- #1 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
97% matchVery Positive81% of 5,603 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 43%, Metroidvania 31.3%, RPG 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Action 5.1%
- #2 UNSIGHTED
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,240 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Souls-like 25.8%, RPG 14%, Action 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #3 Inexistence
96% matchMixed66% of 372 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 39.7%, Action 23.5%, RPG 23%, Indie 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #4 FOUNTAINS
94% matchVery Positive83% of 519 reviews2024
Dev: John PywellPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Souls-like 35.4%, RPG 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #5 Void Memory
95% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Souls-like 26.3%, RPG 23.8%, Action 12%, Indie 8.1%
- #6 Disjunction
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Ape Tribe GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
In a city driven by corruption, three hardened citizens rise to uncover a conspiracy threatening its fate. Define your playstyle and engage in lethal high-octane combat, or keep out of sight in gripping stealth action.
Why similar: RPG 51.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action 19.8%, Indie 7.8%
- #7 BLADECHIMERA
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,481 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 11.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #8 Windmills
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Poor Locke
Windows
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Souls-like 38.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 7.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #9 Axiom Verge
91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 76.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action 7.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #10 Kandria
89% matchVery Positive95% of 110 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: RPG 42%, Pixel Graphics 38.9%, Action 19.2%
- #11 Colossus - Eternal Blight
88% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: RUSTIC PANDA GAMES LLCPub: LevelUpGaming
Windows
Your brother is corrupted. The Blight is spreading. Only you can stop it. Colossus is an atmospheric pixel action-adventure where you master precise combat, explore a vast dark fantasy world, and make choices that permanently scar the kingdom of Eireos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 32.5%, RPG 16%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 6.6%
- #12 GRIME II
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,047 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Become the stealer of forms in GRIME II, a surreal action-adventure metroidvania. Launch tendrils made of hands to absorb foes and summon molds in their shape, as you explore a bizarre lived-in-world obsessed with art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Souls-like 34.9%, RPG 14.8%, Action 5.4%, Indie 1.4%
- #13 Immortal Planet
90% matchMixed61% of 396 reviews2017
Dev: teedoubleuGAMESPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 57.8%, RPG 22.3%, Action 12%, Indie 8%
- #14 Blade & Bones
91% matchMostly Negative32% of 194 reviews2016
Dev: Coffee Addict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Combat driven metroidvania experience. Discover a tale long lost in our past. Seven swords need to be found in this world where you will discover ancient secrets and fight with an intense combat system that rewards players for their skills and knowledge.
Why similar: RPG 41.9%, Action 23.3%, Souls-like 20.3%, Indie 14.5%
- #15 Back To Ashes
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Souls-like 53.1%, RPG 23.7%, Action 13.7%, Indie 9.4%
- #16 Dread Delusion
86% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, RPG 30.7%, Souls-like 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #17 Rusted Moss
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,748 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 13.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #18 MEAT
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2021
Dev: Trippin Bears
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.E.A.T. is a pixel art RPG game in a horror sci-fi setting, with renowned fight, movement and character development systems. Unravel the mystery of a sinister substance and become the hero of a small Canadian city during the Gold Rush era.
Why similar: RPG 54%, Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Action 18.2%
- #19 Salt and Sanctuary
84% matchVery Positive89% of 21,932 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 53.6%, Metroidvania 30.8%, RPG 9.5%, Action 4.1%, Indie 2%
- #20 Drova - Forsaken Kin
82% matchVery Positive94% of 9,786 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.6%, RPG 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 8.3%
- #21 Hyper Light Drifter
84% matchVery Positive93% of 19,210 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, RPG 12.8%, Action 10.8%
- #22 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,004 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Souls-like 58.7%, RPG 25.6%, Action 14.2%, Indie 1.5%
- #23 Obsurity
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 286 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Souls-like 70.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 8.3%, Indie 7.3%
- #24 BIOMORPH
80% matchVery Positive92% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 83.1%, Action 16.9%
- #25 Retrace the Light
79% matchVery Positive88% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Souls-like 36.2%, RPG 14.5%, Indie 6.4%
- #26 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,716 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.7%, RPG 15.1%, Action 9%, Indie 5.2%
- #27 Infinitevania
77% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Souls-like 31.3%, Action 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #28 Memoirium
77% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: GoldenGratus
Windows
Traverse a chaotic and crumbling realm of dreams composed of liminal spaces. Adapt to the world’s odd rules as a Dreamer, and defy others like you to escape the strange and eclectic subconscious landscape.
Why similar: Souls-like 55.4%, RPG 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 12.3%
- #29 Souldiers
78% matchMixed69% of 3,156 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 62.8%, Souls-like 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action 9.3%
- #30 Emberbane
78% matchMixed61% of 136 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 49.3%, Souls-like 31.9%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #31 MegaSphere
81% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Action 20.3%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #32 Meifumado
79% matchMixed48% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Old Bit Studio
Windows
Meifumado is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic, immersive world inspired by Japan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Souls-like 31.2%, RPG 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 7.2%
- #33 Death Trash
76% matchVery Positive92% of 3,724 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Souls-like 54.1%, RPG 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%
- #34 Deepening Fire
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 642 reviews2023
Dev: VeryBigDogPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Souls-like 35.6%, RPG 13.8%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5.3%
- #35 Automaton Heart
73% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Vincent
Windows · Linux
Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.
Why similar: RPG 64.9%, Action 35.1%
- #36 Chasm
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,741 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.0 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 59.3%, RPG 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 8.2%, Indie 6.9%
- #37 The Tarnishing of Juxtia
75% matchMixed68% of 714 reviews2022
Dev: Actual NerdsPub: Mastiff
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
As the final creation of the Goddess, Juxtia, journey through the ruins of two divine kingdoms, overrun by the Tarnishing. Challenging combat, a hauntingly beautiful score, and a sinister narrative work in unison to make The Tarnishing of Juxtia an unforgettable 2D dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.7%, Metroidvania 29.1%, RPG 16.1%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #38 Void Sols
72% matchVery Positive96% of 378 reviews2024
Dev: Finite Reflection StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
Why similar: Souls-like 60.7%, RPG 26.5%, Action 12.8%
- #39 MIO: Memories in Orbit
70% 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 56.4%, Souls-like 32.4%, Indie 6.5%, Action 4.7%
- #40 Elementallis
71% matchVery Positive91% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: AnKae GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.5%, RPG 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 9.8%, Indie 5%
- #41 HunterX: code name T
73% matchVery Positive86% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Souls-like 31.2%, RPG 19.5%, Action 10%, Indie 1.5%
- #42 Tombwater
71% matchVery Positive93% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: Moth AtlasPub: Midwest Games
Windows
A Souls-Like Western full of Eldritch horrors. Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the darkness that lies beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that may just drive you to madness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Souls-like 33.5%, RPG 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 6.8%
- #43 Svarog's Dream
71% matchVery Positive90% of 908 reviews2023
Dev: VI Game Forge
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.
Why similar: RPG 79.5%, Action 20.5%
- #44 Darxanadon
74% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Souls-like 34.1%, RPG 13.8%, Action 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #45 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 527 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.1%, Action 15.2%, Indie 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #46 Environmental Station Alpha
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 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 72.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 7.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #47 ANIMAL WELL
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 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 73.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 7.5%, Indie 6%
- #48 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Souls-like 34.8%, RPG 15.7%, Action 8%
- #49 Last Vanguard
70% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Souls-like 37.4%, Action 7.9%, Indie 3.7%
- #50 PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION
68% matchVery Positive89% of 197 reviews2026
Dev: Banana Hardsoft
Windows
PARKSIDE is an FPS-Immersive Sim that chronicles the future of biomechanical subterfuge and suffering. Shoot, hack, and either save or sour the future of humanity in the dystopian city of Abbotsford, California in the awful year of 2038. Will you serve the Divine Rod?
Why similar: RPG 70.7%, Action 29.3%
- #51 Sands of Aura
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 853 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 61.7%, RPG 19.3%, Action 10.3%, Indie 8.7%
- #52 Skautfold: Usurper
72% matchMixed69% of 343 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, RPG 22.1%, Action 13.1%, Indie 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #53 Slavania
69% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
Windows
Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Souls-like 38.9%, Action 6.8%
- #54 HAAK
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,531 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 55%, RPG 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.5%
- #55 GIGASWORD
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Souls-like 35.3%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #56 Unworthy
67% matchVery Positive81% of 858 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Souls-like 33.5%, RPG 12.4%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #57 Neon City Riders
68% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: Mecha Studios
Windows
Explore a decaying futuristic city in this action adventure experience. Search for items, unlock superpowers, recruit companions, and free every turf from ruthless gangs to unite the people once again.
Why similar: RPG 43.9%, Action 25.7%, Indie 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #58 Ash & Rust
66% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Ash and Rust Studios
Windows
For seasoned ARPG lovers, a unique Indie entry is here! Construct a deep build as you fight your way through mysterious places. Enemies are strong and smart, but you'll have a massive arsenal of tools and abilities to master in order to vanquish them. Dive in!
Why similar: RPG 67.6%, Action 32.4%
- #59 INAYAH - Life after Gods
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 78.8%, Action 19.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #60 Foregone
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,409 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 42.1%, Souls-like 31%, Action 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Indie 7.3%