- #1 Sparkborn
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CUBE STUDIO
Windows
An atmospheric 2D metroidvania set in a world changed by a mysterious cataclysm, where many living creatures have vanished and toys have gained consciousness. Explore interconnected locations, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, and uncover the mystery behind this new form of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 8.9%
- #2 Bitlands
96% 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 26.2%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8%
- #3 Slumbering Feline
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 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 30.6%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Adventure 7.5%
- #4 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
95% 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 33.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #5 forma.8
94% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: MixedBag Srl
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 12%, Action 11.1%
- #6 Makis Adventure
94% matchVery Positive94% of 128 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 31.6%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #7 Ed's world story
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: KoKoGames
Windows
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #8 Nyana
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 13.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #9 Kingless Dungeon
91% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: G3 Studio
Windows
《Kingless Dungeon》 is a 2D hack and slash platformer where you control the Shadow Prince, a warrior with no memory. Fight undead enemies, discover your skills, and explore this deep dungeons filled with traps and secrets. Can you reclaim your memories and escape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 11.6%
- #10 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,298 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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 27%, Side Scroller 15%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Magic 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #11 Hell Being
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLife
Windows
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.7%
- #12 RELICTUM
89% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Triple I
Windows
Become the Messenger of God and descend into the endless abyss to defeat powerful enemies and bosses while fulfilling the divine command in this 2D Metroidvania action adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #13 Faybound : Veils of Magic
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GTGames
Windows
An ancient darkness threatens the balance of a magical world. Take on the roles of different fairies and unite their powers. Use their unique abilities to confront the emerging threat. Experience a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania full of danger and mystical secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Action 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #14 Hold & Advance
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaltaZar
Windows
2D action sandbox about exploring an underground world, crafting and tactically defending alien stations. Build turrets, combine modules and repel enemy waves to unlock powerful upgrades that radically change your playstyle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Sandbox 23.8%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #15 The Bounty Huntress
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: IC Games
Windows
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Side Scroller 14%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 9%
- #16 Bardella and the Curse of Silence
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karl Lexvold
Windows
Explore a world of music and magic in the metroidvania Bardella and the Curse of Silence! Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and play music as you fight against the mysterious curse of silence and strive to free the land from its grip.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 12.7%, Magic 7.4%
- #17 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
86% 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 30.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Magic 8.8%, Adventure 7%
- #18 Rescue Hornet
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #19 9 Years of Shadows
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,382 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.7 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 32.5%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #20 Roots of the mind
84% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Action 13.7%, 2D 8.1%
- #21 Velvet Veil
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Action 6.8%
- #22 MADO
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
Windows
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Sandbox 19.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10%, Action 5.2%
- #23 Reso-Seeker
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 6.5%
- #24 BeforeDisaster
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.9%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #25 Go Alone
80% 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 38.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 6.6%
- #26 Exodus
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Ranger Studio
Windows
Save Moses' girlfriend from the clutches of the prince of Egypt, Ramses, in this thrilling adventure across the Egyptian desert. Face enemies and bosses, find items and power-ups scattered throughout a fantastic 2D open world full of challenges, secrets and much more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Sandbox 21.1%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Open World 5.7%
- #27 Jungle Shadow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sparKlzjunio
Windows
Jungle Shadow is an action-adventure game set in the world's most dangerous Jungle — Platoshira. Survive and uncover the depths of danger within Platoshira. Meanwhile, scientists slowly uncover this otherworldly Jungle with their advanced technology and AI. 85% of global travellers won't enter..
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Metroidvania 13.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #28 House of Shadow
78% matchPositive100% of 11 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 35.7%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #29 Scrap Magic
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orange Makes Stuff
Windows
Do YOU like magic, guns, and adventure, then this is the game for you. Scrap Magic is a 3D, open world adventure game. Solve puzzles, explore, and restore the city to it's former glory. But beware, the land is dangerous with the monsters and roaming freely with no one to challenge their tyranny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action-Adventure 17%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 8.6%
- #30 Ghost Trap: Underworld
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Side Scroller 14%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 11.9%
- #31 Plague of Yamorn
76% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: DozenByte
Windows
Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #32 Lumnis
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Wild Moose Games
Windows
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%
- #33 Pain-T
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 13.7%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #34 Identity Sector
78% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Dynamicron LLC
Windows
Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Action 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13%
- #35 Destinesia
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Tay
Windows
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #36 PATHFINDER 08
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #37 Tail Blade
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PocketMyth
Windows
Play as a loyal dog with a sword in a cozy top-down adventure. Explore a peaceful world, fight enemies, collect items, craft useful tools, and interact with characters while uncovering a gentle story at your own pace.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.9%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #38 City of None
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #39 Elmer
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miòpe Games
Windows
“ Elmer is a Metroidvania-style adventure game. ” AltroQuando is a place for those with a forgotten past, an illusionary present, and a future held only as a promise. Your presence here is the proof that you are seeking your own original sin, your own mask.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Action 8.8%
- #40 Dispersio 2
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #41 Burning Roots
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pehe
Windows
Explore and fight your way trough the castle in this 2D platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 10.4%, Magic 6.4%
- #42 Sticky Sword
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GreenPattern
Windows
The greatest epic by the weakest creature! Zip across mountains in Sticky Sword, a fast-paced, super-exciting warp-action Metroidvania. Guide a timid slime to save the mountain. Make your slime stronger by collecting legendary swords, and slash the ultimate apex creature—a colossal dragon
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Action 11.7%, Magic 6.2%
- #43 Arishia Tale
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 10%, Action 6.6%
- #44 The Elderseed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #45 Croakspire
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows · Linux
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 41.8%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.1%
- #46 BRAVE ADVENTURER
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Nikita Morti
Windows
BRAVE ADVENTURER - The story of a vagabond who travels through Middle-earth and is the victim of an attack by bandits, resulting in serious injury. You enter the world of demons through the use of dark magic.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Atmospheric 7%
- #47 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Side Scroller 11%, Action 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #48 Sylv and the Ancient Tree
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Kelkorne
Windows
Explore, fight and survive in a colourful world with a retro aesthetic. The vain demoness Umbra has stolen the energy from the Ancient Tree. Help Sylv, the guardian of the forest, to find her , A world full of colourful characters and a retro feel that will delight fans of 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Side Scroller 18%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #49 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
69% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 7.8%
- #50 Overbowed
68% matchVery Positive92% of 94 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 40.8%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 7.5%
- #51 Gooboventure
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Mingo
Windows · Mac
A hand-pixeled platformer about a blob of goo. Ledges carry you up, ceilings don't drop you, narrow cracks are doors. Goo is both your health and your ammunition, and it comes from fighting. Find your scattered neighbours before winter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 10.7%
- #52 Castle In The Darkness 2
69% 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 26.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 8%
- #53 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
70% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Adventure 8%
- #54 Death Projection
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Wing Studio
Windows
Explore every corner of the realms of death in this Metroidvania! Face enemies, platforming challenges, and gain more power as you try to bring balance to this world, as a reaper!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action-Adventure 16%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #55 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
66% matchVery Positive84% of 7,274 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 44.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #56 Sect-Machina
68% matchMixed60% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #57 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
65% matchVery Positive95% of 281 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 42.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Magic 5.9%
- #58 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,664 reviews2019
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #59 Lumina's Brew
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2Boone Games
Windows
Explore enchanted biomes, gather rare ingredients, and brew potions to sell in this cozy 2D metroidvania. Discover secrets, meet curious creatures, and master the art of potion-making as a young witch on a mystical journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Magic 10.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.2%, Relaxing 8.6%