- #1 Whirlwind Magician
69% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #2 Spirit Fusion
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
- #3 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,747 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 41%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #4 Bread Adventure
66% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Fantasy 4.1%
- #5 Torii: Beyond The Gates
67% 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 43.9%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
- #6 Cavalier
67% 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 36.4%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9%, Cute 7%
- #7 The Ramsey
67% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #8 Ariana and the Elder Codex
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 5.5%
- #9 Transiruby
66% matchVery Positive92% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
- #10 Hamstory
64% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Dotori Doguldan
Windows
is a 2D pixel platformer with heartfelt emotion and thrilling challenge. Time your jumps to leap forward—falling is okay. Find your route through the paths ahead. Journey to Haessi Star with warm encouragement from animal townsfolk, experiencing a world that transforms with every season.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #11 Axiom Verge 2
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 906 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #12 Sunken Sky
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Codenightly
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #13 Maelstrom
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 5.3%
- #14 Fiadh
65% 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 39.8%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #15 Honey's Sweet Revenge
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Action-Adventure 13%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #16 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,968 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 6.7%, Cute 5.1%
- #17 RIN: The Last Child
64% 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 39.9%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 14.3%, Emotional 7.3%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #18 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,560 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 51.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.5%, Hand-drawn 5.1%
- #19 The Curse Of Eira
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElenaWare
Windows
Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 17.1%, Action 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #20 Florarium
64% 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 47.4%, Platformer 14.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, Cute 5.8%
- #21 The Little Brave
62% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #22 Akari - The Five Eyed Fox
63% 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 35.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Cute 7.1%
- #23 Cloud Seeker
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 6.5%
- #24 Iron Diamond
62% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
- #25 Memoria
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #26 Havoc Fox
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Studios
Windows
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Cute 6.1%
- #27 Matachín
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jenofonte
Windows
Matachin, is a 2D video game of Metroidvania-type platforms, with digital illustration and its own music from the Pasto region in Colombia. Your goal is embark on a fantastic adventure full of mysteries for rescue a whole town from sadness releasing the spirit of carnival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Emotional 7%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #28 Chibits
63% 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 49.3%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 13.8%, Cute 5.7%, Action 4.6%
- #29 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 8.2%
- #30 ITORAH
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 885 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #31 Shadow Labyrinth
61% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Action 7.2%
- #32 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
63% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Dog and Spider Productions
Windows
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Action 4.9%
- #33 Shards of Memories
62% 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 44.2%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 8.8%
- #34 A Dream of Burning Sand
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Eldwood
Windows · Linux
Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #35 Reso-Seeker
62% 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 43.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Cute 5.9%
- #36 Kokoro's Gensokyo Journey: The Lost Masks
63% 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 41.2%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #37 EON: Reset
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team EON Reset
Windows
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
- #38 Liminalia
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #39 Earthblade
62% 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 40.8%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #40 Keena The Voidslayer
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #41 Phaze Shift
61% 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 47.7%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Hand-drawn 5.8%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #42 Battery Samurai
62% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 4.9%
- #43 Irang : the last hope
62% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: SnoozyMondayPub: DCD
Windows
In Joseon, a kingdom honoring the Four Deities, chaos reigns. Nobles have unleashed sealed evils in a power grab, causing calamities. Join Irang and Haru on a journey to liberate the Deities and reclaim Joseon's last hope.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 7.8%, Hand-drawn 5.6%
- #44 小石游记 Little Stone Journey
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZHANG SHENG
Windows
"Little Stone Journey" is a single-player action-adventure game. In a mysterious place shrouded in mist, one day, Little Stone was born here and began its journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Fantasy 4.1%
- #45 Asili Forest
60% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: EMILYGOLD LIMITED
Windows
You mission in Asili Forest is simple, search and destroy all rogue robots and save Asili Forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #46 SHEEPO
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 44.4%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 16.1%, Cute 6.8%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
- #47 Clean Energy Creatures
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clean Energy Fun
Windows
Clean Energy Creatures is an action packed platformer about cute, disc-golf loving, alien creatures summoned to earth to install solar panels, battle the Coal Chunk Chuckers and survive the impacts of climate disasters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Cute 5.7%
- #48 Stoatman
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Cute 7.2%, Fantasy 5.2%
- #49 Pages of Time: Prologue
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,869 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #50 Orin
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jumit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Orin is a fast-paced metroidvania inspired by the story of a valiant warrior in the enchanting Eldoria. Explore mighty ruins, fight malevolent enemies, and forge unexpected alliances in this captivating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #51 Echoes of You
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlost Pixel
Windows
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 8.5%, Emotional 6.3%
- #52 Fevercide
60% 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 32.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #53 Wattson the Bulb
59% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 19.7%, Action 9.5%, Fantasy 4.2%
- #54 Ramune's Square Dungeon
59% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: SOULCHAN
Windows
A cute and sexy mini Metroidvania
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 8.2%, Cute 6.3%
- #55 Astra: Fading Stars
60% 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 37.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #56 Kaila: The Journey to the Underworld
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Igolito Arts Studios
Windows
Play as Kaila, a young girl determined to rescue her mother from the clutches of Graygar, the Grey Soul. Explore a vast world, uncover secrets, unlock powerful abilities, and face challenging bosses on a journey to the Underworld. Are you ready to defy Death itself?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Fantasy 5.1%
- #57 NECROTOPIA
62% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Action 5.4%
- #58 Akatori
60% 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 34.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #59 Ani Leaving Sirius
61% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: e2gamestudio
Windows · Mac
A dying planet in energy chaos, dangerous districts and challenging combats. Your only chance to escape the planet is through inconsistent portal! Gain energy crystals by slaying enemies. Improve your abilities and acquire drones. Complete your escape quest in this challenging rouge-lite gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Hand-drawn 6.3%