60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Souls-like, Action, 2D.
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Zapling Bygone
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
GINSHA
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Souls-like 15.6%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 19.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.2%
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 23.2%, Souls-like 20.9%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 7.4%
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Souls-like 16.1%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.6%
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 22%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 6.9%
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Surreal 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Souls-like 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.1%
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 26.4%, Souls-like 23.2%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Side Scroller 7.6%
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 23.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 21.3%, Nonlinear 13%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 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 26.9%, Souls-like 21.8%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Open World 7.4%
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
What really is alchemy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 21.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Open World 8.3%
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 21.5%, Souls-like 20.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 9%, Open World 7.6%
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 25.3%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
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 27.1%, Souls-like 18.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.9%
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 22.3%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Platformer 6.3%
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 25.9%, Souls-like 21.4%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8%
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 26.3%, Souls-like 24.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%
“Aeternum Vale” is a weird atmospheric Metroidvania set in a cryptic open-world full of dangers, mysteries, and odd characters. Make friends & slice your way through this out of time realm in a infinite quest to save your soul… or give it away?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 24.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Open World 10.4%, Platformer 8%
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 19.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Nonlinear 11.1%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Souls-like 23.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Open World 5.4%, Dark 4.7%
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 24.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Side Scroller 6.6%, Open World 6.5%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 23.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Open World 7.8%
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 30.5%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 11.1%, Nonlinear 7.4%, Side Scroller 3.9%
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 23.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Nonlinear 12.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Nonlinear 16%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Souls-like 9.9%, Platformer 9.6%
An exciting classic adventure in the world of dark fantasy with honed game mechanics, memorable enemies, and retro aesthetics.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.7%, Metroidvania 23.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Side Scroller 7.3%
A 2D platformer where you control Todd, a boy who must punch, slide, and jump his way through waves of spiders, only for his dream to worsen at it's end.
Why similar: Souls-like 19.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Surreal 7.5%
You are the last hope, be ready to resist the enemy and eliminate injustice and tyranny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Souls-like 20.4%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10%
Revenge against the forces of good! That is the goal of the dark elf Belphora, who wants to avenge the death of her father. Explore the beautiful pixel art world, find items to improve yourself and fight various enemies in this Metroidvania-like game. Fight for glory and revenge!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 22.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
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 20.1%, Souls-like 18.4%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 8.1%
Uros is a 2.5D metroidvania-style action platformer. Enter the nightmares, upgrade your skills, fight against creepy creatures and face the evil god of nightmares in your mission to restore stability to the dream world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Souls-like 22.8%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 22.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Open World 9.6%
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 25.4%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Open World 9.5%, Platformer 8.7%
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Nonlinear 15%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
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 31.5%, Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 7.1%, Nonlinear 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Souls-like 29.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Nonlinear 9.1%, 2D 4.7%
Parry, Slash and Survive! Soul Devourer is a metroidvania action-platformer with a striking anime horror art style. Explore the cursed Sakuradoki High School, master powerful abilities, battle twisted monsters, and uncover the long-buried dark secrets hidden beneath the school.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 18.1%, Platformer 8.4%, Dark 8.1%, Nonlinear 7.3%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 22.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Surreal 9%
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 25.3%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.4%
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 23.8%, Souls-like 21.2%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.3%
Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Surreal 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
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 30.5%, Souls-like 26.5%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Side Scroller 9%, Platformer 7.9%
CINCILLA es una aventura metroidvania 2D de fantasía oscura con temática pixel art. Explora un misterioso pueblo con más de 50 niveles interconectados y descubre los misterios que se ocultan entre los Hilos y la Superficie.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 25.9%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
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 30.1%, Souls-like 26.7%, Side Scroller 9.7%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Platformer 7.5%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Nonlinear 9%
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Souls-like 24.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
The fox princess's great adventure! A story from a little while ago. Tamamo Hime wakes up in the Ayakashi world, ``Kakuriyo.'' She makes her way home, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Explore various stages and move forward with graceful actions! Is this world a dream or...
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Nonlinear 16.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.5%
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 22.7%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Souls-like 12.1%, Exploration 4.6%
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 19.1%, Side Scroller 17.4%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 7.6%
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: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 22.9%, Side Scroller 12%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.6%
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: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 20.8%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Nonlinear 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 8.1%
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 23.9%, Metroidvania 23.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Side Scroller 19.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
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 27.8%, Souls-like 25.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 22.6%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Nonlinear 17%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Surreal 8.2%
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Nonlinear 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Open World 9.1%
