60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Adventure, Platformer, 2D.
A Classicvania action-horror game where you play as Vlad Tepes Dracula, the medieval Voievod (Warlord) of Wallachia. Fight your way through the Dungeons of Edirne Castele to recruit a great warrior sentenced to death at the hands of a man eating Inquisitor.
Vlad Voievod Dracula. Episode 1 Manhunt
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Vlad Voievod Dracula: Dungeons of Egrigoz
The story of the legendary Vlad Dracula starts in a dark dungeon under the castle of Egrigoz, surrounded by horror, death and medieval torture. A retro Classicvania where you get to be Dracula, the medieval ruler of Wallachia, and see his side of the story!
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 14.2%, Gothic 14.1% ★, 1980s 8.8%, Side Scroller 8%, Difficult 6.9%
The story of the legendary Vlad Dracula starts in a dark dungeon under the castle of Egrigoz, surrounded by horror, death and medieval torture. A retro Classicvania where you get to be Dracula, the medieval ruler of Wallachia, and see his side of the story!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, Gothic 16% ★, 1980s 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 8.1%
The dark lord Rhogul is about to be resurrected and the only man capable of stopping him is dying. Explore a vast open world in this action game with metroidvania elements and join Arion Dorleac in his final days for one last time...
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.3%, Gothic 13.2% ★, 1980s 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 8.9%
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.9%, Gothic 15.9% ★, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
A collection of old-school retro Citadale games in the style of various systems released in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Each game has its own unique look, sound, gameplay style and feel and yet they are all distinctly Citadale.
Why similar: Gothic 13.8% ★, 1980s 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Old School 7.8%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Gothic 19.3% ★, Metroidvania 18.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Retro 9.4%
Specters of the Sun is a challenging 2D action platformer with action-packed levels. Take on the role of an elusive specter to reclaim your old corpse, now possessed at the heights of your former kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 18.3% ★, Difficult 13.7%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 11%, Retro 8.2%
Armed with a whip made from human spines, confront the nightmarish creatures of mankind. Swing your whip, use sub-weapons, crush your foes under chandeliers, and deflect enemy projectiles back at them—all in this pixel-perfect action platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Retro 13%, Side Scroller 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 12.5%, Retro 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 1980s 10.6%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 1980s 11.6%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Retro 12.5%, Old School 8.3%
The 1988 classic action-RPG returns! The original creators are rebuilding the code and redrawing the pixel art for a handcrafted Steam remake of a mythic journey across ancient Greece. Support development in Early Access.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Old School 7.6%
Nakawak is a handheld style Metroidvania. Explore! Power Up! Escape! This is a retro game displaced in time. Now features expanded content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 8.8%, 1980s 8.8%, Retro 8.2%
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 1980s 12.3%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
A Classicvania action-horror game where you play as Vlad Tepes Dracula, the medieval Voievod (Warlord) of Wallachia. Fight your way through the Cesme Castele to recruit a great warrior held by the Genovese in the place called The Crusaders Tomb
Why similar: 1980s 19.8%, Gothic 18.6% ★, Metroidvania 13.8%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Gothic 24.7% ★, Platformer 11.1%, Retro 10.6%, Metroidvania 10.1%, 1980s 10.1%
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, 1980s 12.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Retro 10.2%, Old School 8.7%
Travel to the Tower in the Sea to avert the apocalypse, in this exploration action-platformer. Join Auria, a retired war hero, as she adventures through a beautiful and dangerous world to save her family and the fabric of reality itself!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Gothic 19.8% ★, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 8%
A completely non linear adventure, with screen filling bosses, which could have been named Metroidvania if it wasn't for legal issues.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Gothic 17.3% ★, Side Scroller 12.5%, 1980s 11.5%, Platformer 9.9%
Hollow Moon is a gothic retro styled side scrolling 2D platformer where you play as Nightshade, a princess with death after her heart, and her world too, in this 8-bit Game Boy inspired adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 28.2% ★, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 11%, Retro 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, 1980s 9.4%, Old School 9%, Retro 8.8%, Platformer 8.1%
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Gothic 13.3% ★, Side Scroller 9.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 1980s 11%, Platformer 8.9%, Horror 7.5%
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Difficult 13.7%, Gothic 13% ★, Platformer 11.6%
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 14%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest (TASQ) is a parody/homage platformer set in a dark 8-bit world. Your vampire-hunting rival robbed you of fame by killing Count Dracula first! Reclaim your glory by resurrecting Dracula piece by piece and slaying the dark count yourself!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.8%, Gothic 17.2% ★, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Old School 6.8%
Dead by Death is a retro style platformer. The hero will explore dungeons where are full of traps and find out hidden secrets. To defeat monsters till you die or live for glory.
Why similar: Gothic 19.4% ★, Metroidvania 18.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Difficult 9.3%, Platformer 8.4%
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Platformer 13.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 9%, Action 8%
Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discover the dark tales of its inhabitants, and kill the gods of a decaying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, 1980s 10.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Retro 9.5%, Difficult 9%
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 38.4%, Side Scroller 13%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Old School 6.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action 8.7%
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Platformer 13.6%, Retro 13.3%, Difficult 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
TAYAL IS A RETRO FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 12%, Retro 11.8%
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Retro 6.8%
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Platformer 15%, Retro 14.2%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Adventure 5.6%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 11.8%, Difficult 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Old School 10%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
Ascend the tower to save your grandfather in this classic, hardcore action-platformer. The Tower of Mu is waiting for you... Push past each check point to the next awaiting challenge; dashing, jumping, and slinging your way up to the towers peak. Die. learn. Overcome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 15.5%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Gothic 19.1% ★, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 10.4%, Platformer 7.6%
Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Retro 13%, 1980s 13%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
An evolution of the Classicvania genre and a return to the glory days of precision platforming, retro challenge and gothic atmosphere. Transform yourself into a wraith, a spider and a bat to fly, climb and blast your way across Transylvania to do battle with Lady Dracula at her castle keep.
Why similar: Gothic 25.3% ★, 1980s 13.5%, Old School 10.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 8.7%
Unravel the dark history of the Bloodstained universe and explore a hauntingly immersive 16th-century England steeped in a 2.5D gothic atmosphere, enthralling players in strategic battles, crafting, and exploration across a sprawling, cursed land.
Why similar: Gothic 26.3% ★, Metroidvania 25.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Retro 7.5%
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Gothic 18.8% ★, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 7.7%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Retro 14.7%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 5.7%
BeatBox Runner is a retro platformer with a twist: switch states to survive its unique series of traps and challenges.
Why similar: 1980s 19.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Old School 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Retro 11.1%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Retro 11.6%, Action 7.3%
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Gothic 20.6% ★, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action 5.7%
A great 2D retro-action-platformer! To the lovers of big pixels and screeching synthetic sounds we dedicate this masterpiece to you.
Why similar: 1980s 18.2%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
A hand-crafted action-adventure that pays tribute to the 8-bit golden era. Explore, fight, experience different genres of classic gameplay and grow stronger in a world built one screen at a time by a solo first-time developer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Retro 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Old School 7.8%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Retro 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Explore a tight classic sidescrolling action-adventure and become the Guardian of the Chalklands. Explore, fight, collect, uncover new paths, hoard powerful gear and items, and forge your own legend of Chalkvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Old School 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Retro 7.9%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 10.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Action 7.3%
The armies of darkness are pouring in from another dimension! Explore beautifully hand-crafted locations, rediscover long-forgotten stories, and fight to save the future of civilization in Xevorel - The Way Of The Feather!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Action 8.7%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Platformer 12.9%, Retro 11.4%, Old School 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.8%
Sir Noggin is a platformer inspired by the glorious 8-bit days and in the style of the Master System. Relive the days where the controllers only had a couple of buttons and you'd have to re-tune in your television sets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 14.2%, 1980s 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action 8.4%
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Retro 12.9%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.2%
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Platformer 14.2%, 1980s 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
