- #1 Dex
97% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Metroidvania 15.8%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, RPG 7%
- #2 ANNO: Mutationem
96% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.8%, Action RPG 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, RPG 8.5%
- #3 Eastward
96% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Action RPG 24.7%, JRPG 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #4 REDO!
95% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Adventure 10.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #5 Iconoclasts
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.7%
- #6 LunarLux
94% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2023
Dev: CosmicNobab GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
Why similar: Action RPG 23.9%, JRPG 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, RPG 10.3%
- #7 CrossCode
93% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Action RPG 33.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, JRPG 10.3%, RPG 7.5%
- #8 Virtua Unlimited Project
92% matchVery Positive92% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: Action RPG 37.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, RPG 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #9 Lost Nova
91% matchVery Positive92% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Action RPG 35.2%, Female Protagonist 27%, Story Rich 16%, 2D 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #10 Worldless
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,547 reviews2023
Dev: Noname StudiosPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Action RPG 27.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, RPG 5.6%
- #11 Neon Blight
90% matchMixed41% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bleeding TapesPub: indie.io
Windows
Welcome to Eden, the old town district beneath the megacity. Fight through dystopian cyberspace, collect hundreds of firearms, establish an exotic black market gun store, cater to other cyberpunk runners, and work towards the ultimate payday in this neon-rogue-lite, store management, shoot ‘em up.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #12 Transiruby
88% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #13 Magical Delicacy
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: SkaulePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
Why similar: Cooking 42.1%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #14 Even the Ocean
89% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Story Rich 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Adventure 10.2%
- #15 Everreach: Project Eden
89% matchMixed47% of 629 reviews2019
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
Why similar: RPG 33%, Female Protagonist 25%, Action RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 5.1%
- #16 Kandria
86% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.9%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #17 NYKRA: Before
86% matchMixed61% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: ENDESGA
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi platformer game, set in the first born galaxy of the Heptaverse: Nykra. You travel the ancient and abandoned planets in the hopes to find the origins of your existence.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.3%, RPG 27.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #18 Aeruta
82% matchVery Positive95% of 2,211 reviews2025
Dev: FromDawn GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A bread revolution across the world now begins! Aeruta is a side-scrolling action game with a shop management twist, fight monsters for materials and use them to make breads, then finally make the deserted town popular again!
Why similar: Cooking 35.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, RPG 8.8%
- #19 Rebel Transmute
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #20 Alice Escaped!
84% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #21 MARS 2120
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 6.2%
- #22 Chronicles of Teddy
85% matchMixed70% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action RPG 9.3%, RPG 8.9%
- #23 Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
82% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Turkey GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, JRPG 17.8%, Action RPG 17.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #24 Final Frontier Story
81% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Dodge lasers and explore! Planetary Development Simulation
Why similar: Simulation 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #25 Extra Coin
80% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: CINIC Games
Windows
Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.8%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #26 Chef RPG
78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Cooking 45.4%, Action RPG 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, RPG 10.6%, Simulation 7.4%
- #27 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #28 Smelter
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: X PLUS Co., Ltd.Pub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Simulation 10.8%
- #29 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
79% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.4%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #30 Phoenotopia: Awakening
76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,763 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, JRPG 23.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #31 Darxanadon
77% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Action RPG 22.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #32 Under The Island
72% matchVery Positive93% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Action RPG 33.8%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, RPG 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #33 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
74% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #34 The Abandoned Planet
73% matchVery Positive94% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Dexter Team GamesPub: Snapbreak
Windows · Mac · Linux
A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Story Rich 19.5%, 2D 11.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #35 Gilded Shadows
75% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2022
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #36 Project Mercury
78% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 60.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #37 FLAM EVAW
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,478 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Action RPG 16.2%, RPG 13%, Simulation 12.2%
- #38 Maid Cafe on Electric Street
73% matchVery Positive86% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Adventurer's TavernPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.
Why similar: Cooking 29.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, RPG 9.2%
- #39 INAYAH - Life after Gods
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Cyberpunk 26.4%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, 2D 5.2%
- #40 Shattered Planet
77% matchMixed68% of 655 reviews2014
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Female Protagonist 32.9%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 11.2%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #41 Ankora: Lost Days
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.8%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, RPG 7.6%
- #42 Doloc Town
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,208 reviews2025
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.
Why similar: Cooking 35.5%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #43 Planet Diver
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fabraz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Planet Diver is about an adventurous daredevil tackling her newest obsession: Interstellar wing suit diving. With her close robotic companion Buddy she'll travel across space to seek out the most dangerous planets and their respective chasms to dive in.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 53.3%, Pixel Graphics 46.7%
- #44 Gato Roboto
72% 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 53.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Adventure 6.5%, 2D 6.4%
- #45 Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop
70% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows · Linux
Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%
- #46 Paradox Soul
75% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Adventure 9%, 2D 6.8%
- #47 Cook Serve Forever
70% matchMixed67% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bathe in the sights, sounds, and smells of Cook Serve Forever, a narrative-focused cooking adventure where you serve food to the hungry masses on your quest for greatness.
Why similar: Cooking 48.1%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Simulation 10.7%, 2D 6.2%
- #48 子夜之章:历史的终局~MidNights of Desperado~
71% matchVery Positive98% of 305 reviews2021
Dev: 银阼Pub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #49 Pixel Cafe
69% matchVery Positive92% of 811 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Cooking 32.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #50 TEVI
68% matchVery Positive89% of 3,852 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #51 CRYMACHINA
68% matchVery Positive86% of 703 reviews2023
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become “Real Humans''. But what does it mean to be a “Real Human”?
Why similar: Action RPG 29.7%, JRPG 27.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, RPG 9.9%
- #52 World End Diner
67% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Cooking 59.7%, Simulation 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, 2D 6.3%, Adventure 5.3%
- #53 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
67% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: DeskClub Games
Windows
This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Simulation 29.9%, Adventure 17.6%, RPG 9.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #54 CODE: PANDORA
70% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Towndarktales
Windows · Linux
In the remotest galaxy, in the dystopian Medusa nebula, the colonies lose contact with the empire. After discovering that the source of the interference is the mysterious planet Pandora, the techno-magi send Sergeant Dripley to restore communication with the empire.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.9%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 18.5%, 2D 7.6%
- #55 Kotama and Academy Citadel
66% matchVery Positive81% of 2,225 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Action RPG 19.4%, JRPG 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #56 Cafeteria Nipponica
69% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!
Why similar: Cooking 45.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Simulation 10.4%, RPG 9.8%
- #57 ITORAH
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #58 The Sundew
67% matchVery Positive87% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #59 Glimmer in Mirror
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 913 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Action RPG 17.4%, JRPG 17.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%