28 Melee games like Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking? that you should try

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We filtered the 38 games similar to Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking? down to the 28 that fit the “Melee” category. Berry, Gato Roboto and Owlboy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?.

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The best melee games like Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1BerryClosest overall match

iRank99

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 99%· 145

Year 2021Dev Leuns · DegicaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Web

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual 2d, while skipping procedural generation

RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star"Berry won first place in the official RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star." About the GameBerry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer centered on delivering light bullet-hell challenges and precise projectile manipulation using its unique web-orbiting systems.

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47

Year 2019Dev doinksoft · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping procedural generation

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#3Owlboy

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 84%· 6.1KRAWG👍 74%· 307MC88IGDB89· 13OC88· 98

Year 2016Dev D-Pad StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping procedural generation

Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to protect his home and reveal the secrets of his race. He makes new friends on the way. Each of them has special powers, useful during fights.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping procedural generation

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyProceduralExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 52KIGDB62· 11OC67· 67

Year 2017Dev Videocult · Adult Swim GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, roguelike runs and horror tension, while skipping social trading

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone and progression.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Shantae: Half-Genie HeroClosest on tone

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationSoloAnime

Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: visuals.

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Steam Xbox Nintendo

#7Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

iRank83

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationSoloHardcore

Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82

Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeCozyExplorationSoloHardcore

Steam👍 84%· 2.5KIGDB79· 6OC79· 45

Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: visuals.

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Steam GOG PS

#9Rogue LegacyClosest on world

iRank89

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeProceduralExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB86· 11OC84· 43

Year 2013Dev Abstraction Games · Cellar Door GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: combat.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Dead Cells

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeProceduralExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 97%· 180KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC88IGDB90· 12OC89· 151

Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin. ###Story Not much story is present in the game, as only bits of any information are given out to the players. The game takes place at a remote island, where the players take place of the Prisoner.

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeProceduralExplorationSoloHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone and visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeExplorationPixel ArtSoloHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81

Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, single-player focus and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

The game moves between 8-bit and 16-bit art styles, allowing the player to move between the two by going forward or backwards in time. As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival.

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13Axiom Verge

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeExplorationPixel ArtSoloNarrative

Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90

Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#14Carrion

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeExplorationPixel ArtSoloDark

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#15VVVVVV

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeExplorationPixel ArtSoloMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 10KRAWG👍 76%· 512MC81IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

VVVVVV is a 2D platformer designed in retro style. You play as Captain Viridian, the fearless leader of the team of conquerors of the dimension. And unexpectedly you crash and lose touch with each other. You will have to explore the world in which you are trapped and find your partners. You have the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of old-school accompanied by a great soundtrack.

Where it drifts furthest from Clockwork Calamity in Mushroom World: What would you do if the time stopped ticking?: tone.

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Steam GOG PS

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