- #1 Lucid Dream Simulator
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: R3Games
Windows
A very trippy escape room like game filled with puzzles, enemies, and many areas waiting to be explored!
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.6%, Adventure 18%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Colorful 7.6%
- #2 Mellow Island Mess
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joseph Mahon
Windows
Mellow Island Mess is a 2.5D retro-styled adventure game - run, jump, swim, and glide your way around the world to find and stop the slime that's spreading across the land. Help friends along the way, completing quests, uncovering secret areas and learning new abilities!
Why similar: 2.5D 24.2%, Metroidvania 20.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #3 Great God Grove
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,458 reviews2024
Dev: LimboLane
Windows · Mac
THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.5%, 2.5D 12.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #4 HYPERWORLD (Working Title)
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fluddformat
Windows · Mac
Far away, a strange world awaits you. Explore a vast network of rooms and paths, unlock new abilities, solve mysteries, make friends, discover secrets, and more in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, 2.5D 20.4%, Psychedelic 20.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #5 Fourmiworld
94% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Psychedelic 31%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Surreal 13%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%
- #6 Museful
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
Museful is a colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Colorful 7.9%
- #7 My Sweet Floating in the Void
92% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Andrea PuglisiPub: Oculus Digital
Windows · Mac
The game is a first-person puzzle adventure, with wacky and old-fashioned graphics, which will transport the player into a dreamlike, psychedelic world composed of an experimental game system that will challenge and test even the most experienced puzzle gamers in the industry.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Surreal 9.7%
- #8 Lila’s Sky Ark
91% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Monolith of MindsPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Psychedelic 23.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Surreal 7.3%
- #9 Slime Well
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice&WhalePub: YunheCulture
Windows
Slime Well is a Metroidvania-style puzzle game where players take control of a slime, skillfully using its abilities to solve puzzles, explore, and ultimately uncover the truth of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Psychedelic 30%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #10 Florarium
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
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 40.1%, Exploration 14%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Cute 5.8%
- #11 OctoQuest
89% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Your Infamous HarpPub: Your Infamous
Windows · Mac
Your Infamous Harp presents OctoQuest, a mash-up of your favorite retro NES games. Play as a highly evolved octopus on an eight-fold quest to retrieve extraterrestrial mushrooms from subterranean caves. Experience a cerebral journey through the ruins of mankind set to a bass-heavy soundtrack.
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.1%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Surreal 9.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #12 Wavekin
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: La Folie Studio
Windows
An ocean. Ruins. A song. Recover what silence has erased. You are the last hope of a civilization on the brink of oblivion, with your voice as your only tool. Dive, listen, awaken. Unarmed, guided only by your senses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Exploration 18.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #13 Ethereal Odyssey
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KU3 Dev
Windows · Linux
Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #14 The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,880 reviews2021
Dev: Trinity TeamPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, 2.5D 17.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #15 Educe
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tristen MacPherson
Windows · Mac
Educe is a 2D pixel art "Metroidbrainia" puzzle game where the world is your blueprint. Physically rearrange the screens of a forgotten laboratory to navigate a sprawling, non-linear maze. With no combat and a focus on logic, you must shift the environment itself to educe the path forward.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 15.5%
- #16 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, 2.5D 23.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Action-Adventure 4.9%, Hand-drawn 4.5%
- #17 Keeper
84% matchVery Positive92% of 863 reviews2025
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding
Why similar: Psychedelic 37.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #18 Blightseeker
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypernoodle Games
Windows
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 42.3%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Colorful 6.2%, Cute 5.8%
- #19 Crypt Custodian
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Cute 7.1%
- #20 Drilly Willis
85% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Private Pook Games
Windows · Linux
Drilly Willis has a drill for a head and mad guitar skills. Save music for eternity by fighting your enemies with a one-of-a-kind drillhead weapon, jam songs on your guitar to grant special powers and abilities, and explore an interconnected world of bizarre creatures!
Why similar: Psychedelic 32.5%, Metroidvania 27.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, Colorful 6.1%
- #21 Orin
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jumit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Orin is a fast-paced metroidvania inspired by the story of a valiant warrior in the enchanting Eldoria. Explore mighty ruins, fight malevolent enemies, and forge unexpected alliances in this captivating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2.5D 16.9%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 11%
- #22 Catie in MeowmeowLand
82% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: ARTilleryPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Family Friendly 6.6%
- #23 Nulphia
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #24 Cape Hideous
79% matchVery Positive99% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Jake CloverPub: Nonsense Machine
Windows
Amongst the motliest of all crews, an enigmatic woman prepares the ship to enter an intense thunderstorm raging in the middle of the ocean. What otherworldly mysteries lie within?
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.7%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Surreal 10.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #25 Islets
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Cute 7.4%
- #26 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
81% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #27 Astrodelia
79% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Iván Díaz BarriusoPub: Gata Estudio
Windows
Astrodelia, an explosion of colors and shapes inspired by Science Fiction of all time. Psychedelic space adventure with an evocative original soundtrack: test your ingenuity and skill, overcome puzzles and mazes, think outside the box to save the Solar System.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Colorful 5.8%
- #28 Spectacle: Worlds Unseen
78% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Change your surroundings in the blink of an eye. Wield powerful glasses that let you see and interact with the world in new ways. Spectacle is a surreal first-person puzzle game about observation, spatial reasoning, and lizards.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Surreal 7%
- #29 to a T
77% matchVery Positive87% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: uvula LLCPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
A charming, colorful adventure game from the creator of Katamari Damacy and the uvula team about a teen navigating life in a small town with their cute dog companion. While their body is stuck in a T-pose, they do their best to make the most of it.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 17.5%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Colorful 10.3%
- #30 Reclamation
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat Hair Games
Windows
A quirky claymation metroidvania
Why similar: 2.5D 21%, Adventure 19.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Metroidvania 9.7%
- #31 Ultra Strangeness
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a creative entity trapped in a mysterious box. Try to transform this strange world and defy the ominous titans to find your freedom.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Surreal 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #32 Cold Lazarus
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyrusTheVirus Studios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling odyssey with Lazarus amidst Nimbranumbra's asteroid islands. Encounter charismatic characters, explore ancient ruins, quaint villages, and brave the eerie 'Frameworks.' Battle foes, complete quests, and solve puzzles in this captivating hand-drawn fantasy epic!
Why similar: Psychedelic 29%, Metroidvania 28.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Adventure 9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #33 Orava
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LoLoimu
Windows
Orava is a point and click style 2.5D adventure puzzle game controlled by keyboard about a squirrel who wants to find their nut. Explore the mysterious forest, pick up items, solve puzzles and ask strange characters whether or not they have seen your precious nut. A charming, hand-painted adventure.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #34 Figment 2: Creed Valley
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Cute 7.5%
- #35 The Journey Home
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joey's Entertainment
Windows
Some answers can only be found by going within. In a world beyond the boundaries of time and space, your journey awaits.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.8%, 2.5D 23%, Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Colorful 5.8%
- #36 Frog's Adventure
74% matchVery Positive100% of 225 reviews2023
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You're a frog who just got given a brain! 🐸 Point-and-click your way through a hand-drawn world and solve puzzles, collect items and talk to other hexed animals. . . Can you lift the curse?
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, 2.5D 20.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10.4%
- #37 Brave Tales
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hrzn. Studios
Windows
Brave Tales is an isometric action metroidvania where you explore the vast world of Slavic mythology and your story decisions can alter your world and reshape your destiny. You play as Kolya, who is the only one to save the village from the pure evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #38 DREAMLANDER
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brad Donohoo
Windows
Welcome to a world of dreams and nightmares! Enter the dream and battle to restore order to a cursed land while trying not to lose your grip on reality. Meet a cast of unforgettable characters, including friends you'll hate to lose, and foes you'll love to hate.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.5%, Metroidvania 24.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #39 Candle Knight
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Dracma Studios
Windows
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, 2.5D 14.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #40 GREENFIELD
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Six Foot Giraffe
Windows · Mac
GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, 2.5D 21.9%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #41 Pages of Time: Prologue
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,877 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, 2.5D 15.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #42 Blackfield
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionary Games
Windows · Mac
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2.5D 21%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%
- #43 Deer Crusade
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #44 Papetura
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 10%, Surreal 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #45 Puppetmaster
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2.5D 17%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #46 Being Food
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hot_____Dog_
Windows · Linux
Being Food is a third-person, Bird Game. In this puzzle-platformer, you play as a cute bird named Oolahla in what starts seemingly like a normal bird day. Something is different about today, though... Do you know what it takes to be a bird? Will you survive the bird day?
Why similar: Psychedelic 35.2%, Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #47 Traveler's Refrain
68% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #48 The Ramsey
70% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 13%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #49 Dismantled Director's Cut
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Productions Pluie De Sang
Windows
Experience the game in its best form with the Director's Cut Edition. New graphics, new enemies, more weapons, more blood...
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, 2.5D 18.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 11.8%
- #50 Limos' Lair
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 39.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #51 Stoatman
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Cute 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #52 Legends of Cumans
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Cuman Legacy
Windows
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 34.8%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Colorful 7.6%
- #53 The Elementum
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Baturalp ÖZMEN
Windows
Tactical combat powered by combo-based spellcasting and elemental reactions. Explore, grow stronger, and unlock sealed-off areas.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, 2.5D 7.8%
- #54 Shifting Lunacy
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hulucats Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychiatrist begins her first night shift during apocalyptic rumors. Patients with severe and varied conditions demand constant attention, while unexpected incidents push the nights into strange, surreal chaos.
Why similar: Psychedelic 47.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #55 Kube
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rémi Fusade
Windows
Kube is a 2D platformer where you'll have to think in 3D. Your perspective will change, but remember: gravity always pushes downward! Run, jump, and swim around a multitude of cubes. Meet creatures, avoid traps and solve puzzles in this game where each world you visit introduces fresh new mechanics.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.9%, Metroidvania 16.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #56 Time's Abyss
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: watasePub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
You're trapped in the office! Every time you leave, time resets and you find yourself back in the office. What secrets lie within the time loop, and can you successfully escape the office?
Why similar: Psychedelic 41.1%, Adventure 21%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 15.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #57 Doughby
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambiguous Interactive, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doughby, a little donut with big dreams is on a mission for his confectionery kin: to gather the rarest, strangest, most sought-after objects from across the whimsical world of Torlo.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #58 With Shining Eyes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.6%, Surreal 15.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 13.4%
- #59 Arrow Hood
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insane Squad Games
Windows
Unleash your destiny in a medieval fantasy open world realm. Battle through fierce foes in this top-down action-adventure with metroidvania elements. Be part of the rise of the Kingdom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, 2.5D 18.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10%