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  1. #1 Anatine
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pixel TrashPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows · Mac

    Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 25.8%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Platformer 6.4%

  2. #2 GINSHA
    96% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
    Windows · Linux

    GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 22.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Open World 8.9%, Platformer 7.1%

  3. #3 Kaiyos Castle
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: UDFTStudios
    Windows

    Dive into the fairytale kingdom of Valora, a cute yet enigmatic Metroidvania, brimming with vibrant towns, enchanting critters, and hidden secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.6%

  4. #4 The Shadowland
    96% matchMixed60% of 122 reviews2016
    Dev: Bloodcraft DevPub: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Open World 7.5%

  5. #5 La-Mulana 2
    94% 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 25.8%, Souls-like 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 6.5%

  6. #6 Crownless
    94% 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 39.7%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Open World 5.5%

  7. #7 Awita: Journey of Hope
    93% 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 31.1%, Souls-like 20.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Exploration 7.6%

  8. #8 Dimension Rift Zero
    92% 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 30.4%, Souls-like 27.3%, Platformer 9%, Open World 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7%

  9. #9 Lightward
    91% 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 38.3%, Souls-like 31.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Retro 4.8%

  10. #10 Grizzland
    91% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2019
    Dev: Kiepska Spółka
    Windows

    Exploration is King. Swing your sword, jump, slash the Dinos, break the game, shrink and enlarge, jump again, explode and recombine yourself in order to learn more about the Grizzled Planet!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Open World 8.7%

  11. #11 Crown Of Silence
    90% 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 33.2%, Souls-like 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.4%

  12. #12 SHADE Protocol
    89% 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 32%, Souls-like 27.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Open World 6.8%, Exploration 6.3%

  13. #13 Silent Santicado
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vigilant Addiction Studios
    Windows

    Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 28%, Retro 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  14. #14 Colorless World
    88% 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 30%, Souls-like 26.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Open World 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  15. #15 Mother's Sword
    87% 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 35.3%, Metroidvania 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Platformer 5.8%

  16. #16 Go Alone
    86% 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 39.5%, Souls-like 32.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%

  17. #17 Being and Becoming
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IchthysPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows

    Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 26.4%, Open World 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%

  18. #18 Undone Mind
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Albar
    Windows

    2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 24.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Open World 10.4%, Platformer 8%

  19. #19 DREIFRAME
    84% matchPositive100% of 11 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 36.2%, Souls-like 30.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%

  20. #20 Don Memo
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Colorblind PixelPub: Bear Sneeze
    Windows

    Don Memo is a brave bull who embarks on one final journey across Costa Rica to rescue his granddaughter and confront Pisuicas. Fight against legends and shadows of the past in this 2D pixel platformer, while carrying the legacy of a family destined to protect the world from evil.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 26%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 5.4%

  21. #21 Bloodline
    83% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Moons
    Windows

    Revenge against the forces of good! That is the goal of the dark elf Belphora, who wants to avenge the death of her father. Explore the beautiful pixel art world, find items to improve yourself and fight various enemies in this Metroidvania-like game. Fight for glory and revenge!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 26.3%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Platformer 8.4%

  22. #22 Massi
    82% 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 25.4%, Souls-like 21.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  23. #23 Slumbering Feline
    81% 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 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Souls-like 9.7%, Retro 9%, Platformer 8.9%

  24. #24 Treasure Adventure Game
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
    Dev: Robit Games
    Windows

    Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.4%

  25. #25 Alwa's Legacy
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 9.2%, Platformer 8.5%

  26. #26 The Malice Kingdom
    80% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: The Cheesecake Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 24.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.8%

  27. #27 Akatori
    79% 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 29.4%, Souls-like 25.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%

  28. #28 A Field of Flowers
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ikiruska Studios
    Windows

    In this norse-inspired metroidvania, explore and seek truths of what truly happened to you, having lost your home and your only friend in a single night. Fight and copy new magic from others to gain power, as you swear revenge on a mysterious stranger that took everything from you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Souls-like 28.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Open World 8.3%

  29. #29 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
    77% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Cacareco Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 9%

  30. #30 The Legend of Simurgh
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PixelNodes
    Windows

    You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Souls-like 29%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 7.9%

  31. #31 Gedda Cake
    78% 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 30.1%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 6.6%

  32. #32 Ascent DX
    76% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2025
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Open World 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  33. #33 DEVIATOR
    76% 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 33.8%, Souls-like 28.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%

  34. #34 Enemies Within
    77% 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 31.8%, Souls-like 25.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Platformer 7%

  35. #35 Echoes of the Outworlder
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Outworlder LLC
    Windows

    Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  36. #36 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 27.3%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Open World 8.7%, Platformer 8.2%

  37. #37 Hippoxxus
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rohan Patel
    Windows · Mac

    Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 7.3%

  38. #38 The SOL Device 2
    75% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Straitlace Studios
    Windows

    After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Open World 9.4%, Exploration 9%

  39. #39 Overbowed
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 86 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 41.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 9%

  40. #40 Perspectre
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pitchfork GamesPub: TBA
    Windows

    Perspectre is a perspective-switching Metroidvania where you'll explore a perilous realm, engage in combat with dangerous enemies, and seek out new abilities and upgrades that will change the way you play in sidescroller, top-down, and 3D. Push forward, hack your way through, and re-write the rules!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 20.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Open World 9.7%

  41. #41 Cloverskar
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex K.
    Windows

    Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 20.8%, Open World 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%

  42. #42 Shards of Memories
    72% 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 39.7%, Souls-like 23.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 6.4%, Exploration 5.9%

  43. #43 Kingdom Shell
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 23.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  44. #44 Midpoint
    72% 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 30.6%, Souls-like 28.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.2%

  45. #45 The Bomb Split
    70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: syzygy.systems
    Windows · Linux

    Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Retro 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%

  46. #46 Dark Labyrinth
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xiaote
    Windows

    You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 15%, Open World 9.7%, Platformer 8.9%

  47. #47 Shadow King
    71% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, 2D Platformer 19%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Open World 6.2%

  48. #48 GIGASWORD
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 8.8%, Retro 8.6%

  49. #49 Amalu, Wells between worlds
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IndieTech Studio
    Windows

    Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Platformer 9%

  50. #50 Anokye
    69% 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 40%, Souls-like 29.4%, Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 5.7%, Open World 5.3%

  51. #51 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: From Highberg
    Windows

    Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 7.7%

  52. #52 EMUUROM
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: borbware
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  53. #53 Ceplion
    69% 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 28.3%, Souls-like 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

  54. #54 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 172 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 29.3%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 7.4%

  55. #55 Celestial Lumina
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Juan Centeno
    Windows

    Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 27.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 7.1%

  56. #56 Castleward
    68% 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 41.7%, Souls-like 20.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Retro 5%

  57. #57 SpellTome
    67% 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 34.2%, Souls-like 31.1%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%

  58. #58 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 44.3%, Souls-like 35.2%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 1.4%

  59. #59 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 34.7%, Souls-like 29.3%, Platformer 8.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 7%

  60. #60 Alchemonium
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nox Solis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    What really is alchemy?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Open World 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%

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