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

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Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 79% — of 175 reviews
Released: 2020-04-28
Developer: Not Yet
Publisher: Maple Whispering Limited
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    Dev: Not Yet
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    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?

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  2. #2 Unbound: Worlds Apart
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    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.

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  3. #3 Aeterna Noctis
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
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    95% matchMostly Positive72% of 628 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    Windows

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  52. #52 Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 129 reviews2025
    Dev: Brewed GamesPub: 1312 Interactive
    Windows

    Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Souls-like 20.9%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Difficult 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%

  53. #53 Hyper Light Drifter
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
    Dev: Heart Machine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Difficult 17.7%, Souls-like 13.3%, Metroidvania 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%

  54. #54 Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2018
    Dev: Pixel Reign
    Windows · Mac

    From the creators of Moros Protocol, Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries is a hardcore 2D platformer that will twist your mind and challenge your skills. Explore a temple full of devious traps, hidden treasures, and cunning surprises at every turn!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Difficult 24.9%, Platformer 20.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, 2D 5.4%

  55. #55 The Warrior
    65% matchVery Positive97% of 248 reviews2025
    Dev: ThornDuck
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 33.6%, Platformer 23.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, 2D 5.7%

  56. #56 Gato Roboto
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Difficult 5.4%, Cute 5.4%

  57. #57 Tails of Iron
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 14,278 reviews2021
    Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!

    Why similar: Souls-like 33.3%, Metroidvania 16%, Difficult 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Story Rich 5.8%

  58. #58 Cathedral
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 58%, Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 5%

  59. #59 Nine Sols
    62% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 24.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

  60. #60 Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
    63% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,328 reviews2025
    Dev: Primal Game StudioPub: Knights Peak
    Windows
    Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.

    Why similar: Souls-like 20.5%, Metroidvania 19.6%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Difficult 10.4%

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