
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
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Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, 2D 9.2%
The Astronaut's Adventures in the Vast Universe
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Action 16.9%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Action 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, 2D 5.3%
Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 17.9%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 5.2%
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Action 21.6%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
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 52.6%, Action 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 11%, 2D 5.6%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Adventure 24.4%, Action 21.6%, 2D 7.7%, Indie 5.7%
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 44.4%, Space 14.3%, Action 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 15%, Action 14%, 2D 3.7%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Adventure 22.6%, Action 20%, Indie 5.3%
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.2%
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.3%, 2D 3.1%
From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Space 12.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 6.6%, Indie 1.8%
Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Adventure 23.4%, Action 21.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%
The fate of the unbound souls is in your hands. Take control of Obligor with lots of different skill and weapon combinations, and fight, and explore different planets in Soul Universe. A fantastic 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania with a unique quest and story system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Space 7.2%
Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Adventure 25.9%, Action 24.4%, Indie 6.9%
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 45.3%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%, 2D 5.1%
Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Action 18%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 5.4%
Walk the streets of Leicester City and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Action 20.8%, Adventure 20.8%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Indie 1.7%
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, 2D 4.4%
It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Action 18.9%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Space 11.1%, 2D 5.9%
A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Space 9.3%
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Adventure 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Action 13.4%, Indie 1.6%
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Adventure 25.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 5.8%, 2D 2.5%
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Action 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 7%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Adventure 21.7%, Action 19.8%, 2D 4.9%, Indie 4.9%
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: Metroidvania 49.6%, Adventure 25.3%, Action 19.2%, Indie 5.9%
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Adventure 24.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 5.8%
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 52.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 14.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Indie 3.7%
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.7%, Indie 3.2%
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.1%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Adventure 28.4%, Action 25%, Indie 6.4%
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Action 19.6%, Indie 4.8%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 14.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Action 11.4%, Space 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%
Once in a peaceful village , there lived a brave little warrior named Liona,One fateful night, the village was attacked by a horde of monstrous creatures. Liona's parents died in battle. Liona, witnessing the loss of her parents, felt a fire ignite within her heart—a burning desire for vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 19.5%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 4.8%
Lunar Mystery 2103 is a sci-fi puzzle-adventure game originally developed for the Game Boy Color. Explore the cold, mechanical corridors of C01, battling through the Colony's defensive drones, and something more sinister... Solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Action 23.8%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%
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 39.5%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 10%
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.6%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 3.8%
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 18.5%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, 2D 4.7%
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 12.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Action 21.3%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 6.5%
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Action 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D 3.9%
A game designed with the intend of speed running as the player you must fight monsters and robots and make your way through four stages and defeat all the bosses and make it to the end portal as quickly as possible
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Action 17.5%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Space 8.9%
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 15%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, 2D 4.3%
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 20.4%, Indie 5.6%, 2D 4%
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Adventure 25.2%, Action 22.3%, 2D 6%, Indie 5.9%
Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Action 21.4%, Adventure 19%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Indie 1.9%
ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Action 18.9%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, 2D 4.3%
『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Action 18%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 9%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Space 8.1%
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Adventure 16%, Action 13.4%, 2D 3.9%
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: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action 29.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 3.8%