Scarlet Deer Inn
2026Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
An embroidered dark medieval folk tale. While life in a seemingly ordinary village is all about simple chores and idle gossip, sinister secrets hide below.
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Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it
302 games like Super Chariot · 1988 – 2027
Tails of Iron
2021Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Tails of Iron is an Adventure RPG-lite game set in a charming and brutal world. Playing as Redgi the Rat, you are heir to the throne when your kingdom is raided by the Iron Frog. Players face challenging, tactical and stunning combat encoun
82 rating4 lists10 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Pode
2018Switch, PS4, Windows +1
"Pode is the story of a little rock helping a fallen star find its way home. As they travel through the insides of a mysterious and magical mountain, Bulder and Glo breathe life into an ancient sleeping world and explore the ruins of a lon
68 rating3 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
O.T.K Games · Switch, Windows, Xbox Series
The Vagrant is an 2D action RPG. You can experience the exciting and stimulating adventure of Vivian the Vagrant. This focused on the combat gameplay, using combo chains, charge attacks and special skills in fighting, and improve your chara
74 rating2 lists9 h main storyOften paired
Seedy Eye Software · Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is a new interactive animated adventure, where players must help Arzette save the Kingdom of Faramore from the evil demon king, Daimur. It is a spiritual successor to a pair of infamous fantasy adventure title
79 rating4 lists3.5 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Dorke and Ymp
2015SNES, Windows
This game is a puzzle adventure platformer in which you got to help Dorke (and Ymp) to make some errands for your evil Master Wizard in exchange of him training you and teaching you his magic spells.
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Fenix Rage
2014Green Lava Studios · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1
Fenix’s village was decimated by a huge explosion, leaving only our hero and the mysterious Oktarus. As Fenix, track down this shadowy villain through nine worlds, defeating brutal bosses and hundreds of minions bent on your destruction. F
71 rating2 lists5 h main story
Islets
2022Kyle 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, PS5 +2
Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King, an adventure game where exploration and boss fights intertwine. In the world of Hypnos, the player gets to roam a vast continent scattered with gigantic fortresses and cities in ruins. Between phases
50 rating3 lists16 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Yacht Club Games · Switch, PS5, Windows +3
When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunnelling after them! Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit
80 rating3 lists5 h main storyOften paired
Dark Devotion
2019Switch, PS4, Windows
Trapped in a dark and gloomy temple, find your inner strength and courage to face its dangers. Show your Devotion! Dark Devotion invites you in a rich and peculiar universe. You will go through more and more confrontations. If you happen t
71 rating2 lists8 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help o
70 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired
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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Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.
80 rating6 lists47 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
TiGames · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
It is a metroidvania game that the player will play as a rabbit who can manipulate the big mech-arm on his back, exploring in a vivid diesel punk world and fighting against the evil robot army. There will be a vast world map for the player
74 rating6 lists13 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
Minoria
2019Bombservice · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Minoria is the latest and most ambitious game from Bombservice, and a spiritual sequel to the Momodora series, from the same studio. Fans of Momodora will find familiar aspects in the design and gameplay elements, as they master the ins-an
65 rating1 list5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Inti Creates · PS4, Nintendo 3DS, Windows +2
"The 2D high speed, old-school style side-scrolling action that you remember from Azure Striker Gunvolt is back! In this game, Gunvolt's rival Copen from the first installment returns to the fray as a playable character!"
78 rating4 lists
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
Winning Entertainment Group · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an action RPG set in the same world as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Featuring town-building mechanics, fast-paced combat, and important back-story for several of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes cast
72 rating6 lists13 h main story
Feudal Alloy
2018Android, 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
PlayStation exclusive
PS5
Join young Kratos and Deimos, sons of Sparta, on a Greek odyssey as they discover the meaning of duty and honour. An engaging and exciting 2D action-adventure brought to life from the talented pixel superstars at Mega Cat Studios. Experienc
73 rating2 lists
- PlayStation exclusive
Mega Cat Studios · PS5
Join young Kratos and Deimos, sons of Sparta, on a Greek odyssey as they discover the meaning of duty and honour. An engaging and exciting 2D action-adventure brought to life from the talented pixel superstars at Mega Cat Studios. Experienc
73 rating1 list
Kitsune Tails
2024Kitsune Games · Linux, Switch, PS5 +2
Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platf
83 rating2 lists8.5 h main story
Size Five Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure for the modern era! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling platformer Dan in a race against time to prevent all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
82 rating1 list8 h main story
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
Switch, PS4, Windows +3
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
80 rating1 list6.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
8 Eyes
1988Thinking Rabbit · NES, Windows
8 Eyes is an action game set in a post-nuclear future where rebellious dukes have seized eight powerful jewels. Players control Orin the Falconer as he enters each duke’s castle, battles soldiers and mutants, defeats its guardian, and recov
52 rating2 lists2 h main story
Bel's Fanfare
2027Chibig · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Bel's Fanfare is an RPG with rich deep exploration and expressive combat. You play as Bel, the new aura cleaner of the once-luxurious vessel The Witch of the Sea.
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Constance
2025Switch, 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
Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Handmade RPG by a game developer hopeful youth.
78 rating2 lists7.5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
World's End Club
2020IzanagiGames · 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
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
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
4 lists19 h main story
Born of Bread
2023Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Play as a flour golem who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder and a set of odd abilities. Team-up with a colorful cast of characters, explore the different regions of a wonderful world ripe with mysteries and engage in a fun and quirk
65 rating1 list14 h main story
Fox N Forests
2018Bonus 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
Munin
2014Android, Linux, Windows +2
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdra
65 rating1 list8.5 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
Elf
1991Ocean Software · Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS +1
Elf is a platform game which almost crosses into the adventure genre. You play an elf who is out to destroy Necrilous the Not-Very-Nice. It's resonably non-linear areas in that you can go back and forth between areas. You collect items dur
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Live Wire · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Decades after the Rain of Death, a new journey begins in the Land of Fumes, where mystical powers lie beneath the earth. The kingdom’s desire for conquest led to the creation of the Homunculi, machine-like artificial life forms prepared to
85 rating2 lists17 h main story
Even the Ocean
2016Analgesic 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
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
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 PlayStation exclusive
Ska Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
Salt and Sacrifice is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2022. It serves as a follow-up to Salt and Sanctuary, introducing a more open, hunt-focused structure. Players take on the role of a Marked Inquisi
76 rating3 lists15 h main story
WayForward Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +5
Formerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but they soon learn there’s troubl
74 rating5 lists8 h main story
Souldiers
2022Retro Forge Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
82 rating2 lists26 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
YesterMorrow
2020Switch, PS4, Windows +1
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer adventure mixing action sequences with puzzle elements, all wrapped in an engaging story. It is a game about a girl travelling from the future into the past to save her family a
62 rating4 lists6 h main story