- #1 MIO: Memories in Orbit
97% 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 28.8%, Robots 14.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Difficult 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #2 Feather's Edge
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Acorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
- #3 Ghost Song
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,459 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 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 29.3%, Robots 12.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Difficult 8%
- #4 Spirit Fusion
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Action 7.2%
- #5 Small Matter
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Msh Games Studio
Windows
Escape the factory in Small Matter! A 2D action-platformer through the guts of a machine that never stopped running. Time the pistons, outrun the fire, and tear through whatever it sends to keep you inside.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Robots 16.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Action 7.6%
- #6 Xplorite
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Indie Two Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and uncover the secrets of planet Nargal in Xplorite, a hand-drawn action-exploration Metroidvania. Battle enemies, discover powerful upgrades, and explore hidden paths. The research team disappeared. Now it’s your turn to find out why.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Robots 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #7 Microvania
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Robots 13.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
- #8 Wurzeltiefe
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AEV Studios
Windows
A compact, painterly metroidvania: a 2–3 hour descent into the Rootdeep. Explore 26 painted caverns, earn five abilities, face two guardians — then chase your own best time with the built-in speedrun timer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #9 Chaos Rider
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Rider Team
Windows · Mac
The crazy plan to revive an ancient spirit has finally succeeded. The Chaos Rider is here to restore an age of magic to this fallen world. With a powerful adaptive robotic body and ancient powers, explore, forge alliances, conquer foes and challenges, and uncover countless secrets and wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #10 The Rusted
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rodd Games
Windows · Mac
The world belongs to machines now. Join a loyal robot dog on a journey through a haunting post-apocalyptic world in search of its lost human family. THE RUSTED is a hand-drawn 2D action-puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Robots 18.9%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #11 KAON : Fragmented Core
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kulin Studio
Windows
KAON: Fragmented Core is a 2D action-platformer with a metroidvania feel. You play as Kaon, an android awakened in a world where no one lives anymore, neither humans nor animals. Mostly what’s left is plants, ruins, and robots, a good chunk of them turned hostile
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Platformer 15%, Robots 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
- #12 Mechanode
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spriteflick
Windows
An all-action, story-driven metroidvania that confronts the darkest realities of existence and the dawning of consciousness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Robots 12.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #13 Akatori
88% 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 24%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #14 Dimension Rift Zero
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrDyvik
Windows
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #15 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Action 5.3%
- #16 Shards of Memories
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #17 Res Extensa
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overclocked Abacus Games
Windows · Linux
A platform adventure game incorporating elements from immersive sims and cinematic platformers. Run, fight and hack your way through a distant space colony as you attempt to reclaim your humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Robots 17.8%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #18 Savage Horizons
85% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Insolence Studio
Windows
A compact, exploration-driven metroidvania. Venture across a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 5.4%
- #19 H=ZERO
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jefferson Nascimento Ferreira Pub: Jefferson Nascimento Ferreira
Windows
In a future where humanity has vanished, machines maintain vast underground complexes under the command of artificial intelligences. You are a unit activated to deliver a mysterious payload. Face hostile systems, precision challenges, and uncover the forgotten purpose of your existence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Robots 17.9%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action 8.6%
- #20 EON: Reset
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team EON Reset
Windows
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #21 Far Star
83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Robots 15.7%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #22 BirdKnight
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Platformer 7.3%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #23 Florarium
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #24 Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ulluminated Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aetherica: Echoes of Exodus is a 2D, hand-drawn, metroidvania inspired action-adventure where you follow Floria and Kipp on their journey through an unique and epic journey inside the long lost dystopian civilization: Providence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Robots 18.5%, Difficult 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8.7%
- #25 Torii: Beyond The Gates
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #26 Liminalia
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #27 Vulpis
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 17.1%, Difficult 16.2%, Exploration 7.1%, Action 5.6%
- #28 Misspell
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Difficult 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #29 Vitrified
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Burning Fort Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Team up with ALAN the robot in this atmospheric post-nuclear metroidvania. Explore and fight your way through a beautiful but deadly post-nuclear wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities that unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Robots 19%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #30 Somnium Shore
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 18.2%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Action 6.6%
- #31 Eden Lumina
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paka Games
Windows
Eden Lumina is a hand-drawn 2D metroidvania. Milo has just a yo-yo, and a whole world ahead of him: vast, full of hostile creatures and unlikely friends, its history carved in stone in a language nobody can read anymore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Difficult 9.6%, Action 6.5%
- #32 Shieldbound
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Bangers
Windows
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 5.8%
- #33 Timeless Rain
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Young Cat Games Ltd
Windows
Explore this foreign world and manipulate time to navigate through the challenges that lie along your path! Meet the inhabitants of this strange realm as they push you towards finding the Timeless Rain...
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #34 Solateria
73% 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 33.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Platformer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
- #35 Trash Heart
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Explore Trash Heart, a planet in the iron grip of the Trash Lord. Find artefacts that grant powerful abilities, fight hordes of deadly foes, and save a planet of outcast robots. Or just scrounge up all the trash your grubby little raccoon hands can hold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Robots 9.4%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #36 RIN: The Last Child
75% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #37 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Action 7.7%, Difficult 6.1%
- #38 Echoes of Nox
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Robots 7.3%
- #39 Goo Keeper
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #40 Astra: Fading Stars
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
Windows · Linux
Trust your soul. Astra: Fading Stars is a challenging, 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania where corruption is spreading across the universe. Explore and uncover secrets, confront deadly bosses and master Astra Call, a power from within your soul, to help you every step of the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Difficult 13%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #41 Super Roboy
71% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Robots 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #42 Fevercide
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Platformer 14%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #43 KILL HIM
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 鱼俞ycy
Windows
In slaughter and exploration, seek the truth. KILL HIM is a black-and-white Metroidvania game where you will traverse a hostile world, challenge powerful enemies, and uncover the secrets hidden behind everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #44 SHEEPO
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14%, Hand-drawn 10%, Exploration 8.2%
- #45 Smelted Kin
73% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Microbat Studio
Windows · Linux
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Robots 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 7.5%
- #46 City of None
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9%
- #47 Chibits
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Action 5.5%
- #48 Night Breaker
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 10 DEAD Pixels
Windows
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #49 Cavalier
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Action 4.6%
- #50 Caesura
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #51 Inari's Redemption
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AmbroisePub: Ambroise Catherine
Windows
An epic bite-size action adventure microidvania through a surreal world of mutated animals and environments. Combat mice engineers and religious birds, traverse a strange world and its life-altering climates, and combine steam and spark to fix the world, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #52 Alumbra
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maleiwa Studio
Windows
Alumbra is a suspenseful and surreal Metroidvania. Play as Vince, a frightened child trapped in a nightmare shaped by his fears and imagination. Armed with a lantern, master the light, explore haunting dreamscapes, overcome terrifying creatures, and face your fears to wake up.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Platformer 15.9%, Hand-drawn 10%, Difficult 7.5%, Exploration 5.8%
- #53 Paradox Soul
71% 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 27.6%, Robots 18.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #54 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #55 ARANEA, BREACH!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CROOSER ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Control a heavy armored vehicle equipped with the ARANEA Spider-Bionic Module. Use the mechanical climbing system to overcome spatial limitations, dismantle obstacles, collect resources, and install functional modules to adapt your vehicle to ever-changing exploration environments.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.9%, Metroidvania 19.6%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Robots 7.1%
- #56 Croakspire
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows · Linux
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #57 Puppetmaster
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
- #58 RE∀IVE(REVIVE)
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RHYSOMO
Windows · Mac
RE∀IVE is a 2D action metroidvania set on the war-torn artificial island of Atrificia. Switch between a former soldier and his damaged AI companion, Lily, unlock new abilities, and uncover the city’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Action 6.5%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #59 FrogeON
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JofraDev
Windows
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12%, Robots 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8%