- #1 LUCID
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Precision Platformer 15.4%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Nonlinear 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.6%
- #2 Xolotl
96% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #3 SlideNGlide
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Precision Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 6.3%
- #4 Twinland
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Kaiju Sushi
Windows
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Nonlinear 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #5 Peaky Circus
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Lore-Rich 8.3%, Platformer 8.2%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #6 YesterSol
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neat Games
Windows
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Precision Platformer 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #7 Whim
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Stonk
Windows
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #8 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
92% matchVery Positive84% of 6,374 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.3 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 36.2%, Precision Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8%
- #9 Chiaroscuro
91% 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 25%, Nonlinear 10%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 8%
- #10 House of Shadow
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Precision Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #11 Balloon to the Moon 2
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Prospective Games
Windows
Explore the Moon in this open world 2D platformer with 30 areas. Find all the sacred treasures to please the Moon Princess! Explore the deep caverns of the moon and soar above the clouds. But there is more than what all might seem!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 8.8%
- #12 100 Pumpkins
90% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows
Can you find all 100 pumpkins in this interconnected world? If you do, you will be rewarded based on how many lives you had to use!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Precision Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Nonlinear 8.4%
- #13 Pounce and the Twin Trees
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aaron GibsonPub: VisceRality Studios
Windows · Linux
Unleash your inner tiger! Pounce through a vibrant world & its mirrored corruption in this challenging metroidvania. Master agility, traverse shifting landscapes & outrun danger. Can you unlock the Twin Trees' secrets & save the day? Wishlist now! #platformer #adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Precision Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Nonlinear 9%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #14 Aleya's Ascent
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minor Games
Windows
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Precision Platformer 18.8%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #15 Mainasutto: I'm Not Alone
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DAndrëwBox
Windows
Break the time loop, save your world! A combat-focused metroidvania that lets you capture enemy souls and turn their powers against them. Explore a corrupted timeline in a fractured world where death isn't the end. Rewind your choices, change your path, and prevent the Mainasutto.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #16 Jumper Jon
86% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Platformer 8.9%
- #17 Amber's Tale
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyTeaStudios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Nonlinear 7.7%
- #18 Shifted Heart
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Nonlinear 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #19 The Forbidden Forest
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #20 Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda
84% 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 25.3%, Precision Platformer 21.6%, Action RPG 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #21 Adventurous Slime
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Side Scroller 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Nonlinear 9%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #22 Enemies Within
82% 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 27.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Platformer 6.6%
- #23 Eon's Insomnium
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tryxe
Windows
A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Platformer 8.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #24 Slime:Evo
81% 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 26.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Platformer 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #25 Haiku, the Robot
80% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 9%, Lore-Rich 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Nonlinear 8.2%
- #26 Derelict Star
77% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, Nonlinear 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 8.2%
- #27 Mable & The Wood
81% 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 26%, Nonlinear 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #28 Unstable Cylinder
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: GRVVV
Windows
This is a platformer action adventure in which the main character, trapped inside a long cylinder prison, attempts to escape. Escape by climbing over steep walls, a turbulent world, moving scaffolding, and other obstacles! Of course, it would be infinitely close to impossible.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Action RPG 10%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #29 Genopanic
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 7.9%
- #30 Warden
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.Forge
Windows
An adventure, action, RPG, sim game featuring high mobility combat, branching dialog driven objectives and endings. A sell-sword and bounty hunter at the top of your game you'll cross a kingdom, meet people, learn agendas, talk around, stealth past or carve up opponents, maybe be a hero, or not.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Action RPG 8.2%
- #31 Frogreign
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkanpixel
Windows
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Action RPG 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #32 Somnium Shore
77% 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 34.9%, Precision Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #33 MOMIBOSU
76% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: PenGames
Windows
A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.8%, Metroidvania 19.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #34 Nocturnal 2
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #35 Crown Of Silence
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action RPG 7.3%, Lore-Rich 7.3%
- #36 Grumblemoor
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lev Roland-KalbPub: Cat106
Windows · Mac
Explore a colorful haunted world, fight and befriend its bizarre inhabitants, unlock game changing upgrades, and unravel a story of epic proportions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Precision Platformer 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 8%
- #37 Death Projection
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Wing Studio
Windows
Explore every corner of the realms of death in this Metroidvania! Face enemies, platforming challenges, and gain more power as you try to bring balance to this world, as a reaper!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Precision Platformer 23.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #38 Perception: Heart and Mind
73% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Thodoris Serafeim AdamakosPub: Daydream's Power
Windows · Mac · Linux
Perception: Heart and Mind is an action-adventure game that emphasizes precision platforming, mental + physical combat, and decision-making driven by either your heart or mind. Navigate a dangerous-interconnected world and confront the unpredictable behavior of Rootbranch's residents. Try the Demo!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.6%, Metroidvania 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #39 KeyBound
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: amnesea
Windows
Embark on a thrilling rogue-vania platformer adventure in a keyboard-inspired realm. Reclaim lost keys to restore your keyboard, each one bringing logic back to the realm. Explore interconnected maps, battle rogue keys, and confront unique bosses in this epic quest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7.6%
- #40 Museful
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
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 25.4%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #41 Phaze Shift
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Lore-Rich 12%, Nonlinear 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #42 The InBetween
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VCD
Windows · Mac · Linux
The InBetween is a 2d, action-packed yet emotional Metroidvania where your fate as well as the fate of an infected world lies in your skills and choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Lore-Rich 8.4%
- #43 Necrosphere64
71% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Precision Platformer 25.9%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #44 Hollow Floor
71% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Precision Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Cute 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #45 Glitcheon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: River ForgePub: River Forge Games
Windows
Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which you use glitchy abilities to launch yourself and enemies across the level at high speeds, create temporary platforms, and more in your search to uncover the secrets of your origin in The Forum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Precision Platformer 19.9%, Nonlinear 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7.8%
- #46 Vínculo
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Eric Ríos Hamilton
Windows
Embark yourself on an adventure through the Marble Palace and uncover the plentiful secrets it hides! Explore magnificent views and fight through the hostile halls of the palace, all while making use of the innovative plane change mechanics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Precision Platformer 22.4%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Lore-Rich 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #47 Isostasy
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Nonlinear 9.6%
- #48 A Sister's Journey
70% 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 28.7%, Precision Platformer 22.9%, Exploration 6.9%, Side Scroller 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #49 Voice of Flowers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomasz Chabora
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Side Scroller 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #50 Bunny Dusty
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ggidk
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Childe awakens to the sound of drums. "Oh, I sure hope that's not fee-fi-fo-fum!" This 2D Action-Adventure Platformer packs lots of fun. Figuring out who you really are has only just begun!
Why similar: Side Scroller 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #51 A Forest Tale: Porasy
69% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Pindó Studio
Windows
Embark on a journey through a new mythological realm as Porasy, an Indigenous warrior. Explore uncharted landscapes, unleash the power of Muiraquitãs, unravel your story, and vanquish the Seven Legendary Beasts to carve your own legend. Are you ready to dive into this epic adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Action RPG 8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #52 Afterimage
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,999 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Lore-Rich 7.6%, Action RPG 7.4%
- #53 Shellbound
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fake Lobster
Windows
Shellbound is a Post-Metroidvania on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite, exploring a (literally) living world, fighting and controlling enemies for platforming, puzzles and combat and evolving its ecosystem like Darwin on steroids – all while unraveling your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Platformer 8.1%
- #54 Etherland Saga
68% 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 33.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Action RPG 8.3%, Platformer 8%
- #55 Castle In The Darkness 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LABS Works
Windows
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Action RPG 11%, Side Scroller 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #56 Gravity Castle
67% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Studio LEFPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Gravity Castle is a 2D puzzle platformer where you explore mysterious subterranean ruins using gravity augmentation powers. Overcome impossible Trials, trudge past the remains of fallen explorers and make your way to the very bottom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Precision Platformer 19.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 7.4%
- #57 Jubilee
68% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Precision Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #58 Soulchain
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Precision Platformer 22.6%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Platformer 7.2%
- #59 Janosik 2: Prologue
66% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Precision Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #60 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
Shadowed Journey is a Metroidvania-like game, where the player plays a sword-cultivating disciple of a fairy sect, who secretly goes down the mountain to return home. However, in this Dharma-ending age, what awaits you is a journey to hell, and all you can rely on is your flying sword and your heart
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action RPG 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%