
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D.

Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape

Axiom Verge
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Zexion
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Cyberpunk 5.8%
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Nonlinear 12%, Robots 10%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Space 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Space 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 7.3%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Dystopian 9.7%
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Nonlinear 16%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.9%
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 8%
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Science 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Metroidvania 10.4%, Platformer 9.9%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Side Scroller 18.6%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%
Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Gun Customization 17.9%, Nonlinear 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Robots 8.9%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.6%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Dystopian 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.3%
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Nonlinear 14%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 6.9%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Sci-fi 21%, 2D 15.9%, Action 14.1%
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
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 30.5%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Space 9.3%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Survival 8.7%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Action 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.9%
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 7.9%, Robots 5.7%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Robots 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 12.8%, Robots 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Action 14%, Space 11.1%
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 9.1%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.1%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Dystopian 46.4%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Survival 20.4%, Action 9.9%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.9%, Platformer 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 7.2%
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.3%
Fly through the sky! Rain down fire on the enemy forces from above! Enjoy solid combat and simple non-linear exploration in this high flying side-scrolling action shooter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Science 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Platformer 9.4%
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 29.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.1%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 4.4%, Action 3.3%
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.9%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Platformer 18.7%, Dystopian 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10%
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Robots 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Action 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 7.9%
As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 100%
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Side Scroller 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10%
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Nonlinear 15.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.5%
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Robots 15%, Action 9.1%
EXPLORE-EQUIP-ESCAPE!With its potent blend of twin-stick shooting, exploration and customization, HEXODIUS invites players to explore the vast complex, equip their drone with powerful items and upgrades, and ultimately escape the clutches of the deadly enemy droids in a blaze of laser fire!
Why similar: Action 100%
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.2%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Dystopian 19.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Dystopian 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 8.9%
Slide, jump and shoot in 8 directions in this explosive Run 'n Gun for up to 3 players! Swap weapons in real time, activate insane specials and take on alien bosses in an action-packed invasion of retro mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Cyberpunk 21.9%, Side Scroller 20.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.8%
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 15.5%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Dystopian 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
Anopek is a genre mashup of metroidvania and retro first-person shooter. You explore a massive temple, solving ancient puzzles and defeating cunning bosses, all while uncovering the relics of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Action 17.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, 2D 4.6%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Dystopian 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Nonlinear 22.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Space 9.8%, Action 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Side Scroller 20.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 6.4%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 5.9%, 2D 5.6%
Cube Gothic is a Story-driven Shoot 'em up Adventure. Shooting enemies and dodging projectiles while solving simple puzzles and trying to comprehend the surreal plot - these are the challenges you'll be facing in Cube Gothic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Side Scroller 27.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Action 6.4%
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 21.4%, Cyberpunk 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Robots 11%