- #1 Shadow King
97% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Retro 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Open World 6.8%
- #2 Arishia Tale
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2.5D 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #3 The Throne
96% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: BeByte Tecnología
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Throne" is a medieval adventure in true Metroidvania style. Get lost in a huge castle with 2.5D pixel art environments and increase your power with new abilities you find along the way. Fight fearsome bosses and navigate dangerous traps to make your way to the throne room!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2.5D 15.3%, Retro 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #4 Esquire Robo
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SolidFrogLLC
Windows
"When her friend vanishes on a distant planet, a lone android uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not just the colony, but the fate of the entire universe."
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Open World 17.8%, 2.5D 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #5 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
94% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Cartoon 8.7%
- #6 Keena The Voidslayer
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 7.6%
- #7 Super Beefit
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Castle
Windows
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Retro 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 8.6%
- #8 FrogeON
92% 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 23%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Retro 7.9%
- #9 WetBread
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: biksbit.games
Windows
WetBread is a 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer, where you gain control of the Dry Rusk, travel through the store shelves of various departments, solve puzzles and fight enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2.5D 15.9%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #10 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Retro 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%
- #11 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
89% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Team Quantum Games
Windows
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Cartoon 8.9%
- #12 Overbowed
89% matchVery Positive91% of 86 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 35.4%, Retro 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Open World 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #13 Powernaut VANGARDT
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Retro 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #14 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
88% 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 34.4%, 2.5D 18.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Platformer 6.6%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #15 Perspectre
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pitchfork GamesPub: TBA
Windows
Perspectre is a perspective-switching Metroidvania where you'll explore a perilous realm, engage in combat with dangerous enemies, and seek out new abilities and upgrades that will change the way you play in sidescroller, top-down, and 3D. Push forward, hack your way through, and re-write the rules!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2.5D 11.8%, Open World 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #16 Slime Cores
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Open World 14%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #17 Lone Fungus
84% 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 30.6%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Retro 9.7%, Colorful 6%
- #18 Elysian Siege
84% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Side Scroller 18%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #19 PATHFINDER 08
85% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Retro 8.7%
- #20 Slumbering Feline
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Retro 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #21 Alpacalypse
82% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Gus McGuirePub: Neumont College of Computer Science
Windows
Alpacalypse is a 2.5D action platformer where you control Pancake The Llama, fighting to rescue your wife, The Mrs. Kick and spit your way through hordes of alpacas, collecting coins, and platforming your way to victory.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26%, 2.5D 17.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Open World 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #22 The Elderseed
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #23 Reso-Seeker
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Side Scroller 15%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #24 Mineblast
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neutronized
Windows
Destroy whole levels using TNTs and have fun with the physics of Mineblast
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%
- #25 Goo Keeper
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 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 30.9%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Retro 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #26 Croakspire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
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 37.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 8%, Action 6.3%
- #27 Pain-T
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #28 Uruc
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RabbitPantsGames
Windows
Navigate the heart of a war-ravaged world, discovering hidden truths about those around you and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, 2.5D 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 6.9%
- #29 Garden of Aiden
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solarpunk Studios
Windows
A precision 2D metroidvania where knowledge decays and data is currency. Recover GAIA’s shattered algorithms to restore lost abilities, outmaneuver corrupt AIs and ravenous bugs, and weave through a hand‑crafted techno‑organic world of rewarding secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, 2.5D 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Mystery 6.1%
- #30 Pipsqueak!
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Retro 10.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #31 Ayna: Shattered Truth
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: designmatic
Windows
Become water. Be shapeless, be formless, be fluid. All living things are from water and you can transform water into what it needs to be. Dive into this newly crafted fairytale and take on the journey of finding your place in this 2.8D Metroidvania fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Side Scroller 15%, 2.5D 14.2%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%
- #32 A Rooftop Tale
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrea Putortì Games
Windows · Mac
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Open World 13.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Emotional 6.6%
- #33 Jumper Jon
74% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #34 Plague of Yamorn
75% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: DozenByte
Windows
Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #35 Aeternum Vale
75% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: pixhellk9
Windows
“Aeternum Vale” is a weird atmospheric Metroidvania set in a cryptic open-world full of dangers, mysteries, and odd characters. Make friends & slice your way through this out of time realm in a infinite quest to save your soul… or give it away?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Open World 14.6%, Retro 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #36 forma.8
76% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: MixedBag Srl
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Open World 17.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Action 9.7%
- #37 Haiku, the Robot
73% 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 27.5%, Open World 13.1%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Retro 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
- #38 Destinesia
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Tay
Windows
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #39 Lost Tribe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestone Games
Windows
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Open World 14.8%, Side Scroller 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Platformer 6.6%
- #40 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
71% matchVery Positive84% of 6,153 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #41 Black Tear
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nguyen Van Tuan
Windows
A dark 2D action-adventure with fast-paced hack and slash combat, deep exploration, and a branching story where every choice leads to a different ending.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Cartoon 9.2%
- #42 Blackfield
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionary Games
Windows · Mac
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, 2.5D 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 7.3%
- #43 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
72% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 6.7%
- #44 Orin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jumit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Orin is a fast-paced metroidvania inspired by the story of a valiant warrior in the enchanting Eldoria. Explore mighty ruins, fight malevolent enemies, and forge unexpected alliances in this captivating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, 2.5D 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 7.2%
- #45 Sarah's Great Adventure
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 川流游戏
Windows
In the world of dreams, be a hero who saves the world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Cartoon 8.8%
- #46 Zombie Vampires
73% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: WILL LAWTONPub: TOP5STUDIOS
Windows
Help Argyle Van Helsing hunt down and destroy Dracula before he turns all the worlds vampires into Zombie Vampires. This creature feature Metroidvania adventure game is filled with classic monsters, wicked levels, and clever humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #47 HeroSquare
69% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Akseli Virtanen
Windows
HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you will face formiddable bosses, discover cryptic secrets and explore for new powers!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Retro 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #48 GumBall Warrior
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizarre Games StudioPub: Bizarre Games Studio
Windows
GumBall Warrior is a 2d shooter puzzle adventure game inspired by the Mega Man games and other tiles. Choose your own path, travel through several strange worlds, as you defeat each of the bosses on each world unlocking new powers and expanding your kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Side Scroller 14%, 2.5D 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Cartoon 8.7%
- #49 Sealed Bite: Extended
68% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Side Scroller 21.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Retro 7.3%, Action 6.1%
- #50 Albert's Journey
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Retro 19.5%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 7.6%
- #51 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%
- #52 Turdy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turdy the Game
Windows
Play as Turdy the Turtle, (what kind of name is that...) as he traverses the vast open world. Collect coins and discover secret items, pets, passages, levels, costumes, and more while meeting some interesting characters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Open World 15.1%, Retro 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #53 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
65% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a dream world as the iconic Little Nemo, armed with toys, candy, and stuffed animals in this cute & colorful Metroidvania adventure. Experience NES-era platformer gameplay in a vast, non-linear world that has been hand-animated frame-by-frame, as you unlock new abilities to progress.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Retro 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #54 Axiom Verge 2
67% 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 36.2%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.5%
- #55 ITORAH
67% 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 27.5%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, 2.5D 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #56 Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
66% matchMostly Negative30% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Bit Bot MediaPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Action 8.9%
- #57 Xeodrifter
69% 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 32.4%, Retro 16.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #58 Odallus: The Dark Call
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Retro 21.2%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 6.7%