Games like Mario's adventure story

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Experience the strange journey of Brad and Janet like never before in this wild and wacky retro platform game adaptation of Richard O'Brien's legendary rock'n'roll musical. Run and jump through Frank-N-Furter's mansion of madness with authentic classic sidescrolling platform gameplay. Take on the mansion's tricks and traps in challenging classic platforming action, and with infinite retries, you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rocky Horror Show Video Game.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,195 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans in this follow up to Super Bernie World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitsune Tails.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 4,311 reviews

The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were the Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great-great-grandfather Elias, their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roottrees are Dead.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Toki Tori 2 is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore a lush forest island inhabited by strange creatures. Whistle and stomp to influence their behavior, and solve the puzzles. But what's up with that black goo? It's threatening your home world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toki Tori 2.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,098 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 10 reviews

[Media 2155028] DESCRIPTION: Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure game with timing-based combat. It tells an intriguing and mysterious story, full of silly characters brimming with... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underhero.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,120 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

Enter the wondrous world of Wuppo! Fight numerous enemies, collect countless items, and solve immersive puzzles, all while exploring the detailed history of the world in your quest to find a new home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wuppo.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 19,114 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 9 reviews

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shovel Knight.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 50,188 reviews

Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players locally or up to two players online If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rivals of Aether.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,180 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaze and the Wild Masks.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Listen to the beat to navigate obstacles and escape the mansion in this mini-metroidvania inspired by Peranakan culture! Talk to strange and funny ghosts, and help them with their problems. Fill your journal with what you learn and see. You may just uncover the secret behind the mansion... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After School Afterlife.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Jump into adventure in Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut, a love letter to platformers! Play in single-player or couch co-op, and enjoy 8 colorful worlds, classic platforming challenges, and music by legendary composer David Wise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization

85% User Score Based on 210 reviews

Oh Baby! It's race time! Welcome to OH BABY! KART, racing like you've never seen before! Innovative drift boost and extreme capabilities! Choose your driver, customize your kart, and get ready to race! Ultimate drifting capabilities Speed boosts? Rockets? Freezing booms and booms? Choose your style and play! Collect them all? Collect them all! Whales, Butters, and fast cars! There are karts f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oh Baby Kart.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

100% User Score Based on 94 reviews

What... IS this?It's a spoon. And yet, it's also a fork. Or is it either? It's a video game-type thing developed by Skye June (a.k.a. "Thunder Dragon").  A console-styled platformer with an action-adventure feel, complete with an expansive storyline featuring multifaceted characters across a widely varied world. Each new level is completely unique from the last. With an emphasis on va… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycutlery.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 327 reviews

In Quest Master, your wildest dungeon designs come alive and beckon adventurers from around the globe to test their mettle. It's a world where your imagination reigns supreme, and every challenge you craft is a siren call to glory-seekers eager for the thrill of your creation! MAKE YOUR OWN DUNGEONS An endless canvas. Add additional floors to your dungeon and make them as big as you can imag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quest Master.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

100% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Exist in the world as a queer little animal. Toss berries at grumpy critters to cheer them up, and try your best to help out the mysterious Lightbearer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunfluffs.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Juan's been banished to the prototype version of his game! He’s gone from a colorful 16-bit hero to a tiny 1-bit homie. Help him platform his way back in this narrative action-platformer—with Juan himself teaching you how to control him through this mini-metroidvania! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prototype Juan: A Tale of Two Mundos.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

99% User Score Based on 2,411 reviews

The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Children of Clay.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,147 reviews

Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ratatan.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

62% User Score Based on 480 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

The once peaceful land of Ancaria is in grave danger. The evil Ashen empire has enslaved its population and is using the orc-like Grimmoc to wipe out the Seraphim, who swore to protect it. In order to defeat the empire you will have to prove yourself as a warrior by riding terrifying mounts, acquiring earth shattering skills and looting powerful weapons and valuable treasures. Grab your friends … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sacred Citadel.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 194 reviews

You are PETER SHORTS! Grilling on a Saturday afternoon, Peter is ambushed and captured by a top-secret agency, who seek to use his DNA for cloning experiments. Can you help Peter (and his newly-cloned brethren) escape? EXPLORE the facility in this Metroidvania beat-em-up hybrid Find and K.O. rogue PETER CLONES, and let BUG take them to safety P2 can join as BUG, who can drop egg-bombs and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You are Peter Shorts.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 585 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 7 reviews

The Angry Video Game Nerd has been sucked into Game Land! It's up to you to guide him through three terrible and treacherous retro game worlds! Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and Angry Video Game Nerd II: Assimilation come together for the ultimate Nerd experience! This is the definitive way to play the series... and more! This deluxe collection brings you every stage from both of famously tou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 3,011 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 14 reviews

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 30XX.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 1,149 reviews

Murders on Yangtze River is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th-century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. With c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 457 reviews

Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkulinati.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 4,750 reviews

Use only your mouse (or gamepad) to control your climber's hands to pull yourself up an enormous, treacherous mountain full of challenges and surprises. Watch out for slippery surfaces as you make your way towards the peak. Eternal glory and a wonderful gift awaits all climbers who manage to reach the top! Enjoy: Punishing but not impossible gameplay. Practice makes perfect. No filler, every obsta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Difficult Game About Climbing.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 8 reviews

Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ebenezer and the Invisible World.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 166 reviews

The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside the eye of an artist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Master's Pupil.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Choose your faction. Choose your heroes. Choose your troops. Conquer lands, create kingdoms, and destroy your enemies. All the lands of Callasia are yours to dominate in this original strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Callasia.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

66% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 7 reviews

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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbuddies DX.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

68% User Score Based on 943 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8BitBoy.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 25,053 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 3 reviews

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Tycoon.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

76% User Score Based on 149 reviews

Satisfy your appetite for destruction in this roguelite RPG shooter where you must eat to powerup your character, weapons, and abilities. Consume strange species to add new entries to DarwinCorp’s mysterious Compendium. Catalyze crafting fermentations in your belly by eating enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bite The Bullet.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

37% User Score Based on 712 reviews

Take Canyon Capers, and add football to it... an all new way to play a classic retro platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Canyon Capers.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 3,669 reviews

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour. You explore a dangerous grey land, unearthing coloured fragments on a journey to find your missing mother. As obstacles match the background, they disappear, creating new and exciting puzzles - full of peril, mystery… and colours unseen If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hue.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

50% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

Dinocide is a classic NES inspired old-school single-player platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world. Dinocide tries to capture the drive and fun of that era and recreate it in a modern way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinocide.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

91% User Score Based on 258 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunblaze.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 4,778 reviews

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force. There's trouble around every turn, from insects to giant robots to sheer explosive destruction, but you'll have a variety of special fighting abilities to blast your way through each stage. As Lilac, you can use Dragon powers to whip enemies with your hair, spin like a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freedom Planet.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 408 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A finalist for "Best Indie Game" at the Canadian Videogame Awards, Planet of the Eyes tells the tale of a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet. A stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score and fully voiced audio logs will sweep you away on the immersive journey of a lone robot in an unknown world If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet of the Eyes.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,656 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 45 reviews

Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time. Punch your way through a whole new Metroid-vania style world and try to save the Mexiverse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guacamelee! 2.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

89% User Score Based on 1,936 reviews

Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home! As the game's protagonist, you'll travel to famous Japanese sightseeing spots in the company of a pair of beautiful young sisters. The girls will describe the spots, take you out to dinner, and grow closer to you throughout your travels. The thrill of taking a trip throug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go! Go! Nippon!: My First Trip to Japan.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,668 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 4 reviews

Outland 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outland.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 821 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 4 reviews

Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shank.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development

96% User Score Based on 250 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

Demon Turf is back and better than ever! Join Beebz in this neon lit adventure where speedy platforming reigns supreme! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Turf: Neon Splash.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 3,162 reviews

Find out what unlikely events take place in this alternate history region of Slovak Highlands. This land is ravaged by Hussite pillagers and Ottoman spies while surreal horrors dwell in the dark. It's now up to Pavol, a fair knight with alcohol problems, to gather a party and stop those who oppose our kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Felvidek.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

74% User Score Based on 1,045 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a platform game developed by Black Forest Games for Microsoft Windows. It is the successor to the 1987 Commodore 64 title The Great Giana Sisters and sequel to the 2009 re-imagining Giana Sisters DS. The game was funded through crowdfunding website Kickstarter, reaching its goal of $150,000. In addition to the Windows release, a console port has been released on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

85% User Score Based on 844 reviews

The adventures of Bloody Trapland is back! Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online. This is a challenging, yet simple game that anyone can enjoy, whether y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,746 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airscape: The Fall of Gravity.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

71% User Score Based on 464 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 23 reviews

Brawlout is the competitive platform fighter, designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brawlout.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

HopDodge is bringing back classic grid based platforming, with a new twist! Hop around on the back plane, and dodge spikes, wolves, and cannons in the foreground. Every level is built using an in-game editor, so players can create their own limitless content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HopDodge.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

96% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Kuso, the sequel to Love, is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. You find yourself in a minimalist world and with only the ability to run and jump, as well as the option to leave a checkpoint on any solid ground. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, and swinging axes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOVE 2: kuso.