Games like Gridvania
by ExpertStars
Gridvania is a side-view 2D puzzle platformer Metroidvania: exploring maps, solving puzzles and placing/picking up items. Ascender and ANIMAL WELL play most like Gridvania. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its puzzle platformer, metroidvania and platformer.
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Closest matches
ANIMAL WELL
May 9, 2024 · Billy Basso
Both: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle Platformer
Side-view 2D fantasy Metroidvania puzzle platformer, pixelated, atmospheric. Exploration, solving puzzles and collecting items.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerHorror2DAtmosphericAdventure👍 22,855Teslagrad
Dec 13, 2013 · Rain Games
Both: Platformer · Metroidvania · Puzzle Platformer
Side-view 2D sci-fi puzzle platformer metroidvania, hand-drawn steampunk. Solving puzzles, exploring and fighting bosses.
PlatformerPuzzleIndieMetroidvania2DSteampunkSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerActionAdventure👍 1,711Toki Tori 2+
Jul 11, 2013 · Two Tribes
Both: Metroidvania · Puzzle Platformer · Platformer
Side-view 2D fantasy puzzle platformer, cute and colorful. Solving puzzles, exploring and experimenting.
MetroidvaniaPuzzle PlatformerOpen WorldNonlinearSide ScrollerSingleplayerExplorationAdventurePlatformerPuzzle👍 750Night Lights
Jun 7, 2019
Both: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
Side-view 2D sci-fi puzzle platformer, minimalist blue silhouette. Manipulating light sources, exploring and solving puzzles.
MetroidvaniaPrecision PlatformerSide ScrollerSokobanExploration2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerRoguelikeÖoo
Aug 7, 2025 · NamaTakahashi, tiny cactus studio, Tsuyomi
Both: Puzzle Platformer · 2D Platformer · Metroidvania
Side-view 2D exploration puzzle platformer, cute pixel graphics. Using bombs, solving puzzles and exploring.
Puzzle Platformer2D PlatformerMetroidvaniaPuzzleExplorationCute2DPlatformerTutorialPixel Graphics👍 6,598Hue
Aug 30, 2016 · Fiddlesticks Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer
Side-view 2D fantasy puzzle-adventure platformer, stark silhouetted, bold colours. Solving color-matching puzzles, exploring environments and talking to characters.
IndiePuzzleAdventurePuzzle PlatformerPlatformerColorfulGreat Soundtrack2DSingleplayerSide Scroller👍 1,683FEZ
May 1, 2013 · Polytron Corporation
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle Platformer
First- or third-person 2D sci-fi puzzle platformer, pixel graphics. Explore, solve puzzles and unearth mysteries.
PlatformerPuzzleIndiePixel GraphicsExplorationGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventureCasualPuzzle Platformer👍 11,674Little Ghost
Sep 22 · Alan Abbadessa, Law Jun Yan, Eduardo Alexandrino, Leaf Riifuneko
Both: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Platformer
Side-view 2D Metroidvania puzzle-platformer, stylized mixed media collage. Platforming, solving puzzles and exploration.
MetroidvaniaStylized2D PlatformerAtmosphericAdventureRetroCuteSide ScrollerExplorationPlatformer