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308 games like Slain: Back from Hell · 2002 – 2026
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Dodge Roll · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
Exit the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon climber immediately following the adventures of the misfit ‘Gungeoneers’ and their journey for personal absolution in Enter the Gungeon. The Gungeon has become a paradox and is collapsing! Armed wit
67 rating3 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
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 storyOften paired
Timed Xbox exclusive
Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands. Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay an
75 rating3 lists11 h main storyOften paired
Rain Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Teslagrad 2 is the sequel to the original Teslagrad, developed by Rain Games and released in 2023. This 2D puzzle platformer builds upon the magnetic and electrical mechanics of its predecessor, with players once again using these abilities
74 rating2 lists3 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Android, Switch, Windows +3
Experience a Lovecraftian inspired story-driven action RPG game with skill-based combat. Explore and Fight in a dreadful world rich in treasures and deadly creatures. Elderand is a love letter to Castlevania with modern elements. Make your
80 rating1 list6 h main story
Kyle Thompson · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
81 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired
Switch, PS4, Windows +1
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifact
83 rating4 lists13 h main storyOften paired
PS4, Wii U, Windows +1
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.
62 rating2 lists14 h main story
Linux, Switch, Windows +2
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fea
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Timed Nintendo exclusive
Alien Pixel Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5
Unbound is an atmospheric 2D Puzzle-Platformer where the main character, Soli, can conjure magic portals to travel between different realities in order to learn more about the catastrophe that ravaged his world. Inside certain portals, the
76 rating3 lists6 h main storyOften paired
Android, Linux, Switch +4
It's a metroidvania-style action RPG with fishbowl-powered medieval robots! Explore a huge medieval world, improve your combat skills by smashing a lot of mechanic creatures and talk to other robots using unique animated dialogues.
79 rating3 lists7.5 h main story
Over The Moon · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Continue ARID's journey of self discovery as she's thrust into a challenging and bizarre adventure that will test your wits as a player. The Fall Part 2: Unbound will put you in perspectives that you haven't seen before in a game.
70 rating2 lists7 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
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Android, Switch, PS4 +5
9 Years of Shadows is an emotionally-driven Metroidvania, enhanced by healing music that tells the story of Europa, a young woman of noble birth tasked with ending the curse that plagues her people and restoring color to all lands.
62 rating2 lists7 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
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Cursed to Golf is a golf-like adventure where every shot counts. Players are tasked with making it out of Golf Purgatory to become a Golfing Legend. With insane hazards, otherworldly power-ups and tons of replayability, will you make it bac
71 rating3 lists7 h main story
Bonus Level Entertainment · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
"Fox n Forests is a 2D 16-Bit style action platformer with adventure and puzzle elements, empowering you to switch seasons on the fly! Set within a mystic forest and its surroundings, Fox n Forests is a stunning fable offering pixel perfec
71 rating1 list7 h main story
Villa Gorilla AB · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world. Yoku the dung beetle sets foot on the beach of Mokumana Island, ready to
83 rating4 lists5.5 h main story
Douze Dixièmes · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +4
MIO: Memories in Orbit is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania platformer. Players control a robot named Mio who explores a vast spaceship called the Vessel, gaining new abilities such as wall climbing, dodging, grappling, and gliding while f
79 rating2 lists
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Linux, Switch, PS4 +2
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. By upgrading your magic, any way forward is right in this non-linear adventure game full of exploration.
79 rating3 lists7.5 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +4
MIO: Memories in Orbit is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania platformer. Players control a robot named Mio who explores a vast spaceship called the Vessel, gaining new abilities such as wall climbing, dodging, grappling, and gliding while f
79 rating4 lists10 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation · Switch, PS4, PS5 +5
The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century, as you rob the rich, feed the poor, and expose
81 rating1 list5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Renegade Kid · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS4 +3
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 excitin
74 rating6 lists1 h main story
Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a 2.5D metroidvania developed by Surgent Studios and published under the EA Originals label. The game follows Zau, a young shaman who bargains with Kalunga, the God of Death, to revive his father. Players explore th
71 rating2 lists7.5 h main story
Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
From kickstarter: "The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is a metroid-vania styled action/adventure game where you play as the navigator of Argo 9, a spaceship/submarine hybrid, thrust back to Earth in a time after humans have gone extinc
73 rating2 lists5 h main story
Linux, NES, Switch +4
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in t
76 rating4 lists7 h main story
Thomas Happ Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures. Axiom Verge 2 is part of the same story as Axiom Verge 1 but is a completely new game: new characters, new powers, new enemies, and
74 rating5 lists8.5 h main story
Inti Creates · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS4 +3
“Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon” is packed with the retro charm that made the legendary 2D action games of the 80s so enjoyable. Take control of one of four characters that can be interchanged at any time during gameplay: The sword-swingi
79 rating6 lists2 h main story
Nintendo exclusive
Konami · Game Boy Advance, Wii U
Nearly fifty years has past since Simon Belmont rescued the land from the curse of Dracula. Now, Simon's descendant Juste Belmont, must acquire the relics of Dracula to unravel the disappearance of his childhood friend Lydie. The castle's e
76 rating5 lists
Cygames · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Join the genius alchemist Noah and her cat companion Zipper as they explore ancient ruins to uncover the secrets hidden within! Create unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game!
5 lists7 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
IzanagiGames · Switch, PS5, Windows +4
A "dream team" adventure game with scenario written by Zero Escape series creator, Kotaro Uchikoshi, and Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka as creative director. Twelve 12-year old kids go on a 1,200 km journey. A new type of action-adventure g
67 rating5 lists11 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
76 rating3 lists8 h main story
Analgesic Productions · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
From the creators of Anodyne comes a grand story about Aliph, a lowly power plant technician for Whiteforge City, who finds her world turned upside-down after a routine maintenance trip goes awry. Now, working directly with Whiteforge's May
80 rating2 lists7 h main story
Curve Games · PS3, Wii, Windows
An explosive homage to SNES-era platformers mixed with a modern physics-puzzle twist, Explodemon is non-stop action mayhem like you've never seen before. Players use Explodemon's self-destructive nature to combat enemies and fly through the
70 rating2 lists5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
doinksoft · Switch, Windows, Xbox One
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. Tiptoe o
76 rating1 list3.5 h main story
Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned
73 rating4 lists4.5 h main story
Morteshka · Android, Linux, Switch +7
Long-long time ago the world was created out of an egg-shell by a god named Yen. In the murky depths of the endless ocean the Lower World was born. The Middle World was made for the men to dwell, and the Upper World was were the ancient god
64 rating3 lists1.5 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
GalaxyTrail · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
The sequel to the 16-bit platformer by GalaxyTrail. Lilac, Carol, and Milla must stop the water dragon Merga from resurrecting the ancient super-weapon Bakunawa. It is the second entry in the Freedom Planet franchise.
84 rating7 lists2 h main story
BeautiFun Games · Android, Linux, Switch +6
Nihilumbra is played as a standard platform game, by controlling Born as he walks and jumps across the game's levels. There are multiple enemies that the player needs to avoid since, at first, there is no way to defeat them. The game is div
75 rating5 lists5 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
Nintendo console exclusive
Hexage · Android, BlackBerry 10, Linux +5
Enter the world ripe with magic and monsters. Become the Black Swordsman and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG. War broke between the industrious Imperium and the savage tribes of Wilderness. Demons and carrions have returned
66 rating1 list12 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Over The Moon · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown
78 rating5 lists
WayForward Technologies · Linux, Switch, PS4 +2
"A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! The Mummy Demastered throws you into a 16-bit-inspired battle against the undead in a 2D, nonlinear, action-packed adventure. As an elite agent in the monster-hunt
73 rating5 lists5 h main story
Size Five Games · Switch, PS3, PS4 +5
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.
67 rating6 lists10 h main story
Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Three explorers wander through a post-apocalyptic desert to find a way to save the people in their village. A dark, twisted tower has been pushed up from the depths of the Earth... but does it hold the answers they seek?
80 rating3 lists12 h main story
Sand Sailor Studio · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Black The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements. An odd and unexpected black and white dream inspired by a childhood passed behind the Iron Curtain. Discover an industrialized long lost world living in
71 rating4 lists3 h main story
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