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  1. #1 Dispersio 2
    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 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 56.5%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.8%

  2. #2 Garm Ruins
    96% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: kiukiu
    Windows

    An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60.8%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, Action 10.2%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  3. #3 Cathedral
    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 64%, Adventure 8.7%, Retro 7.7%, Action 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 4%

  4. #4 The Bounty Huntress
    95% 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 57%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  5. #5 End's Reach
    94% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.5%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 3.1%, Indie 1.4%

  6. #6 Vanishing Starlight
    94% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
    Windows

    Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.2%

  7. #7 BeforeDisaster
    93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 63.2%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 5.8%, 2D 3.5%

  8. #8 Honey's Sweet Revenge
    92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
    Windows

    Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60.9%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 6.8%, 2D 4.3%

  9. #9 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
    91% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: catnipstudio
    Windows

    Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 70.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, 2D 7.5%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  10. #10 Limos' Lair
    90% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Oleg Fedotov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Top-Down 14.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.3%

  11. #11 Him
    89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Gumbo Day
    Windows

    Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.7%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.7%

  12. #12 The Mummy Demastered
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 67.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7%, Retro 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  13. #13 Shadow King
    88% 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 50.7%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Retro 8.9%, 2D 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

  14. #14 Souldiers
    87% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 64%, Action-Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Difficult 4.9%, Action 4.2%

  15. #15 入替人-ReplaceR-
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
    Dev: ラルカス
    Windows

    It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.4%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Action 8.8%, Retro 7.2%, 2D 6.6%

  16. #16 Nyana
    86% 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 51.7%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 9.4%, 2D 6.5%

  17. #17 The Spectral Web: Hitodama
    85% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: Aevin Abstract
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a Labyrinth full of magic, monsters, and mystery in this dungeon crawler inspired by retro classics. Wield unique spells to battle enemies, break blocks, and uncover hundreds of secrets hidden within the Labyrinth's walls.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Action-Adventure 17%, Top-Down 16%, Adventure 6.8%, 2D 6.3%

  18. #18 An Automaton's Journey
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
    Windows

    Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Top-Down 15.8%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 4.8%

  19. #19 GoldFish Brain
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
    Windows

    Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.5%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 4%, Indie 2.6%

  20. #20 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 9.2%, 2D 6.4%

  21. #21 Roots of the mind
    82% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: David J. Productions
    Windows

    Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 11.5%, Action 9.3%

  22. #22 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Benji
    Windows · Linux

    Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Top-Down 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 7.6%

  23. #23 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
    Windows

    Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 57.4%, Retro 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

  24. #24 Odallus: The Dark Call
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
    Dev: JoyMasher
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60.1%, Retro 12%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Action 5.4%

  25. #25 Graytail
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Concode
    Windows · Mac

    A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Top-Down 10.7%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%

  26. #26 Environmental Station Alpha
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 70.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Retro 4.8%, Action 3.6%

  27. #27 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nao Games
    Windows

    This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 69.1%, Action-Adventure 14%, Action 8.7%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  28. #28 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    78% 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 56.6%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 7.9%, 2D 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  29. #29 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Top-Down 16.9%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Retro 9.6%, 2D 5.4%

  30. #30 Overbowed
    77% 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 56.1%, Retro 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 6.4%

  31. #31 Maelstrom
    78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Maelstrom
    Windows

    Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 7.6%, Action 5.7%

  32. #32 You Have to Win the Game
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 71.6%, Retro 11.1%, 2D 4.2%, Difficult 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

  33. #33 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 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 64.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Action 6.9%, Indie 3.1%

  34. #34 Scales
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MichaelDamianPub: Independent Developer
    Windows

    Scales is a story-driven action-adventure RPG about a human-reptile hybrid. Players devour reptiles to absorb their DNA, and evolve through a corrupt world, where player choices ultimately determine the outcome of the story, blending combat with a darkly comedic narrative.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Top-Down 12.5%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 5.8%

  35. #35 Eggventure
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TLD_Productions
    Windows

    Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 12%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.3%

  36. #36 Code: Elyse
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jump_Button
    Windows

    Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 6.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Action 5.2%

  37. #37 Castle In The Darkness
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,266 reviews2015
    Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.5%, Retro 6.7%, Difficult 5.8%, Adventure 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

  38. #38 Ninja Smasher!
    73% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
    Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
    Windows

    Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Indie 4%

  39. #39 Garrison
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WKH
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Top-Down 15.7%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, 2D 5.5%, Adventure 4.9%

  40. #40 Weebish Mines
    73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2017
    Dev: DXF Games
    Windows

    "Once upon a time, there was a family of 4 who lived in a log cabin by the mines. Everything was cool. But one day somebody left the door open and all their pets ran away! This is the story of how they got them back."

    Why similar: Metroidvania 59%, Retro 12.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Difficult 6.5%

  41. #41 Rex Rocket
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 262 reviews2014
    Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 59.6%, Retro 9.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 7%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

  42. #42 Demon Peak
    72% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
    Dev: Kajak Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%, 2D 5.7%

  43. #43 Mini Ghost
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2017
    Dev: @unepic_fran
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Retro 10.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 7.8%, 2D 5.5%

  44. #44 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 74.3%, Retro 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, 2D 4.5%, Adventure 4%

  45. #45 PATHFINDER 08
    71% 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 55%, Action-Adventure 19%, Adventure 7%, Retro 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%

  46. #46 Eystrandi
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Leiksmidr studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60.9%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

  47. #47 Silvercall
    68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: CUNX
    Windows · Mac

    Silvercall​​ – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".

    Why similar: Metroidvania 57.4%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%

  48. #48 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 75.5%, Adventure 9.1%, 2D 6.1%, Action 5.6%, Indie 2.7%

  49. #49 We're Closed Sorry
    69% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: GUMBO DAY
    Windows

    We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Retro 6%

  50. #50 Alwa's Awakening
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.3%, Retro 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, 2D 5%

  51. #51 The Waste Land
    70% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2014
    Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 69.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 10.4%, Indie 4.9%

  52. #52 Noad: The Priest
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Falling Spring
    Windows

    Noad: The Priest is a 2D action adventure game. It tells the story of a priest who begins an expedition where an unknown black substance 'Adven' flows out of the gate and cannot return beyond it. Face the truth with newcomers beyond the gate!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 8.3%

  53. #53 Nakiti Generations
    69% matchMixed52% of 30 reviews2017
    Dev: Diablohead
    Windows

    2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 79.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 7.8%, Indie 3.2%

  54. #54 Nihilsearch
    68% 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 61.9%, Action-Adventure 18%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

  55. #55 Croakspire
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lotus Arcade
    Windows

    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 60.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

  56. #56 Mono
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Project Mono
    Windows

    『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 59.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 9.4%, 2D 5.4%

  57. #57 Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Turtlevania Games
    Windows · Mac

    Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 63.7%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 7.1%, Action 2.5%

  58. #58 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
    65% 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 56.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 8.4%, 2D 7.3%

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