Games like Aestik

Miss the hand-drawn and colorful pull of Aestik? Browse these games for your next favorite.

Aeterna Noctis
A huge hand-drawn metroidvania where you play the King of Darkness, cursed to fight the Queen of Light forever. Explore 16 connected areas, fight demanding bosses and tackle precision platforming that pushes the genre to its limits. Two difficulty modes let you shape how brutal it gets.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Story-driven, Dark
76% of 1,740 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$29.99
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
A 2.5D metroidvania where Tania, a bionic warrior, cuts through a land twisted by Karpas energy. Fast, fluid combat built on parries and dashes, a dense world full of hidden paths, and a mystery that only gives up its truth piece by piece.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
81% of 1,152 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Auridia
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Colorful, Story-driven, Atmospheric
97% of 181 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Venture to the Vile
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
Hand-drawn, Story-driven, Dark
72% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
Lone Fungus
Lone Fungus is a handcrafted Metroidvania where you are the last mushroom alive in a world built by mushrooms. You explore ten connected areas, pick up Relics and Emblems, learn spells and moves from bosses, and open new paths with each ability. Cute pixel art, fast combat, and fair challenge make it easy to keep going.
Colorful, Atmospheric, Mysterious
85% of 757 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
A Sister's Journey
Help Violet find her missing sister Rena in a hand-drawn pixel-art world that is equal parts charming and trying to kill you. Expect fast run-and-gun fights, tough bosses, and precision platforming, with new weapons, upgrades, and secrets opening the map as you go.
Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
65% of 68 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
INAYAH - Life after Gods
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
70% of 237 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Three heroes climb a poisoned tower in a dying world, and death is part of the plan. Swap between a fighter, a rogue and a wizard, spend the orbs you earn on each defeat, and unlock the Tower of Serpents room by room. A retro action platformer with real bite and a lot of secrets.
Story-driven, Dark, Atmospheric
92% of 1,016 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Ato
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
97% of 343 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
MIO: Memories in Orbit
A hand-drawn metroidvania aboard the Vessel, a vast ark gone quiet. Guide the small robot MIO through overgrown ruins, earn abilities that reshape how you move, and uncover why the ship's caretakers failed. Demanding, gorgeous and full of secrets for players who like their exploration earned.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
82% of 4,847 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 120$19.99
Somber Echoes
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Story-driven, Dark
81% of 284 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
Islets
A wholesome metroidvania about a small warrior and his rickety airship. Fly between floating islands, reignite their cores and watch the world literally connect around you, opening new paths in places you already explored. Gentle but never empty: real bosses, hidden upgrades and a cast of oddballs who write you letters.
Hand-drawn, Colorful, Story-driven
95% of 1,929 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$19.99

Cheaper than Aestik

Auridia

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania.

$9.99

INAYAH - Life after Gods

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings.

$15.99

Ato

A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword…

$14.99

Somber Echoes

Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister.

$14.99

Kingdom Shell

Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline.

$10.79

Voidwrought

A fast 2D Metroidvania where you hunt the blood of gods beneath a star-scorched sky.

$4.99

Genopanic

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer.

$8.99

Akatori

A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles.

$14.99

Mable & The Wood

Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world.

$14.99

After Death

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world.

$13.99

Dust: An Elysian Tail

An amnesiac warrior wakes with a talking sword and a flying sidekick, in a hand-painted world that looks like an animated film.

$14.99

Well Dweller

A dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring Glimmer, a tiny bird armed with a single matchstick.

$15.99

Hidden gems like Aestik

Shattered Divinities

Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!

$9.99

Fatal Claw

A resurrected cat fights through a dark, hand-drawn world, stealing powers from infected foes and fusing them into new abilities.

$24.99

Well Dweller

A dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring Glimmer, a tiny bird armed with a single matchstick.

$15.99

Auridia

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania.

$9.99

Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

$19.99

Quarion

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.

$0.99

BIOMORPH

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world.

$19.99

Cosmobreeder Yiffai

Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

$14.99

Dewdrop Dynasty

Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted…

$11.99

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Wander a colorful hand-drawn world, build a party of allies who reshape your journey, and test yourself against punishing boss fights.

$18.74

MIO: Memories in Orbit

A hand-drawn metroidvania aboard the Vessel, a vast ark gone quiet.

$19.99

AWAKEN - Astral Blade

Guide the bionic warrior Tania through a hand-drawn dark fantasy world, where fast, demanding combat and hidden paths lead to a mystery told piece…

$19.99

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