- #1 RIN: The Last Child
97% matchMixed60% of 80 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 33.5%, Difficult 13.3%, Emotional 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #2 Goldstained
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lantern Jump
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #3 Mable & The Wood
96% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Difficult 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #4 Dreamdawn
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Custodio Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore surreal landscapes where dreams and reality intertwine. Battle manifestations of fear, uncover the secrets of an interconnected world, and awaken the truth buried within a fading mind in Dreamdawn, a mysterious top-down action-adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Difficult 15%, Action RPG 11.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #5 Florarium
94% 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 43.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Emotional 7.2%
- #6 Chiaroscuro
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Difficult 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #7 Museful
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
Museful is a colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Emotional 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Colorful 5.5%
- #8 Faunamorph
92% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Marangon Productions
Windows
Mutant foes await: Transform into different animals and recombine your own DNA to unlock new abilities in Faunamorph. Uncover the mysteries of your origin in this action-packed 2D metroidvania about genetics and mutations.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 40.9% ★, Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 6.8%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #9 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Cute 7.9%
- #10 Rabi-Ribi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 11.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #11 Corestory
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leon Busch
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 10.2%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #12 Druid
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 271 reviews2017
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Druid is an adventure game with different puzzles and riddles where you play as a druid who searches for a wise master and helps to magic forest dwellers. Overcome all obstacles to find your teacher!
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 45% ★, Metroidvania 28.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Story Rich 5.5%, Fantasy 3.8%
- #13 Sojourn Past
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReDimension
Windows
Sojourn Past is a fast-paced, bullet-hell action-adventure game. Dash, slash, and teleport your way through challenging enemies and difficult bosses. Explore the world where a story of loss and healing unfolds through discovery, visual storytelling and emotional soundtracks.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Difficult 19.2%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #14 Enemies Within
88% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #15 Kokoro's Gensokyo Journey: The Lost Masks
87% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: CygnusA-1
Windows
A 2D exploration danmaku action Touhou fangame (AKA a danmaku Metroidvania). Control Hata no Kokoro in a journey to find her masks. Look for power-up items along the way and challenge powerful bosses to reclaim them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 6%
- #16 A Sister's Journey
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Florian Lackner
Windows
Explore a charmingly beautiful, hand-crafted pixel art world and help Violet on her journey searching for her sister. Uncover its mysteries, face its threatening foes, and run 'n gun your way through this challenging action-metroidvania - which will put your true platforming skills to the test.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Difficult 16.7%, Exploration 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Story Rich 6%
- #17 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Difficult 18.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #18 The Journey of Clinbo
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Exploration 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action RPG 10.4%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #19 Slime:Evo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falcon Stories
Windows
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #20 Chaos Rider
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy Factory Inc
Windows · Mac
The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Difficult 20.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #21 Souldiers
82% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 3%
- #22 Dusted Dusk
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action RPG 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #23 PATHFINDER 08
83% 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 43.1%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #24 Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overwrite Digital Services
Windows · Linux
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Emotional 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Cute 8.1%
- #25 Echoes of the Outworlder
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outworlder LLC
Windows
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #26 BirdKnight
80% 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 33.3%, Difficult 16.7%, Action RPG 10.5%, Exploration 7.6%, 2D Platformer 6%
- #27 LUNARIS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
Windows
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Difficult 16.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Action RPG 5.7%
- #28 Shell Soul:The Skull
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Exploration 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #29 Pain-T
78% 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 44%, Exploration 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Colorful 6.2%
- #30 GoldFish Brain
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action RPG 9.9%, Indie 3.6%
- #31 Akatori
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Difficult 16.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #32 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 37.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Exploration 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Action RPG 6.8%
- #33 Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda
76% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Barış TaranPub: Yoto Games
Windows
Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Difficult 16.3%, Action RPG 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #34 Astronium
76% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
Windows
Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Difficult 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Exploration 7.3%, Cute 5.4%
- #35 Pronty
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,254 reviews2021
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #36 Axel Quest
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action RPG 10.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #37 SHADE Protocol
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Legendary
Windows · Linux
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #38 Trash Heart
74% 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 43.3%, Difficult 19.7%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Cute 6.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #39 EXIL
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
Windows
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Action RPG 5%
- #40 Vulpis
73% 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 52.3%, Difficult 21.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Action 3.6%
- #41 ARO: Tales In The Dome
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #42 Croakspire
72% 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 48.7%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #43 Anokye
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Difficult 21.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Multiple Endings 5.3%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #44 Akari - The Five Eyed Fox
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SplashFire Studios
Windows
Play as Akari, a magical fox imbued with the power of light in this fast paced Metroidvania. Slash and Dash your way through an army of darkness and explore diverse, beautiful worlds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Emotional 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Cute 7.7%
- #45 SUPER ADVENTURE
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nicolas DuggertPub: SUPER SUPER SOFT
Windows
Turn around to parry and block! Equipped with a shield on your back, jump your way through vivid levels, meet funny characters, and face challenging bosses. Fight using a quick-firing Alien Blaster or a melee-focused sword! Choose the path you want to go in this SUPER ADVENTURE!
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 43.9% ★, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 15.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #46 Ascent DX
68% matchVery Positive99% of 272 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 50.4%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #47 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 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 53.5%, Difficult 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Action 4.9%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
- #48 Monad Tachyon
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OMEME
Windows
Accelerate beyond the speed of sound! Monad Tachyon is the ultimate high-speed Metroidvania .
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Difficult 20.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #49 Etherland Saga
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChillFace Games
Windows
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Action RPG 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #50 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Difficult 18.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #51 Nitrojet
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Ice Fruit Games
Windows
Nitrojet is a chaotic metroidvania where everything is destructible. Struggle against hordes of airborne beasts through sprawling ruins. Overcome the odds to take your throne as the flame-borne god of destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Difficult 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
- #52 Chibits
69% 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 50.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Cute 6.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #53 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
66% 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 51.8%, Exploration 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Action RPG 6.3%
- #54 Raji: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2020
Dev: Nodding Heads Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Difficult 16.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Cute 7.4%
- #55 Earthblade
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 10.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #56 Dimension Rift Zero
68% 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 37.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%, 2D Platformer 5.4%
- #57 Gravy the gravedigger
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cupofmilk
Windows
Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #58 Eystrandi
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #59 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
67% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Action 5.7%
- #60 Astra: Fading Stars
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
Windows · Linux
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.7%