Vernal Edge
Games like Vernal Edge

Games like Vernal Edge

A single-player 2D Metroidvania with combo-driven combat, tight platforming, and a revenge story, with a median reviewer playtime around five hours.

Possessor(s)
A 2D action side-scroller fusing platform-fighter combat with interconnected-world exploration, delivering a roughly 18-hour single-player adventure that shines in melee but stumbles on ranged encounters and performance.
2025-11-11
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Vernal Edge
Games like Vernal Edge

Games like Vernal Edge

A single-player 2D Metroidvania with combo-driven combat, tight platforming, and a revenge story, with a median reviewer playtime around five hours.

Possessor(s)
A 2D action side-scroller fusing platform-fighter combat with interconnected-world exploration, delivering a roughly 18-hour single-player adventure that shines in melee but stumbles on ranged encounters and performance.
2025-11-11
- Action
- Platform

Adventure

Indie

Side view

Spiritfall

A fast-paced single-player action roguelite with platform-fighter combat and divine power upgrades, offering a challenging but compact run-based experience.

2024-02-28

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

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

A brisk, high-octane side-scrolling action platformer about a rogue mech seeking revenge in a dystopian state, with classic 16-bit-style boss encounters.

2023-01-12

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

DOOMBLADE

A single-player 2D Metroidvania where Gloom Girl and her sentient weapon seek vengeance with click-to-attack combat and heavy-metal style, earning mixed reviews over performance and story, in a compact ~3.5-hour runtime.

2023-05-31

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

Filly Astray

A charming but challenging single-player action-platformer fangame with combo-based combat and a roughly 9-hour runtime.

2023-11-02

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Narita Boy

A synthwave 2D action-adventure about a pixel hero using the Techno-sword to fight corrupted Stallions in the Digital Kingdom, with mixed reviews and a roughly 7-hour campaign.

2021-03-30

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Mystery

Jaded

A fast-paced single-player action platformer about slowing time, slashing enemies, and 360-degree dashing through a short, well-regarded campaign lasting roughly nine and a half hours.

2025-01-24

Action
Indie
Side view

Moonscars

A dark, stylized 2D metroidvania with punishing combat and nonlinear exploration, typically taking reviewers 7-12 hours.

2022-09-27

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

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

A hand-drawn 2D ninja action platformer with fluid combat and tough levels, averaging around 13 hours of playtime.

2025-08-28

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

Chrono Gear: Warden of Time

A 2D pixel-art action platformer starring Ouro Kronii, with fast sword combat, time-based powers, and Sonic-like multi-tiered levels in a roughly 14-hour single-player campaign.

2025-09-11

Action
Platform
Indie
Side view

Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3

A fast-paced 2D side-scrolling action game with anime pixel art and a story-driven solo campaign, known for its new character and over-the-top story.

2022-10-13

Action
Science fiction
Platform
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)

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