Games Like Vitavania

Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Souls-like 10.4%, Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 5.3%

Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Souls-like 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.7%

Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Souls-like 14.5%, Action 6%, Adventure 5%

Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Souls-like 17.9%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Adventure 6%, Platformer 5.5%

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%, Adventure 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9%, Action 8.8%, Platformer 7.9%

Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Souls-like 18.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 5%

The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game is a new paradigm of Metroidvania 2.5D game making software. That allows you to make the content of your game while you are playing it! The entire software is designed around allowing you to make and share worlds, share tools, and levels. All in real time.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Sandbox 24.5%, Action 9.9%, RPG 7.1%, Indie 7%

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 48.4%, Souls-like 18.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.8%

Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Hand-drawn 16%, Platformer 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Exploration 5.6%

Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Souls-like 16.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Adventure 6.7%

A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Souls-like 20.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 5.2%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Souls-like 18.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 9.1%, Hand-drawn 6.9%

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 41.7%, Souls-like 20.3%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Hand-drawn 7%

Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 5.8%

A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Souls-like 9.7%, Platformer 7.1%, Female Protagonist 7%, Anime 5.5%

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 37.4%, Souls-like 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11%, Platformer 6%, Anime 5.7%

PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Souls-like 11.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 10.5%

What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 6.2%

2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 66.3%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Indie 6.3%

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 51.1%, Souls-like 23.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 5%

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 38.1%, Souls-like 20%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Platformer 8%, Action 5.9%

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 35.2%, Souls-like 17.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Platformer 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10%, Indie 6.9%, RPG 6.7%

This metroidvania inspired game lets you discover a fascinating world full of monsters, secrets and mysteries!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Action 8%, Adventure 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Souls-like 18.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Adventure 3.7%

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 53.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.3%, Platformer 7.8%

Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Souls-like 20%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Platformer 5.8%, Adventure 4%

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 40.5%, Souls-like 20%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Platformer 7.5%, Action 6.1%

Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Platformer 6.1%, Adventure 5%

Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 11.9%, Indie 7.9%

Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Action 7.1%

Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Souls-like 22.9%, Platformer 8.8%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6.2%

In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Hand-drawn 21.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 7.1%, Atmospheric 6%

SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Souls-like 21.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Adventure 5.9%

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 56.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 10%, Platformer 6.9%

In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.3%, Indie 6.6%

2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Platformer 7.2%, Adventure 6.7%

Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Souls-like 16.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action 7.4%, Anime 5.7%

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Souls-like 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 8%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Souls-like 17.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Platformer 6.3%, Female Protagonist 4.5%

Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Souls-like 27.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 5.4%, Platformer 3.9%

Dimension Drifters is a hand-drawn 2D anime action-platformer that takes players through intense, multi-dimensional combat. Join the protagonist, Ena on her quest to restore the shattered dimensions torn apart by the mysterious 'Dark Drifter.'

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Souls-like 18.4%, Hand-drawn 8%, Anime 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

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 45.2%, Souls-like 21.7%, Platformer 8.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 4.8%

A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 6.8%, Platformer 5.8%

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 51.3%, Hand-drawn 11%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.8%

Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Souls-like 23.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 6.4%, Exploration 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 47.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Anime 5.5%

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 41.7%, Souls-like 20.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Adventure 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%

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 60.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 14.4%, Indie 9.9%

Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Souls-like 20.3%, Platformer 7.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

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 48.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%

Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.1%

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Cats 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Platformer 5.9%

Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Platformer 7.6%, Action 5.6%

The freedom here, or beyond the window.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Sandbox 18.8%, Hand-drawn 8%, Platformer 6.6%, Exploration 5.4%

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 7%, Exploration 5.4%

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 37.8%, Souls-like 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Platformer 7.6%, Adventure 4.2%

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 54.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 10%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Exploration 5.4%