Games like Ruins of the Deep

This is my entry to Boss Bash Jam whose theme is Spin 2 Win. You play as Berko, Blue robot armed with gun and axe. Defeat bosses and enemies in Planet Barshen. Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon - X = Shoots(Gun)/Slash (Axe) - Z = Jumps - C = Swaps weapon - A = Spins a roulette (only when roulette icon appears) - Enter = Confirm/Pause the game. - F8 = Take a screenshot. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barshen Bash.

This is my entry for  Random Jam whose theme is Just Two. (for some unknown reason, my submission didn't make it into the jam) This is spinoff of my other game : Barshen Bash. Story: You play as Kandor, Green robot armed with gun. Defeat bosses and enemies in underground temple of Planet Barshen. Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon. - X = Shoots - Z = Jumps - C = Dashes f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barshen Below.

This is my entry for Brackeys Game Jam 2024.2 whose theme is Calm Before The Storm. Story: You play as Valc, female raider fighting in Planet Barshen. Fight enemies and bosses but don't forget to collect coins to upgrade yourself. Because, once the calm is over, enemies will storm in and you need those upgrades to survive! Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon - X … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barshen Blizzard.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

37% User Score Based on 284 reviews

Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a medroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Soul.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 390 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

Skelly Selest is a score-attack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skelly Selest.

This is my entry for Boss Bash Jam 3 whose theme is Again And Again. You play as Garrik, Raider armed with axe. Bash and beat beast enemies and bosses in Planet Barshen. Can you beat them all? Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim axe - X = Slash - Z = Jump - Enter = Confirm/Pause the game. - F8 = Take a screenshot. Features: - Can aim, slash and shoot in 8 directions. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barshen Beasts.

This is my entry for Ludum Dare 57 whose theme is Depths.  Collect crystals to win each level while surviving assault from depths creatures. However, you could earn more crystals by feeding them to sea flowers. Purchase upgrades if needed. Can you survive all levels? Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon - X = Shoots Harpoons. - Z = Shoots Crystals that you've collected. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystal Collector.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Alice Escaped is a 2D action and exploration game. Follow the advenctures of the two girls Usada and Kotora who wander into a strange world of grimoires, chasing after "Alice". What awaits them there are mysterious characters based off of Alice in Wonderland: the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Humpty Dumpty — but are they really the enemy? And why does the White Rabbit guiding them have a zipp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice Escaped!.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 709 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 10 reviews

A Robot Named Fight is a metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated, labyrinth each playthrough and discover randomized power ups that allow you to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Robot Named Fight.

 This is my entry for GMTK Game Jam 2025 whose theme is Loop.  Oh no, you are trapped in Planet Robz in a strange loop!! The only way to break free from the loop is by collecting special orbs. Can you break free from the loop? Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon - X = Shoots Bullets - Z = Jumps - C = Shoots Shields - Enter = Confirm/Pause the game. - F8 = Take a scre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loop Troop.

This is my entry for Ludum Dare 56 whose theme is Tiny Creatures.  You are a white bat helping Cunies to find berries to eat. Shoot big fruits to produce berries for cunies to eat. The more berry they eat, the more score you'd get.  BTW the cunies are afraid of you and other flying creatures and will run away. Protect the cunies from enemies while getting food for them. Control scheme: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cute Cunies.

 This is my entry for Mockup Game Jam hosted by orangepixels.  Play as nameless Gunman armed with a gun. Run n gun your way through enemies and defeat the boss at the end. Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim weapon. - X = Shoots. - Z = Jumps. - C = Reloads gun. - Enter = Confirm/Pause the game. - F8 = Take a screenshot. Features: - Can aim and shoot in 8 directions. - Random leve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunman.

This is my entry to Vim Jam 2 whose theme is : On The Edge and requires Boss . Story: Blobo is taking a good nap until a band of demons attacked. He decided to get rid of those demons for good so he can resume his nap. Controls: NumPad keys = move Blobo and aim shots X = Shoot (can aim and shoot in 8 directions) Z = Jump (can shoot while jumping) Down+Z = Drop off platform Enter = Pause (opens … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Langit Lands.

This is my entry for Palette Jam 2 whose theme is Break.  This entry also incorporates themes from 2 other 8 bit to Infinity jams which are : On the edge and Underground. Story: A robot who has fallen into an abandoned underground mine. It needs to find upgrades in order to access new areas and finally escape from the mine. The mine is moderately unstable so exploring could be dangerous and put th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minetroid.

This is my entry for Brackeys Game Jam 2022 whose theme is You're not Alone. Story: You has fallen into an underground caves. You need to find upgrades in order to access new areas and finally escape from the caves. These caves are scary and you can't help but feel that someone or something is watching you. Controls: NumPad keys = move Vimena and aim shots. Z = Jump. X = Shoot (can aim and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Guha.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

91% User Score Based on 373 reviews

Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zexion.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

81% User Score Based on 251 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action platformer with dynamic combat and heavy emphasis on exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mobius Machine.

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 63%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.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

76% User Score Based on 628 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

A Metroidvania Adventure Hunt If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dandara.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

94% User Score Based on 606 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Nuclear Blaze is a 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presenc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Blaze.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marrow.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

72% User Score Based on 341 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

A pixelated side-scrolling action adventure about exploring the decaying ruins of our species and fighting deadly sea-creatures in search of answers. Full Game Out Now! #GJGDC2017 The water rose... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 175 reviews

Maytroid is an action platformer with Metroidvania-like map system and ecchi gallery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maytroid.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

68% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 1 reviews

Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles of Teddy.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 1,572 reviews

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle In The Darkness.

 This is my entry to Boss Rush Jam 2025 whose theme is : Spin Story: You play as Braxus, a raider hunting for challenge. He arrived on planet Ruvor to challenge strong creatures to prove his might. How far can you go? can you defeat the strongest creature in Ruvor? Controls: NumPad keys = move hero and aim shots Z = Jump X = Shoot Axe (can aim and shoot in 8 directions) C = Shoot Shield (can… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruvor Rush.

This is my entry for Vim Jam 4 whose focus is Checkpoints and theme is Cross Paths. Story: You play as Gardor, guard robot armed with gun and axe. Your task is to prevent black invaders from passing through the check point you are guarding.  The invaders will either hide inside black boxes or directly walk/fly through the border. Destroy these black invaders on the spot! Control scheme: - Numpa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barshen Border.

6th June 2182, Mars The Space Station Factory orbiting the planet is undergoing an unprecedented mutiny. The main computer of the space station UNSS ASAMI has gone rougue during decommissioning and gained control of the guardian droids. After winning a short battle with the UN army dislocated on Mars, the rebellious mainframe is now pointing the station towards earth with its load of uncontained … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lester (C64).

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guns of Fury.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 368 reviews

Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartworm.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

73% User Score Based on 882 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 16 reviews

Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

86% User Score Based on 78 reviews

All manner of thing shall be wellWelcome to a compact, tightly packed Metroidvania, where the Square Aspect Ratio and Single Screen Level Design allows every one of the 200+ rooms to slot into the larger puzzle-box of the world; where secrets, exploits and sequence-breaking are built into the very foundation of the game; and where the overarching story doesn’t care too much which path you happen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

54% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

A side-scrolling Metroidvania-style underwater shooter focused on hunting boss monsters in post-apocalyptic ocean. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Atlantis.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

45% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Bitter Belief is an metroidvania game that with a very engaging story provides adventure and drama. Face monsters and different challenges as you travel through unknown lands in search of the magic eyes of stone to bring your exorcist father back to life, after having a contact with his spirit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bitter Belief.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization

82% User Score Based on 197 reviews

A run-and-gun action platformer where you level up everything! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cally's Caves 4.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 416 reviews

Dark Light is a Sci-fi 2D action-platformer, metroidvania, souls-like inspired game. Explore apocalypse cyberpunk world full of supernatural beings. Encounter and defeat creatures of darkness which are invisible to the naked eye, detected only with the light source of your drone. Experience the horror and feel their presence as they surround you. As a Dark-Hunter you were dropped into a wrecked wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Light.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

70% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

War is coming. How will you serve? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunmetal Arcadia.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

59% User Score Based on 90 reviews

[Media 2075031] Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceship Looter.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization

93% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Hargrave finds himself inside the walls of a mysterious labyrinth filled with strange robots. Find the way out, or find what's hidden deep inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hargrave.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

61% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Project Abyss is a 2D RPG survival game. Grab your mini-sub, and head to the deepest, darkest depths of the world! Explore the Abyss as you loot wreckages,earning money for upgrades; and buying sonar, drones etc. Swim with a variety of beautiful and deadly sea life inside and outside your submarine; unlocking new subs, commanding drones and more! Complete tasks to unlock new areas, uncover the my… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Abyss.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 1,263 reviews

Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Environmental Station Alpha.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,344 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 8 reviews

A classically-styled 2D side scrolling action game packed with adventure. You are a bipedal frog and a master of the Custodial Sciences, charged with the unenviable task of ridding your company's teleporters of strange black creatures. Fight for your life through a menagerie of unique monsters while getting your hands on exciting new tools of the trade. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kero Blaster.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

45% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements. You play as a demon hunter whose purpose is to survive in a dangerous dungeons. Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses. Enjoy mighty power-ups and deadly weapons! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obludia.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

85% User Score Based on 59 reviews

When the king declares that all food is now his, whatcha' gonna' do? Raise a skeleton slave to steal it back for you, of course! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bone Appetit.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 650 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

A metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Song of the Deep.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world sci-fi online multiplayer action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nienix.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

87% User Score Based on 1,448 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 773 reviews

A dark and arid hellscape inspired by the likes of Metroid Prime and Dark Souls, Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania set in an interconnected and nightmarish world. Explore a land that has been plagued with an eldritch infection, a horrible fog that blankets the world and turns it’s denizens into wretched mutants. Delve deep into the ruins of this plagued world and find a cure for this horrid bligh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vomitoreum.

This is my entry for Ludum Dare 58 whose theme is Tiny Collector.  This game is spinoff of Bird Bunch (Indirect Control Jam entry).  You play as Caw, a crow who likes to collect seeds and drop them into his nest. Collect all seeds in each stage to progress. Do not collect different colored seeds cause Caw can't carry different seeds at once. Control scheme: - Numpad keys = Move around and aim … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cawlector.

About:  Your entire fleet was wiped out by a seemingly endless army of aliens. You are the only remaining ship, fighting against thousands of enemies. Can you defeat swarms of aliens to gain the upgrades you'll need to return home? There are currently 10 levels, including one endless, one boss fight, and a tutorial with many more on the way, 3 unique enemies, and 5 unlockable weapons. Earn coins … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Evolution.