- #1 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
97% matchVery Positive80% of 2,143 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: Steampunk 27.4% ★, Metroidvania 24.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #2 Guns of Fury
96% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 36.5%, Platformer 15%, Shooter 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Retro 11.3%
- #3 Rusted Moss
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,593 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #4 Haiku, the Robot
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 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 26.4%, Robots 16.4%, Nonlinear 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.9%
- #5 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
94% matchVery Positive87% of 7,022 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Steampunk 29.6% ★, Metroidvania 28.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #6 Paradox Soul
95% matchMixed43% of 637 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Robots 17.8%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #7 Iconoclasts
93% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #8 MIO: Memories in Orbit
91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31.1%, Robots 16.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
- #9 Transiruby
92% matchVery Positive92% of 302 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 41.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #10 SteamWorld Dig 2
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,952 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 33.1%, Steampunk 29.2% ★, Platformer 11.9%, Robots 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #11 TEVI
90% matchVery Positive89% of 3,880 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Steampunk 21.3% ★, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Platformer 9.1%
- #12 Ghost Song
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,413 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Robots 15.4%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #13 Rebel Transmute
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Platformer 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #14 Clockwork Sword
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Clockdrive Games
Windows
Slash, stab, and shoot your way through a multi-tiered museum filled with corrupted automata, customizing your weapon with the scraps of the fallen. Clockwork Sword is a thrilling isometric hack and slash, in which you utilize combinations of weapons and elements to conquer your foes.
Why similar: Steampunk 43.4% ★, Gun Customization 36.8%, Robots 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Action 2.8%
- #15 The Mobius Machine
86% matchVery Positive84% of 468 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Robots 13.2%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.7%
- #16 City of Springs
86% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: The Naked Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design and build drones to take down a corrupt regime and their army of clockwork robots! Sneak and fight your way through the city of Riveton to inspire the people to rise up for their freedom in this steampunk action adventure.
Why similar: Steampunk 39% ★, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 13%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Robots 9%
- #17 Sect-Machina
87% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 8.6%
- #18 BIOMORPH
85% matchVery Positive92% of 671 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Nonlinear 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #19 UNSIGHTED
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,155 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #20 Foregone
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,396 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 18.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #21 INAYAH - Life after Gods
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Futuristic 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #22 CALAMITY CREATURES
83% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: 影老院
Windows
CALAMITY CREATURES is a 2D action game in boss rush format. Mechanical creatures of overwhelming stature stand before you. Gadgets in the prosthetic hands, the terrain, and the enemies' habits...use all the elements to dismantle the living calamity.
Why similar: Steampunk 31.6% ★, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Robots 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #23 Black Skylands
81% matchVery Positive83% of 4,392 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Steampunk 64% ★, Atmospheric 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Action 4%
- #24 Timespinner
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,123 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Exploration 9.1%
- #25 30XX
80% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Robots 26.2%, 2D Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #26 Alwa's Legacy
81% matchVery Positive87% of 625 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 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 31.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #27 Ariana and the Elder Codex
79% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 6%
- #28 MARS 2120
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Nonlinear 16%, Futuristic 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Platformer 11.4%
- #29 Minishoot' Adventures
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,565 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 44.6%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Retro 7.2%
- #30 Valkyrie Saga
75% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Parkour 24.7%, Metroidvania 22.3%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #31 Axiom Verge 2
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 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 37.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Nonlinear 8.1%
- #32 Vision Soft Reset
78% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #33 Last Vanguard
76% matchVery Positive85% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Steampunk 13.4% ★, Exploration 11.3%, Shooter 4.2%
- #34 Axiom Verge
77% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Retro 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Exploration 4.4%
- #35 Project Mercury
78% matchMixed58% of 590 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Retro 20.9%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #36 Vernal Edge
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 637 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #37 HunterX
74% matchVery Positive84% of 729 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #38 ReversEstory
75% matchVery Positive89% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: ilili_world
Windows
ReversEstory is a 2D Roguelike action shooting game. Enjoy the freedom of 360° flying while exploring the procedurally generated dungeons. A latitude of items grants the players the power to challenge the darkness. What’s hidden behind? You shall witness and be shocked.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 10.3%
- #39 Super Alloy Ranger
73% matchVery Positive91% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.2%, Action-Adventure 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Action 12%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #40 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
73% matchVery Positive87% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Retro 7.7%
- #41 Pseudoregalia
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,186 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Parkour 24.6%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%
- #42 Mekabolt
73% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Robots 20.1%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
- #43 Touhou Luna Nights
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,739 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10%
- #44 The Knight Witch
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 924 reviews2022
Dev: Super Mega TeamPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #45 Protodroid DeLTA
71% matchVery Positive81% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Robots 20.3%, Nature 17.4%, Futuristic 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Platformer 11.5%
- #46 Angel's Gear
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Angel's Gear is a challenging horror-flavored Metroidvania set in a world tainted by a mechanical disease.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Steampunk 26.2% ★, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Nonlinear 12%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #47 Somber Echoes
69% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #48 Jubilee
70% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #49 Trash Quest
70% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Retro 9.6%, Robots 8.7%
- #50 Noreya: The Gold Project
68% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
Windows · Linux
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #51 Chronicles of Teddy
72% matchMixed69% of 333 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Retro 6.1%
- #52 Corebreaker
66% matchVery Positive93% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: aQuadiunPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Shooter 15.4%, Futuristic 14.6%, Robots 13.8%
- #53 Gunbrella
67% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Exploration 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 10.9%, Action 6.4%
- #54 Phoenotopia: Awakening
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,820 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 45.3%, Platformer 20.5%, Action-Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #55 Metal Bringer
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,137 reviews2025
Dev: ALPHAWING Inc.Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Robots 87%, Action 13%
- #56 Metal Unit
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,875 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.5%, Metroidvania 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Action 13.2%, Exploration 5.2%
- #57 Possessor(s)
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Platformer 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 6.7%
- #58 Wells
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as Wells, a steampunk hero ready to find an amazing variety of weapons, each unique in design and functionality, and get ready to face a plethora of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 56.4% ★, Platformer 17.6%, Action 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #59 Shattered Divinities
63% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Exploration 6%
- #60 OUTBUDDIES DX
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Nonlinear 4.9%