Games like Roving in the Dark

"Castle In The Darkness" is a challenging 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Battle monsters, find weapons and upgrades, and overcome platforming obstacles in a large interconnected world. With over 100 enemy types, 20 boss battles, and a New Game+ mode, there's plenty of content to explore.

"Infernax is a platformer game with single-player and local co-op modes, offering a dangerous open world, challenging dungeon crawls, and customizable leveling. Your choices in this gory, humorous adventure affect the story's outcome, while plenty of secrets, monsters, and boss battles guarantee high replay value."

"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."

In Alwa's Awakening, play as Zoe, a heroine from another world, and bring peace to Alwa with your magic staff. Explore the open world, solve puzzles, and navigate through 400 unique rooms in this 8-bit adventure game. With its authentic 8-bit look, catchy chiptune soundtrack, and challenging gameplay, this retro-style game is sure to bring you back to the NES era.

"Super Win the Game" is a nostalgic platformer and sequel to "You Have to Win the Game." It features open-ended exploration of a large world, powerups, hidden treasures, and abilities. The game offers adjustable CRT television simulation, speedrun courses with leaderboards, and a randomized game mode for replayability. Additionally, it includes Steam integration for access and challenges.

"Journey to the Savage Planet" is a shooter game that can be played in single-player or co-op mode for up to 2 players. As a recruit for Kindred Aerospace, you explore the planet ARY-26 to determine its suitability for humans, using tools like a laser pistol and 3D printer to interact with the strange flora and fauna. The game features bonus mysteries to solve and promises a cost-effective space exploration experience.

"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."

In "Corn Kidz 64," Seve the one-horned goat, tormented by a recurring dream, must confront a problem in the palindrome-themed town of Wolloh's Hollow with the help of his friend Alexis. This 3D platformer, reminiscent of 64-bit classics, offers a smaller and larger world, tower worlds, and a hub with bonus stages. The game features enemies, NPCs, a boss battle, a dynamic soundtrack, and weightier physics, providing approximately 4-8 hours of gameplay.

The Messenger is a challenging platformer with retro-inspired pixel art. As a demon-slaying ninja, traverse a cursed land, switch between time periods, and discover the truth behind a mysterious scroll. With precise controls, clever level design, and a witty narrative, this game offers a unique and satisfying experience.

SteamWorld Dig is a platform mining adventure game set in a steampunk-inspired world. As Rusty, a lone steam-powered robot, you'll dig deep into the earth in search of riches and WHAT HIDES IN THE DARK. Uncover ancient secrets, defeat enemies, and upgrade your equipment to reach new depths. Your goal: to solve the mystery of the town's origin.