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  1. #1 The Matter Gun
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karumbe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.2%

  2. #2 1000 Amps
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2012
    Dev: Brandon Brizzi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35%, Metroidvania 31.5%, Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 3.9%

  3. #3 Dream City
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MuggleGreen
    Windows

    A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 8.8%

  4. #4 Hob
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 5,620 reviews2017
    Dev: Runic GamesPub: Arc Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%

  5. #5 TWINSTAR 双星
    94% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Yuhan HE
    Windows

    A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Exploration 11.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

  6. #6 PITH
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ItllBeFunTheySaid
    Windows · Linux

    Traverse a wonderful and strange world, find playful tools, and uncover secrets in PITH, a metroidbrainia/puzzle-platforming adventure full of twists and surprises.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.3%

  7. #7 The SOL Device 2
    93% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Straitlace Studios
    Windows

    After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 8%

  8. #8 Being Food
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hot_____Dog_
    Windows · Linux

    Being Food is a Knowledge-based puzzle game in the shape of a 3D-Platormer. In this puzzle-platformer, you play as Oolahla in what starts seemingly like a normal bird day. Something is different about today, though...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

  9. #9 Polly's Puzzle Box
    91% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Box Penguin Games
    Windows · Mac

    As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.6%

  10. #10 Dark Labyrinth
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xiaote
    Windows

    You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 8.1%

  11. #11 ANIMAL WELL
    89% 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 40.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 10%, Puzzle 8.5%

  12. #12 Spatial Dip
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Andrew GrantPub: Assorted Nonsense Games
    Windows · Mac

    Scale into ever-smaller nested worlds. Shrink into your spaceship's mechanisms. Uncover the fractal worlds within and meet the zany goobers who call them home. Track down the root of the system errors, whether by replacing old gears or getting Grandma Beetle's bakery back in business.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24%, Exploration 13.4%, Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 6%

  13. #13 Refactor
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Platformer 12%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 2.3%

  14. #14 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: From Highberg
    Windows

    Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%

  15. #15 MONOMOON
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Giant
    Windows

    In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 8.4%, Puzzle 8%

  16. #16 Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2023
    Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
    Windows

    A gravity-bending 3D adventure where everyone turns to stone!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 8.7%

  17. #17 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
    85% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Demistar
    Windows · Linux

    Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 10%, Open World 8%

  18. #18 Rift Walker
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ahando
    Windows

    Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%

  19. #19 方块 Block
    84% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2026
    Dev: GlanielStudio
    Windows

    Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 7.8%, Open World 7.2%

  20. #20 Amalu, Wells between worlds
    84% 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 41%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Exploration 14.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 3.3%

  21. #21 Blightseeker
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hypernoodle Games
    Windows

    Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Open World 7.1%

  22. #22 Sisyphus Is a Bug
    82% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: moraguma
    Windows · Linux

    As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.3%

  23. #23 Shell Soul:The Skull
    82% 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 44.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Adventure 4.2%

  24. #24 Tool Land
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: bjsjsk
    Windows

    Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 9%

  25. #25 Switch Box
    81% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: 鲁搬三试
    Windows

    "Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 7.7%

  26. #26 Mold
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: soraslove
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 8.2%

  27. #27 A Purrtato Tail - By the Light of the Elderstar
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Drunk Robot Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A character collecting puzzle Metroidvania about potato cats on the Isle of Moar.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Adventure 14.9%

  28. #28 Nonolith
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: JustcamhPub: Inner Pocket
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Puzzle 7.8%

  29. #29 Defrost
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Radiant Bear Games
    Windows

    Defrost - a 3D third-person metroidvania. Jump, climb, explore, collect coins, and upgrade your abilities. Fight, help strange characters survive, and use the world in creative ways. Discover why the fridge is defrosting before it's too late.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Open World 7.9%, Adventure 5.4%

  30. #30 Bitup
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosmogonia Games
    Windows

    BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 5.1%

  31. #31 Toki Tori 2+
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,105 reviews2013
    Dev: Two Tribes
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 10.5%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%

  32. #32 Öoo
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,903 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 36.6%, Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 8.9%

  33. #33 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 46.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 6.4%

  34. #34 KnightLight
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
    Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Exploration 14.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 6.8%

  35. #35 Supraland
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,419 reviews2019
    Dev: Supra Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 8%, Open World 6.5%

  36. #36 Ascent DX
    73% matchVery Positive99% of 316 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 52%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 13.8%, Open World 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%

  37. #37 SHEEPO
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2020
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Open World 9%, Adventure 4.6%

  38. #38 Surface Tension: Eclipse
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Redo Games
    Windows

    Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Atmospheric 3.5%

  39. #39 Fiadh
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Miraculum Games
    Windows

    Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Colorful 3.5%

  40. #40 Potata: Foxy Tale
    73% 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 40.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

  41. #41 Norman's Night In
    74% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
    Dev: Bactrian Games
    Windows

    Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle 7.4%

  42. #42 Soulchain
    72% 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 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10%, Puzzle 7.7%

  43. #43 HYPERWORLD (Working Title)
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: fluddformat
    Windows · Mac

    Far away, a strange world awaits you. Explore a vast network of rooms and paths, unlock new abilities, solve mysteries, make friends, discover secrets, and more in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Psychedelic 9.1%

  44. #44 Get the Ball Rolling
    72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: GET THE BALL ROLLING LLC
    Windows

    A single player ball rolling adventure/platformer with puzzles, powerups, physics, portals and gravity flips. Get the Ball Rolling!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Platformer 6.2%, Adventure 4.6%

  45. #45 TOUKAN
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: .mar1000
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 7.1%, Puzzle 5.7%

  46. #46 Treasure Adventure Game
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: Robit Games
    Windows

    Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Open World 6.9%, Adventure 3.5%

  47. #47 Teslagrad
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,477 reviews2013
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 5.5%

  48. #48 Bluso Hero and the Copper Heart
    69% 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 43.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Adventure 7.3%

  49. #49 Alruna: End of History
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
    Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
    Windows

    Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8%

  50. #50 Nerdtastic Norman & The Soul Fragments
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Section 8 Studios
    Windows

    Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24%, Platformer 7.3%, Exploration 7.3%, Puzzle 5.3%

  51. #51 Summit
    69% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Dominik Hackl
    Windows

    Explore a giant mountain massif in this classical 2D Metroidvania. Climb daring mountain passes, explore forgotten ruins and gather equipment as you ascend your way to the ultimate destination - the Summit.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Open World 10.8%, Platformer 8.9%

  52. #52 Dirtlight
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Applava
    Windows

    Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Exploration 13.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 4.2%

  53. #53 FeatherCall
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DreamVeil Studios
    Windows

    FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 16.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11%

  54. #54 La-Mulana
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,644 reviews2013
    Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 56.7%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 7%, Puzzle Platformer 4.4%

  55. #55 Ascender
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2017
    Dev: GameChanger Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 7.6%, Exploration 7.2%

  56. #56 Zoy
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SpringDing
    Windows

    Explore the sandbox world with Zoy, collect fluorescent petals, navigate through the crisscrossing labyrinths, and uncover the stories hidden behind the world. You can also roam between the gurgling brooks and magnificent waterfalls and enjoy a relaxing and pleasant time.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%

  57. #57 Kami: The Great Guardian
    66% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Endemic Artifacts
    Windows

    In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 57.1%, Platformer 17%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 4.8%, 2D 4.4%

  58. #58 UpBRELLA
    67% 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 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Platformer 10%, Puzzle 8.3%

  59. #59 Arenion
    66% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: NoD
    Windows

    An anime-style 3D Metroidvania adventure with fast-paced combat, varied weapon abilities, puzzle-solving, free exploration, and a mysterious journey filled with unexpected turns.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

  60. #60 Raji: Prologue
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 628 reviews2020
    Dev: Nodding Heads Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 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 40.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 6%, Adventure 5.1%

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