Games like 9 Years of Shadows
Looking for games like 9 Years of Shadows? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gestalt: Steam & Cinder, Vernal Edge or ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights.
1 76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability85% User Score 1,001 reviewsCritic Score 66%13 reviewsInspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world. Join Aletheia and a vibrant cast of characters as they find themselves embroiled in a race to discover the secrets of the massive, steam-powered city of Canaan, the last bastion of mankind. Unravel cen…
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81%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization80% User Score 520 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviewsVernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
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91%Game Brain Scoremusic, storygrinding, stability95% User Score 11,395 reviewsCritic Score 85%5 reviewsUnravel the mystery of the kingdom destroyed by the Rain of Death.
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74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability74% User Score 1,332 reviewsCritic Score 75%18 reviewsFight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability91% User Score 6,699 reviewsCritic Score 85%48 reviewsPenance Never Ends
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability87% User Score 917 reviewsCritic Score 72%22 reviewsBo is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania based in a colorful world of Japanese folklore. You play as a tiny fox spirit that grows from lotus blossom after being blessed by the moon god. Use your legendary bō staff to bounce and move fluidly through a delightfully-demonic east asian fever dream. Use the tight movement and reset system to reach areas efficiently and gracefully or recover chaotically while…
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability75% User Score 1,668 reviewsCritic Score 86%4 reviewsOutland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos. In-between Balance and Chaos stands one man, whose efforts will either bridge the ancient divide or doom the world to destruction. Outland is an ambitious 2D-platformer with a beautiful visual style and a unique, polarity-switching gameplay syst…
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76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability84% User Score 2,152 reviewsCritic Score 69%28 reviewsFind us: Steam | Twitter | Newsletter | Facebook [Media 4051545] Embark on an extraordinary journey through the desolated kingdom of Penumbra and discover the hidden secrets of this...
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79%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability79% User Score 1,024 reviewsCritic Score 78%24 reviewsThe retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), …
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74%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability73% User Score 478 reviewsCritic Score 75%18 reviewsThe Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
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