Games like Maya Star

Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom! Three heroic explorers wander the post-apocalyptic desert on a mission to save their village from despair. They soon find a dark, twisted tower that has risen from the depths of the planet and seemingly h…

Demon Peak is a 2D action-platformer Metroidvania, focused on close combat and movement abilities. Explore interconnected areas to discover abilities, powerups, and bosses, with hand-painted pixel art and a 30-minute soundtrack. This game is a student project filled with numerous abilities, enemies, and rooms for players to enjoy.

Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.

"Moonscars is a single-player Hack and Slash game with exceptional mechanics, masterful graphics, and delightful music, but has lots of grinding and is very buggy. As the clayborne warrior Grey Irma, players battle relentless darkness in a painterly 2D world, mastering new abilities to progress and uncovering truths about their existence. Explore shadows, sharpen combat skills, and unearth a dark fantasy tale in this atmospheric adventure."

"Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial" is a 2.5D side-scroller roguelite game with smooth controls and soul-like actions. Erza, the heroine, fights her way up in a giant tower with random modules and different terrains, restarting at the original start each time she dies due to a contract with a demon. Each weapon has its own combo, and the classic order system from Castlevania is featured.

"Lone Fungus" is a Metroidvania game where you explore a mushroom-built world as the last surviving mushroom. The Early Access version features 10 unique areas with distinctive enemies and obstacles, and encourages exploration with meaningful upgrades such as Relics, Emblems, Health, and Mindpoints. Join the developer's Discord to provide feedback and receive updates on future content.

"Cathedral is a single-player Fantasy Platformer game with a good story, exceptional gameplay, beautiful graphics, and phenomenal music. Explore a vast world full of secrets, hidden rooms, dungeons, and towns, featuring over 600 rooms. Embark on a journey to find five elemental orbs protected by fearsome guardians, acquiring magical items to reach new areas, towns, and dungeons."

"Beholgar is a single-player fantasy platformer Metroidvania game with stellar graphics and an awesome soundtrack. As a barbarian, you must save the world from an evil god by exploring caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles, and battling ferocious beasts. Gain new skills, abilities, and magic rings, and vanquish ancient creatures on your quest to find weapons, items, and abilities."

"MindSeize is a single-player Metroidvania shooter game with stunning 16-bit pixel graphics, set in a sci-fi universe where you play as a crippled private investigator seeking to rescue your daughter's mind from a dangerous criminal organization. Experience smooth and fast-paced action with a phenomenal soundtrack while exploring four unique planets filled with dangers and secrets. However, be aware of bugs that can affect the gameplay experience."

"Aeterna Noctis" is a single-player fantasy Metroidvania game with excellent storytelling, stellar mechanics, outstanding graphics, and a good soundtrack. As the King of Darkness, players explore 16 connected areas in a challenging journey to regain powers, battling enemies and overcoming treacherous platform sections. The game's unique atmosphere and wholesome story stem from an epic creation myth, where two rebellious leaders are cursed to fight for eternity by the all-powerful Chaos.