Games Like Aestik

Aestik

Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.

★ HOLLOW KNIGHT ★ VOLKOLAK: THE WILL OF GODS ★ DOOMBLADE ★ UNBOUND: WORLDS APART PROLOGUE ★ SOLATERIA ★ THERE IS NO LIGHT 616 ★ NINE SOLS ★ WARRIORB: PROLOGUE ★ SCRABDACKLE ★ HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG ★ 8DOORS: ARUM'S AFTERLIFE ADVENTURE ★ THE DEVIL WITHIN: SATGAT ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Hollow Knight

97% 👍 OF 564K
About This Game

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …jump into the minds of characters and enemies to hear their thoughts and dig up secrets that aren't told in normal dialogue
  • …learn boss fights with no health bar, reading their patterns until you can tell you're winning just from how they move
  • …take on a near-mythic platforming gauntlet of saws and spikes that can take hours, then reach a hidden payoff at the end
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Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue

95% 👍 OF 869
About This Game

Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue is an introduction for an upcoming 2D Metroidvania puzzle platformer where you can conjure different magic portals to travel between the worlds. Each portal gives you a unique ability to explore hand-crafted worlds and outsmart deadly creatures.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Freeze Threats
  • …Remove Gravity
  • …Reveal Hidden Platforms
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Solateria

83% 👍 OF 780
About This Game

Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Parry, Then Counter
  • …Find the Missing King
  • …Unlock Hidden Paths
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There Is No Light 616

82% 👍 OF 262
About This Game

Battle your way through the horrors and face the greater threats of these miserable lands! There is No Light 616 is a free version of the action-adventure There is No Light with 3 locations, a boss-fight, and an exclusive arena mode!

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Nine Sols

94% 👍 OF 44K
About This Game

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …interrupt a machine ritual that's about to voluntarily sever a kid's head.
  • …stick a paper seal onto an enemy, then cash in the energy you banked to detonate them.
  • …think you've beaten a boss, get the win moment, then watch it stand back up for phase 2 or phase 3.
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WarriOrb: Prologue

88% 👍 OF 399
About This Game

WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

90% 👍 OF 424K
About This Game

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …heal in midair during fights
  • …take an item that lets you hear every bug singing across the world, including the ones who sing badly
  • …hit what feels like the ending, then realize you only cleared about half the game and keep going into later acts and the true ending
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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

78% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Korean Afterlife
  • …Guide Lost Souls
  • …Use Weapons as Tools
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The Devil Within: Satgat

79% 👍 OF 928
About This Game

Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Satisfying Parry Counters
  • …Steal Demon Powers
  • …Unlock Blocked Paths