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  1. #1 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    97% 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 35.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  2. #2 Genopanic
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 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 22.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.3%

  3. #3 Axiom Verge
    96% 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 49.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Sci-fi 7%, Side Scroller 5%

  4. #4 Aeterna Noctis
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 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 23.5%, Souls-like 19%, Precision Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 8.6%

  5. #5 Rebel Transmute
    94% 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 22.1%, Souls-like 18.5%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Exploration 6.7%

  6. #6 B.I.O.T.A.
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 253 reviews2022
    Dev: small brosPub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Precision Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 9.5%

  7. #7 Haiku, the Robot
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Side Scroller 14%, Nonlinear 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.4%

  8. #8 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 27.3%, Souls-like 16%, Precision Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%

  9. #9 Souldiers
    92% 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 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Souls-like 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Action 4.1%

  10. #10 Kingdom Shell
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Souls-like 19.7%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 6.5%

  11. #11 MindSeize
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 8.4%, Action 7.9%

  12. #12 Environmental Station Alpha
    89% 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 51.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 6%, Exploration 4.4%

  13. #13 PSYCRON
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%

  14. #14 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 325 reviews2022
    Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 26.3%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

  15. #15 Xeodrifter
    87% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2014
    Dev: Atooi
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Precision Platformer 7.5%

  16. #16 Lone Fungus
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Precision Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.3%

  17. #17 Rogue Invader
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Squishy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, Shooter 19.3%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 7.1%

  18. #18 HAAK
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
    Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8%

  19. #19 Cosmos Bit
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: SEEP
    Windows

    Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.8%, Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 9.7%

  20. #20 After Death
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 8.2%, Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.2%

  21. #21 Iconoclasts
    82% 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 36.6%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Story Rich 6.8%

  22. #22 Axiom Verge 2
    82% 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 27.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Nonlinear 7.2%

  23. #23 Exographer
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.5%, Metroidvania 13.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%

  24. #24 LUNARK
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
    Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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: Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

  25. #25 Pronty
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,254 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.3%

  26. #26 Auridia
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: Norseboar Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 7.2%

  27. #27 MO:Astray
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
    Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

    Why similar: Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%

  28. #28 ITORAH
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 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 27.6%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.5%

  29. #29 Quarion
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
    Windows · Linux

    A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Nonlinear 22.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

  30. #30 Guns of Fury
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 31.8%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 12.6%, Shooter 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.3%

  31. #31 Foregone
    77% 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 23.6%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Souls-like 17.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

  32. #32 OUTBUDDIES DX
    78% matchMixed70% of 283 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 36.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  33. #33 Xanthiom Zero
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%

  34. #34 Zapling Bygone
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 195 reviews2022
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows

    Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Souls-like 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.1%, 2D Platformer 7.3%

  35. #35 Space Expedition
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows · Mac

    Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 7.7%

  36. #36 Venture Kid
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
    Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

    Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Action 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Indie 19.3%, 2D 9.2%

  37. #37 Super Win the Game
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Precision Platformer 15.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Platformer 8%

  38. #38 Moonlight Pulse
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 230 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 31%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%

  39. #39 Awita: Journey of Hope
    71% 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 24.2%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Souls-like 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.5%

  40. #40 FOX n FORESTS
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 193 reviews2018
    Dev: Bonus Level EntertainmentPub: astragon Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Action 15%, Indie 13.3%

  41. #41 Cave Story+
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
    Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Indie 5.4%, Exploration 4.9%

  42. #42 Ghost Song
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
    Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%

  43. #43 Cathedral
    73% 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 54.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Indie 7.2%

  44. #44 Stray Savior
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 61 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 21.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Precision Platformer 8%

  45. #45 Platformines
    73% matchMixed67% of 329 reviews2014
    Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!

    Why similar: Platformer 42.6%, Action 15.6%, Indie 13.1%, Shooter 9.7%, 2D 8.3%

  46. #46 ANIMAL WELL
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  47. #47 Comit the Astrodian
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

    Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action 10.3%, Indie 10.1%

  48. #48 The Way
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    Why similar: Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%

  49. #49 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    71% 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 35.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

  50. #50 lost bits
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2023
    Dev: Studio Mabbit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2.5D retro platformer where you join M1L0 on his quest for the Great Legume.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.5%, Platformer 17%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.7%, Singleplayer 10.2%

  51. #51 ASTRONAUTILUS
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: neozoid.games
    Windows

    Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!

    Why similar: Shooter 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Action 13.9%, 2D 9.8%, Indie 7.1%

  52. #52 Out There Somewhere
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
    Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

    Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Metroidvania 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Adventure 8%

  53. #53 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 6.2%

  54. #54 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    69% 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 54.5%, Exploration 10%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 5.9%

  55. #55 Voidwrought
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 884 reviews2024
    Dev: PowersnakePub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 40.2%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

  56. #56 Inexistence
    70% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Indie 8.6%

  57. #57 One Dog Story
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 516 reviews2017
    Dev: Big Way GamesPub: Big Way
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 6.7%, Adventure 6.4%

  58. #58 Emberbane
    66% matchMixed49% of 95 reviews2026
    Dev: Hamlet Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Souls-like 16.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 6.5%

  59. #59 Venineth
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 261 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 26.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Indie 13.2%

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