- #1 The Journey of Clinbo
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action RPG 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%
- #2 Charlie from the swamp
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action RPG 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #3 Secrets of Orion: Sword of Destiny.
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Alisson araujoPub: Alisson Araujo
Windows
A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Action RPG 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%
- #4 Traces of the Unknown
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Douglas Game Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Traces of the Unknown" is a classic 2D action-adventure with RPG elements. Explore forests, deserts, caves, frozen environments, ancient dungeons, battle evil creatures, fierce and hungry animals, and unravel the ancient mysteries to discover the forgotten truth of the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action RPG 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 10.2%
- #5 Torii: Beyond The Gates
94% 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 39.8%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action RPG 11.7%, Platformer 11.4%, RPG 9.4%
- #6 PHANTOM CAMPER : REBIRTH
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 理叶洲Leafica
Windows
PHANTOM CAMPER:REBIRTH is an anime-style side-scrolling action-adventure. Play as Audrey Hill, a girl from another world, collect post-apocalyptic surface resources, bring them back to the space station to build a base and repair the RV until she leaves.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action RPG 12%, Platformer 9.7%
- #7 Observance of Homeland
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Certeis Lirre (Be Games Do Crimes)Pub: Certeis Lirre
Windows
A minimalistic free-exploration metroidvania with quick, responsive movement and an extremely diverse cast of bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action RPG 10.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #8 Axel Quest
92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action RPG 11.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #9 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 12.3%, RPG 10.2%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #10 Chibits
91% 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 43.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 4.8%
- #11 Alchemist's Mountain
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action RPG 12.6%, Platformer 8.8%
- #12 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Action RPG 13.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%
- #13 Lethal Operation Episode 1 healer Rugitta
89% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Daisessen
Windows
キャラをじっくり育てながら広い世界を冒険する――。 そんなSTGがあってもいいじゃないか!! …というのがこのゲームのコンセプト。 ブレイクによって敵弾を消すことができ、 レベルと装備で強くなるので、STGが苦手な人でも凶悪弾幕ボスを間違いなく倒せるようになります!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action RPG 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #14 Lethal Operation Episode 2 destroyer Rei
88% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Daisessen
Windows
キャラをじっくり育てながら広い世界を冒険する――。 そんなSTGがあってもいいじゃないか!! …というのがこのゲームのコンセプト。 「ルギッタ編」と比べシューティング寄りで、すべて束ねた火力はまさに一撃必殺。 大量の敵を次々に破壊していく爽快感をお楽しみ下さい!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action RPG 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #15 Fujiwara Phoenix
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twin Phoenix Interactive
Windows
In this metroidvania Touhou fan game, burn a path through Gensokyo as Fujiwara no Mokou with a powerful array of unlockable abilities, but exercise caution as they will burn you right back. Merciless aggression is the key; with defeating enemies as the only way to restore precious hp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #16 Filiy Eclipse
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Action RPG 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, RPG 10.1%, Exploration 5.4%
- #17 Stomp and the Sword of Miracles
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogteam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet a charming cast of little creatures and save the world from a mischievous god in this character-driven metroidvania! Explore a world full of lost secrets, make new friends, and use strange creatures to your advantage to reach new heights!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Funny 6.9%
- #18 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action RPG 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #19 Trapers Platformer
84% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: molamucho.com
Windows · Linux
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Cute 5.6%
- #20 AOI
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Action RPG 10.2%, RPG 9.1%
- #21 Dusted Dusk
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action RPG 12.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 8.6%
- #22 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
81% 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 43.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 10.2%, RPG 6.5%
- #23 Adventurous Slime
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action RPG 11.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #24 Tower of Pandemonium
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Freddy Guerra
Windows
Tower of Pandemonium is a top-down RPG and 2D platformer where your choices determine your fate, featuring 6 guilds, 6 classes, action, puzzles, mystery and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action RPG 13.2%, Platformer 11.9%, RPG 11.5%
- #25 SHEEPO
81% 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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 5.9%
- #26 Dark Throne
80% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Elroy SaltzherrPub: Dark Throne
Windows
Awaken as a knight in this 2D Metroidvania platformer. Explore, unlock abilities, and battle foes to escape a treacherous dungeon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action RPG 9.4%, Platformer 9.1%
- #27 Crypt Custodian
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 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 34.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Action RPG 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 7.8%
- #28 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Action RPG 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.4%, RPG 9.3%
- #29 Glimmer in Mirror
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 913 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action RPG 10.6%, Platformer 9%
- #30 He's Nut Your Princess
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ti Tyme Productions
Windows
Fight with June in this Metroidvania, as you bust through the unknown with the hopes of rescuing your boyfriend, who has been mistaken for a princess and kidnapped by a serious nutcase. Will your relationship survive the cracks of this new adventure or if it drown in the nuts of your enemies?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action RPG 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Platformer 9.3%
- #31 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 10.9%, Platformer 7.6%
- #32 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
77% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 6.9%
- #33 Down Below
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThePingoosePub: ThePingoose
Windows
Step into The Below, a mysterious realm of the afterlife that intertwines with every religion, myth, and legend ever told. Encounter unforgettable characters, battle formidable foes, and journey across strange landscapes as you strive to reach the legendary city of Agoralopis.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action RPG 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, RPG 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #34 Luminite Era: Expedition
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GameRelics
Windows
In "Luminite Era: Expedition," face unique Boss battles, wield arcane spells, and create distinct equipment combos to unveil the Black Mist's secrets and preserve humanity's last Luminite glimmer amid its relentless spread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action RPG 11.3%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.3%
- #35 Knight Story
76% matchMixed58% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: AztechPub: Azerbaijan Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black and white 2D platformer about a knight's journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.8%, Bullet Hell 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Action RPG 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
- #36 Shattered Divinities
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarSoul
Windows
In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Action RPG 11.1%, RPG 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%
- #37 TIES: Soul Link
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Tokyo
Windows
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Action RPG 11.9%, Platformer 10.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #38 LOP: Whitefall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TU Studio
Windows · Mac
A 2D action game redefined through Extreme Destruction. Every impact is physical. Enemies aren’t health bars—destroy them outright, or dismantle them until they can’t fight back. You’ll explore a world fallen silent, navigating its weathered ruins sealed in ice to uncover the secrets it buried.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action RPG 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Platformer 8.3%
- #39 Blaster Bunny Sacrilege
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Powergames1142
Windows
Our protagonist wakes up without remembering anything about her life. Your objective in the adventure will be to remember what you did to lose it, and who knows... Maybe you will discover the dark secrets of humanity that SHE don't want you to know.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Shooter 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #40 A Song in Elyel Nalore
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action RPG 16.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #41 Crimson Glaive Sigma
74% 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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #42 Aldebaran Legend
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Action RPG 16.4%, RPG 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.7%
- #43 Faction Reticent
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action RPG 12.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Cartoony 4.7%
- #44 Tales Of Wakana
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrangeTigerPub: INDIECN
Windows
"Tales Of Wakana" is a thrilling action-adventure game like Galaxy Castlevania. Explore a mysterious and challenging world, battling monsters using magical skills. Uncover the true meaning of life, family bonds, and self-knowledge for an enlightening experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Action RPG 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.1%
- #45 Curse of Diamond
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toonwich IsaPub: Gigantic G
Windows
After a mysterious flash of light, Jennifer, a magic student, finds herself trapped in a cursed floating castle. Explore the castle’s interiors in search of a way to escape...
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Exploration 10.2%
- #46 Earthblade
71% 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 38.9%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Action RPG 12.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 11.3%
- #47 Primal League
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoodyChimera
Windows
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, RPG 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action RPG 15.2%, Platformer 13.7%
- #48 小石游记 Little Stone Journey
70% 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 43.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action RPG 13.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #49 The Last Tree
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, RPG 14%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action 6.1%
- #50 The Ramsey
69% 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 32.6%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Cute 5.3%
- #51 JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wyatt Everett
Windows
JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #52 IguaRPG
68% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Hubol
Windows
Be an iguana and save the world from evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Action RPG 12.5%, RPG 11%, Platformer 10%
- #53 Jenny's Adventures
67% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Pranav Gaur
Windows
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 12.9%, Cute 6.7%
- #54 Wonky Works!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Unite the FELLAS and fight for FREEDOM!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Shooter 8.5%
- #55 Key Fairy
66% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Owl Machine
Windows
A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic, and evade forgotten gods in this frenetic 2D action-adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action RPG 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Exploration 9.3%
- #56 pear potion🍐
69% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: vemu games
Windows
a cute little metroidvania with challenging combat and witchcraft 🧙🍐
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Shooter 8.4%, Cute 7%
- #57 The Flawless: Art's Tale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action RPG 11.1%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.3%
- #58 Trash Quest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 121 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 35.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 6%
- #59 Blessing Part I
65% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: 故障幽灵
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action RPG 15.3%, RPG 12.2%, Action 4.3%
- #60 Bruno: Lost In Nightmares
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruno Batista
Windows
A Metroidvania game Where the player will have to face their worst nightmares With a sword, bow and arrow, and some secret powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 8.6%