- #1 Last Vanguard
96% matchVery Positive85% of 97 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 27.9%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Difficult 12%, Dystopian 10.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #2 Narvas
97% matchMixed43% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 25.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 12%, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Platformer 9.2%
- #3 Souldiers
96% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.3 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 55%, Difficult 16.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 3.4%
- #4 OUTBUDDIES DX
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 287 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 34.6%, Difficult 12.7%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.2%
- #5 MIO: Memories in Orbit
93% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 32.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #6 Black Future '88
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 749 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 19.5%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #7 Watcher Chronicles
94% 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%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Platformer 7%
- #8 30XX
92% matchVery Positive90% of 2,809 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 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 26.8%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Platformer 20%, Co-op 15.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #9 Rusted Moss
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,694 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 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 25.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Dystopian 17%, Difficult 13.4%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #10 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
91% matchVery Positive87% of 907 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 55.4%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.1%
- #11 Moonlight Pulse
89% matchVery Positive92% of 263 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 47.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 6.9%
- #12 ITORAH
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 29.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #13 Axiom Verge
89% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 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 54.7%, Platformer 12%, Cyberpunk 5.6%, Side Scroller 3.9%, 2D 3.8%
- #14 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
86% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 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 25.2%, Difficult 15.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #15 INAYAH - Life after Gods
86% 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 34.2%, Side Scroller 17%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #16 Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
87% matchMixed68% of 156 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 25.1%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Difficult 15.1%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Co-op 8.6%
- #17 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,243 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 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #18 20XX
85% matchVery Positive91% of 4,578 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 24.5%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Difficult 8.9%
- #19 Aeterna Noctis
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,140 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 29.4%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #20 Anomaly Agent
81% matchVery Positive95% of 9,977 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 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 29.5%, Side Scroller 29.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D 6.8%
- #21 Curse of the Sea Rats
84% matchMixed60% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: Petoons Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.2%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Co-op 10.4%
- #22 Wires And Whiskers
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,736 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 28.8%, Platformer 21.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #23 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 53.2%, Co-op 20.1%, Action 12.8%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #24 LUNARK
81% matchVery Positive88% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 13.5%, Dystopian 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #25 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
82% matchVery Positive82% of 5,170 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 35.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Difficult 10%, Side Scroller 9.1%
- #26 Guns of Fury
79% matchVery Positive88% of 968 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 48.4%, Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 15.9%, 2D 5%, Action 4.5%
- #27 BLADECHIMERA
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,451 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 29.4%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Dystopian 13.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #28 Infinitevania
77% 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 36.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Difficult 14.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 6.5%
- #29 Astalon: Tears of the Earth
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,542 reviews2021
Dev: LABS WorksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 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%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 10.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #30 Solateria
76% matchVery Positive84% of 713 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 35.2%, Difficult 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #31 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,400 reviews2023
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Action 8.3%
- #32 Paradox Soul
80% matchMixed43% of 654 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Difficult 16.3%, Platformer 13.6%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #33 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 27.2%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Side Scroller 14%, Dystopian 12.9%, Platformer 10.2%
- #34 The Last Faith
74% matchVery Positive84% of 5,640 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 8.7 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 49.8%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 7.7%, 2D 5.2%
- #35 Brave Escape
73% matchVery Positive98% of 188 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 18.2%, Co-op 15.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 12.5%
- #36 Genopanic
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 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 36.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #37 Fatal Claw
72% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2025
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 24%, Difficult 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 9.6%
- #38 COLLAPSED
75% 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 32.7%, Platformer 25.9%, Difficult 16.1%, Action 11.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #39 Rebel Transmute
73% 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 37.7%, Difficult 17.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #40 Capsized
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,103 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 33.5%, Local Co-Op 26.5%, Action 13.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #41 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
72% matchVery Positive81% of 5,578 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 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 49.1%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 6.6%, 2D 5.5%
- #42 Blade Assault
71% 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 27.8%, Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.7%
- #43 Vengeance Hunters
70% matchVery Positive85% of 66 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 20.6%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Colorful 7%, Action 6.7%
- #44 Dogworld
71% matchVery Positive96% of 111 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 29.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%
- #45 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 134 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 20.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.8%
- #46 Gato Roboto
69% matchVery Positive94% of 5,244 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%, 2D 5.4%
- #47 Dark Light
70% 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 37.4%, Cyberpunk 22.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 5.9%, Action 5.6%
- #48 TRISTOY
73% matchMixed64% of 244 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 32.6%, Action 26.4%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 17.6%
- #49 Aeon Drive
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 180 reviews2021
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
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 17.9%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Co-op 11.9%, Platformer 11.6%
- #50 BioGun
67% matchVery Positive85% of 661 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 31.8%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #51 Spirits Abyss
68% matchVery Positive96% of 427 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 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 23.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Co-op 10.7%
- #52 Stray Savior
67% 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 23.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Action 8.6%
- #53 MegaSphere
71% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 9.5%
- #54 UNSIGHTED
66% 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 44.9%, Co-op 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%, Action 6.9%
- #55 Voidwrought
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2024
Dev: Powersnake
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Platformer 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #56 Rift Loopers
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.3%, Co-op 33.1%, Action 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #57 NIDUS
66% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Wood
Windows
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.2%, Local Multiplayer 21.4%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Co-op 17.2%, 2D 8.5%
- #58 Environmental Station Alpha
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 10%, Adventure 5%, Action 4%
- #59 Blazing Chrome
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,972 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Action 7.6%