- #1 Last Vanguard
96% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Difficult 12%, Dystopian 10.2%, Platformer 9.2%
- #2 Narvas
97% matchMixed43% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 12%, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Platformer 9.3%
- #3 Souldiers
96% matchMixed69% of 3,156 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 54.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 3.4%
- #4 MIO: Memories in Orbit
94% matchVery Positive83% of 5,187 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #5 Black Future '88
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 750 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.7%, Co-op 19.2%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #6 30XX
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,820 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.9%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Platformer 20.1%, Co-op 14.9%, 2D 6.8%
- #7 OUTBUDDIES DX
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.2%
- #8 Rusted Moss
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,748 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Dystopian 16.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #9 Watcher Chronicles
91% matchVery Positive87% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Third Sphere Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Local Co-Op 19%, Difficult 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Platformer 7%
- #10 20XX
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,583 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Difficult 8.9%
- #11 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
90% matchVery Positive87% of 911 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 55.5%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.2%
- #12 ITORAH
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 962 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #13 Axiom Verge
89% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 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 54.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Cyberpunk 5.5%, Side Scroller 3.9%, 2D 3.7%
- #14 INAYAH - Life after Gods
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 321 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 34.2%, Side Scroller 17%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #15 Moonlight Pulse
87% matchVery Positive92% of 265 reviews2024
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 7%
- #16 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
86% matchVery Positive89% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Difficult 15.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #17 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,258 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 7.3%
- #18 Anomaly Agent
82% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.4%, Side Scroller 29.4%, Platformer 20.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D 6.7%
- #19 Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
85% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Co-op 8.5%
- #20 Aeterna Noctis
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,162 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #21 Curse of the Sea Rats
84% matchMixed59% of 224 reviews2023
Dev: Petoons Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Co-op 10.3%
- #22 LUNARK
81% matchVery Positive87% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Dystopian 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #23 Wires And Whiskers
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,804 reviews2025
Dev: Yohann BlanchardPub: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Why similar: Co-op 29.1%, Platformer 21.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%
- #24 BLADECHIMERA
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,481 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Side Scroller 14%, Dystopian 13.3%, Platformer 9.8%
- #25 Metal Mutation
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: T0 STUDIOPub: Microids
Windows
In a not-so-distant future taken over by companies and technology, a Cyborg and an AI fight together to save mankind from nanoviruses. Play alone or as a team of 4 players in this Post-Cyberpunk Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 53.4%, Co-op 19.9%, Action 12.9%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #26 Astalon: Tears of the Earth
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,573 reviews2021
Dev: LABS WorksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 10.2%, 2D 5.1%
- #27 Guns of Fury
78% matchVery Positive89% of 995 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 15.9%, 2D 4.9%, Action 4.5%
- #28 Infinitevania
77% matchVery Positive93% of 303 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 37.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 14%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 6.4%
- #29 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
80% matchVery Positive82% of 5,179 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Difficult 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.1%
- #30 Solateria
76% matchVery Positive83% of 757 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Difficult 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 6.5%
- #31 UNSIGHTED
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,240 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 40.5%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Co-op 8.2%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 6.4%
- #32 The Last Faith
74% matchVery Positive85% of 5,695 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 7.7%, 2D 5.1%
- #33 Primal Planet
73% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2025
Dev: SeethingswarmPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Co-op 10%, Platformer 9.3%
- #34 Genopanic
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #35 Xenosis
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Noah LeePub: USC Games
Windows
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Side Scroller 14%, Dystopian 12.8%, Platformer 10.3%
- #36 COLLAPSED
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Co-op 32.4%, Platformer 26.1%, Difficult 16.2%, Action 12%, Indie 8.3%
- #37 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,417 reviews2023
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.6%, Platformer 20.7%, Local Co-Op 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Action 8.3%
- #38 Fatal Claw
71% matchVery Positive91% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #39 Brave Escape
73% matchVery Positive98% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.1%, Difficult 18.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 12.6%
- #40 Paradox Soul
78% matchMixed44% of 660 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Difficult 16.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 6.1%
- #41 Rebel Transmute
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 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 37.8%, Difficult 17.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #42 Akatori
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 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 22.5%, Difficult 14.2%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #43 Dark Light
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 752 reviews2022
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 37.5%, Cyberpunk 22.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 6%, Action 5.6%
- #44 Capsized
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,104 reviews2011
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Local Co-Op 26.3%, Action 13.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #45 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
71% matchVery Positive81% of 5,603 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 6.6%, 2D 5.4%
- #46 Vengeance Hunters
69% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Nalua Studio SLU
Windows
Vengeance Hunters is an adrenaline fueled Neo-Geo hardware developed beat’em’up that lets you and a friend in local co-op fight mutants, zombies, punks, gangsters, lab techs with bombs (you read that correctly), suited mystery men, cyborgs and more across multiple stages, sublevels and secret areas.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.3%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Colorful 7%, Action 6.8%
- #47 Dogworld
70% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.
Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%
- #48 Blade Assault
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.6%, Platformer 20.4%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.7%
- #49 Rogue Glitch Ultra
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Co-op 13.2%, Colorful 7.8%
- #50 Aeon Drive
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Why similar: Difficult 18%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Co-op 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%
- #51 Gato Roboto
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #52 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 21.1%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 9.9%
- #53 TRISTOY
71% matchMixed64% of 246 reviews2015
Dev: Uniworlds Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Grab a friend and try to escape from the dungeons of TRISTOY in this story-driven coop-platformer.
Why similar: Co-op 32.3%, Action 26.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 17.5%
- #54 BioGun
66% matchVery Positive85% of 669 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #55 Cyber Shadow
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,558 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 12%, Side Scroller 10.9%
- #56 Stray Savior
66% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Platformer 21.4%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Action 8.6%
- #57 Spirits Abyss
67% matchVery Positive96% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Co-op 10.5%
- #58 The Mobius Machine
65% matchVery Positive84% of 495 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #59 Salt and Sanctuary
65% matchVery Positive89% of 21,932 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 6%