- #1 Gato Roboto
97% matchVery Positive94% of 5,244 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 9.3%, Action 5.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #2 BioGun
96% matchVery Positive85% of 661 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Dogs 42.4% ★, Metroidvania 33.8%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, 2D 4%, Adventure 3.1%
- #3 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
96% matchVery Positive84% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Dogs 24.4% ★, Retro 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #4 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,157 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Top-Down 15.3%, Retro 10.2%, Family Friendly 9.9%
- #5 Super Catboy
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: PixelpogoPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
Why similar: Dogs 39.6% ★, 1990's 13%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Old School 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #6 Astalon: Tears of the Earth
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,542 reviews2021
Dev: LABS WorksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Old School 12.3%, Anime 10.8%, Retro 8.6%
- #7 Dimensional Animals
92% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Dogs 22% ★, Family Friendly 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Combat 6.7%
- #8 TAYAL
93% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: TAYAL GAMES
Windows
TAYAL IS A RETRO FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Dogs 18.9% ★, Anime 11.4%, Retro 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #9 Grapple Dog
91% matchVery Positive85% of 931 reviews2022
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
Why similar: Dogs 50.1% ★, Family Friendly 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 7.3%, 2D 6.8%
- #10 Master Key
91% matchVery Positive91% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Old School 10.8%, Retro 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #11 Alwa's Legacy
90% 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 45.5%, Action-Adventure 16%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Old School 5.1%
- #12 Phoenotopia: Awakening
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,883 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 6%
- #13 Aggelos
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 691 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Action 6.6%
- #14 The Last Friend
88% matchVery Positive89% of 142 reviews2021
Dev: The Stonebot StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Doggone tired of the typical brawler or tower defense that is all bark and no bite? Then join Alpha and T. Juan on a dynamic adventure that has you battling hordes of baddies and bosses on their mission to save all the Doggos!
Why similar: Dogs 47.7% ★, Anime 8.8%, 1990's 8.8%, Family Friendly 6.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #15 Kaze and the Wild Masks
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,053 reviews2021
Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
Why similar: 1990's 26.5%, Old School 21.4%, Family Friendly 17.4%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #16 Echo Isle
85% matchVery Positive98% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: Josh Koenig Games
Windows · Linux
A colorful mini-island adventure inspired by the handheld classics, built to be finished in an evening. Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and delve into four perilous dungeons.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.4%, Top-Down 23.9%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 7%
- #17 Dogworld
87% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.
Why similar: Dogs 68.5% ★, Action 7.7%, 2D 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #18 Islets
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,458 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Family Friendly 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, 2D 5.7%, Adventure 4.6%
- #19 Alwa's Awakening
86% matchVery Positive80% of 948 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Retro 12%, 2D 4.6%, Adventure 4.5%
- #20 Minishoot' Adventures
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,239 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Top-Down 18.5%, Retro 9.1%, 2D 5.8%, Adventure 4.2%
- #21 ProtoCorgi
84% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: Kemono GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!
Why similar: Dogs 42.5% ★, Family Friendly 13.9%, Anime 12.6%, Retro 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #22 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
81% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Old School 10.4%, Adventure 5.3%, Combat 4.4%
- #23 Environmental Station Alpha
83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Retro 6%, Sci-fi 4.4%, Action 3.8%
- #24 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
82% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Retro 11%, Old School 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Family Friendly 9.4%
- #25 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
79% 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 43%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Retro 10.1%, 1990's 8.9%
- #26 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
77% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, 1990's 12.2%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #27 Balthazar's Dream
80% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Psilocybe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Dogs 51.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Retro 9.6%, Action 6%, 2D 5.5%
- #28 Elliot Quest
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%, 2D 4.9%
- #29 Guns of Fury
76% matchVery Positive88% of 968 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Old School 16.7%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Combat 4.7%
- #30 Goodboy Galaxy
76% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
Why similar: Dogs 46.7% ★, Metroidvania 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Action 3.8%
- #31 Wanderer
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: RentugNetic
Windows
Play as a brave cat in Wanderer, a top-down action roguelike. Reclaim your stolen sausages, battle enemies, and upgrade your cat to grow stronger in a heartwarming adventure full of charm and surprises.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Survival 18.7%, Top-Down 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Combat 8%
- #32 One Dog Story
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 516 reviews2017
Dev: Big Way GamesPub: Big Way
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #33 Cave Story+
77% matchVery Positive93% of 8,301 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Old School 13.9%, Anime 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Retro 9.1%
- #34 Alchemist's Castle
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Retro 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 7%, 2D 6.2%
- #35 Mago
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,053 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.4%, Retro 27.2%, 2D 13.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #36 Cat Warrior
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Sadi & AyuPub: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Old School 8.4%, Anime 8.2%
- #37 Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
73% matchVery Positive96% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
Why similar: Dogs 49.8% ★, Family Friendly 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.4%, 2D 5%
- #38 Dig Dog
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Why similar: Dogs 78.5% ★, Retro 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Action 3%, 2D 2.7%
- #39 Biolab Wars
74% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2019
Dev: 2ndBoss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
Why similar: Dogs 31.1% ★, 1990's 12.6%, Old School 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Linear 7.9%
- #40 ANIMAL WELL
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 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 62.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Retro 7.9%, 2D 5.6%, Action 3.5%
- #41 Castle In The Darkness
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,286 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Retro 9.1%, Action 5.1%, 2D 3.7%
- #42 Super Roboy
69% matchVery Positive94% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 1990's 12.5%, Family Friendly 12%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #43 Shipwreck
73% matchVery Positive83% of 261 reviews2015
Dev: Brushfire Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.9%, Top-Down 27.8%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 17.8%
- #44 Chronicles of the Wolf
69% matchVery Positive83% of 526 reviews2025
Dev: Migami GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, 1990's 14.4%, Old School 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #45 Eagle Island Twist
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 231 reviews2019
Dev: PixelnicksPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Eagle Island is a roguelite action-platformer with falconry-inspired combat. Soar into an original story-driven adventure, fighting through procedurally generated levels and challenging boss fights. Includes free TWIST content, with new characters and handcrafted, retro-themed minigames.
Why similar: 1990's 39.6%, Action-Adventure 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #46 The Way
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,310 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Retro 16.8%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.8%
- #47 Crypt Custodian
66% 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 64.8%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 3.1%
- #48 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
68% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ヨコゴシステムズPub: GRAVITY
Windows · Linux
A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Retro 8.6%, Action 4.1%
- #49 Makis Adventure
69% matchVery Positive94% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Action-Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Linear 7.2%, Action 5.6%
- #50 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
68% matchVery Positive86% of 7,216 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Old School 8.2%, Retro 7.4%, Linear 6.7%
- #51 Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,583 reviews2017
Dev: LizardcubePub: Dotemu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Retro 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 7.1%, 2D 6%
- #52 Stray Savior
67% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 11.6%, Linear 11%, 2D 9.6%
- #53 Super Win the Game
70% matchVery Positive89% of 656 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Family Friendly 14%, Old School 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 8%
- #54 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 265 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Anime 8.5%
- #55 Rex: Another Island
70% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: shysaursoftPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...
Why similar: Retro 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Action 21.6%, Indie 12.1%
- #56 Battle Princess Madelyn
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Action 9.5%, 2D 7%
- #57 Infinitevania
64% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Action-Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 6.3%, Action 5.7%
- #58 MO:Astray
66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.4%, Sci-fi 25.4%, Action 14%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 9.2%
- #59 EMUUROM
63% matchVery Positive91% of 301 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Retro 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 4.7%, Adventure 4.2%