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You guide a squid through an underground cave system cut off from the sea, where food is running out. Momentum-driven controls make every jump and movement feel physical as you explore the tunnels and work toward restoring order.

Jumping and platforming
Lots to discover
Action-packed real-time combat
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Ikachan are Catmaze, You Have to Win the Game and Dandara. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ikachan special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Catmaze 88% match – Jumping and platforming
Newest alternative: Pseudoregalia: Jam Ver. 87% match – released 2023

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Catmaze

88 %Match

2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified83 % positive9.75 €

A Metroidvania rooted in Slavic myth, where you play the sorceress Alesta exploring gloomy forests in search of the road to the land of the dead. Folklore and platforming action take center stage.

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You Have to Win the Game

Jumping and platforming

A free retro platformer styled after early 1980s PC games, where you explore a small world full of hidden routes and secrets in order to win. It playfully toys with genre conventions and has little story or conventional combat.

Dandara

Jumping and platforming

A metroidvania where Dandara doesn't walk but leaps instantly from surface to surface, turning gravity and space into a puzzle of movement. Surreal pixel-art worlds reward exploration and demand precise leaping through tricky traversal and combat.

Pseudoregalia: Jam Ver.

Jumping and platforming

A fast 3D Metroidvania with a retro PS1 look: you slide, jump and climb through a surreal dream castle, unlocking new movement abilities along the way. The appeal lies in its fluid controls and hunting down hidden corners.

Super Mombo Quest

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast precision platformer in a Metroidvania shell, where you bounce and stomp through a large interconnected world and chain acrobatic combos. Arcade-style mechanics meet exploration and collectibles.

Alwa's Awakening

Jumping and platforming

A charming Metroidvania with an authentic 8-bit look, pixel art and chiptune music. You wield a magic staff to explore an interconnected world, solve puzzles and beat bosses.

Mystik Belle

Jumping and platforming

You explore a spooky, ancient school of magic where point-and-click puzzle solving meets metroidvania platforming. As Belle, you must salvage a sabotaged ritual that has been pinned on you, all with a lighthearted wink.

Treasure Adventure Game

Jumping and platforming

Treasure Adventure Game is a free pixel-art platformer where you roam a sprawling world, pick up new abilities and fight through hidden corners. Its appeal lies in the sense of discovery and an original soundtrack.

Alwa's Legacy

Jumping and platforming

A charming 8-bit-style adventure where you gain new magic powers to explore a non-linear world full of puzzles and secrets. Its mix of platforming, puzzles and backtracking recalls classic Metroidvanias while staying approachable.

Mini Ghost

Action-packed real-time combat

A short mini Metroidvania with the look and feel of 1980s MSX computers, serving as a small prequel to Ghost 1.0. It offers compact exploration and classic platforming action.

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