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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Singleplayer, Metroidvania.

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Navigate and explore the twisted organic world with the ability to walk on anything! Climb large creatures, solve puzzles, unlock different forms and abilities, and uncover secrets in this atmospheric Puzzle-Metroidvania.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: The Caecus
Publisher: Team Caecus
Genres: Adventure, Casual
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2025
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Open World 10.2%, Adventure 7%

  2. #2 CYPHER DUNGEON
    96% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: DOUBLE PULSES
    Windows

    Identifier = ZERO. Localization = unknown system. Objectives = survive, decrypt, escape. Codes are key. Death is protocol. The sequence begins now.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Voxel 23.2%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%

  3. #3 Educe
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tristen MacPherson
    Windows · Mac

    Educe is a 2D pixel art "Metroidbrainia" puzzle game where the world is your blueprint. Physically rearrange the screens of a forgotten laboratory to navigate a sprawling, non-linear maze. With no combat and a focus on logic, you must shift the environment itself to educe the path forward.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 8.7%

  4. #4 Lapso
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: islaOliva Games
    Windows

    Lapso is a single player first-person exploration game, with particular attention paid to the environmental narrative and sound. It develops through the figure of a scientific illustrator camping near a lake, documenting a special assignment.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 23.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 16%, Atmospheric 11.3%

  5. #5 Red and White
    94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Rukashi
    Windows

    Restore color to a vast, empty world. An abstract puzzle metroidvania game focused on exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Open World 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  6. #6 Legend of a Soul Hunter
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Micha Schmid
    Windows

    Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Open World 13%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Third Person 7.3%

  7. #7 Wavekin
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: La Folie Studio
    Windows

    An ocean. Ruins. A song. Recover what silence has erased. You are the last hope of a civilization on the brink of oblivion, with your voice as your only tool. Dive, listen, awaken. Unarmed, guided only by your senses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 12.5%

  8. #8 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 65.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Puzzle 6.1%

  9. #9 Demon Quest
    91% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Pattern Games
    Windows

    A pure exploration and puzzle adventure on a dangerous alien world. Solve environmental challenges through logic, experimentation, and clever use of versatile tools. Sneak past enemies, plan your moves, and hunt down the 23 sacred talismans to earn your escape—or face eternal captivity.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Sci-fi 12%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 9%

  10. #10 Kaori
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Félicien Boury
    Windows

    Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%

  11. #11 Laser Maze
    91% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2019
    Dev: -Yodasaurus- Games
    Windows · Mac

    Laser Maze is a puzzle game that takes place in an abandoned space station where you solve puzzles by redirecting lasers, moving boxes, and navigating through computer terminals.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Open World 13.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Dark 8.5%

  12. #12 Mirkwood
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Holographic Dreams
    Windows

    Mirkwood is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure set in a world fully aware of its digital existence. Use world-loading mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate the broken world.

    Why similar: Open World 16.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Dark 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%

  13. #13 THE SUSPENSE
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: M8 WORKSHOP
    Windows

    How might life inside Artificial Intelligence be like? Is it possible to stop this painful routine? This life even real or not? Try your luck...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Dark 13.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

  14. #14 Strongloween: The Escape
    88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: François LinckPub: François Linck Games
    Windows

    Live the adventure of Torkin, prisoner of STRONGLOWEEN. Discover powerful items and fight bosses that will prevent you and other prisoners from escaping. Strongloween holds many secrets, will you discover them all?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Third Person 8.7%, Stylized 7.5%

  15. #15 Lelu
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: jamierowan
    Windows

    Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  16. #16 Memory's Reach
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Memory’s Reach is a first person puzzle-adventure metroidvania. Explore labyrinthian megastructures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and wield fantastic alien technology in a quest to reveal the legacy of a doomed civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Sci-fi 15%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Mystery 8.5%

  17. #17 The Three Moons
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Beyond Aether Studio
    Windows

    A sci-fi survival game on a hostile alien world. As a lone robotic unit, manage resources, upgrade your systems, face extreme weather, and uncover the mystery of the three moons through choices that shape your fate.

    Why similar: Crafting 22.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%

  18. #18 End's Reach
    85% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 67.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 3D 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Casual 3.1%

  19. #19 Atlas Hands
    84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Kernel Red Games
    Windows

    Atmospheric FPS action, with puzzles, with spheres. Shoot, rotate, survive: unlock your path through a tight maze filled with spherical dangers. The Blank space is leaking out... Find a Mindgun.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Open World 10.7%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.8%

  20. #20 PROT
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ginger Crab Games
    Windows

    "Wake up PROT. I need your help".Immerse yourself in a sci-fi adventure. Collect resources and fabricate equipment. Solve puzzles and construct a space ship to explore the cosmos and save the girl!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Crafting 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

  21. #21 Nulphia
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Keyreal
    Windows

    Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 12%, 3D 7.1%, Mystery 6.4%

  22. #22 The Tale of Greenbrier
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Glaswyll Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow the journey of Genevieve Goldenglow as she sets off on an adventure to save her village from destruction by an encroaching corruption.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Crafting 17.4%, Open World 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%

  23. #23 Blightseeker
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hypernoodle Games
    Windows

    Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Open World 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 9.2%

  24. #24 Bloodright
    80% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: OcO
    Windows

    Classic survival horror, reimagined in 2.5D pixel art—painted in four colors. Gather resources, craft what you need, and defend yourself against every shadow in a haunting minimalist world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Dark 13.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Mystery 8.8%

  25. #25 Scrap Magic
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Orange Makes Stuff
    Windows

    Do YOU like magic, guns, and adventure, then this is the game for you. Scrap Magic is a 3D, open world adventure game. Solve puzzles, explore, and restore the city to it's former glory. But beware, the land is dangerous with the monsters and roaming freely with no one to challenge their tyranny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Crafting 17.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Mystery 7.2%, Adventure 7.1%

  26. #26 Lumien
    81% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: MI Matrikel 20Pub: Hochschule Mittweida
    Windows

    Lumien is a fast-paced third-person platformer in which you explore the ruins of an ancient civilization and breathe life back into it. On your way past the various defenses, you'll be helped by the Orbs, fueled by the mysterious powers of the civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Open World 12.5%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 9%, Third Person 8.3%

  27. #27 Pergamon
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Holey Donut Games
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious alien world in this atmospheric Metroidvania shooter. A vast world awaits, but its greatest mystery is you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%

  28. #28 Levels of Fear: Voidwalker Act I- An Undying Devotion
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: J4de West
    Windows

    A Survival Horror game: Paranormal Investigator, Jonathan Hunter, awakens in an alternate realm finding himself fighting to survive. Forced to team up with a ghost girl named Angel trapped in a strange artifact, they must work together to escape an underground laboratory and evade dangerous enemies.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 3D 6.9%

  29. #29 Mayor May Knott
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ravenous Images
    Windows · Mac

    A "creepy cozy" 3D adventure game about rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!

    Why similar: Crafting 18.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Third Person 9.4%

  30. #30 Vitrified
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Burning Fort Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Vitrified is a post-apocalyptic metroidvania where survival depends on teamwork with your robotic friend ALAN. Explore a mysterious mutant wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities to unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Open World 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%

  31. #31 Wéko The Mask Gatherer
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2024
    Dev: SIRO GAMES Sarl
    Windows

    Wéko the Mask Gatherer is a 3D action-adventure game where you step into the shoes of Wéko, a mysterious adventurer on a quest to collect the seven powerful Primordial Masks in a mesmerizing world full of exploration, puzzles, and combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Open World 12.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%

  32. #32 Secrets Under Eco
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Evil Doer Entertainment
    Windows

    Explore Melior's military base in Secrets Under Eco; a 3D FPS pure metroidvania experience. Find equipment and fight enemies with unique wall-bouncing combat to escape the building and country that was once called home.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Stylized 6.7%

  33. #33 No One's Earth
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: No One Plays
    Windows

    Explore the abandoned CCTA through various simulations of alien environments, and improve your equipments to beat natural and synthetic challenges, looking for the ingredients that can resolve the Earth dispute, in this 2.5D science fiction adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Open World 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%

  34. #34 Dust to Dust
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unlimited Spoons
    Windows

    Fight for your afterlife in DUST TO DUST! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, dash through interconnected levels, befriend the psychic Matthias, and take control of his body and powers to break down hostile coalesced creatures and wipe them out once and for all.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 10.1%, 3D 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%

  35. #35 Crownless
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Wallnut
    Windows

    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 59.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Dark 8.1%, Open World 7.4%, Adventure 6.6%

  36. #36 Star Mission: Remote Sectors
    74% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Ralph Schaedler
    Windows

    A story-driven sci-fi adventure focused on exploration, atmosphere, and discovery. Unlock superhuman abilities, uncover forgotten technology, and gather resources to craft devices that help you solve mysteries on a remote and ancient planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Crafting 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%

  37. #37 Trust
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lunes Studio
    Windows

    Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.

    Why similar: Mystery 16.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Open World 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%

  38. #38 SELINI
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Cymban
    Windows

    A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Exploration 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

  39. #39 Mold
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: soraslove
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Open World 11.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%

  40. #40 Sunken Graves
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Red Dawn Studios
    Windows

    A first-person co-op survival horror game where 1–4 players explore eerie, abandoned structures, solve cryptic puzzles, and face terrifying entities in a world where humanity has vanished.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Futuristic 8%

  41. #41 Longtail!!
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hologram Monster
    Windows

    Longtail!! is a story-driven action-adventure game where metroidvania-style exploration meets puzzle-filled dungeons. Uncover secrets, master energy powers, and traverse a shifting world on the brink of collapse. A heartwarming, action-packed journey full of charm and discovery awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Open World 15.3%, Third Person 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%, 3D 7.1%

  42. #42 Spatial Dip
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Andrew GrantPub: Assorted Nonsense Games
    Windows · Mac

    Scale into ever-smaller nested worlds. Shrink into your spaceship's mechanisms. Uncover the fractal worlds within and meet the zany goobers who call them home. Track down the root of the system errors, whether by replacing old gears or getting Grandma Beetle's bakery back in business.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Open World 8.3%

  43. #43 Limos' Lair
    73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Oleg Fedotov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Open World 6.2%, Mystery 6%

  44. #44 Xanthiom 2
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Futuristic 3.8%

  45. #45 Our Metal Bowl
    70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Intrugli Games
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%

  46. #46 Mindbreak
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Lost Umbrella Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Mindbreak is an exploration driven tile-based puzzle adventure game about the escape from a corrupted insane asylum. Play as the supernaturally gifted asylum patients as you build and combine their unique abilities to explore and master the vast interconnected asylum.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Open World 16.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Dark 6.6%

  47. #47 Trellis
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Trellis
    Windows

    TRELLIS is a puzzle/adventure game featuring Fig, a robot caretaker tending to its plant. Shine the Spotlight to guide Fig and solve dozens of unique puzzles, uncovering the mysteries of an ancient alien temple long forgotten… but not abandoned.

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.1%, Exploration 19.7%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Adventure 10.6%

  48. #48 Omnivores Rule
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Connor WallPub: Quantum Aether Games
    Windows

    Soar through an alien world as a flying android. Dominate the environment with thunderous shouts —or surrender to the strange rhythms of wildlife. This planet does not obey humans. And maybe, neither should you.

    Why similar: Mystery 16%, Open World 15.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Stylized 10.3%

  49. #49 The Red Sun
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Chairman
    Windows

    Wake up in a war torn city, as you are hunted by formidable robotic invaders and desperate survivors alike. Prevail against powerful foes by discovering new abilities and testing your skills in a challenging 2-D metroidvania, all while learning the truth behind the mysterious Red Sun.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Open World 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Mystery 7.7%

  50. #50 The Matter Gun
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karumbe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Adventure 5.2%

  51. #51 Omega Warp
    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Cian Games
    Windows · Linux

    Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

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  52. #52 Tesseract - First Chapter
    68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: Fractal Mind Studios
    Windows

    Journey into the world of Tesseract, a mind-bending VR puzzle adventure through a labyrinth of mysterious realms. Navigate perplexing shifts in gravity, travel through portals bridging dimensions, and activate ancient mechanisms that transform the environment around you.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 19.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 12.9%

  53. #53 MONOMOON
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Giant
    Windows

    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 42.2%, Puzzle 11%, Open World 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Mystery 9%

  54. #54 Labyrinth of Light
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Roman GlebovPub: Gleb Romanov
    Windows

    Labyrinth of Light is a first-person puzzle game with platforming elements. The player can walk on any illuminated wall. Through a giant concrete maze in the Brutalist style, the player saves a withering tree.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

  55. #55 Oirbo
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2025
    Dev: ImaginationOverflow
    Windows

    As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.

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  56. #56 Lock & Stone
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Honey Hound Games
    Windows

    Survive the winding halls of the lost dwarven city of Direhold in this survival horror Metroidbrainia adventure. Use Rune Slates to decipher puzzles while avoiding the sinister creatures that now call the tunnels home.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, 3D 7.1%, Adventure 5.8%

  57. #57 ANIMAL WELL
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

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  58. #58 Seedless Light
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unknown Bit Games
    Windows

    Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.

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  59. #59 Otherskin
    64% matchMostly Positive75% of 88 reviews2025
    Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows

    Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, 3D 6.3%

  60. #60 Once Glorious Artahk
    63% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: Bismuth Tales
    Windows · Linux

    Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Exploration 12%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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