Games like Rusted Moss

Zexion is a single-player science fiction action game where you play as space warrior Natu, exploring the vast planet Cypher-X72 to find the mysterious Zexion and save your home world. Featuring ingenious game mechanics like 8-directional shooting, unique upgrades, and epic boss battles, it offers an excellent story, wonderful graphics, and a captivating soundtrack. Uncover secrets, face deadly foes, and challenge galactic warlords in this thrilling adventure.

"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.

Environmental Station Alpha is a metroidvania-style action adventure game set in a futuristic, abandoned space station. As the lone surviving crew member, players must explore the station, solve puzzles, and battle roderent-like alien creatures to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the crew. The game features smooth controls, hand-drawn pixel art, and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack.

"BIOMORPH is a single-player Platformer game with marvelous story and gameplay, and great visuals. As the player, explore a vast world, solve puzzles, and fight enemies to take their shapes and use their powers. Upgrade your character and weapons as you fight through the challenging AI system, revealing surprising truths about your hero's origins."

"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.

In Vernal Edge, a Metroidvania-style game, play as Vernal, a young woman seeking her father in a mysterious kingdom of floating islands ruled by the Church of Aloe. Master Vernal's combos and explore diverse pixel art environments filled with secrets and powerful upgrades. Dynamic combat and engaging narrative await in this action-packed adventure.

"Haak is a single-player Platformer game with Metroidvania elements, set in a post-apocalyptic world with unique pixel graphics. As Haak, a traveler from the north, explore the land using your hook, dash, and charged slash to survive against dangerous mutants and dark forces. The hand-drawn retro-futuristic pixel world and intriguing story will keep you engaged through compelling gameplay and phenomenal music."

"Iconoclasts" is a single-player Science Fiction Platformer game with a delightful story, exceptional game mechanics, masterful visuals, and outstanding music. Play as Robin, a mechanic who just wants to help people, as you navigate through numerous densely detailed locations filled with action and puzzles. Experience a heart-wrenching epic with over 20 gear-grinding boss battles and a unique difficulty tweak system, all in a sensational atmosphere.

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.

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer set in a cursed land on the brink of destruction. As priestess Kaho, players must journey through hordes of enemies and bosses to seek the Queen's help. With melee combos, dodge mechanics, and various items/spells, players can enjoy the story casually or challenge their reflexes with increased difficulty.