- #1 Shards of Memories
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 16%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #2 Bruma
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4HA Games Studio SpA
Windows
Experience the mysterious journey of a cat searching for the memories of her friend, an old lady who has lost them.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Cats 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 8.3%
- #3 Sutra Pilgrim
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SvenFish Games
Windows
Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim! Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 22.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 6.5%, Exploration 6.1%
- #4 Chakana, Gold of the Gods
95% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Equinoxis Studios
Windows
Embark on a 2D metroidvania adventure that immerses players in Andean mythology, focusing on exploration, combat, and discovery. Join Sinchi, a brave jaguar warrior, on his journey to free his people from the oppression of an usurping god.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Comic Book 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #5 Swords & Bones 4
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: SEEP
Windows
The fourth installment of Swords & Bones immerses you in a new fantasy adventure, with pixel art in a side-scrolling action-platformer style. In this latest chapter, harness the power of magic to emerge victorious!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Comic Book 11%, Platformer 8.5%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #6 La-Mulana 2
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,079 reviews2018
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.3%
- #7 幽幽子大人食欲不振 Yuyuko is suffering from lack of appetite
92% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 16air
Windows
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Comic Book 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Action RPG 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #8 The Shadowland
93% matchMixed60% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: Bloodcraft DevPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 18%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.8%
- #9 Torii: Beyond The Gates
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 12%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #10 Crown Of Silence
90% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
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 30.4%, Souls-like 16.1%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 7.6%
- #11 Aeternum Vale
91% 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 27.8%, Souls-like 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 8.3%
- #12 三国仁义传 The Righteousness: SanGuo
89% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: 硕狗累累工作室(HarvestDog)
Windows
Enter a world of moving Chinese lianhuanhua! This solo-developed 2.5D Metroidvania blends the Three Kingdoms with mythic beasts from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas." Explore a hand-drawn world, master horseback combat, and face punishingly hardcore boss trials in this mythic epic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 18.4%, Mechs 14.2% ★, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Action RPG 8.3%
- #13 Crypt Custodian
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,116 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Cats 16.9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Action RPG 8%, Platformer 7.8%
- #14 UpBRELLA
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AbleYou
Windows
A witch's adventure with nothing but an umbrella. Upbrella is a puzzle platformer where every trick you discover reopens the world in a new way, wrapped in cozy pixel art and a wordless friendship between a girl and a strange little creature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Cats 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 8.6%
- #15 Fevercide
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Action RPG 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #16 Dimension Rift Zero
86% 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 27.9%, Souls-like 21.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Exploration 6.2%
- #17 Cliff Kingdom
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 22.4%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #18 Li'l Red II
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velveteen
Windows
Don the red hood and venture into this fabled adventure as Lyra. Metroidvania meets Top-Down Adventure in this challenging, side-scrolling tale.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 21.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Platformer 7.3%
- #19 Templar
84% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Estudio 2Pastores
Windows · Linux
Templar is a 2D indie platformer and hack and slash game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Souls-like 18.5%, Comic Book 14.7%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 9.6%
- #20 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 20.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #21 Midpoint
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frandy
Windows
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 21.1%, Platformer 11%, Action RPG 7.6%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #22 Bluso Hero and the Copper Heart
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Abrigo de Paulo
Windows
Explore the ruins of a decaying mechanical world in this visceral Metroidvania. Fight through clockwork horrors in search of the legendary Copper Heart, aided by a brilliant medic-engineer companion. Forge your path, repair your body, and unravel the truth behind the corrosion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #23 Nyaginata
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fenrirs.art
Windows
Welcome to the world of Nyaginata! A hard-fought journey awaits as you carve your way past an onslaught of enemies! React and outwit in order to survive. Go forth! Make rapid progress!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 17.9%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Cats 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #24 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
80% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #25 Cavalier
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.1%
- #26 SpellTome
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tectonic Games Studio
Windows
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 23.1%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #27 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
79% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: The Island Games
Windows
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Souls-like 19.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.9%, Action RPG 8.8%
- #28 Crowsworn
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mongoose Rodeo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Souls-like 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #29 Lillusion
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: The Night Owls
Windows
An action role-playing game with a non-linear plot choice. Soul-like running and slashing combat system, Naruto-inspired seal system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 20.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #30 Phantom Rend
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonmixer Studios
Windows
Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Souls-like 15.6%, Cats 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #31 The Legend of Simurgh
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelNodes
Windows
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 22.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #32 Tails of Fate
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chase the Bunny
Windows · Linux
Fulfill this tale, as darkness swarms the fantasy lands of Fauna. Venture epic kingdoms and treacherous dungeons in a 2D action platformer, with Metroidvania elements in a hand-crafted pixel art world filled with souls-like boss fights, dungeon platforming, and dynamic enemy combat design.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 17.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Action RPG 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #33 SwooshCat
75% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Cats 15.3%, Souls-like 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action RPG 10.3%
- #34 Panels
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diceless Games
Windows
Puzzle platformer with a dash of metroidvania and a unique panel switching mechanic. All this with beautiful hand drawn visuals.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Metroidvania 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Comic Book 11.4%
- #35 Alwa's Legacy
77% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #36 Luminite Era: Expedition
76% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GameRelics
Windows
In "Luminite Era: Expedition," face unique Boss battles, wield arcane spells, and create distinct equipment combos to unveil the Black Mist's secrets and preserve humanity's last Luminite glimmer amid its relentless spread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 21.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Action RPG 9.1%
- #37 isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TamagawaSoft
Windows
isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey is a 2D action game. Kijino, a cat-eared adventurer with two tails (Nekomata), embarks on a journey to Isekizima (Ruins Island of dreams and romance: as it was written in the tourist brochure). Explore ruins buried in the forest while enjoying folk music.
Why similar: Cats 19.9%, Metroidvania 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 8.3%
- #38 Spider Dynasty
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zhiwu Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spider Dynasty is a 2D Metroidvania with a distinctive ink-wash hand-drawn art style. It features original omnidirectional curved traversal and silk-swinging mechanics, plus Souls-like boss battles on irregular platforms, delivering a groundbreaking platform exploration and combat experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 19.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 10.1%
- #39 Hirai Nya
73% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: FirePillar2
Windows · Mac
Step into a combat-free Metroidvania world where your adventure revolves around exploration, puzzle-solving, and treasure hunt.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Cats 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7.9%
- #40 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #41 Zebulon: A Lost Cat
73% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Potico Games
Windows
Zebulon the cat is lost in a strange place, but he has a lot of courage and curiosity quickly replaces fear as he explores and unravels the world around him. It also helps that smelly green food is everywhere to grab!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Cats 21.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Retro 6.5%
- #42 Canvania
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cardamom Games
Windows
Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%
- #43 Beak the hunter
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Sweeping Avalanche Creations
Windows
Beak the hunter is a 2D monster hunting game that follows the adventures of the master hunter, Beak. Explore a new and exciting world, and prepare yourself for hard battles against powerful and wild beasts in this soulslike adventure that will test your abilities!
Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Metroidvania 15.7%, Action RPG 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%
- #44 Shell Soul:The Skull
72% 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 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #45 Amalu, Wells between worlds
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9.3%
- #46 Spright
70% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is an epic 2D metroidvania about descending into a vast abyss that twists against you the deeper you go. Equipped with only your diving helm and a longswordm, you will dive head-on into a world that refuses to give way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Souls-like 21.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #47 Nine Sols
69% matchVery Positive94% of 45,033 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 19.7%, Cats 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%
- #48 Potata: Foxy Tale
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Cute 6.1%
- #49 Öoo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,736 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #50 Irang
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Action RPG 11.4%, Souls-like 9.5%, Platformer 9.3%
- #51 Briar Flame
69% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: HappyDoodz Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 23.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 7.9%
- #52 The Last Sigh(t)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonSpoon
Windows
An empty world stretches before you, one still marked by her footsteps in the soil below, and one where her voice can still be heard across the howling winds that carry her fragrance. But despite everything, you remain faithful. Do not lose yourself in this journey for the summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Souls-like 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 8.5%
- #53 Reso-Seeker
68% 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 34.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #54 A Simple Expurriment
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flat Voxel
Windows
A combat-free metroidvania with puzzles, stealth and genetically modified kittens. Help a cat mom rescue her abducted children by doing typical, not-so-typical and definitely atypical cat things: run walls up and down, turn to liquid and rearrange parts of the alien ship like pieces of a puzzle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Cats 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.4%
- #55 Princess of the Water Lilies
66% matchPositive100% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Why Knot StudioPub: Red Dunes Games
Windows
Princess of the Water Lilies is a hand-crafted 2D platformer blending gentle puzzles with heartfelt boss encounters. Play as Princess, a flat-faced cat raised by frogs. Your purr holds the power to heal a world caught between nature and machine. Grab your copy today and dive into this magical world!
Why similar: Cats 22.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.2%
- #56 Lightward
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Souls-like 25.8%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Action 4.6%
- #57 Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: Christophe GalatiPub: Deneos
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dive into a great adventure in the Game Boy era! Tako will travel the world, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his quest to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human realm. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and unity?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action RPG 11.2%
- #58 Akatori
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Souls-like 14.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
- #59 Frank and Stein
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emberstaff Studio
Windows · Linux
Trapped in one stitched body, Frank & Stein must swap heads to survive this gloomy Metroidvania. Wield light and psychic powers to explore a castle shrouded in darkness, solve puzzles and reveal the unseen. Discover abilities and secrets, but beware of threats lurking in these twisted corridors...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Comic Book 10.1%, Platformer 8%
- #60 DEVIATOR
67% matchMixed67% of 1,009 reviews2024
Dev: Gami Studio
Windows
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 22.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%