- #1 Eden's Guardian
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voragine Game Studio
Windows
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Souls-like 18.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Platformer 7.1%
- #2 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 4.8%
- #3 Foregone
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 18.4%, Difficult 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 9.2%
- #4 DREIFRAME
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 3.5%
- #5 Akatori
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 19.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Platformer 7.2%
- #6 Enemies Within
69% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Souls-like 20.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 6.6%
- #7 Anokye
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 6.9%, Indie 4%
- #8 SHADE Protocol
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Legendary
Windows · Linux
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 4.6%
- #9 Windmills
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Poor Locke
Windows
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 13.5%, Narration 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
- #10 Nara: Facing Fire
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glowing Glade Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 13%, Swordplay 12.7% ★, Platformer 7.7%
- #11 Intertwined
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #12 THE DARK DWELLERS
68% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: COLNELIUS
Windows
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Side Scroller 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
- #13 Rune Fencer Illyia
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nootbox Games
Windows
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Souls-like 18.2%, Swordplay 12.9% ★, Difficult 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%
- #14 Children of Birch
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UvuikSmoniti
Windows
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 9%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%
- #15 Steel Flood
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egobounds
Windows
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 6.2%
- #16 Valiant Saga
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixhittPub: Nuntius Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Souls-like 16.9%, Vampire 12.7% ★, Swordplay 10.4% ★, Side Scroller 7.7%
- #17 Solateria
64% matchVery Positive84% of 287 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 25%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6%
- #18 Last Souls
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruben Wihler
Windows · Mac
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 8.4%, Side Scroller 5.7%
- #19 Shieldbound
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Bangers
Windows
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Platformer 8.6%
- #20 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
64% matchVery Positive92% of 3,059 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 18.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%
- #21 Moonscars
65% matchVery Positive84% of 1,432 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 25.7%, Side Scroller 6.8%, Platformer 6.3%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #22 Hollow Knight
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 533,187 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 22.3%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 4%
- #23 WarriOrb: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive88% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
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?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 21.7%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Platformer 8.3%
- #24 Gedda Cake
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.2%
- #25 Castleward
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanari Studio
Windows
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Souls-like 16.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 10.2%, Vampire 7.7% ★
- #26 Colorless World
65% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Bazzucco Entertainment
Windows
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 23.7%, Difficult 10.7%, Side Scroller 10%, Platformer 9%
- #27 The Light of the Darkness: Renascence
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUARTOMUNDO
Windows
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 18.2%, Difficult 13.6%, Side Scroller 9%, Platformer 7.9%
- #28 Hollow Knight: Silksong
60% matchVery Positive89% of 399,080 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.2 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
- #29 Luna's Light
63% matchPositive81% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: AmSus4Games
Windows
Luna's Light is the story of a young huntress who must leave her village and face a cruel post-apocalyptic world. Explore various biomes, find upgrades, fight bosses and complete quests.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 20%, Difficult 11.1%, Narration 8.4%, Platformer 7.7%
- #30 Awita: Journey of Hope
62% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 19.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #31 Deepening Fire
63% matchMostly Positive72% of 628 reviews2023
Dev: VeryBigDogPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Platformer 7.8%
- #32 Dimension Rift Zero
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrDyvik
Windows
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 25.2%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 5.5%
- #33 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,397 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Souls-like 19.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #34 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
64% matchVery Positive81% of 5,471 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.2%, Metroidvania 27.1%, Difficult 7.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Platformer 4.5%
- #35 A Handful of Dust
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BVS Studios
Windows
Uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets in this 2D action-adventure Metroidvania. Explore a haunting world of ruins and shadow, master fluid, brutal combat, and unlock powerful abilities to overcome deadly enemies. Forge your path and choose your destiny in an ancient land balanced on the brink of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 22.5%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Swordplay 8.7% ★, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #36 Unbound: Worlds Apart
63% matchVery Positive84% of 1,297 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 12.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%
- #37 Misspell
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 15%, Platformer 10.7%, Difficult 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
- #38 Last Vanguard
60% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 8.1%
- #39 Mother's Sword
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monsitle
Windows
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.6%, Metroidvania 31.9%, Swordplay 8.9% ★, Platformer 6.4%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #40 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
60% matchVery Positive83% of 1,157 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 21%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #41 Ceplion
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mert Ali Barlas
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 19.6%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Medieval 5.9%
- #42 Minoria
63% matchVery Positive81% of 2,589 reviews2019
Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 20.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%
- #43 Volkolak: The Will of Gods
60% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: Volkolak Team
Windows
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 23.1%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Narration 8.9%, Platformer 8.3%
- #44 Tails of Iron
61% matchVery Positive88% of 14,229 reviews2021
Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
Why similar: Souls-like 26.2%, Metroidvania 14%, Difficult 12.5%, Swordplay 9.3% ★, Narration 9.1%
- #45 Omen Fall
62% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: WITCHCRAFT VIDEO GAME Ltd.
Windows
Omen Fall is an action-packed, story-driven fantasy adventure game that draws players into a past woven with forgotten agreements. Fight against the darkness in this 2D metroidvania experience presented with pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Souls-like 20%, Difficult 12.6%, Swordplay 11% ★, Platformer 7.3%
- #46 Salt and Sanctuary
62% matchVery Positive89% of 21,475 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.4%, Metroidvania 24%, Difficult 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%, Platformer 4.9%
- #47 GRIME
61% matchVery Positive85% of 6,284 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 23.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%
- #48 Mask of Soul
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XION ENTERTAINMENTPub: XIONPLUS
Windows
Mask of Soul is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure where you play as Cheong-oh Chasa, gatekeeper of the Underworld, tracking spirits beneath the Red Moon. Use parry combat and mask abilities to explore an oriental dark fantasy world inspired by Korean mythology.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 26.6%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #49 Unworthy
62% matchVery Positive81% of 842 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 33.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #50 Lightward
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Souls-like 29.8%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 7%, 2D 3.9%
- #51 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
58% matchVery Positive89% of 150 reviews2026
Dev: Winter Crew StudiosPub: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Platformer 7%
- #52 Benders of Moona
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
Windows
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 21.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 5.6%
- #53 The Last Faith
60% matchVery Positive84% of 5,147 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 24%, Vampire 12.5% ★, Difficult 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%
- #54 Loreninha Paints Dreams and Rainbows
60% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Eminho & Lorena Team
Windows · Linux
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 26.9%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 7.6%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #55 Crown Of Silence
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 19.4%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #56 Crownless
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Souls-like 25.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 7.1%, 2D 4.4%
- #57 Godly Visage
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Keys Studios
Windows
Godly Visage is a 2D Metroidvania with traditional animation. Explore a devastated world, discover secrets, improve your abilities, and face enemies infected by a divine disease.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 23.8%, Swordplay 18.7% ★, Narration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #58 Tartapolis
62% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Fusion Studios
Windows
Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 20.7%, Difficult 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 7.6%
- #59 Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadMoa
Windows
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 25.9%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 5.2%
- #60 DEVIATOR
59% matchMixed68% of 988 reviews2024
Dev: Gami Studio
Windows
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Souls-like 26.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, Side Scroller 6.4%