Archetypes Festival
Draw your knife and carve your way through the absurd world of archetypes. Overcome platforming stages, collect items, talk to unique characters and defeat powerful bosses.
The top results based on the latest update are The Steps of Divynia [Score: 0.9], Earthblade [Score: 0.9] and Sweet Dreams Dahlia [Score: 0.9] The top rated games you can find here are Shantae and the Seven Sirens [SteamPeek Rating: 6.7] ranked #16, Momodora: Moonlit Farewell [SteamPeek Rating: 6.6] ranked #15 and CYAN BRAIN [SteamPeek Rating: 6.4] ranked #36 Also don't forget to check the newest releases SoulQuest [Release date: 2026-05-01] ranked #18, Sunken Sky [Release date: 2026-04-09] ranked #5 and CYAN BRAIN [Release date: 2025-12-11] ranked #36 While it is tempting to play with the newest and the best, there might be some other gems in the results, like Dark Water : Slime Invader [SteamPeek Rating: 4.6] ranked #14, Momodora: Moonlit Farewell [SteamPeek Rating: 6.6] ranked #15 and Shantae and the Seven Sirens [SteamPeek Rating: 6.7] ranked #16.
Draw your knife and carve your way through the absurd world of archetypes. Overcome platforming stages, collect items, talk to unique characters and defeat powerful bosses.
Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Angels’ Uprising is a stylish platformer action game set in a modern reinterpretation of Hell, where players use a spear as both a weapon and a traversal tool.
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
An 8-bit action-adventure! Retrieve the fabled Storied Sword from the evil clutches of the dark sorcerer Vectre!
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Shards of Nogard is a powerful, evocative fantasy adventure game that will surprise you with fastpaced combat, mind-boggling puzzles, beautiful hand-crafted environments and an immersive story about the eternal battle set in the medieval fantasy world.
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Venture through a beautifully hand-drawn 2D world in your own way. Swap between two siblings with unique abilities to uncover the truth and reclaim what was lost before the Dark consumes them all.
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Bitter Belief is a small metroidvania game that with a very engaging story provides adventure and drama. Face monsters and challenges as you travel through unknown lands in search of the magic eyes of stone to bring your exorcist father back to life, after having a contact with his spirit.
Anathema is a linear, classic-styled 2D action-platformer that presents fast-paced combat akin to classic Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts 'n Goblins with pre-rendered sprites using modern graphic design technology.
Dark Water is an Action Platformer game where you use a bow.
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Fateless Night - is a 2D action-platformer with randomized enemies and a combo system that rewards skilled playthrough.
Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved! SoulQuest combines amazing gameplay with the unique Celtic mythology into one, action-packed mixture!
SIR ABANDON is an open-world Metroidvania RPG blending exploration, dynamic combat, and character progression. Complete quests, battle epic bosses, find hidden treasures, and upgrade your hero with a class system, gear, and talents.
Descend from the Moon and become Iria, the horned Lunar Witch who weaponizes her very soul to manifest the Ghost Hands, with whose power she must liberate Astaria, a painstakingly rendered Metroidvania world of living, breathing beauty.
Overdeveloped: Requiem is an Action-Adventure Platformer with Tactical elements about a samurai apprentice in her quest for revenge, and self-mastery.
Rabbit’s Tale, a hand-drawn metroidvania roguelike. Play as a Rabbit in search of his kidnapped family, but along the way something mysterious happens: you get lost in a purple Void, a procedural world where dying is permanent. A Venom-like creature tags along. You bound by survival.
Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.
Explore the distant future in Idosra, an action-adventure RPG set in a world on the verge of rediscovering electricity. Follow Marika's quest to uncover the motives of the Vallas Empire. Learn dozens of new skills, meet a wide cast of characters, and discover the secrets of the lost city Idosra.
"Blade Bros Action!, presents you a new game genre "Hack n' Plataformer", is a fast paced gameplay where is a mix from hack n' slash and plataforms games, joins the retro pixel graphics, a cool soundtrack, stylish bosses, dynamic battles, swords, skills, magic elements and so forth".
Save your sister from your father's dark fate and plunge into a hand-painted 2D adventure with exciting battles and a deep, captivating story in "Pentaquin: Deeds Of Twilight". Master various skills and discover a fantastic world.
Thirayan is an action platformer game set in India. A hand-drawn action platformer game offering players new experience with its story and art.
Conquer 17 challenging levels in this 2D platformer adventure game, using a combination of spells, your sword, and other skills and abilities. Explore the overworld between levels, defeat demons, find secrets, and gain experience to make yourself stronger for the challenges ahead.
Classic run n' gun gameplay mixed with fast paced melee combat! Rack up your combo to unleash even more powerful attacks!
A fast paced 2D hack and slash, adventure game. Attack, Dodge, and Charge Up to maintain your weapon's durability as you take on waves of enemies.
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Sinner's Tavern is a metroidvania, focused on fast paced combat and interactions with quirky characters. Inspired by the Dante’s Inferno, help Oscar and his grandpa escape while they announce that Satan's tavern... is now open!
You find yourself in a futuristic dystopian city. You get the idea: Dark smog. A rogue A.I. Corporate drones. Actual drones. The whole enchilada. In this fast-paced 2D platformer, you play as Arisu, a Runner tasked to deliver the ambiguous Blue Rabbit "packages" around the city.
A psychological horror platformer wrapped in a twisted fairy tale. Trapped in a nightmare, Lucy searches for the self she has lost — leaping through hand-crafted stages, evading grotesque monsters, and gathering memories sealed in scattered diamonds. The truth beneath is crueler than any nightmare.
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Cyan Brain is a decadent sci-fi side-scrolling action shooter. Awaken to face endless slaughter and desperate encounters. "Are you ready to make the ultimate devotion?"
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