- #1 SlideNGlide
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 10.8%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Exploration 5.9%
- #2 Trash Heart
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Explore Trash Heart, a planet in the iron grip of the Trash Lord. Find artefacts that grant powerful abilities, fight hordes of deadly foes, and save a planet of outcast robots. Or just scrounge up all the trash your grubby little raccoon hands can hold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Precision Platformer 23.3%, Difficult 14.2%, Exploration 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #3 The Pale Piper
96% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: FreeTimeDev
Windows · Linux
Uncover the truth behind your death and your sibling’s in a story-driven precision platformer inspired by the Pied Piper myth. Navigate a decaying, interconnected world where movement is your only defense. No combat, only precision, consequence, and secrets hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.6%, Metroidvania 22.5%, Difficult 12%, Exploration 6.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #4 Somnium Shore
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 8.1%, Difficult 6.2%
- #5 MOMIBOSU
94% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: PenGames
Windows
A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.1%, Metroidvania 19.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Side Scroller 5.2%
- #6 Lone Fungus
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Side Scroller 5.8%, Platformer 5.7%
- #7 Bones Beneath
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Herb Software
Windows
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Platformer 5.5%
- #8 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
92% matchVery Positive84% of 6,153 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Precision Platformer 20%, Exploration 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.5%, 2D Platformer 5.2%
- #9 Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda
91% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Barış TaranPub: Yoto Games
Windows
Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Precision Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, 2D Platformer 4.4%
- #10 How About Spikes
91% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: SoulPixel Studio
Windows
How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Precision Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #11 Rage Rabbit
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trabbos
Windows
Rage Rabbit is a fast paced platform game set on an island haunted by mysterious shadows. Shoot down your enemies, explore an interconnected world, defeat powerful bosses and obtain new power ups.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Difficult 16.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #12 Goblin and Coins II
89% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows · Linux
Years have passed, decades maybe. Little goblin moved on, all but forgot about the great coin trouble, not even realizing that a new trouble is awaiting behind the doors!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Precision Platformer 20%, Difficult 11.9%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Platformer 6.3%
- #13 Xolotl
89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Precision Platformer 25%, Exploration 7.5%, Platformer 6%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #14 Aleya's Ascent
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minor Games
Windows
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Precision Platformer 21.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Platformer 5%
- #15 Timothy and the Tower of Mu
87% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Kibou EntertainmentPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Ascend the tower to save your grandfather in this classic, hardcore action-platformer. The Tower of Mu is waiting for you... Push past each check point to the next awaiting challenge; dashing, jumping, and slinging your way up to the towers peak. Die. learn. Overcome.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.2%, Metroidvania 16.4%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #16 Ceplion
86% 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 26.2%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Exploration 5.8%, Platformer 5.7%
- #17 Ayna: Shattered Truth
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: designmatic
Windows
Become water. Be shapeless, be formless, be fluid. All living things are from water and you can transform water into what it needs to be. Dive into this newly crafted fairytale and take on the journey of finding your place in this 2.8D Metroidvania fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Side Scroller 7.2%
- #18 Ziggy
85% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Afil Games
Windows
Ziggy is a challenging platformer about a small lightning bolt trying to get back home. Your main objective is to go through all the traps and reach the end. Can you do it?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, Difficult 15.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 6.2%
- #19 Jumper Jon
84% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Precision Platformer 18.9%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 6.7%, Side Scroller 6.6%
- #20 House of Shadow
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #21 Into The Underdusk
83% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Stone Crow Games
Windows
Get lost in the Underdusk: a broken world full of danger and mystery. Experience brutal precision platforming, search for collectibles to expand your powerset and regain your lost memories in an atmospheric 2D pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Precision Platformer 25.7%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #22 Hollow Floor
82% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Exploration 5.2%, 2D Platformer 4.7%
- #23 Redneck Rift
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Floor Chicken
Windows
Every problem can be solved with a shotgun and every solution can be celebrated with an ice cold beer. Help Cletus quench his thirst after a long hard days work as he platforms his way through the bayou, time and back again in this retro styled, difficult action precision platformer game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Precision Platformer 22.1%, Difficult 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #24 Star Hearts: Launch Point
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcap LLC
Windows · Mac
Star Hearts: Launch Point is a tight 2D action adventure featuring an 8-bit retro aesthetic in classic NES-fashion. Journey to the galaxy’s edge and discover the origins of Prin - an interstellar revolutionary in the making - as she embarks upon her first space-faring adventure!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.6%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Difficult 6.7%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #25 Blade's Legacy
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2Design Games
Windows
Use your skills to double jump, crouch, climb wall, jump across platforms, defeat your enemies and save the world! You are the last hope to this land, go through challenging levels and defeat Rorudark!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.5%, Difficult 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Exploration 6%
- #26 Xeodrifter
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Difficult 11.3%, Precision Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Platformer 7.1%
- #27 Raji: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2020
Dev: Nodding Heads Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #28 LUCID
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Exploration 6.2%, Platformer 5.4%
- #29 Necrosphere
79% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: Cat Nigiri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 44%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #30 Super Mombo Quest
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Precision Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, 2D Platformer 4.9%
- #31 PizzaBoy
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Breadless
Windows
Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.4%, Metroidvania 25.9%, Difficult 16.2%, Exploration 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #32 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Difficult 16.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #33 Colors Assemble
76% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: Dibakar Jana
Windows
Help Brad reunite with his family and complete all hand-crafted 2D platform challenges in a colorful twisted world.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.9%, Metroidvania 32.5%, Difficult 18.8%, Platformer 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
- #34 Vulpis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Difficult 18.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #35 Axolotl is Dry
75% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Manodeix
Windows
Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.8%, Difficult 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Story Rich 6.4%, 2D Platformer 6.4%
- #36 Unbound: Worlds Apart
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 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 29.1%, Precision Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.5%
- #37 Genopanic
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Precision Platformer 22.4%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Exploration 6.7%
- #38 Badass Brigade
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marauder Squad
Windows
Throw a dude at another dude! Badass Brigade is a light-hearted 2D action game where you shoot, punch, grab, and throw your foes. Take on missions where you can explore the world and uncover a wide variety of weapons and gear for new ways to fight.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Combat 4.3%
- #39 Linked Mask
74% matchMixed63% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Spoonman Games
Windows
Kill the deities that have been abandoned in the towers created by people, a KAIZO LIKE EXTREME CHALLENGING PLATFORMER video game that aims to make you become a god in Linked Mask.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.7%, Difficult 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Platformer 6.1%
- #40 Super Win the Game
74% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 12.9%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Exploration 6.3%
- #41 Lost Tribe
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestone Games
Windows
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Difficult 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #42 Stanislav
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sumo Studio
Windows
Help Stanislav escape the prison and defeat the plague to save the world, in super-tight 2D pixel platformer.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Platformer 7.7%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #43 Oprost
72% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Thunderpunch Studio
Windows
Use the souls of fallen animals to jump, fly, and dash through a decaying forest, chasing the monster that is tearing it apart
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32%, Difficult 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Story Rich 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6.9%
- #44 Vampire's Best Friend
70% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: SinksAdventure
Windows
Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Precision Platformer 27.4%, Difficult 10.3%, Platformer 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #45 Windy Day
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreaming Rabbit
Windows
Ride the wind in Windy Day! On a windy day, you begin your journey to meet a dear friend, carrying a gift in hand. With only your own two legs to move and jump, push forward through the wind. Your friend is waiting for you at the end of the road.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, Difficult 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Side Scroller 6.9%, Platformer 6.1%
- #46 YesterSol
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neat Games
Windows
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Platformer 5.2%
- #47 Before I Go
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: J's Labratory
Windows
Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 16.5%, Side Scroller 6.6%, Exploration 5.3%
- #48 Jubilee
70% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Precision Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Action 8.4%
- #49 Balloon to the Moon 2
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Prospective Games
Windows
Explore the Moon in this open world 2D platformer with 30 areas. Find all the sacred treasures to please the Moon Princess! Explore the deep caverns of the moon and soar above the clouds. But there is more than what all might seem!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Precision Platformer 23.5%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Platformer 7.1%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #50 Battery Samurai
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Precision Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Platformer 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #51 Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VP Games
Windows
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Precision Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 7.8%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #52 Veilslash
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boiling Lava Hot LLC
Windows
In this action adventure, generate and phase terrain with various tools. Carry a massive communication device to the apex of an alien planet, but don't drop it. It's a long way down...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Platformer 7.7%, Side Scroller 5.7%
- #53 RIN: The Last Child
68% matchMixed60% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Difficult 14.4%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 7.8%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #54 Souldiers
68% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Difficult 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Combat 5.7%, Action 4.5%
- #55 You Have to Win the Game
69% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Precision Platformer 13.6%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #56 Janosik 2: Prologue
67% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #57 Akatori
67% 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 30.3%, Difficult 14.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Platformer 5.9%
- #58 Nocturnal 2
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 6.7%
- #59 MIO: Memories in Orbit
63% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Precision Platformer 14.6%, Difficult 13%, Exploration 8%, Platformer 6.6%
- #60 Aggelos 2
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WONDERBOY BOBIPub: PQube
Windows
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 7.9%