swap_horiz Shadow Complex Alternatives

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is an action role-playing game released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. It represents the...

Video Game Classic Action RPG Japan

9.2 Excellent

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Nine Sols

Nine Sols is a challenging 2D metroidvania game created by Red Candle Games. It’s notable for its intricate TaoPunk aest...

Modern Soulslike 2D Taopunk

9.1 Excellent

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Cave Story+

Cave Story+ presents a classic metroidvania experience built upon Daisuke Amaya’s original 2004 game. This enhanced vers...

Platformer 2D Pixelart Remaster

9.1 Excellent

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SteamWorld Dig 2

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a modern metroidvania game where players excavate a vast, subterranean world to uncover valuable res...

Modern Mining 2D Western

8.8 Great

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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a dark fantasy metroidvania developed by Live Wire, serving as the highly anticipat...

Fantasy Soulslike 2D Sequel

8.7 Great

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Blasphemous 2

Blasphemous 2 is a 2023 metroidvania developed by The Game Kitchen that continues the dark, religious-themed journey thr...

Soulslike 2D Sequel Gothic

8.6 Great

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Guacamelee! 2

Guacamelee! 2 is a 2018 metroidvania developed by Drinkbox Studios that combines vibrant Mexican luchador culture with c...

2D Sequel Mexican Brawler

8.6 Great

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Crypt Custodian

Crypt Custodian is a 2024 metroidvania developed by Kyle Thomson, focusing on a janitor tasked with cleaning up an expan...

Modern 2D Cute Down

8.5 Great

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Shadow Complex Remastered

Released in 2015, Shadow Complex Remastered is an updated version of Chair Entertainment's acclaimed 2009 metroidvania w...

Modern Chair 2D Modern Military

8.3 Great

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Strider 2

Strider 2 is a 1999 action-platformer developed by Capcom that blends fast-paced hack-and-slash combat with exploratory...

Action Classic Arcade Capcom

8.3 Great

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Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return is a 1999 PlayStation platformer developed by Whoopee Camp, continuing the pink-haired p...

Classic Quest Platformer 2D

8.2 Great

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Robot Wants Kitty

Robot Wants Kitty is a 2010 Flash metroidvania game where players control a robot upgrading its abilities to find a cat.

Classic Flash 2D Microvania

7.9 Good

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Ufouria: The Saga

Ufouria: The Saga is a 1991 NES platformer developed by Sunsoft where players switch between four unique characters to e...

Classic 2D Nes Sunsoft

7.6 Good

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Robot Wants Ice Cream

Robot Wants Ice Cream is a 2011 Flash metroidvania game that concludes the series, featuring larger maps and new upgrade...

Classic Flash 2D Microvania

7.5 Good

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Maze of Galious

Maze of Galious is a 1987 action-adventure game by Konami for the MSX, where players control two characters to explore a...

Classic 2D Maze Konami

7.3 Good

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Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious

Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious is a 1987 MSX platformer by Konami, serving as the second entry in the Knightmare ser...

Classic 2D Maze Konami

7.3 Good

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Robot Wants Puppy

Robot Wants Puppy is a 2010 sequel to Robot Wants Kitty, continuing the Flash-based metroidvania formula of exploring an...

Classic Flash 2D Microvania

7.3 Good

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Robot Wants Fishy

Robot Wants Fishy is a 2010 browser-based metroidvania game developed by Hamumu Software, where a robot collects power-u...

Classic Flash 2D Microvania

7.3 Good

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Goonies II

The Goonies II is a 1987 action-adventure game for the NES that combines side-scrolling platforming with first-person pu...

Classic 2D Nes Licensed

7.1 Good

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Clash at Demonhead

Clash at Demonhead is an open-world action-platformer released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, featuring...

Action Classic 2D Nes

7.0 Good