- #1 Voidwrought
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 941 reviews2024
Dev: PowersnakePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 33.1%, Lovecraftian 30.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #2 ANIMAL WELL
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 42.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%
- #3 Eldritchvania
96% matchVery Positive85% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Lovecraftian 17.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #4 Shattered Divinities
94% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #5 OUTBUDDIES DX
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 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 53.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 4.8%
- #6 Axiom Verge
94% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 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 64.6%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Exploration 4.5%, Action 2.8%
- #7 Quarion
93% matchVery Positive94% of 159 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 53.9%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #8 Genopanic
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 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 42.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%
- #9 Noreya: The Gold Project
91% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
Windows · Linux
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #10 EMUUROM
91% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%
- #11 Haiku, the Robot
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 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 40.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #12 Ascent DX
89% matchVery Positive99% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #13 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
89% 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 48.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 5.2%
- #14 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
88% matchVery Positive96% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #15 PSYCRON
87% 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 50.9%, Exploration 12%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #16 Lone Fungus
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Platformer 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Metroidvania 10.6%
- #17 Cathedral
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 453 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 65.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.7%
- #18 Souldiers
84% matchMixed69% of 3,012 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 64.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Lore-Rich 7%, Action 4.4%, Adventure 2.9%
- #19 Inexistence
86% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 56.1%, Action 15.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #20 Iconoclasts
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 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 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Platformer 10%, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%
- #21 Solateria
82% matchVery Positive84% of 523 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 50.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Lore-Rich 5.4%
- #22 Owlboy
83% matchVery Positive84% of 6,078 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #23 Ariana and the Elder Codex
81% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #24 MIO: Memories in Orbit
80% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 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 53.2%, Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #25 SELINI
81% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #26 Environmental Station Alpha
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,627 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 59.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 4.1%, Adventure 4%
- #27 Unbound: Worlds Apart
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #28 Astronite
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Story Rich 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #29 After Death
79% matchVery Positive89% of 167 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 58.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 6.5%
- #30 Öoo
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,955 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #31 Ato
78% matchVery Positive97% of 467 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #32 Alwa's Legacy
77% matchVery Positive87% of 625 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #33 Kingdom Shell
76% matchVery Positive89% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 44.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #34 Hollow Floor
76% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #35 Chasm
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,681 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Adventure 4.8%, Action 4.1%
- #36 Aestik
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
Windows
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Platformer 12.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #37 Iron Diamond
75% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 6.2%, Adventure 5%
- #38 KnightLight
74% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #39 Exographer
73% matchVery Positive95% of 132 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: Metroidvania 17.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #40 Super Mombo Quest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.1%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 5.9%
- #41 Overbowed
73% matchVery Positive91% of 90 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 58.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.3%
- #42 Islets
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #43 Axiom Verge 2
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 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 55.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.4%
- #44 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
70% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.1%, Exploration 14.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Action 3.6%
- #45 Aeterna Noctis
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,022 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.2 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 48.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%
- #46 Oblitus mortis
70% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Oblitus mortis
Windows
A Pixel art adventure inspired by the fascinating legends and myths of Venezuela. Enter a mysterious world where you will be the one to help this little Espanto solve the mystery of why all these creatures and lost souls are wandering the earth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Exploration 6.9%
- #47 Simona's Requiem
72% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Team Simona
Windows · Mac · Linux
Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #48 Moonlight Pulse
69% matchVery Positive92% of 244 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 53.9%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 5.4%
- #49 100 Pumpkins 2
69% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Adventure 5.9%
- #50 Awita: Journey of Hope
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 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 42.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #51 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,647 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 39.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #52 Super Win the Game
70% 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 51.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 3.8%
- #53 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 53%, Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 5.8%, Exploration 5.6%
- #54 Arietta of Spirits
68% matchVery Positive86% of 694 reviews2021
Dev: Third Spirit Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 14.1%
- #55 Stardust Demon
67% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: resnijars
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro story-rich metroidvania filled with unique and diverse abilities, and quirky, charming aliens and demons. Algol is witness to a catastrophe that sends the universe into disarray, uncover a mysterious evil plot and find many hidden rooms that test your skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%
- #56 Retro Machina
68% matchVery Positive86% of 254 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%
- #57 Kandria
67% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Exploration 21%, Platformer 19.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Atmospheric 15.1%
- #58 Hyper Light Drifter
66% matchVery Positive93% of 18,682 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #59 Blue Fire
67% matchVery Positive81% of 3,056 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 3.7%
- #60 Metro Gravity
64% matchVery Positive94% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Puzzle 7.5%