60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Exploration, 2D.
Welcome to the desert of Naména, a world sinking into nothingness. Equipped with flask, compass, spyglass, you brave the relentless sun and track the myth of the Distant Meadows—the last refuge of humanity. Explore, solve puzzles, and connect the dots until everything clicks in this Metroidbrainia.
Ascent DX
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.
Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition
There are some things that kids just shouldn't have to put up with. Being transported to some weird dimension full of goblins, dwarves, swamplings, stupid wizards and sleeping giants is definitely one of them. Join Simon's quest to rescue the wizard Calypso from the evil sorcerer Sordid.
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 40.9%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Mystery 7.1%
There are some things that kids just shouldn't have to put up with. Being transported to some weird dimension full of goblins, dwarves, swamplings, stupid wizards and sleeping giants is definitely one of them. Join Simon's quest to rescue the wizard Calypso from the evil sorcerer Sordid.
Why similar: 1990's 16.5%, Comedy 14.2%, Retro 12.5%, Cartoony 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Open World 16.7%, Emotional 11.5%, Retro 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Emotional 14.9%, 1990's 13.1%, Mystery 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Open World 13%, Emotional 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Psychological 14.9%, Emotional 13.2%, Open World 11.1%, Exploration 6.7%
FoxTail is a classic quest inspired by the mid-90s games. Complex quests and freedom in solving them, an interesting plot, beautiful graphics and, of course, an atmosphere of mystery and adventure.
Why similar: 1990's 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Family Friendly 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%
Explore the whimsical world of Pippin in this short, 2D adventure and exploration game. Traverse a wild garden, uncover secrets, discover treasures, and meet adorable NPCs in this enchanting storybook world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Mystery 10.4%, Relaxing 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 7.9%
Super Maze Planet is a relaxing Retro maze game that gives you bigger mazes as you progress through the levels. Super Maze Planet has over 900 mazes in 10 zones, with coins to pick up and characters to collect. When you earn enough gold you can unlock infinite procedural mazes too!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.9%, 1990's 14.8%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Retro 10.8%, Relaxing 10.4%
Little Big Adventure is a retro action-adventure game originally released in 1994. Equipped with your Magicball, you will have to face the evil Dr. Funfrock to save your girlfriend and the world of Twinsun.
Why similar: 1990's 15.1%, Open World 13.9%, Comedy 12.3%, Retro 10.9%, Exploration 7.8%
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 39.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Cute 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Cartoony 13.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%
Conjure the 🔥fire🔥 to solve puzzles of the mountain that holds the salvation of your people in this top-down puzzle game.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Retro 14.9%, Relaxing 12%, Puzzle 11.1%, Cute 7.9%
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Open World 14.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Fixpert is a classic block-pusher style puzzle game. Help the titular Fixpert repair the factory and solve it's many head-scratching brain teasers! Using crates as bridges to cross bodies of water, buttons to open doors and power battery-chargers, managing fires and explosives, AND MORE!
Why similar: Retro 19.2%, Family Friendly 15.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Cute 9.6%
The Shadow Deal is an epic atmospheric RPG adventure that blends exploration, character progression, mystery, and psychological storytelling. Explore immersive dreamlike worlds, uncover hidden secrets, confront mysterious creatures, and unlock new abilities in search of the confidence he once lost.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Psychological 18.5%, Emotional 12%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Retro 11.3%, Cartoony 8.7%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Exploration 7.8%
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 32.8%, Open World 12%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.3%
Discover what it means when you draw the attention of Mr.Moon in this small and bite-sized Metroidvania full of moon cheese. But dont get caught, because death is permanent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
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 30.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Retro 8%
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Open World 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.2%
Next of Kin is an emotional story about Thomas's endeavors to find his lost wife, Martha. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover the truth of Martha's disappearance.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Retro 12.8%, 1990's 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Story Rich 8%
You're the last surviving Elf who must find the Secret Sword, the only weapon capable of defeating the immortal Lord Velomdor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
Created by an indie team of two people, DREAMERS is inspired by the stories and games of our childhood with slow-paced narration grounded in good moral values. Designed to be played with a gamepad, DREAMERS delivers a cozy, family-friendly experience.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, 1990's 14.5%, Cartoony 12.2%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Unbodied, a small adventure in which you play a skeleton whose body has been stolen. Control your magic wand, solve all the puzzles and find all the spells to finish with the powerful wizard and thus, recover what is yours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.2%, Retro 13.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Comedy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.
Why similar: Emotional 15%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cartoony 10.7%
New Year’s Eve, 1997. The annual game night takes a surprising twist — sending three friends on a heartfelt, funny journey through a twisted fantasy world. The cartridge holds more than just an addictive game – it hides a dark secret. Hand-drawn and full of pure 90s vibes!
Why similar: 1990's 20.6%, Cartoony 14%, Emotional 11.6%, Retro 10.8%, Comedy 10.7%
Connected Fates is a surreal top down Puzzle Adventure game where you guide a child through a dying world and help him return home. The game knows you exist, and you are able to influence it through unconventional means.
Why similar: Cartoony 13.1%, Emotional 11.1%, Comedy 11%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.8%
Escape your subconscious in this psychological puzzle adventure. Explore a surreal, non-linear dreamworld filled with deadly traps and mind-bending puzzles. Navigate your way back to consciousness to reclaim your life... before it slips away forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Psychological 20.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9%
A puzzle platformer where you collect Elements and use their powers to move around in various ways. Each Element you collect becomes the next one you use, so pay attention to the order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Open World 15.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Cute 8.1%, Mystery 6.7%
Little Picnic is a relaxing open-world adventure set on a peaceful rural island in South Korea’s southern sea. Spend your summer vacation at your grandmother’s home, explore the island freely, meet its residents, and relive the quiet magic of childhood summers.
Why similar: Emotional 24.5%, Open World 20%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Relaxing 10.8%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Retro 12%, Mystery 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Puzzle 8%
After a mysterious flash of light, Jennifer, a magic student, finds herself trapped in a cursed floating castle. Explore the castle’s interiors in search of a way to escape...
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Cartoony 12.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Pixel art metroidvania platformer about the adventures of a white kitten. Jumps, coins, keys, funny opponents, secret doors - all that. There is even dialogue and a plot.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Comedy 14.4%, Cartoony 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Open World 11.1%, Cute 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Three family-friendly point-and-click adventures starring lil’ Henry and Penny! With full voice acting, charming pixel art, and classic inventory-and-verb gameplay, this retro collection is packed with puzzles, humor, and heart for players of all ages.
Why similar: Family Friendly 18.5%, 1990's 15.7%, Retro 11.9%, Cartoony 10.8%, Comedy 10.2%
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: Emotional 17.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Open World 16.3%, Relaxing 12.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
Boxville 2 continues the adventure of cans living in a box city. Two friends were setting up fireworks for the city celebration, but a mistake caused chaos and one friend went missing. Now our hero must explore Boxville and beyond to fix everything and find his friend.
Why similar: Cartoony 13.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Comedy 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%
An exhilarating action-adventure game set in a vibrant retro-futuristic universe. Embark on daring interstellar journeys, uncovering new worlds, and battling formidable alien adversaries. Upgrade your ship and abilities as you explore the vastness of space to save the Galaxy from a hidden threat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, 1990's 17.7%, Open World 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Cartoony 8.6%
Return to the island of your childhood and relive fragments of your lost memories. Discover what your grandfather wanted you to remember.
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Emotional 18.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Open World 10.4%, Relaxing 7.7%
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 48.8%, Open World 11.7%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: 1990's 22.1%, Mystery 17.5%, Retro 16.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Help a turnip reach the stars in this award-winning 1-bit metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Open World 13.2%, Cute 8.7%, Retro 7.1%, Adventure 6.8%
Tac-Tums: DreamQuest is a cozy but challenging pixel art action-platformer. A young boy enters his dreams to rescue his Yaya. Explore magical worlds inspired by Venezuela, overcome enemies, puzzles, and platforming challenges, discover new powers as you advance through this retro adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Emotional 11.1%, 1990's 9.9%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Cute 7.3%
A 2D top-down exploration adventure with no map and no markers. Fall into a lonely seaside cove, find a magic leaf beneath a shriveled lotus tree, and learn to jump, swim, and dash your way toward the chapel. The way out is a puzzle, and the cove is hiding more than it shows.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Retro 11%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 9%
What should have been an ordinary morning takes an unexpected turn when a letter Minsu wanted to deliver changes the course of his day. 1daYs is a 2D pixel-art narrative adventure about small incidents and mysteries hidden within everyday life.
Why similar: Comedy 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Emotional 10.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, 1990's 10%
A psychological and atmospheric 2D puzzle-platform adventure. Solve puzzles, explore shifting environments, and follow the traces of your own story among forgotten memories.
Why similar: Psychological 31.2%, Emotional 20.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
Marron's Day is a silly pocket-sized adventure where you're a bunny trying to save the town festival! Help out your animal friends, play cute minigames, and explore this cosy and retro pixel-art town.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Cute 10.1%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cute 8.1%, Adventure 6.5%
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10%, Cartoony 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Psychological 20.8%, Open World 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Exploration 6.8%
A preview for Epiphany City- a creative puzzle game where you use magical picture frames to manipulate the world. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she imagines new objects & reframes old ones to fulfill a sacred prophecy. Turn paintings to real life, change time, & save the world.
Why similar: Emotional 14.3%, Comedy 13.5%, Cartoony 10.9%, Puzzle 10%, Family Friendly 9%
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Retro 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 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 47.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Emotional 9.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Cute 7.1%
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Open World 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 7.7%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Open World 13.6%, Retro 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, 1990's 15.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
