- #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 26.7%, Cyberpunk 21.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 8.6%, 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 23.6%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Souls-like 15.9%, Platformer 7.5%, 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 28.4%, Cyberpunk 24.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Platformer 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #4 Cantirium: God Slayer
95% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Souls-like 9.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Anime 7.2%
- #5 POWERNAUT DECAY
94% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
A tough exploration-based platformer with souls-like elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 17.2%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Futuristic 6%
- #6 Wolfstar Adventures in the Inu System
94% 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%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Souls-like 17%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Platformer 6.9%
- #7 Dex
93% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 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 35.7%, Metroidvania 18.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%, RPG 6.4%
- #8 Rebel Transmute
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 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 24.9%, Souls-like 17%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Space 7.5%
- #9 MindScape: Verenna
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CoLoJo Games
Windows
Prepare for an electrifying journey through a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world with Nova. Unleash her extraordinary powers and confront ruthless factions to reclaim a world on the brink of chaos, and reforge the destiny of humanity. Are you ready to shape the future?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #10 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 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 33.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, RPG 6.5%, Space 5.7%
- #11 UNSIGHTED
90% matchVery Positive93% of 2,119 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 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%, Souls-like 17%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #12 NIGHTRAVEL
89% 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 35.6%, Cyberpunk 27.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Action-Adventure 5.5%, Exploration 5%
- #13 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 32.1%, Souls-like 21.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Sci-fi 7%, Exploration 6%
- #14 Crownless
88% 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 40.5%, Souls-like 20.5%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 8.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #15 GINSHA
86% 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 30.6%, Souls-like 19.1%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #16 Chronicles of Teddy
87% matchMixed70% of 330 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%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%, RPG 7.5%
- #17 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
86% matchVery Positive85% of 183 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 39.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #18 Lightward
85% 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 39.6%, Souls-like 24.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #19 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
84% 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 28.8%, Souls-like 16.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Anime 7.7%
- #20 Akatori
84% 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 28.8%, Souls-like 19.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.3%
- #21 Scurge: Hive
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 30.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Futuristic 11.5%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #22 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
83% 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%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Story Rich 6.3%, Exploration 6.1%
- #23 INAYAH - Life after Gods
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 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 31.5%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Futuristic 7.7%
- #24 Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
A parkour-focused 3D Metroidvania set in AI-run Seoul after a population collapse. Solve movement-driven puzzles through acrobatic traversal and momentum-based exploration. With fractured memories, you’re searching for someone who might help—guided only by a voice you may not trust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7%
- #25 Mystik Belle
82% matchVery Positive88% of 223 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 46.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Platformer 7.8%, RPG 6.8%
- #26 Awita: Journey of Hope
79% 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 32.9%, Souls-like 17.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #27 Minoria
80% matchVery Positive81% of 2,592 reviews2019
Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 38.9%, Souls-like 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Anime 8%, Action 4.7%
- #28 Dark Light
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 734 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 29.3%, Cyberpunk 22.9%, Souls-like 20.9%, Sci-fi 9%, Platformer 8.2%
- #29 Safe Hayven
78% 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 27.3%, Metroidvania 23.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #30 Iconoclasts
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 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 38.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Platformer 9.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #31 Blaster Master Zero 3
77% matchVery Positive88% of 469 reviews2021
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 28.9%, Futuristic 9.3%, Space 8.8%, Platformer 8.1%, Anime 7.7%
- #32 Among the Waves
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: VS/Studio
Windows
A 2.5D metroidvania with the freedom of an immersive sim. Every fight and every path can be approached differently: through combat, stealth, or using the world’s mechanics. The story unfolds in a world where Orthodox aesthetics meet Soviet brutalism and traditional woodcraft
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Souls-like 14.7%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Platformer 7.2%
- #33 Outpost Delta
77% 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 34.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #34 Cryselts
76% 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 34.7%, Platformer 12%, Souls-like 10.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #35 BUDD
75% 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 26.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Anime 8%
- #36 Go Alone
75% 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 40.8%, Souls-like 25.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #37 Blade Jumper
74% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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: Cyberpunk 18%, Metroidvania 17.4%, Souls-like 12.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #38 Sky Dust
73% 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%, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Souls-like 14%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Exploration 6.1%
- #39 Wreckdigger
74% 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 44.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Action 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #40 Intertwined
73% 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 34.1%, Souls-like 22.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #41 Bioframe Outpost
72% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Space 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #42 Axiom Verge 2
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #43 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 7.1%, Anime 6.5%
- #44 Neon Eclipse: Dominium
71% 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 30.2%, Cyberpunk 19%, Platformer 11.4%, Anime 7.4%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #45 Inexistence Rebirth
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 43.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, RPG 9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #46 Ganymede
71% 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 37.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Sci-fi 7%
- #47 Resonant Blade
70% 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 24.1%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Souls-like 18%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #48 Foregone
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 31.3%, Souls-like 19.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #49 ANNO: Mutationem
69% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 27.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #50 Second Works
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: #Sharp
Windows
『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Souls-like 18.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Action 7.4%
- #51 Axiom Verge
70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Cyberpunk 7%
- #52 Luminite Era: Expedition
69% 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 31.5%, Souls-like 21.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #53 BENBOWARS
68% 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 32.1%, Souls-like 22.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #54 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Anime 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #55 Ha_Bits
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 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 27.5%, Cyberpunk 25.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #56 DREIFRAME
66% 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 37.9%, Souls-like 24.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 5.2%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #57 Mother's Sword
67% 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: Metroidvania 35.7%, Souls-like 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #58 TIES: Soul Link
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Tokyo
Windows
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Cyberpunk 16%, Platformer 10.5%, RPG 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #59 Nihilsearch
67% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Team_Bug
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, Futuristic 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%