- #1 Aeterna Noctis
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Souls-like 14.7%, Soundtrack 13.4% ★, Precision Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 7.3%
- #2 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,067 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 23.3%, Souls-like 15.4%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #3 Crowsworn
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mongoose Rodeo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Souls-like 18.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #4 Shieldbound
95% 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 23.6%, Souls-like 19.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #5 Briar Flame
94% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: HappyDoodz Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 22.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Precision Platformer 7.2%, Platformer 7%
- #6 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 20.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #7 Shards of Memories
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9%, Platformer 7.2%
- #8 Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dormidin StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
A classic hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action game, it's time for revenge! Use your Beastmaster skills to unleash your inner beast, fight with your heart-devouring sword and end the threat to Arborea, you decide the ending.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Soundtrack 14.5% ★, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Side Scroller 6.6%
- #9 Nocturnal 2
91% 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 26%, Precision Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #10 Runic Curse Remastered
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 22.8%, Platformer 7.6%, Side Scroller 6%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
- #11 SpellTome
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tectonic Games Studio
Windows
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 23%, Platformer 11.2%, Hand-drawn 8%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #12 Onchu
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banana Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 18.9%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #13 Lightward
89% 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 34.9%, Souls-like 25.3%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Magic 5.8%
- #14 Elysian Echoes
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grinding Crow
Windows
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 19.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.6%
- #15 Momogatari
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sentori Studio
Windows
Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 16.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #16 Crownless
86% 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 36.8%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #17 DEVIATOR
86% 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 29.2%, Souls-like 22.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Side Scroller 5.8%
- #18 Amber's Tale
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyTeaStudios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 18.2%, Precision Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.8%
- #19 Human vs Food
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OdGames
Windows
Human vs Food is a challenging action platformer game set in a world where food has taken over the world. In battle, you will have to destroy food a lot and skillfully. Explore 100 levels, play as 6 different characters with different skills. Save the world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Souls-like 21%, Soundtrack 14.5% ★, Side Scroller 10.3%, Magic 5.2%
- #20 MIO: Memories in Orbit
82% 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 28.2%, Souls-like 15.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Precision Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #21 Ceplion
84% 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 24.1%, Souls-like 17.1%, Precision Platformer 15%, Platformer 9.9%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
- #22 Slumbering Feline
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 10%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Souls-like 7.6%
- #23 Phosfi
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UpRoom Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Phosfi is an atmospheric, metroidvania style action-platformer. Explore and fight your way through a dark and dangerous coastal world full of mysteries and ancient treasures. Discover long buried temples and fend off Eldritch monstrosities in this beautiful 2D hand drawn and animated adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 21.8%, Soundtrack 18.4% ★, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #24 Mask of Soul
80% matchPositive86% of 21 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 29.3%, Souls-like 23.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #25 Vínculo
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Eric Ríos Hamilton
Windows
Embark yourself on an adventure through the Marble Palace and uncover the plentiful secrets it hides! Explore magnificent views and fight through the hostile halls of the palace, all while making use of the innovative plane change mechanics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 19.6%, Precision Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%
- #26 Lamp Chronicle
81% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Pixellica Corp.
Windows
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 21.2%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #27 Misspell
79% 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 30.9%, Souls-like 13.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #28 Dimension Rift Zero
78% 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 28.8%, Souls-like 23.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9%, Exploration 6.2%
- #29 Unbound: Worlds Apart
79% 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 26.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Souls-like 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Precision Platformer 9.4%
- #30 Steel Flood
78% 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 28.7%, Souls-like 23.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Side Scroller 6.4%
- #31 Balloon to the Moon 2
77% 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 26%, Precision Platformer 17%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #32 Go Alone
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Souls-like 26.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.1%, Magic 5.2%
- #33 Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell
76% 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 29%, Souls-like 22.9%, Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #34 Tenebra
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broke CoCo
Windows
Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Souls-like 17.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Precision Platformer 8.3%
- #35 Hell University
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zakitaki
Windows
Explore yet another indie metroidvania as you venture through the Hell University campus. Conquer the demons that infest the essence of Hell University, and save the school from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 18.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #36 Dimension Drifters
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension Drifters
Windows · Mac
Dimension Drifters is a hand-drawn 2D anime action-platformer that takes players through intense, multi-dimensional combat. Join the protagonist, Ena on her quest to restore the shattered dimensions torn apart by the mysterious 'Dark Drifter.'
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 21.1%, Anime 10.1%, Precision Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 6.5%
- #37 SAOMI
75% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
Saomi is a little adventurer who likes challenges and exploring new places. In this adventure, Saomi sets out in search of a very rare diamond that was lost in an old family treasure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Precision Platformer 15.5%, Soundtrack 12.9% ★, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #38 Akatori
73% 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 26.7%, Souls-like 20.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #39 Fatal Claw
71% matchVery Positive96% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Souls-like 16.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.8%
- #40 La-Mulana 2
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,044 reviews2018
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Souls-like 20.2%, Precision Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.8%
- #41 Sorrowself
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vieri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your sister from a certain death by finding her soul fragments in this mystical hand-drawn world! Utilize a variety of morphing abilities and fight through the dream-like Land Of Sorrow. It is known to be flooded with crying creatures who are creating a chaos under the dark soul Self.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 14.4%, Soundtrack 13.2% ★, Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #42 The Eternal Life of Goldman
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
In this breathtaking platformer adventure, explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation, and defeat a mysterious Deity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Soundtrack 16.8% ★, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 9.5%
- #43 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
71% 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 40.3%, Precision Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #44 Soul Devourer
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Water Bear
Windows
Parry, Slash and Survive! Soul Devourer is a metroidvania action-platformer with a striking anime horror art style. Explore the cursed Sakuradoki High School, master powerful abilities, battle twisted monsters, and uncover the long-buried dark secrets hidden beneath the school.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 17%, Platformer 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Anime 8%
- #45 Ariana and the Elder Codex
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Anime 6.6%, Exploration 5%
- #46 Bitlands
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Platformer 13.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #47 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: Squid Shock StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Souls-like 16.9%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Platformer 8.8%
- #48 Rune Fencer Illyia
70% 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 24.1%, Souls-like 18.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #49 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Magic 9.4%, Exploration 7.2%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #50 Midpoint
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frandy
Windows
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 22.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #51 The Smoke
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #52 Somnium Shore
68% 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 36.7%, Platformer 16.4%, Precision Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 4.9%
- #53 Jumper Jon
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Precision Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%
- #54 The Witch Blade
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SergS WorkshopPub: Rokyte Publishing
Windows
An exciting classic adventure in the world of dark fantasy with honed game mechanics, memorable enemies, and retro aesthetics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 24.2%, Precision Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 6.3%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #55 SlideNGlide
69% 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 31.1%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #56 Deer Crusade
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 20%, Hand-drawn 11%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #57 Stoatman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Fantasy 6.4%, Exploration 6.1%
- #58 Classroom Reverie
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: TokAyı Games
Windows
A hand-drawn, 2D precision platformer set in a student's notebook. Traverse six distinct subject themes, each with a unique core mechanic, in a world where your doodles come to life. Defend this world created by your mind from a threat that seeks to turn it into a void.
Why similar: Souls-like 23%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 9.9%
- #59 Massi
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Farid Iberraken
Windows · Mac
Massi is a retro platformer game with souls like features. Fully made in hand-made pixel art, fun, fast paced. Fighting, exploration, tight controls, puzzle solving, difficult boss fights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Souls-like 18.2%, Soundtrack 17.4% ★, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.4%
- #60 Lotus Knight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stinky Tofu Games
Windows · Mac
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Souls-like 28.7%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D 5.5%, Action 3.1%