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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.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

57% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

Avenger Bird is a platform side-scroller game with pixel-art graphics, but your hero isn't just a regular hero. You are playing a bird that can flap it's tiny wings to fly and glide for a limited distances. It's a retro inspired 16-bit era game with innovative and challenging fly/glide mechanic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avenger Bird.

Step into the legend of Erandique, a fearless indigenous warrior fighting for his people’s survival in a world filled with myths and challenges. The conquerors have arrived on the shores, threatening to destroy everything in their path. Creatures from folklore emerge from the jungle, testing your courage at every turn. To save your people, you must travel across vast lands, exploring ancient vill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erandique.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Exographer is an exploration game based in science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planetoid, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues. Travel to a strange planetoid Accompany InI, on a rescue mission in an alien world. Discover the remains of an extinct c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exographer.

-What's NEW?!  The Director's Cut features an entirely new campaign featuring our favorite resistance soldier champion, Joule! New levels, bosses, items, enemies, and powerups! There's a few other surprises in stock for returning players as well. - The Story In the distant future, a world long destroyed entered a period of recovery. The Scientific Union, forged by seven prodigal scientists f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolt: Fully Charged DX.

Welcome to HooperVania, a free and non-profit French fan game celebrating Castlevania, the French videomaker Hooper, his community, and video games as a whole! Navigate through various stages using the famous Vampire Killer to defeat numerous enemies, and large bosses and ultimately vanquish Dracula himself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HooperVania.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,678 reviews

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cogmind.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

You are Jenny Hopkins a brilliant archaeologist on a magical and perilous adventure to discover the dark secrets of Egypt’s past and banish the long forgotten evil from this world forever.Your fiancé William finds a strange ancient artifact with old writings on it in Egypt. You manage to translate it and travel to Egypt.Only to find the city of Alexandria plagued with monsters and William very sic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcana Sands of Destiny.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

89% User Score Based on 198 reviews

Iggy’s Egg Adventure is a prehistoric platformer 75 million years in the making. You play as Iggy, a baby Velociraptor who must rescue his mother from her evil caveman captors, while collecting as many of her eggs as you can along the way. Iggy’s Egg Adventure has a classic platform feel with stylized 3D graphics on a modern gaming engine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iggy's Egg Adventure.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 390 reviews

The game is described as an RPG where you are the captain of a single ship traveling around a galaxy, populated by alien races and factions that are playing a 4X game. Factions will declare war on each other, sign treaties, and territories will constantly shift and change as the galaxy goes about their business, regardless- or because of- your intervention. Accept quests, negotiate with the vario… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drox Operative 2.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Put on a lizard and go for an adventure! Six different ones are scattered across the land, each with a special ability. Carefully hop your way to the top of an active volcano. Surf down a surging river. Swim an underwater lake. Ascend a snowy mountaintop. Can you unravel the mysteries of Lizard? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lizard.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

91% User Score Based on 454 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions. You're a Blob of alien origin with mutant powers and an insatiable appetite. To the great horror of your former captors (and all of humanity), you have escaped into the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

77% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

[Media 3738411] [Media 3636391] In a long-devastated world, only one city remains intact. Protected by a glass dome, the city of Endeavor rises above the wreckage of the past. Inhabited solely... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Machina.

A demo version of Darkera Studio's first independent video game, Jolt: Fully Charged.  Preface Made in the image of 16-bit era platformers, Jolt: Fully Charged puts you in control of the titular automaton Jolt and his sparky companion, Cycle, each with a similar, but distinct playstyle. In this demo, you'll dash through 1 stage each from the first 3 levels of the game; Acropolis Assault, Lost Lago… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolt: Fully Charged.

Just Updated Dr. Yaga Lost House Chapter two coming soon! About the Game Dr. Yaga Lost House Step into the shoes of a fearless video content creator in Dr. Yaga Lost House, a first-person psychological horror game that will keep you on edge. Known for exploring haunted houses and sharing his experiences with the world, our protagonist dec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Yaga Lost House.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A chill exploration game with physics-based magnetic cubes! You're Hope, a lil' robot on a quest to restore the water flow. Build structures, expand your inventory, help the villagers, and pet the dog! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sands of Hope.

Try on the role of a food delivery man from the small town N. You have to live in this small and melancholy town for a whole week, collecting and delivering food to different people who inhabit this town. Eavesdrop on scraps of conversations on the street, interact with characters and be a good delivery boy! Features: The streets are filled with details and characters. Some of them have extra ques… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello, your order....

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

The Glitch Fairy is a fast action platformer starring Monie, a spunky fairy with the unusual power to ''glitch'' her enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Glitch Fairy.

Lost to Time is a metroidvania focused around time manipulation. Play as different Magi (characters you can turn into) in order to overcome otherwise overwhelming challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost to Time.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 212 reviews

The Adventures of Tree takes you on an open ended adventure to save your fellow species from the evil invaders! Explore the vast open world to discover it's many secrets! With over 30+ hours of gameplay, The Adventures of Tree, is not something you'll want to miss out on! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of Tree.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

81% User Score Based on 260 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 1 reviews

Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder. Solve puzzles and explore in 1000 Amps! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000 Amps.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 14 reviews

Rocket-powered 3D parkour platformer, built for speed running and exploration. Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you hurtle with break-neck momentum above a vast abyss. Collect power-ups, drop checkpoints and take your place on the international leaderboards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cloudbuilt.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

84% User Score Based on 2,868 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 11 reviews

Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off. How will you play your part in the story? Explore the futuristic city of Harbor Prime and meet its many inhabitants, answer the challenges the city has to offer, roam the neon-lit stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dex.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosphere.

A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DARUMA CHALLENGE.

ZRDOOM : Enhanced is an alternate and updated version of My Latest Doom 2 Mod : Zrdoom. ZRDOOM is my latest Procedurally Generated Doom 2 Mod and it's the best one I've done so far... It has an updated system to make fun, challenging maps that are a bit blocky and a bit one dimensional, but due to the limit of doing a Procedural system In Gzdoom, this wasn't avoidable. The mod makes a new 'map… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZRDOOM : Enhanced.

Dear Players, Thank you all for your support and love! This game is the very first one I’ve developed, filled with my dreams and hard work. As an independent developer, I hope to bring you a world full of adventure, challenges, and fun. Whether it’s exploring levels, solving puzzles, avoiding enemies, or unlocking new items, I want every player to enjoy each and every detail. For me, this ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Frog.

Game Concept/Game Demo (Still in progress, updates to come) Warning: This project could potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.  This project potentially disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. Play at your own discretionAs humans, we live our lives, and sometimes we forget those at home without the power to disobey us or speak for themselves. Play as the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitty Home Alone: A Drama of Fate.

Cyberpunk Action AdventureAn action platformer featuring ever-changing gameplay in every chapter. Dive into a cyberpunk world that offers a new and distinct experience with each chapter. About the GameWelcome to 2099, an era of advanced science and technology. In this future, humanity has achieved ‘Full-Dive’ technology, allowing individuals to vividly experience events they haven’t lived th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veiled Edge.

In Blocks Must Fall your goal is to lead the Red Cube to the exit. But the exit needs to be opened first. To do that, you must take off all bright tiles (white and light-gray) by jumping them off. Find a way to rid off all the tiles. You love puzzles but hate to make endless attempts just because you made a silly mistake? Use the Back button as many times as you need to fix this! This makes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blocks Must Fall!.

A Sci-Fi story set on the moon Selene, featuring LUMA, a glowing companion that assists you with unique abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solyani's Code.

A Zzap 64! Micro Action C64 community-based covermount title (Issue #11 - November/December 2022). (Free download and web player version now available from this page).The New Dimension, in collaboration with Saul Cross, is very proud to present Cruiser-X 79. A fast paced vertical scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by many top down 8-bit vertical scrolling classics. If you like classic 8-bit vertical … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruiser-X 79 [Commodore 64].

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 219 reviews

Ascent DX is a tiny metroidvania brought to life in glorious 64 x 64 pixel art and soothing chiptune music. Crashed on an unknown planet you have to explore lush jungles, lifeless deserts, and luminescent caves in search of anything that can help you understand what has happened to the planet and how to get off it. While the game is a bigger version of the original Ascent, with almost twice as ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascent DX.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

94% User Score Based on 130 reviews

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quarion.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Help Oirbo navigate a metroidvania inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action-platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore and enemies to dismantle. The choices are yours to make, how will you unravel the twisted story? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oirbo.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

89% User Score Based on 538 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.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 859 reviews

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. About 2 hours of playtime 40+ rooms 6 audio tracksDancing friends Leap Year was commissioned by Sokpop, an indie game studio from the Netherlands who create p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap Year.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

95% User Score Based on 353 reviews

You are the captainFree Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters® is a classic space game that captures the charm of retro science-fiction, space combat, and high adventure. Your story begins as the captain of the last human starship, with Earth trapped under a hostile forcefield. You are the last hope for humanity in a fight for control of the galaxy, as you explore thousands of unknown worlds and get dozens o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

Buy Animal Well on PlayStation Store. Explore a surreal, forsaken labyrinth and unravel its many secrets. Rely on your wits to avoid danger in this combat-free Metroidvania. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 5,360 reviews

The full version of the game is out on both itch and steam! itch: https://rittzler.itch.io/pseudoregalia  steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/Pseudoregalia/----Winner of the Metroidvania Month 19 Jam!!! Thank you so much !! A post jam update with some map tweaks, bug fixes, and an options menu has been released. ____ When reality feels like it's falling apart, one might retreat to a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pseudoregalia.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

84% User Score Based on 101 reviews

All manner of thing shall be well Welcome 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 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 147 reviews

Lore The Hearts' village has been attacked by The Wolf King and his army of minions! The Hearts have been kidnapped and scattered all over the forest and it's your job to bring them home, in this super-tight platformer. Gameplay Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight can be enjoyed by players of a wide range of skill, but will reward those who enjoy 100%-ing games, whether that be through exploring every nook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

70% User Score Based on 189 reviews

In Terrian Saga: KR-17 players take control of a lone Military Drone, #17, as it mysteriously gains sentience when activated for war. Players can use an assortment of upgradable weapons including their laser, flame thrower, grenades and KR's home-skillet and guided missile J1M. Gamers must fight their way through hordes of deadly drones while exploring intricate levels to find the path that uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terrian Saga: KR-17.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gato Roboto.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Inspired by many classic fantasy RPGs of the past, Trials of Guinevere combines strategic, turn-based combat with the emotional, character-focused story of a visual novel. The heroes will grow and mature as the game progresses, and each will play an important role in its resolution. Trials of Guinevere explores many themes, such as the origins of personal strength, loyalty and betrayal, the meanin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trials of Guinevere.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

76% User Score Based on 94,098 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 14 reviews

Includes: Yogscast Cobra Mk III Paint Job Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Dangerous.

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.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

71% User Score Based on 95 reviews

"First person platforming gameplay at its very best!“ Construct: Escape the System is a sci-fi themed first person platformer that sees you trapped in a computer system, trying to escape. Explore the system and discover the 8 empowering 'ability orbs'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Construct: Escape the System.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

39% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Critic Score 49%Based on 7 reviews

Left to fend for himself after mankind abandoned the doomed planet Aurora, robot Kramer 227 must find a way through 20 action-packed levels and rescue his robotic friends before Aurora crashes into its sun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shiny.