- #1 Project Atno
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olsen Games LLC
Windows
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Cyberpunk 21.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #2 Hippoxxus
96% 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 23.9%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Souls-like 15.9%, Platformer 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #3 Blue Rabbit
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: J.P. van OstaPub: Coughing Dragon
Windows · Linux
You find yourself in a futuristic dystopian city. You get the idea: Dark smog. A rogue A.I. Corporate drones. Actual drones. The whole enchilada. In this fast-paced 2D platformer, you play as Arisu, a Runner tasked to deliver the ambiguous Blue Rabbit "packages" around the city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Cyberpunk 23.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #4 Mother ZERO
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mitral Pulse Studio
Windows
In Mother ZERO, a cyberpunk action-adventure game, fight your way through a decaying world full of mysteries and threats. Explore deep underground bunkers, battle corrupted creatures, and encounter bizarre characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Cyberpunk 17.9%, Souls-like 17.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #5 Cantirium: God Slayer
94% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania about a catgirl who awakens in a world where the gods have destroyed humanity. Explore the ruins of a fallen civilization, uncover forgotten abilities, and challenge the gods themselves to save a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Souls-like 9.8%, Platformer 9.2%, Anime 7.1%
- #6 POWERNAUT DECAY
94% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
A tough exploration-based platformer with souls-like elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Souls-like 17.1%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Futuristic 5.9%
- #7 Wolfstar Adventures in the Inu System
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Puppii Studios
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi action-adventure platformer. Travel the Inu System and talk to a colorful cast of NPCs across various worlds. Explore maze-like levels by running, double jumping, and dashing. Fight off various robotic enemies using special melee attacks, and eventually take down the boss of each dungeon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Souls-like 16.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Platformer 7%
- #8 Dex
92% matchVery Positive87% of 3,544 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.3%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Sci-fi 7%, RPG 6.4%
- #9 Rebel Transmute
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 16.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Space 7.4%
- #10 Road to Mechalopolis
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nuclear Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D pixel art platformer set in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by machines. Control three characters with unique and interdependent abilities. A girl, a robot, and a tank, combine their skills to explore vast levels, solve puzzles and survive a journey no one in their right mind would attempt.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Cyberpunk 26.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #11 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, RPG 6.4%, Space 5.6%
- #12 MindScape: Verenna
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CoLoJo Games
Windows
Fight through the neon ruins of Verenna as Nova, a genetically engineered young woman hunted for her extraordinary powers. Master fast side-scrolling combat, battle the mechanized Reavers, and uncover the truth behind her creation before General Khardek claims her power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Cyberpunk 23%, Female Protagonist 11%, Platformer 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #13 UNSIGHTED
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,219 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #14 NIGHTRAVEL
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Yoshida Gakuen
Windows
「NIGHTRAVEL」は、荒廃した電子街が舞台のマルチビルド2Dアクションゲームです。電脳支配された故郷を救うため「ハッカー」となり、反撃の狼煙を上げよう。 荒廃した空虚な街を駆け抜け、有象無象の敵対者たちを蹂躙しよう。一人でも友達と一緒でもプレイ可能。 戦利品を組み合わせて能力増強、各キャラクターを使いこなし、電脳システムに支配された街を取り戻そう。
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Cyberpunk 27.4%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Action-Adventure 5.5%, Exploration 4.9%
- #15 Spright
87% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is an epic 2D metroidvania about descending into a vast abyss that twists against you the deeper you go. Equipped with only your diving helm and a longswordm, you will dive head-on into a world that refuses to give way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Souls-like 20.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 4.9%
- #16 SHADE Protocol
86% 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 32.5%, Souls-like 21%, Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Exploration 5.9%
- #17 Blaster Master Zero 3
86% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2021
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Futuristic 8.9%, Space 8.4%, Platformer 7.9%, Anime 7.3%
- #18 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
84% 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 40.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #19 Noosibirsk
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoVictor
Windows · Linux
Puzzle-platformer with hand-crafted pixel art animation in the setting of post-Soviet closed city Noosibirsk. Explore the city full of wonders, acquire new abilities and solve puzzles to unveil secrets of the noosphere and escape to the world outside.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #20 Chronicles of Teddy
85% matchMixed69% 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 40.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, RPG 7.4%
- #21 GINSHA
83% matchPositive91% of 22 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 30.9%, Souls-like 19%, Platformer 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #22 Li'l Red II
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velveteen
Windows
Don the red hood and venture into this fabled adventure as Lyra. Metroidvania meets Top-Down Adventure in this challenging, side-scrolling tale.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 21%, Female Protagonist 9%, Platformer 7%, Anime 6.9%
- #23 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,252 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 29.2%, Souls-like 16.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Anime 7.5%
- #24 Lightward
81% 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 39.9%, Souls-like 24.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #25 Mystik Belle
82% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Platformer 7.9%, RPG 6.7%
- #26 Scurge: Hive
79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Orbital MediaPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
An infectious retro hardware classic from 2006 has been revived. Only you can save the world from the deadly virus known as Scurge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Futuristic 11.4%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #27 INAYAH - Life after Gods
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Futuristic 7.6%
- #28 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 21.4%, Platformer 11%, Story Rich 6.2%, Exploration 6%
- #29 Dark Light
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 748 reviews2022
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Cyberpunk 22.4%, Souls-like 20.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #30 Minoria
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,645 reviews2019
Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Souls-like 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Anime 7.8%, Action 4.7%
- #31 Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
Liminal City: Axiom of Maria is a 3D Metroidvania set in Seoul — a ghost city run by AI after humanity's population collapse. Explore a twisted Seoul and discover new abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Cyberpunk 20.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 6.9%
- #32 Awita: Journey of Hope
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 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 33.2%, Souls-like 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #33 Blade Jumper
77% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: bit paradigmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Seoul, 2045. Climb the Kukuru Tower, a giant structure with an unfathomable width and height, facing the truths about the city at its pinnacle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.8%, Cyberpunk 17.7%, Souls-like 12.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #34 Safe Hayven
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Escape Code Games
Windows · Linux
Safe Hayven is a 2D pixel platformer with a killer soundtrack that will take you on a cyberpunk journey into the future. Aya is in the city of Wrexham, 2089. The world is being dominated by the Z-54 A.I and Aya leads the "Rezistance" in fighting back against this new threat.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.9%, Metroidvania 23.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #35 Iconoclasts
75% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #36 Luminite Era: Expedition
74% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GameRelics
Windows
In "Luminite Era: Expedition," face unique Boss battles, wield arcane spells, and create distinct equipment combos to unveil the Black Mist's secrets and preserve humanity's last Luminite glimmer amid its relentless spread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 21.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #37 Cryselts
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Platformer 12.2%, Souls-like 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #38 BUDD
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EngineerKappa
Windows · Linux
Join Eris Altair as she explores abandoned planets, battles monsters with her trusty BUDD units, and unravels the mysteries of the Lumina system in this cute sci-fi adventure platformer inspired by the games and anime of the late '80s.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Anime 7.9%
- #39 Outpost Delta
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 6%
- #40 Kotama and Academy Citadel
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,914 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Anime 6.7%
- #41 Canvania
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cardamom Games
Windows
Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 18.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Exploration 7%
- #42 Go Alone
72% 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 41.3%, Souls-like 25.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #43 Infinitevania
70% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 19.6%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Exploration 5.9%
- #44 Vitavania
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
🍂The most vibrant Metroidvania about a catgirl! Sandbox elements, divinity, and mysticism!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Souls-like 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%
- #45 Wreckdigger
73% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Karlis ZabersPub: team BitClub
Windows
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Platformer 16.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #46 Axiom Verge 2
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 971 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Adventure 6.5%
- #47 Inexistence Rebirth
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, RPG 8.9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #48 Intertwined
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 21.9%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 10%, Exploration 6.4%
- #49 Sky Dust
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Sky Dust is a cyberpunk action-adventure Metroidvania set in a São Paulo poisoned by lunar fallout and digital decay. Play as a hired blade taking dangerous contracts to survive. Master fast, skill-driven combat, and explore a fractured megacity across neon streets and a corrupted Cyberverse!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Souls-like 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Exploration 6%
- #50 Neon Eclipse: Dominium
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manerfish Games
Windows
“Neon Eclipse: Dominium” is a 2D cyberpunk metroidvania where you play as a ninja fighting against mega-corporations. Choose between 2 heroes, use genetic, cybernetic or traditional abilities. Explore interconnected worlds, unlock skills, produce weapons and face biomechanical bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Futuristic 7.3%, Anime 7.3%
- #51 Ganymede
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Sci-fi 7%
- #52 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Souls-like 21.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 7%, Anime 6.4%
- #53 Ha_Bits
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Quixote Studio
Windows · Mac
Ha_Bits is an Adventure and platformer game for windows and Mac OS with a neo-noir cyberpunk setting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Cyberpunk 25.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Platformer 7.3%, Exploration 6.4%
- #54 Fox Wanderer
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ninth Dream
Windows
Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #55 Foregone
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 19%, Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #56 Resonant Blade
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Wise Wombat Games
Windows
The world is in ruins. The Dark Synths reign. Only the Resonant Blade—a weapon that channels sound into destruction—can turn the tide. Slash, dash, and shatter your enemies in this dystopian sci-fi action adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Souls-like 18%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Exploration 6.3%
- #57 BENBOWARS
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mr. Videogames
Windows
FIGHT or KILL your way thru a world under attack by THE EVIL SKELETON ARMY—Episodic 2D+ Super Action Platforminger Adventurevania—The Most Indie Game Ever Made—
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 22%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 11%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #58 ANNO: Mutationem
67% matchVery Positive81% of 6,610 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #59 Akatori
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.5%