60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, 2D, Side Scroller.
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!
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
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.
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
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.
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 16.8% ★, Metroidvania 15.2%, Vampire 12.3% ★, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 8%
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 19%, Gothic 14.4% ★, Vampire 11.3% ★, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 9.1%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Vampire 13.2% ★, Souls-like 13%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
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 16.6% ★, Vampire 14.9% ★, Metroidvania 14.8%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
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 19.6%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Souls-like 12.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
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 16.9%, Gothic 16.4% ★, Vampire 14.5% ★, Side Scroller 11%, 1980s 10.6%
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Gothic 23.8% ★, Vampire 11.8% ★, Retro 10%, Platformer 9.9%, 1980s 9.6%
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 18.8%, Gothic 14.4% ★, 1980s 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 8.8%
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.2%, Vampire 16.6% ★, Gothic 13.3% ★, Souls-like 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.4%
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 23.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Gothic 12.5% ★, Difficult 12.3%
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Souls-like 11%, Vampire 9.9% ★
Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Vampire 15.7% ★, Platformer 9.7%, Gothic 8.6% ★, Retro 8.4%
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Vampire 23.9% ★, Gothic 12.5% ★, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 7.6%
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%, Retro 12.6%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 11%, 1980s 10.8%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Souls-like 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Gothic 10.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Gothic 16.7% ★, Souls-like 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Souls-like 14.3%, Vampire 12.8% ★, Difficult 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.1%
The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.
Why similar: Gothic 28.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Vampire 11.7% ★, Arcade 8.3%
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Vampire 16.1% ★, Side Scroller 12.8%, 1980s 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 16.6%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
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.
Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Souls-like 15.2%, Retro 8.6%, 1980s 7%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Souls-like 14.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Difficult 10.7%
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 29.9%, Souls-like 18.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 4.5%
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Souls-like 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%
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 20% ★, Difficult 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Difficult 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Vampire 15.7% ★, Gothic 10.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Retro 8.6%
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 26.3%, Souls-like 17.5%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
Signiverux is a Metroidvania-inspired action adventure with fluid gameplay and detailed graphics. Explore the depths of a mysterious castle in search for a way back home, enjoy fast ability progressions, search for powerful magic upgrades and grow your character by expanding the skill tree.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Gothic 19.3% ★, Souls-like 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Difficult 10.1%
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 14.8%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Difficult 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
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 25.5%, 1980s 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Retro 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 36.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Retro 6.2%
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 15.4% ★, 1980s 13.9%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
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 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 10%
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 24.5%, 1980s 12.5%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 15.5%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Difficult 10.4%, Platformer 8.4%
Silent Planet is an exploration-focused, gothic sci-fi metroidvania rooted in Cosmic Horror. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Gothic 22.6% ★, Vampire 16.6% ★, Side Scroller 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Why similar: Vampire 19.2% ★, Gothic 18.8% ★, Metroidvania 17.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
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 31.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%
A 2D action/platforming adventure with a healthy dose of RPG elements set in the hostile world of Lor, a classic sword and sorcery setting. The slave-hungry Argeshii empire dominates the known world, old and false gods conspire; brutal combat is the only means of survival!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Retro 10.3%, Difficult 9.4%
Infinity Wanderer is a roguelite, souls-lite action-platformer. Players dive into Lunara's dark story, facing her fears in a nightmare world. With handcrafted levels and deep character customization, it offers fluid, challenging combat that blends fast-paced and strategic souls-like mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Vampire 16.8% ★, Souls-like 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Retro 13.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Old School 8.7%
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 27.3%, 1980s 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 8.7%, Horror 8%
Traverse an old, abandoned cathedral filled with grotesque monsters and bloodthirsty vampires. Overcome relentless enemies and heart-pounding boss fights with your choice of weapons, spells and accessories in this macabre 2D Action-RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Vampire 19% ★, Gothic 18.3% ★, Souls-like 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 8.9%
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 34.8%, Souls-like 20.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
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 19%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Retro 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
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 30.8%, Vampire 22.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Retro 7.6%, Platformer 6.9%
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 16.2%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Difficult 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
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 27% ★, Metroidvania 24.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Platformer 8.5%
VELASTER is a gruesome 3D side-scrolling action combat game set in the Middle-earth called Malum. You will find yourself growing in battles against various monsters and bosses. Take revenge that remains in your fading memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Souls-like 15.6%, Gothic 15.5% ★, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 9.8%
A bite-sized retro action-adventure set in a quirky, cursed land. Battle monsters, meet oddball characters, and uncover hidden secrets in this homage to old-school 2D adventures. Whether you walk the path of light or embrace the curse, the Legend of Chalkvania is yours to write.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Old School 8.6%, Retro 7.6%
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 27.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Gothic 14.5% ★, Side Scroller 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Retro 13.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 19.2%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.9%
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 25.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Difficult 10%
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 29.6%, Souls-like 18.7%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 6.6%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.8%, Metroidvania 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Difficult 6.3%
Hunt down Vampire Lords, Werewolves, A Mad Scientist, well trained soldiers, and monsters! 2 Playable characters, Defeat bosses, collect weapons, Magic Bullets, and Telekinetic abilities. This Metroidvania features tight retro Gameplay and Pre-rendered graphics inspired by the best games of the '90s
Why similar: Gothic 19.6% ★, Metroidvania 19.3%, Vampire 19% ★, Side Scroller 8.9%, Old School 8.7%
