Games Like Xeodrifter

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 49.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Retro 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive modern homage to classic sci-fi metroidvanias, featuring deep exploration and unique weapon upgrades similar to Xeodrifter.

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 41.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Retro 8.6%, Side Scroller 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This short, punchy adventure captures the same tight, sci-fi action loop and retro aesthetic as Xeodrifter.

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 36.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a charming, interconnected world and a focus on exploration that feels very much in the spirit of Xeodrifter.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Difficult 5.8%, Retro 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a challenging, retro-styled sci-fi exploration experience with a heavy emphasis on secrets and boss encounters.

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%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Retro 9.8%, Difficult 9.6%, Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This modern metroidvania features a sci-fi setting and fluid combat that feels like a natural evolution of the genre.

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Side Scroller 9%, Difficult 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric sci-fi metroidvania that mirrors the lonely, interstellar exploration found in Xeodrifter.

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 27.2%, Action 8.8%, Platformer 8.1%, Indie 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-platformer that emphasizes combat and exploration in a way that aligns perfectly with the seed game.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 18.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.3%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at the core loop of exploring, upgrading your gear, and uncovering secrets in a beautifully realized environment.

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 43.8%, Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 8%, Exploration 6.6%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, accessible metroidvania experience with tight platforming and a focus on exploration across floating islands.

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 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Indie 5%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more story-driven, it features the same high-quality pixel art and action-platforming foundation as Xeodrifter.

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Retro 9.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Space 7.2%, 2D Platformer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled sci-fi metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and classic platforming challenges.

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the exploration-heavy nature of its predecessor with a focus on discovery and environmental puzzles.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Precision Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Retro 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game features excellent platforming mechanics and a vast, interconnected world that rewards curious players.

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, non-violent metroidvania that focuses on movement and exploration in a vibrant, alien setting.

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: Metroidvania 16.6%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends exploration with puzzle-solving in a sci-fi setting, appealing to those who enjoy the discovery aspect of Xeodrifter.

Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and time-based progression, capturing the sense of discovery found in Xeodrifter.

Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Space 10.9%, Retro 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a concise, retro-inspired space adventure that focuses on action and exploration in a compact world.

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 39.9%, Retro 12.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear exploration game that rewards players for navigating its interconnected, retro-styled world.

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 30.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Precision Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and exploration in a hostile space station environment.

A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 16%, Exploration 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Aliens 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the retro metroidvania genre that feels right at home alongside Xeodrifter's design philosophy.

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 11.5%, Difficult 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct love letter to retro sci-fi platformers, sharing the same aesthetic and challenge level as Xeodrifter.

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 39%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Side Scroller 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique companion mechanic and deep exploration that complements the style of Xeodrifter.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a pure, retro-action experience that captures the difficulty and charm of early 8-bit and 16-bit classics.

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Precision Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A monochromatic, retro-styled metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and challenging boss fights.

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Difficult 19.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it shares the atmospheric, sci-fi, and pixel-art qualities that make Xeodrifter special.

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 32.3%, Precision Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%

A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi action-platformer captures the retro aesthetic and exploration-heavy gameplay of the seed game.

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 54.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Action 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a focused, retro-styled exploration experience on a mysterious alien planet.

Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Side Scroller 4.4%, 2D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a well-structured metroidvania map and tight platforming that aligns with the gameplay feel of Xeodrifter.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Retro 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-adventure that focuses on exploration and character progression in a classic 2D world.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 17%, Precision Platformer 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Difficult 11.2%, Retro 10.1%

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Retro 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.1%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%

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 37.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

Why similar: Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Precision Platformer 12.4%, Retro 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 18.6%, Retro 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Difficult 4.1%

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Platformer 41.1%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Action 13.3%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 5.9%

Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

Why similar: Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Space 11.9%

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 49.4%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Retro 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Difficult 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Precision Platformer 9.5%

Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 17.9%, Retro 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 9.1%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Retro 28%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Indie 8.1%, 2D 7.1%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 6.7%

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 6.6%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Platformer 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Sci-fi 15%, Action 8%, Side Scroller 7.8%

Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 4.8%

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Platformer 14.1%, Retro 12%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 7.7%

Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Space 5.7%

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Action 4.1%

A retro story-rich metroidvania filled with unique and diverse abilities, and quirky, charming aliens and demons. Algol is witness to a catastrophe that sends the universe into disarray, uncover a mysterious evil plot and find many hidden rooms that test your skills.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Space 8.3%

A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Action 22.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 19.8%, Exploration 5.5%

An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

Why similar: Platformer 24%, Retro 17.8%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Action 6.3%, Exploration 6.1%

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 35%, Retro 11%, Precision Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.2%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Retro 12.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Precision Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Retro 13.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Difficult 7.8%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 25%, Difficult 7.7%, Side Scroller 5.2%, Retro 5%