- #1 Joshua's Legs
97% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: PetitLegume Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joshua's Legs is a unique game with devious controls about a two-legged arachnid hoping to find his long lost prosthetic legs collection. Venture in a world that will only reveal its secrets to the true hardened climbers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Parkour 21.5%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 6.8%
- #2 Microvania
96% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Robots 12.2%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
- #3 Future Knight (CPC/Spectrum)
96% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Robots 11.9%, Retro 9.8%, Platformer 9.1%
- #4 Elypse
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 359 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Chili GamesPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.
Why similar: Parkour 24.1%, Metroidvania 23%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #5 PATHFINDER 08
94% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Nonlinear 9.1%
- #6 Destinesia
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Tay
Windows
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Parkour 24.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #7 Haiku, the Robot
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Robots 16.3%, Nonlinear 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.9%
- #8 FrogeON
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JofraDev
Windows
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11%, Robots 9.1%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #9 The Abandoned Presence
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M.O. Studios
Windows
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Steampunk 32% ★, Metroidvania 31.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Exploration 5%
- #10 Xolotl
91% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #11 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
89% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 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: Steampunk 29.7% ★, Metroidvania 28.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #12 A Dream of Burning Sand
90% 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 25.1%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #13 Plateman
88% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Steampunk 21% ★, Nonlinear 12.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #14 Escape Zolstar
89% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 17%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #15 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
87% 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 37.1%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #16 The Milliner
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DirtyOnion
Windows
Explore a failed utopia, slaughter mindless and maniacal foes, and master slick movement in “The Milliner,” a noir gunslinging metroidvania. Your journey will be one of hardship, as a ruthless visionary known only as the Milliner will do everything in its power to stop you and all you stand for.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Gun Customization 16% ★, Shooter 9.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #17 Anzu Castle Gracula
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Cemetery
Windows
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #18 Teslagrad 2
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Steampunk 27.7% ★, Metroidvania 23.1%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #19 Seeker
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mika Mikajiki
Windows
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Robots 7.8%
- #20 Project Atno
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olsen Games LLC
Windows
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Robots 11.2%, Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #21 Piroot
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frank Force Games
Windows
Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Platformer 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #22 Stickility
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reglan
Windows
Explore vast and deep interiors of an underground research center Biotec, filled with creative foes, bosses, NPC's, and more. Find the burrowed truth and close this facility for good.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Parkour 20%, Nonlinear 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8.6%
- #23 Pipsqueak!
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #24 Star Rift Saga
81% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Vela LLC
Windows
Embark on a Metroidvanian journey across a mysterious alien world where every ability unlocks new secrets and every corner hides danger or discovery. Fight enemies and bosses across multiple biomes, collect items and skills on your quest, and upgrade yourself and even the outpost itself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Gun Customization 23.5% ★, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #25 Earthblade
81% 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 33%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 9.3%
- #26 Isostasy
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Gun Customization 20% ★, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Platformer 11.1%
- #27 Ganymede
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #28 Fornani
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minus One Percent
Windows
Explore an ancient island that drifts amongst the raging clouds of a gas giant. Collect various guns and items, solve puzzles, and shoot any thugs or monsters that get in your way. Meet the locals and aid them in their quest to take down Skycorps while they aid you with yours: finding your brother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Steampunk 16% ★, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #29 Outpost Delta
79% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Robots 11.8%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #30 Whisper: in the Dark
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Primitive Pixels Games
Windows
Embark on a vibrant 2D pixel odyssey as Whisper, an emissary of the darkness. Explore an atmospheric, nonlinear world with branching paths and hidden wonders. Engage in fast-paced combat and smooth platforming in this nostalgia-infused Metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Steampunk 22.6% ★, Nonlinear 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 7%
- #31 Xenosis
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Noah LeePub: USC Games
Windows
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Gun Customization 18.1% ★, Nonlinear 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Robots 8.9%
- #32 Tater Spud
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #33 Garden of Butterflies
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Besouroterra
Windows
The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 16%, Nature 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #34 Chiaroscuro
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #35 Quarion
73% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Nonlinear 19.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 9%, Retro 8.9%
- #36 The Forbidden Forest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Platformer 7.1%
- #37 Beyond Sentinel
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Embraceware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #38 Neon Fusion
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Rodrigo Oak
Windows
Venture out on a machine-packed rescue mission in a 2D platform game, action, shooting and lots of Neon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Robots 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Retro 7.6%
- #39 Phaze Shift
74% 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 39.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 11.3%, 2D Platformer 6.8%, Exploration 5.8%
- #40 Melilot versus the Madgic
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madamusing Games
Windows
Drive back magic horrors with your star gun and save your cute bunny friends in this 2D metroidvania adventure. Jump and propel yourself with your weapon to navigate the depths of underground rabbit ruins, giant trees and paths in the clouds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Nonlinear 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Platformer 8.2%
- #41 MIO: Memories in Orbit
70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Robots 16.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #42 Ariana and the Elder Codex
72% 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 40%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 6%
- #43 SteamWorld Dig 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Steampunk 29.3% ★, Platformer 11.9%, Robots 8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #44 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
70% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 40.4%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #45 Glitcheon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: River ForgePub: River Forge Games
Windows
Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which you use glitchy abilities to launch yourself and enemies across the level at high speeds, create temporary platforms, and more in your search to uncover the secrets of your origin in The Forum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Robots 9.4%
- #46 Sealed Bite: Extended
70% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Nature 8.8%
- #47 Autonomous Odyssey
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunOracle Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Autonomous Odyssey is a story-driven, hand-drawn 2D metroidvania. Use agile platforming on your apocalyptic sci-fi journey to explore the labs once filled with exceptional researchers. Fight through vengeful robots on Pim’s quest to find his missing father and restore everyone's humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Robots 20.5%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Exploration 8%
- #48 Axiom Verge 2
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Nonlinear 8.2%
- #49 Crimson Glaive Sigma
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Artery
Windows · Linux
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Retro 8.7%
- #50 PhotophoBoy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: More_RetroGames
Windows · Linux
A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Nonlinear 22.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Retro 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #51 Dark Swords Firelink
69% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Lair Games Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Platformer 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #52 Honor Mice
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Torerit Studios
Windows
Dash, slash, and shoot through handcrafted levels across vibrant worlds in a fast-paced action platformer! Stop the forces of evil from stealing your mysterious lunch and uncover the destiny that awaits you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Parkour 26.6%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #53 House of Shadow
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.5%
- #54 Hollow Floor
67% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Parkour 15.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Retro 8.4%, Platformer 8.4%
- #55 Catto Chateau
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guac GameDev LLC
Windows
A non-linear Metroidvania platformer that's cute but also a bit creepy. Find upgrades, learn spells and banish the spirits who have become twisted by The Duchess's curse!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Nonlinear 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #56 Legendary Knight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WebsatGame
Windows
Prepare for a brutal metroidvania where a legendary knight battles monsters to save his land. Explore dangerous labyrinths and castles, fight enemies, and craft powerful gear with the help of the Mage, Alchemist, and Treasure Hunter. Ready for epic adventures?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Gun Customization 20.8% ★, Nonlinear 14.6%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #57 Dungeon Gals
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%
- #58 Simona's Requiem
68% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Team Simona
Windows · Mac · Linux
Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #59 Teslagrad Remastered
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 240 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Steampunk 33.7% ★, Metroidvania 25.7%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #60 Alwa's Legacy
67% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 31.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%