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310 games like Rain World · 2013 – 2026
Windows
Casualties: Unknown is an unforgiving cave-exploration survival simulator. Your captors have tasked you with retrieving lost cargo on a foreign planet, explore its 5 layers and do your best to survive diverse hostile environments. You are j
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Switch, PS5, Windows +1
What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure? In Animal Well there is more than what you see. Explore a dense interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment
85 rating4 lists6 h main storyOften paired
The Indie Stone · Linux, Windows, macOS
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon awa
82 rating4 lists64 h main storyOften paired
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Ska Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016. It combines side-scrolling combat with mechanics inspired by action RPGs, including stamina management and character builds. Players explore
83 rating6 lists16 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Team Cherry · Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +7
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones
92 rating13 lists16 h main storyOften paired
Android, Linux, Switch +6
Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being. Use your unique otherworldly abilities to your advantage and hunt down your prey!
75 rating8 lists5 h main storyOften paired
Timed Xbox exclusive
The Molasses Flood · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
A rogue-lite river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators. Travel by foot and by raft down a procedurally-generated river as you scrounge for resources, craft tools, remedy affli
76 rating5 lists8.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Hopoo Games, LLC · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses,
81 rating8 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
Bit Kid · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Chasm is a procedurally-generated RPG Platformer for PC (Win, Mac, & Linux), Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch. Taking equal inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, it will immerse you in a proce
69 rating2 lists9 h main storyOften paired
Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Hue is a stark puzzle platformer where you shift the hue of the world, creating rifts when colours collide. In this world, everyone sees in grayscale. Anne, a researcher specialising in colour theory, has created a mysterious ring which gr
74 rating5 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +5
Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
76 rating4 lists39 h main storyOften paired
PS3, Windows, Xbox 360
Moonshot Games invites you to experience Fallen Frontier, a 2D sidescrolling shooter offering fast-paced tactical combat, vast interconnected worlds, and an original hard sci-fi universe. Using firearms, grenades, and various special abilit
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WayForward Technologies · Switch, PS4, PS5 +5
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! After three highly successful outings with Shantae, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shantae and her friends finally get a full HD console-based sequel! Boasting v
81 rating10 lists9.5 h main storyOften paired
Nigoro · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
In La-Mulana 2, you will take on the role of Lumisa Kosugi on a mission to find the entrance to the ruins of Eg-Lana, which is rumored to be the source of recent monster appearances. The ruins themselves are compromised of a variety of area
83 rating3 lists47 h main story
Bombservice · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a sidescrolling platformer, and is the fourth installment of the Momodora series. Focusing on gameplay, melee combos, dodge mechanics, travel forwards in the search to save everyone. With your trusty
84 rating5 lists4.5 h main story
Altari Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. With the aid of weapons, spells and tonics, and the guidance of the magical and myst
73 rating2 lists8 h main story
Deepnight Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
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 contr
75 rating1 list2 h main story
Team Cherry · Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +6
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient
91 rating8 lists17 h main story
Heart Machine · Linux, Switch, Ouya +7
Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much gra
85 rating8 lists5 h main story
Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the
89 rating8 lists8.5 h main story
Dreadlocks Ltd · Linux, Switch, Ouya +5
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 pa
74 rating5 lists8 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand bet
87 rating4 lists16 h main story
Old Moon · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
On the desolate moon of Lorian V, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abil
74 rating1 list10 h main story
Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Traverse the perilous lands of a dying world in this bullet-hell inspired metroidvania! Strong enemies emerge from distant lands as the iron inventions of men succumb to the decay of rust and time. Use a trusty grappling hook and uncover ne
75 rating4 lists7.5 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Thomas Happ Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5
After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world. Is this a distant planet? The far future? Or a complex virtual-reality computer simulation? Plumb the recesses of a large, labyrinthine world in order to learn its sec
80 rating9 lists11 h main story
Android, Linux, Switch +5
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidd
79 rating3 lists13 h main story
Bits & Beasts · Android, Linux, PS4 +4
Feist is a beautiful, poetic and action packed game, with an enchanting and spooky atmosphere. It tells the story of a small creature surviving in a mysterious, hostile world. Once players escape the crude crate the strange, lumbering beast
61 rating2 lists2.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Linux, Switch, Windows +1
A hostile interpretation of the immersive sim, where nothing is planned, and everything works
76 rating1 list2 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Hungry Couch Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Earth has been turned into thousands of flying islands. The survivors are at war for resources. You are an airship captain who wants to reach Black Skylands, a scavenger’s paradise. To do so you must destroy hordes of hostile monsters and f
80 rating1 list15 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Death's Gambit is a challenging Action-RPG where you explore an alien medieval planet filled with beasts, knights, and horrors. Climb big creatures that will test your resolve. Fight dangerous monsters that will make you think outside the
69 rating2 lists10 h main story
Switch, PS4, Wii U +4
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeat
72 rating5 lists5 h main story
Aeternum Game Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging 2D hand-drawn action platformer, a Metroidvania with thrilling combat that will keep you on the edge of your seat and heart-stopping platform sections that will put your skills to the test. Become the King of
78 rating1 list31 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
PS5, Windows
An ordinary man in an extraordinary world. Bionic Bay is a new kind of a 2D platformer. It introduces a unique Swap mechanic, allowing players to interact with the physics-based world in new ways. The immersive gameplay is completed by spec
85 rating1 list7 h main story
Fntastic · Linux, PS4, Windows +3
The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.
70 rating2 lists10 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Lunar Ray Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Timespinner is a 2D metroidvania platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family. At its heart, the game is a child of the great pixelated classics of the SNES and PS1 age. From the rich
77 rating6 lists6 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Dreamcast, Linux, Switch +6
Remember when games were tough? Return to the Golden Age of arcades with an all-NEW hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and
75 rating9 lists9.5 h main story
Allods Team · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Blast Brigade is a colorful 2D action-adventure that combines intense platformer gameplay with metroidvania exploration. Assemble the team of superspies and run’n’gun through a tainted paradise island to take down the evil genius Dr. Cread
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Amanita Design · Switch, PS4, Windows +3
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and
73 rating1 list6 h main story
Long Hat House · Android, Linux, Switch +5
"As a metroidvania carefully designed with both touch and gamepad in mind, we considered how you could achieve exploration and fast action using either input. The result was a gravity bending world where movement is comprised of jumping fro
65 rating3 lists7 h main story
Motion Twin · Android, Linux, Switch +6
Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated
86 rating9 lists14 h main story
Vile Monarch · Windows
A society survival game set in a world destroyed by climate change. Explore, scavenge and build a city to unite the clans. Conflicting cultures and limited resources mean you need to make tough choices; have you got what it takes to lead yo
78 rating3 lists18 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a huge, open world filled with intricate puzzles, oddball characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure telling a personal story about faith,
80 rating5 lists11 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Linux, PS3, PlayStation Vita +3
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
80 rating5 lists10 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Tribute Games · Linux, Ouya, PS4 +4
In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Ba
72 rating5 lists20 h main story
Red Candle Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4
Nine Sols is a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer set in a science fiction world influenced by Asian fantasy and Taoist imagery. The game follows a vengeful protagonist on a quest to defeat the nine Sols, the rulers of a ruined realm once inha
87 rating1 list19 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Wishfully · Android, Switch, PS4 +5
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuri
85 rating5 lists4 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Yacht Club Games · Android, Linux, Nintendo 3DS +8
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest
87 rating1 list2.5 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Silver Pines is a Survival Horror set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.
90 rating2 lists