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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 48 games similar to Timespinner down to the 21 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Forgotton Anne, Guacamelee! Gold Edition and UnEpic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Timespinner.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG
Tags
NarrativeCo-opSolo
Year 2018Dev Lunar Ray Games

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Timespinner is Forgotton Anne — scoring 62/100 on our similarity scale. Guacamelee! Gold Edition and UnEpic follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Timespinner

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Timespinner. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Forgotton Anne
Forgotton Anne
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasySci-Fi2D
Steam👍 90%· 2.0KIGDB80· 7OC80· 65
Year 2018Dev ThroughLine Games · Square Enix CollectiveOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and setting anime, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting74Tone62Visuals59Game mode25
#2Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
RPGAction RPG
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 93%· 6.0KRAWG👍 79%· 305MC88IGDB94· 2
Year 2013Playtime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Timespinner: deep RPG systems, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

Guacamelee! Gold Edition is the enhanced edition of Guacamelee! that features all downloadable content for the original game and supports Steam Workshop to create and share custom character skins. In its core Guacamelee! is a 2D Metroidvania with platforming and brawling elements. Guacamelee!

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting64Visuals57
#3UnEpic
UnEpic
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFantasyExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 91%· 8.1KRAWG👍 81%· 253MC68IGDB68· 4OC72· 24
Year 2011Dev @unepic_fran · EnjoyUp GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Unepic is a 2D platformer game with role-playing elements. The story follows Daniel, a sci-fi, and video games geek that one day was teleported into a fantasy world and found himself in a giant castle. The game’s dialogues, storyline, and aesthetics heavily relies on humor with a lot of geek-culture references and mocking on sci-fi and fantasy clichés.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode84Combat65Setting51
Trine Enchanted Edition
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeNarrativeFantasy2D
Steam👍 96%· 16KIGDB92· 1OC81· 12
Year 2014Dev FrozenbyteOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and ranged combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Genre100Game mode94Tone79Combat73Setting70Visuals57
#5Apotheon
Apotheon
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 47%· 329MC78IGDB85· 4OC78· 30
Year 2015Dev AlientrapPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, ranged combat and setting mythology, while skipping setting scifi

The Gods of Olympus have abandoned humanity, leaving you to perish without their benevolence. Take up arms against the Gods, climb Mount Olympus, and take their divine powers for yourself to ensure mankind’s survival!

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: setting.

Genre100Tone100Progression100Combat72Visuals57Game mode55
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 93%· 41KIGDB83· 11OC83· 135
Year 2019Dev ArtPlay · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat magic and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: tone and setting.

Genre100Game mode83Progression69Combat66Visuals57Setting40
Dust: An Elysian Tail
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 67%· 626MC84IGDB82· 7
Year 2012Dev Humble Hearts · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Timespinner: deep RPG systems, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and setting anime, while skipping setting scifi

Dust: an Elysian Tale is an action role-playing game with metroidvania elements set in an imaginary world called Falana. Dust, the main character, with his sentient sword called Blade of Ahrah and guardian Fidget explores the “2D” side-scrolled environments.

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression74Setting57Visuals57
Chasm
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 73%· 2.7KIGDB70· 8OC72· 39
Year 2018Dev Bit Kid, Inc.On PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Timespinner.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Setting64Game mode25
Islets
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 96%· 2.3KRAWG👍 87%· 29IGDB81· 2OC79· 19
Year 2022Dev Kyle Thompson · Armor Games StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

Iko is an aspiring yet hopeful warrior exploring the land and sky to reunite a series of floating islands. With his rickety airship, he must travel from island to island in order to reignite each one’s magnetic core while fighting off the many adversaries standing in his way.

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: game mode.

Released 4 years after Timespinner.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Setting68Visuals58Tone56
Child of Light
RPGAction RPG
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeFantasy2D
Steam👍 91%· 13KIGDB88· 14OC83· 88
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, cozy, relaxing feel and combat magic, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: combat and progression.

Genre100Game mode100Tone77Setting67Visuals57Combat0
Songs for a Hero
RPGAction RPG
MeleeNarrativeFantasy2DPixel Art
Steam👍 97%· 4.4K
Year 2016Dev Castro BrothersPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Plataformas voadoras, inimigos coloridos, armas mágicas e física inexplicável. Isso tudo com uma música de fundo que acompanha a saga de um cavaleiro.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Setting65Tone57
Altered Beast
RPGAction RPG
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2DPixel Art
IGDB45
Year 1988Dev Team Shinobi · ActivisionOn Android · iOS · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: tone and setting.

It predates Timespinner by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting47Tone0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D
Year 1991Dev Konami

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, while skipping precision platforming

It predates Timespinner by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode83Setting64Visuals56
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
RPGAction RPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 88%· 44KRAWG👍 89%· 62OC75· 60
Year 2023Dev Owlcat GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Timespinner, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping precision platforming

You will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers, that reign over their own merchant empire and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself. Thanks to their Warrant of Trade - the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium.

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: progression.

Released 5 years after Timespinner.

Genre100Setting67Game mode66Tone63Combat58Progression0
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeFantasy2D
Year 1986Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On PlayStation 3

✓ If you enjoyed Timespinner, expect deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Timespinner: game mode.

It predates Timespinner by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting64Visuals56Game mode24

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