Cartoon 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

  10. #10 Alice Into the Panopticon
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Lunarians
    Windows

    Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Dark 8.5%

  11. #11 A Dream of Burning Sand
    91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: Eldwood
    Windows · Linux

    Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.2%

  12. #12 Neon Moon
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AHAKuo Creations
    Windows

    Embark on a gripping journey through Neon Moon, a dynamic Metroidvania where you confront ancient adversaries, unleash extraordinary abilities, and unearth potent relics, driven by the sole desire to conquer the enigmatic Dark Night haunting Nightlight.

    Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Platformer 6.9%

  13. #13 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2020
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

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  14. #14 On Your Own: Survival Inventory
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: David Pulido Vargas
    Windows

    Rotate the grid and break groups of boxes to move your character, loot items and avoid enemies. Explore places with different loot and levels. Recycle items to get materials and craft new ones until you fix the radio and ask for help. A Rogue-lite Survival Explore Looting Crafting game.

    Why similar: Loot 30.7%, Inventory Management 25.4%, Cartoon 20.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 6.1%

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    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
    Windows

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

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  16. #16 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dream Stories
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!

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    Dev: DirtyOnion
    Windows

    Explore a failed utopia, slaughter mindless and maniacal foes, and master slick movement in “The Milliner,” a noir gunslinging metroidvania. Your journey will be one of hardship, as a ruthless visionary known only as the Milliner will do everything in its power to stop you and all you stand for.

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    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: Mayhem StudiosPub: Strategy First
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    82% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Reliq
    Windows · Linux

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: OverKillas Studio
    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
    Windows

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
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    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nguyen Van Tuan
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    77% matchNo user reviews
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    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Clydeware LLC
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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Dev: Dominik Hackl
    Windows

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    Windows

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,014 reviews2024
    Dev: Seedy Eye SoftwarePub: Limited Run Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
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    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ElenaWare
    Windows

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    74% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2019
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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
    Windows

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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Ofir AroyaPub: BombBite
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Ongar Studio
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    71% matchNo user reviews2022
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    Windows

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    70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Maelstrom
    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    66% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
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    69% matchNo user reviews2024
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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