60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, Female Protagonist, Adventure.
From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Funny 7.8%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 5.8%, Cute 5.2%
Bursting with hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! The second installment of the super-exhilarating Metroidvania series is here!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Comic Book 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Cute 6.3%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Play as Cobra, the space pirate, in an action platformer. Along with Lady Armaroid, your loyal partner, and equipped with your iconic Psychogun, you must solve a mystery that could threaten the entire universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7%
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Anime 8.6%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Space 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.8%
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 22.8%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, 2.5D 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
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 24.5%, 2.5D 19%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Female Protagonist 17%, Side Scroller 5.1%, Anime 4.6%
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 29.7%, Side Scroller 18%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Funny 7.6%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Side Scroller 15%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Anime 8.1%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Platformer 21.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Action 13%, Space 11.1%
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, 2.5D 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Platformer 10%
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 29.3%, 2.5D 17.8%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 10%
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 38%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Platformer 8.9%
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 42.1%, Female Protagonist 17%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
The crazy comedy anime Null & Peta has been reborn as a thumb-threatening action adventure! Featuring sisterly cooperation, gorgeous event CGs—and plenty of secrets to explore!?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Action 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Anime 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 11.6%
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Exploration 8%
Game dev simulator! Now you can live it! Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a love letter to everything ATARI. Players are caught in a whacky time-traveling adventure as one of the main programmers at ATARI. Get INSIDE the gaming world to prevent history from being rewritten!
Why similar: Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 20%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Funny 11.4%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
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 32.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Space 10.6%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
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 50.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, 2D 5.4%, Exploration 5.2%
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 26.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.3%
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!
Why similar: Comic Book 29.8%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Anime 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Cute 8.8%
Tokino Sora zaps into another world mid-live! Join her Hololive friends in a thrilling Metroidvania-style action-adventure, blending 2D and 3D. Explore a mysterious realm, recover scattered items, and guide Sora’s epic tale to a dazzling finale!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Comic Book 19.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Anime 7.4%
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 22.1%, Platformer 21.8%, Space 14.7%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Action 8.8%
Dive into an explosive new RWBY adventure! Instantly switch between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and use their weapons and Semblances to battle a mysterious new threat in this in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7! Featuring a new song by Jeff Williams with vocals by Casey Lee Williams!
Why similar: 2.5D 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 8.3%
The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Anime 9.2%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Comic Book 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9.4%
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Space 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.9%
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 41.1%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Cute 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.4%, Action-Adventure 17%, Space 16.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.6%, Action-Adventure 26%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Action 12.7%, Anime 4.9%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Action 32.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Cute 9.1%, Colorful 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 33.3%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 9.9%
Embark on an epic 3D platforming collectathon adventure with Yooka and Laylee! Yooka-Replaylee is packed with new moves, more story, exciting challenges, hidden secrets, and more than double the collectibles to uncover. Can you help them rescue the world’s biggest treasure?
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Exploration 16.2%, Funny 14.4%, Cute 12.3%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Female Protagonist 25%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D 8.6%, Action 6.4%
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 32.6%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Anime 8.9%
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 21.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Platformer 18.1%, Anime 12.7%, Exploration 11.6%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%
Maiden Cops is a Beat'em Up full of classic, arcade-style action and ass kicking. Choose among the gorgeous Maiden Cops policewomen, tackle crime in Maiden City and enjoy premium-level pixel art and a breathtaking soundtrack.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.7%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 10.6%, Funny 9.9%
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: Female Protagonist 36.4%, Cyberpunk 13%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Anime 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Anime 9%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Funny 9.9%
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Cute 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.2%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Female Protagonist 24%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 4.8%, 2D 2.5%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Anime 8.2%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, 2.5D 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Platformer 9.3%
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
