Games like The Explorer of Night
Looking for games like The Explorer of Night? Here are top platformer recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Forward to the Sky, A Walk in the Dark or Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial.
1 75%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization76% User Score 1,120 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsForward to the Sky is a third person action adventure game in the sky tower ruin. You are going to collect all the crystal pieces to connect the story and everything will be revealed once Princess reaches the top level.
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View Game78%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystability, replayability78% User Score 178 reviewsIn this action platformer you play as a cat, Bast, running through a dark fantasy world. You’ll be running, jumping and sliding with smooth and precise controls designed to make you feel like a cat. But it wont be easy. In the dark you never know what lies in the shadows. In this dark journey you will face strange creatures and dangerous traps.
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62%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability62% User Score 490 reviewsTower Hunter: Erza's Trial contains core elements of roguelike and metroidvania-type games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter's License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
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74%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability74% User Score 390 reviewsA huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.
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82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, grinding84% User Score 1,010 reviewsCritic Score 80%18 reviewsA challenging, atmospheric and hand-drawn platformer.
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80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding84% User Score 136 reviewsCritic Score 76%8 reviewsTiny Thor is a classic Jump'n'Run that cleverly combines elements of action, puzzles and skill. The unique hammer-throwing action spellbinds players right from the start and acquires special superhuman abilities and upgrades as the game progresses.
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73%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability77% User Score 1,047 reviewsCritic Score 69%11 reviewsAeterna Noctis is a challenging 2D Metroidvania drawn by hand, with intense combats and skill-based platform sections. Taking the role of the 'King of Darkness' you must help him regain his power across 16 different and connected areas in an epic journey with environmental storytelling.
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73%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding71% User Score 504 reviewsCritic Score 90%2 reviewsScrap Garden is a charming puzzle platformer about the adventures of Canny, a lonely robot, who awakens in a post-apocalyptic world to find all other robots shut down and seized up. What happened to the City? Why did all robots stop moving? Did anyone survive except him? Little rusty Canny has to do all he can to find answers to these questions... and try to fix it all.
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69%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding68% User Score 260 reviewsCritic Score 69%7 reviews[Media 3508877] MindSeize is a single player 2D Metroidvania game set in a sci-fi universe. Explore untamed planets and stop the mysterious organization that stole the mind of your daughter....
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74%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability74% User Score 1,572 reviewsCastle 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!
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