- #1 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
97% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Combat 5.1%, Stylized 5%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features exceptional time-manipulation abilities and fluid, high-stakes platforming that mirrors the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #2 Timespinner
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,180 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 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: Time Manipulation 32.1% ★, Metroidvania 29.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Fantasy 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on time-stopping mechanics and metroidvania exploration, directly echoing the primary hook of Ekko's adventure.
- #3 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.2% ★, 2D Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 20%, Action 5%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar focus on fast-paced, stylish combat and time-rewind mechanics within a neon-drenched, narrative-driven environment.
- #4 The Messenger
95% matchVery Positive93% of 13,167 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 16%, Indie 3.5%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines precise platforming with a deep, story-rich metroidvania structure and a distinct, stylized visual identity.
- #5 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
94% 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 39.7%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Combat 5.8%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a gritty, industrial aesthetic with deep combat mechanics and interconnected map design.
- #6 Ori and the Will of the Wisps
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 146,021 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Studios GmbHPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Fantasy 4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a masterclass in fluid platforming and breathtaking art direction, essential for fans of the seed game's movement-based exploration.
- #7 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,708 reviews2024
Dev: Squid Shock StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 13.9%, Stylized 9.3%, Colorful 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful, hand-drawn art and platforming-heavy exploration that captures the vibrant energy of the seed game.
- #8 Dead Cells
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, Platformer 19.7%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, fast-paced combat and platforming that rewards quick reflexes and mastery of character abilities.
- #9 Vernal Edge
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 672 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 49.7%, Platformer 17.1%, Combat 15.1%, Adventure 5.1%, Fantasy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a fast-paced combat system and high-mobility platforming that feels very similar to the seed game's action focus.
- #10 HAAK
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,479 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Combat 11.6%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished metroidvania that emphasizes traversal and exploration within a post-apocalyptic, stylized world.
- #11 Worldless
90% matchVery Positive95% of 1,697 reviews2023
Dev: Noname StudiosPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Stylized 10%, Combat 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, stylized art direction paired with a rhythmic, action-oriented combat system.
- #12 Souldiers
89% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.9%, Combat 13.2%, 2D Platformer 5.3%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging metroidvania experience with diverse combat classes and intricate level design.
- #13 Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,349 reviews2021
Dev: Choice ProvisionsPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In this fast-paced rhythm runner, every action has an explosive reaction and no amount of mayhem is too much. Take on the role of Hexplosives expert Ziggs as you rampage through the neighborhoods of Piltover!
Why similar: Platformer 59%, Singleplayer 15.1%, Action 13.5%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based runner that captures the chaotic, colorful energy of the Zaun setting.
- #14 Guacamelee! 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 3,369 reviews2018
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 15.6%, Colorful 7.9%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Excels at blending colorful, punchy combat with complex platforming challenges in a cohesive world.
- #15 Super Mombo Quest
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 880 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 13%, Adventure 6.9%, Colorful 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on momentum-based platforming and chain-combo combat in a vibrant, colorful world.
- #16 The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,755 reviews2023
Dev: Digital SunPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker is an action RPG in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas, a mage now freed from years in captivity. Wield the chains that once bound you and liberate Demacia from the Mageseekers' tyranny.
Why similar: Combat 38.3%, Fantasy 21.1%, Singleplayer 9.7%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same League of Legends universe and narrative-driven approach to action-oriented gameplay.
- #17 Cyber Shadow
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,551 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Adventure 4.3%, 2D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar cyberpunk-inspired action feel with tight controls and challenging, ability-gated platforming.
- #18 Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,119 reviews2023
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.
Why similar: Adventure 25.6%, Stylized 25.5%, Fantasy 21.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Singleplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the narrative and exploration aspects of the League of Legends universe with a charming, adventure-focused tone.
- #19 Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
84% matchVery Positive89% of 11,324 reviews2021
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Fantasy 31.6%, Singleplayer 15.7%, Indie 9.6%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Deepens the connection to the League of Legends lore through a story-rich, turn-based RPG experience.
- #20 Vision Soft Reset
85% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.6% ★, Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Combat 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that utilizes time-travel mechanics to influence the world and solve complex traversal puzzles.
- #21 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
83% matchVery Positive83% of 981 reviews2024
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Colorful 9.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Fantasy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-adventure game with a strong focus on narrative and fluid movement.
- #22 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
82% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Metroidvania 35.9%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Combat 11.3%, Fantasy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a steampunk aesthetic and story-rich metroidvania gameplay that aligns well with the seed game's tone.
- #23 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 47.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Combat 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer-focused metroidvania that offers extensive movement options and exploration.
- #24 Blasphemous 2
80% matchVery Positive91% of 21,144 reviews2023
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Combat 17.9%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-tier metroidvania that prioritizes atmospheric world-building and precise, skill-based combat.
- #25 Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,440 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a crafting RPG set in the whimsical world of Bandle City. After a party goes wrong, the portals that connect your home collapse and throw everything into chaos! Using your knitting magic and backpack house, restore the portals to reunite Bandle City.
Why similar: Colorful 39%, Fantasy 30%, Exploration 16.2%, Singleplayer 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, crafting-focused perspective on the League of Legends world for players who enjoy the lore.
- #26 Aeterna Noctis
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,140 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.3%, Platformer 20.8%, Exploration 4.2%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features some of the most demanding platforming challenges in the genre, perfect for players who enjoy the seed game's traversal.
- #27 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.5% ★, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 9%, Metroidvania 5.6%, Fantasy 3.1%
- #28 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
78% matchVery Positive93% of 41,589 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 77.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 4.8%, Action 3.5%, Exploration 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style metroidvania that offers deep character customization and a vast, interconnected world to explore.
- #29 MIO: Memories in Orbit
76% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.1 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 44.8%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Combat 8.4%, Colorful 6.8%
- #30 Duskfade
76% matchVery Positive91% of 706 reviews2026
Dev: Weird BelugaPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Shatter the shackles of time as you jump, swing, and slash through a fantastic world in this love letter to classic 3D action platformers. Zirian, accompanied by his mechanical Cuckoo, must save his sister from a mysterious Clock Tower that has plunged the land into eternal night.
Why similar: Combat 28.1%, Platformer 25.6%, Colorful 17.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 8.3%
- #31 Faerie Afterlight
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Clay Game StudioPub: Mastiff
Windows
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Stylized 11.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Combat 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, colorful metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and light-based mechanics.
- #32 Possessor(s)
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 765 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 42.9%, Platformer 15.9%, Stylized 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Combat 7.4%
- #33 Recompile
79% matchMixed69% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Combat 13.2%, Stylized 10.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends exploration and platforming with a unique, digital-themed aesthetic and narrative choices.
- #34 DragonLoop
75% matchVery Positive92% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: 沙因
Windows
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.2% ★, Metroidvania 34.7%, Stylized 6.7%, Platformer 5.8%, Adventure 3.6%
- #35 Advent NEON®
75% matchVery Positive99% of 348 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.2%, Time Manipulation 25.2% ★, Combat 11.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Colorful 9%
- #36 MotionRec
74% matchVery Positive100% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.6% ★, Metroidvania 21.9%, 2D Platformer 17%, Linear 6.8%, Adventure 4%
- #37 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
74% 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 40.9%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 5.6%, Exploration 4.9%
- #38 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
72% 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 45.5%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Colorful 4.4%, Adventure 4.4%
- #39 Clockwork
78% matchMixed59% of 79 reviews2016
Dev: Gamesoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Clockwork is a time-bending puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in the great city of Watchtower. Explore the city, discover its mysterious past, control time and fight terrifying boss battles. Clockwork features over 60+ hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired levels.
Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Action 27.2%, Indie 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses time-manipulation mechanics as its core gameplay driver.
- #40 Ariana and the Elder Codex
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Combat 8.5%, Stylized 8.3%
- #41 Iron Diamond
73% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Colorful 7.2%, Fantasy 5.2%
- #42 Guns of Fury
71% 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 45.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Combat 7.2%, Stylized 4.2%
- #43 The Siege and the Sandfox
73% matchMixed65% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 21%, Platformer 9.8%, Parkour 6.9%, Adventure 5.9%
- #44 Retrace the Light
70% matchVery Positive88% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.2% ★, Metroidvania 36.4%, Stylized 8.4%, Linear 7.7%, Exploration 3.6%
- #45 Auridia
69% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Reed Molbak
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Exploration 5.7%, Action 3.3%
- #46 Plus Ultra: Legado
70% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Póntica
Windows · Mac
Explore a vast, colorful world in this 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set during the Age of Discoveries. Grab your halberd and become a hero amid the storm!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Combat 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 7.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #47 Teslagrad Remastered
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.3 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: Metroidvania 35.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Stylized 6.6%
- #48 Timeworks
70% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Starworks Studios
Windows
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 65.3% ★, Platformer 20.8%, Colorful 8.5%, Action 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #49 Iconoclasts
71% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 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 58.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 5.4%, Colorful 4.8%
- #50 Kronos: Titan of Time
71% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: RazoSoft
Windows
Kronos: Titan of Time is a Greek Mythology themed 2D combat platformer. Players play as Kronos as they pick up quests, collects resources and upgrade abilities on their epic journey. Battle enemies and control time to uncover the truth behind Kronos’ fall from grace and reclaim his throne.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.6% ★, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 14.4%, Combat 10.8%, Linear 8.5%
- #51 Gunbrella
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,049 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 40.4%, Combat 21.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 5.9%
- #52 INAYAH - Life after Gods
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 307 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 42.6%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Combat 8.1%, Action 3.8%
- #53 Ingression
68% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 43.4%, Platformer 31.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Action 5.4%
- #54 Valkyrie Saga
66% matchVery Positive92% of 290 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: Metroidvania 34.3%, Parkour 16.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Stylized 12.4%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #55 Alwa's Legacy
69% 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 42.2%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Fantasy 5.8%, Adventure 4.1%
- #56 Twilight Monk
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: Aquatic Moon GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Stylized 10.7%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #57 Symphonia
66% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny PeakPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37%, Platformer 26.3%, Colorful 10.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Fantasy 5.2%
- #58 The Little Brave
66% matchPositive92% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 16.7%, Colorful 8.5%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #59 Blue Fire
67% matchVery Positive81% of 3,097 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Stylized 10.2%, Fantasy 6%, Exploration 4.7%
- #60 Vestige
67% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Chemical Games
Windows
Vestige is a third-person Action Platformer student-made game in which you play as a small adventurer, eager to uncover forgotten secrets. Jump and dash through various challenges and experience an exciting and fast-paced combat against a variety of enemies.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Stylized 19.5%, Linear 10.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Colorful 7%