Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Games like Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Games like Astalon: Tears of the Earth

A retro-styled single-player metroidvania with three switchable heroes, hand-drawn pixel art, and a ~13-hour climb through a twisted tower.

Astral Ascent
A fast-paced 2D platform roguelite where you battle Zodiac bosses in an astral prison with four heroes, spell variety, and co-op.
2023-11-14
- Action

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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Games like Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Games like Astalon: Tears of the Earth

A retro-styled single-player metroidvania with three switchable heroes, hand-drawn pixel art, and a ~13-hour climb through a twisted tower.

Astral Ascent
A fast-paced 2D platform roguelite where you battle Zodiac bosses in an astral prison with four heroes, spell variety, and co-op.
2023-11-14
- Action

Platform

Adventure

Fantasy

Indie

Side view

Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-

A compact 2D Metroidvania set in a labyrinth, blending weapon and spirit-magic combat with anime-style pixel art and challenging boss fights.

2021-03-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

A tight 4-6 hour retro 8-bit action platformer with sword-and-whip combat, branching stages, multiple characters, and a manageable challenge.

2018-05-24

Action
Platform
Fantasy
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

A snarky action-adventure puzzle game set in an eldritch abyss, blending Metroidvania exploration with bat companion Pip's puzzle-solving powers.

2020-10-15

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

A single-player pixel-art metroidvania where priestess Momo fights demon hordes with close melee combat and exploration in a cute anime-inspired tale of bells and moon gods, lasting about 10 hours.

2024-01-11

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Rusted Moss

A twin-stick metroidvania with grapple-based movement through a fallen wasteland, mixing charming exploration with occasional tough boss fights and a substantial playtime.

2023-04-11

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

9 Years of Shadows

A hand-crafted side-scrolling metroidvania action-adventure with a ghost companion and a roughly 12-hour story about restoring color to a dark world.

2023-03-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Timespinner

A retro-style Metroidvania with time-bending powers, a revenge-driven story, and local co-op, lasting about 9-10 hours.

2018-09-25

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Crypt Custodian

A single-player afterlife metroidvania where a mischievous cat janitor explores, cleans, and battles through a sprawling ghost-filled world with snappy, rewarding combat.

2024-08-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

A dark fantasy metroidvania starring an iron alchemist on a revenge quest, with whip-and-element combat and a reviewer-median runtime of about 17 hours.

2025-10-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

MO:Astray

A pixel-art side-scrolling action-platformer with mind-bending puzzles, special abilities, and a speedrun mode, offering a cute but occasionally frustrating 13-17 hour adventure.

2019-10-24

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

Abathor

A challenging 16-bit-style 2D action platformer for solo or up to four-player local co-op, set in Atlantis with demon and boss battles; a compact campaign that reviewers played for about 3.5 hours (median).

2024-07-25

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Astral Ascent