- #1 Dusted Dusk
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Action RPG 15.1%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 6.3%, Action 5.6%
- #2 Shattered Divinities
96% matchVery Positive94% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Action RPG 7.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 4.8%
- #3 AOI
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Action RPG 12.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #4 Filiy Eclipse
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action RPG 19.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #5 Maelstrom
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 7.1%
- #6 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Action RPG 17.5%, Platformer 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 5.8%
- #7 Earthblade
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Action RPG 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 5.8%
- #8 ECHORIS
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strata Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Every weapon hides a world. A 2D metroidvania of vertical descent — step inside each blade you find, descend its Item World, and reforge it through layers of memory and reactive elemental depths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Action RPG 20.9%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%
- #9 Blessing Part I
91% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: MalfunctionGhost
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style action-adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman Lowe who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a great sword and flesh and blood, you will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action RPG 18.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #10 The Curse Of Eira
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElenaWare
Windows
Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Platformer 12%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #11 小石游记 Little Stone Journey
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZHANG SHENG
Windows
"Little Stone Journey" is a single-player action-adventure game. In a mysterious place shrouded in mist, one day, Little Stone was born here and began its journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action RPG 16.7%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #12 Aldebaran Legend
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Action RPG 20.9%, Action 10.5%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #13 The Flame and the Fart
88% matchNo user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Saucy Steel Games
Windows
The Flame and the Fart: Hunt treasure, forge gear, build your hero. Loot bones, ores, relics from monsters; smelt and forge legendary equipment. Mix basic attacks, dashes, and spirit skills via gems into your own style. Battle through forests, snowy mountains, cursed villages, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action RPG 17.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #14 Fevercide
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Action RPG 19.1%, Platformer 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #15 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Action RPG 18.7%, Platformer 7.3%, Action 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
- #16 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Action RPG 17.9%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 6.2%
- #17 Overbowed
86% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #18 The Last Tree
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #19 Bladeforged: The Seventh Sword
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devaholics Desenvolvimento LTDA
Windows
Bladeforged: The Seventh Sword is a fast-paced 2D pixel art Metroidvania. Wield a versatile guardian blade and a high-tech bracelet to execute fluid combo cancels, parry ruthless abstract enemies, and explore the interconnected world of Regis to stop a cosmic multiversal invasion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 12%, Action 12%, Adventure 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #20 The Journey of Clinbo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Action RPG 17%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7%
- #21 Fallen Prince
83% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Eridanus Games
Windows
Fallen Prince is an atmospheric combat-focused metroidvania with retro elements. Explore a bleak undead zone, hone your skills and rid the kingdom from your brother's vile sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Action RPG 16.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Action 6.2%
- #22 Etherland Saga
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChillFace Games
Windows
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action RPG 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #23 Witchcrafter: Empire Legends
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codeward
Windows · Mac · Linux
A systemic, dark fantasy metroidvania RPG where you are a young witchcrafter striving to control his power of 4 elements on a journey to find a mythical fifth one and save his kidnapped father. Your decisions count in this branching, thought-provoking story set in a vivid, murky world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Action RPG 17.9%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
- #24 Castle In The Darkness 2
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LABS Works
Windows
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Action RPG 18.5%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #25 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
79% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 6.4%
- #26 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Action RPG 14.5%, Action 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #27 Evil Castle & Princess
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLightProject
Windows
"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action RPG 20.8%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #28 Faeland
78% matchVery Positive85% of 367 reviews2023
Dev: Talegames
Windows
Begin your journey in Faeland, a handcrafted 2D action-adventure RPG set in a beautiful fantasy world inspired by the 8-bit classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Action RPG 20%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #29 Croakspire
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Action 7.2%
- #30 Faction Reticent
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Action RPG 16.3%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 6.1%
- #31 Aggelos 2
78% 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 38%, Action RPG 18.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Exploration 5.5%
- #32 Bite Sized
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite Sized Studios
Windows · Mac
Platform by biting other creatures in this mouthful of a Metroidvania! Explore a vast, interconnected world where the only challenge that stands in your way is tough puzzle platforming and winding routes. A truly Bite Sized Metroidvania experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #33 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Action RPG 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 8.6%
- #34 Silvercall
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Action RPG 17.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #35 God Edge
76% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
Windows · Linux
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Action RPG 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 6.9%
- #36 Makis Adventure
75% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D Platformer 7%, Action 6.6%
- #37 Alice Into the Panopticon
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7%
- #38 Castlevania Dominus Collection
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,678 reviews2024
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Action RPG 17.3%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #39 Eystrandi
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.3%
- #40 Bread Adventure
71% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 5.3%
- #41 Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
70% matchVery Positive83% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Action RPG 13.3%, Platformer 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #42 Chibits
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 6.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #43 Demon Peak
73% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Platformer 8.9%
- #44 9 Years of Shadows
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,241 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #45 GoldFish Brain
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Action RPG 16.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.6%
- #46 Ariana and the Elder Codex
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
- #47 Golden Knight
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Guara Studios
Windows
Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #48 Chronicles of Teddy
73% matchMixed70% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 7.2%, Action RPG 7.1%
- #49 Iliad
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jean-Sébastien PayettePub: XXIst Century Digital Boy
Windows · Linux
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action RPG 11%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #50 The Weird Dream
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, Action RPG 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 8.2%
- #51 Wattson the Bulb
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Platformer 14%, Action 13%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #52 Axel Quest
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Action RPG 17.1%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 5.4%
- #53 PhantomGaze : Omni-sight
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ConcentGames
Windows
A 2D Metroidvania where you control two characters at once. A blind swordsman fights in melee, while a spirit archer provides ranged support. Master parry rhythms and exploit weaknesses using the bestiary. Uncover the secrets of a world built on Asian aesthetics through a stranger's eyes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Action RPG 20.6%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 8.4%
- #54 Primal League
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoodyChimera
Windows
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Action RPG 20.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #55 The Mummy Demastered
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 921 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Platformer 5.8%
- #56 Dirtlight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7%
- #57 Irang
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Action RPG 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Platformer 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #58 Somnium Shore
67% 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 47.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #59 The Song of Awakening
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noeski LLC
Windows · Mac
The Song of Awakening is a 2D action-platformer where you play as a bard with the power to create magic through music. Explore a world once ruled by the Lyramancers, wielders of music-magic, who were extinguished by a mad king. Defeat the malevolent god of silence and restore harmony to the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Action RPG 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.7%