
Variance is a free-to-play Anime Roguelite RPG. Play as Ella, as she battles through relentless foes, explores new levels, and masters powerful abilities.
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Variance is a free-to-play Anime Roguelite RPG. Play as Ella, as she battles through relentless foes, explores new levels, and masters powerful abilities.

Harvester of the dead
Uncover the dark story of the 'Harvester of the Dead' in this pixel art Metroidvania. Battle infernal bosses, explore mysterious worlds, gain experience, and unlock powerful spells as you fight to close the gates of hell!

恶意结核 (MechaBlight)
《MechaBlight》is a Rougelite 2D platform adventure-action game; you will be searching our ever-changing, futuristic...yet ruined world. Fight, die, obtain resources, unlock gear, and get stronger from each gameplay. Equip yourself with your own style to challenge powerful creatures in this world!
Uncover the dark story of the 'Harvester of the Dead' in this pixel art Metroidvania. Battle infernal bosses, explore mysterious worlds, gain experience, and unlock powerful spells as you fight to close the gates of hell!
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.9%, Action RPG 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelike 10.8%, Platformer 9.5%
《MechaBlight》is a Rougelite 2D platform adventure-action game; you will be searching our ever-changing, futuristic...yet ruined world. Fight, die, obtain resources, unlock gear, and get stronger from each gameplay. Equip yourself with your own style to challenge powerful creatures in this world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Roguelite 10.3%
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Action RPG 14.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, RPG 9.2%
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Action RPG 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Cyberpunk 8.8%
A 2D rogue-lite anime action game, focused on combos and freedom of expression. Build synergistic combos through mind-blowing modifiers and combat upgrades each run. Fight through hordes of Valkyries and become the savior of the E.X.C.E.E.D program!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Cyberpunk 10.2%
Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.1%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelike 11.7%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Navigate maps filled with enemies, destroying all who get in your way! Use a variety of character, artifact, and skill synergies to defeat the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Action RPG 18.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Action RPG 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 9.7%
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Action RPG 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.6%, RPG 9.4%
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Action RPG 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, RPG 10.6%, Adventure 8.3%
A pure Boss Rush roguelike - no trash mobs, only epic boss battles. Find your sister's body in a journey of redemption and revenge. Encounter eight unique deities and uncover the truth buried 200 years ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Action RPG 18.4%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Action RPG 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 9.2%
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Cyberpunk 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Futuristic 7%
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Action RPG 17.9%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
Tenebyss is a brutal souls-like extraction adventure game set in massive dystopian worlds. Fight alone or in co-op, dive into dangerous zones for loot, and escape before the world kills you. Explore beautiful ruined landscapes and uncover secrets worth dying for.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.6%, Action RPG 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelike 11.2%, Platformer 9.9%
Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.
Why similar: Action RPG 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
Race to find the cure to your mortal illness in this roguelike Metroidvania hybrid.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 10.6%
“Neon Eclipse: Dominium” is a 2D cyberpunk metroidvania where you play as a ninja fighting against mega-corporations. Choose between 2 heroes, use genetic, cybernetic or traditional abilities. Explore interconnected worlds, unlock skills, produce weapons and face biomechanical bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Platformer 12%, Cyberpunk 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10%
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Action RPG 18.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, RPG 9.5%
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Action RPG 17.4%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 8.3%
You can play different roles into the squid park to play, your every choice or behavior will have a slight impact on the squid Park, and this is a fusion of Roguelite horizontal action game, so don't think back, death is not the end, just wake up from a dream.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Action RPG 16.9%, Roguelike 14.7%, Loot 11.6%, Roguelite 11.3%
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Action RPG 13%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, RPG 9.6%
Kill cute and powerful enemies, find TONS of perks and deadly curses, use extravagant weapons and try to reach your stairway to Heaven.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.8%, RPG 17.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Platformer 11.1%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Loot 15.5%, Roguelike 14.4%, Cyberpunk 12.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.8%
A physics based, fast paced Hack and Slash game set in a world where the lines between past, present and future have blurred
Why similar: Action RPG 17.5%, Metroidvania 15.5%, RPG 13.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
The hero should find the Truth... Or create his own? Or...?
Why similar: Metroidvania 18%, Action RPG 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelike 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Action RPG 18.3%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, RPG 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Matcha Warriors is an action platformer game with roguelike elements, where the player crosses the most varied environments fighting against monsters, barbarians and supernatural entities. Use the warrior's power and bring back the amulet, the world needs you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%
Critadel is a futuristic platform/shooter/roguelike with three playable characters, hundreds of branching paths and over 100,000 unique weapon configurations!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.5%, Action RPG 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
Set your course and explore a variety of environments on the seas in Phantom Tides. Battle various enemies and bosses as you collect items to help you on your journey. This 2D style platformer will challenge your skills and wit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.8%, Action RPG 17.7%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
Fight for your rights as a homeless person in this mini Metroidvania SPEEDRUNNER.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelike 13.2%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Evolve and build your own S.A.M to explore the underground and keep humans alive!
Why similar: Action RPG 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Roguelite 10.6%
Come and defeat the evil gods! Create your personal outfit, overcome the siege of numerous monsters and leaders, and usher in a new victory! Gods Wars is a pixel ARPG Rogue like Game. You can obtain epic artifacts, upgrade epic skills, choose your epic pet, face the powerful evil gods!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.8%, Action RPG 18.4%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Roguelike 12.7%, Adventure 10.1%
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Action RPG 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Anime 7.3%
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Action RPG 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Action RPG 20.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, RPG 11%, Action 6.9%
This is a roguelite game that combines the genre's core elements with lighthearted daily-life stories, puzzle-solving, satisfying combat, a variety of fascinating creatures and skills, and traditional hardcore bullet-hell mechanics.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
Shadow Monarch’s Rise is a soulslike action RPG with fast, skill-based combat, many many quests, hidden treasures, epic bosses, and character progression. A Skilltree with epic Powers to unlock! Future updates will include more Skills, areas, Co-Op Gameplay & Bosses who r gonna make u suffer!
Why similar: Action RPG 19.3%, Metroidvania 17%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelike 13.8%, Platformer 11%
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Action RPG 18.7%, RPG 17.5%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%
No longer just defending against monster attacks – survival now demands offensive action. Assemble an elite expedition to subjugate the monstrous hordes, and you'll take the role of a warrior in this crusade.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Action RPG 20.8%, RPG 14.1%, Roguelike 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Action RPG 21.2%, RPG 11.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Action RPG 15.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Action Roguelike 8.7%
"Ved: Recure" is a fast-paced action roguelite where you play as an adult trapped in the 1000th game you bought but never played. You’ll wield fully customizable buff chains to face off against formidable foes and strategic builds to conquer this 1000th game and make your way back to reality.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Action RPG 19.9%, RPG 15.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Action 12.3%
Fight together as Maple and Aluna in this action-adventure roguelike. Slaughter foes, capture altars, and augment yourself with powerful mystics to survive the eternal winter.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20%, Action RPG 19.6%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, RPG 10.1%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Roguelike 16.2%, Cyberpunk 15.5%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Roguelite 10.6%
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Action RPG 11.7%, RPG 11.5%
Slay demons in another multiverse as you look for the seals to unlock your divine powers, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 12.1%
Throne of Fate is a hardcore dynamic RPG roguelike, where you have to clear the land from the creatures that have invaded them. A variety of locations, a variety of weapons, different items, and invincible bosses are waiting for you in Throne of Fate!
Why similar: Action RPG 14.6%, Roguelike 12.7%, Platformer 12%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action RPG 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, RPG 7.6%
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!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Action RPG 18%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 8.3%
Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Action RPG 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
Veloria is the only world Reva and her friends have ever known. Is escaping the village's walls a good idea? Play as Reva and explore both the horrors and beauty of the outside world in Rogue. And most importantly, never, ever let the bad guys win.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17%, Action RPG 16.7%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.5%, Action RPG 16.2%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Platformer 9.1%
STU, the First AI is a Metroidvania set in the digital world of computers and the internet. Exploration is the heart of the game. Discover a vast world with new forms of digital life and humans struggling to control them.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Action RPG 16.9%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%