- #1 RIN: The Last Child
97% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Difficult 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #2 Ascent DX
96% matchVery Positive99% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #3 Mable & The Wood
96% matchMixed57% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 10%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #4 Dr. Atominus
95% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Pikku-a
Windows · Linux
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Open World 7.9%
- #5 Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overwrite Digital Services
Windows · Linux
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Emotional 12.1%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #6 Florarium
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Story Rich 8.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #7 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Character Customization 8.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #8 SHADE Protocol
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Legendary
Windows · Linux
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #9 Echoes of the Outworlder
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outworlder LLC
Windows
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Open World 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #10 Vulpis
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #11 A Dream of Burning Sand
91% 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 27.7%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #12 Raji: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive89% of 628 reviews2020
Dev: Nodding Heads Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #13 Chiaroscuro
89% 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 29.2%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #14 Somnium Shore
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 8.6%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #15 Castle In The Darkness
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,286 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 12%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Retro 5.3%
- #16 Gravy the gravedigger
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cupofmilk
Windows
Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Platformer 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #17 Isadora's Edge
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InboundShovel Games
Windows
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
- #18 Chaos Rider
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Rider Team
Windows · Mac
The crazy plan to revive an ancient spirit has finally succeeded. The Chaos Rider is here to restore an age of magic to this fallen world. With a powerful adaptive robotic body and ancient powers, explore, forge alliances, conquer foes and challenges, and uncover countless secrets and wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Character Customization 9.6%, Exploration 7.6%
- #19 Rage Rabbit
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trabbos
Windows
Rage Rabbit is a fast paced platform game set on an island haunted by mysterious shadows. Shoot down your enemies, explore an interconnected world, defeat powerful bosses and obtain new power ups.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #20 Little Beast in the Big Maze
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Castle Teeth Games LLC
Windows · Linux
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #21 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Difficult 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #22 Environmental Station Alpha
83% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Difficult 6.9%, Adventure 4.1%
- #23 史莱狗(Slimg)
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #24 Mainasutto: I'm Not Alone
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DAndrëwBox
Windows
Break the time loop, save your world! A combat-focused metroidvania that lets you capture enemy souls and turn their powers against them. Explore a corrupted timeline in a fractured world where death isn't the end. Rewind your choices, change your path, and prevent the Mainasutto.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Emotional 7.3%
- #25 Summit
81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Dominik Hackl
Windows
Explore a giant mountain massif in this classical 2D Metroidvania. Climb daring mountain passes, explore forgotten ruins and gather equipment as you ascend your way to the ultimate destination - the Summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Open World 8.5%
- #26 Infinitevania
78% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #27 Pentacore
80% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #28 Bite Sized
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite Sized Studios
Windows · Mac
Platform by biting other creatures in this mouthful of a Metroidvania! Explore a vast, interconnected world where the only challenge that stands in your way is tough puzzle platforming and winding routes. A truly Bite Sized Metroidvania experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 20.6%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #29 Witchcrafter: Empire Legends
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codeward
Windows · Mac · Linux
A systemic, dark fantasy metroidvania RPG where you are a young witchcrafter striving to control his power of 4 elements on a journey to find a mythical fifth one and save his kidnapped father. Your decisions count in this branching, thought-provoking story set in a vivid, murky world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #30 Seedless Light
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unknown Bit Games
Windows
Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 8%, Open World 6.1%
- #31 Overbowed
77% matchVery Positive92% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 7.2%
- #32 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
76% matchVery Positive84% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 8.3%
- #33 Chibits
77% 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 44.1%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #34 The Journey of Clinbo
76% 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 35.7%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.7%, RPG 6.1%
- #35 You Have to Win the Game
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,732 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Retro 9.2%, Difficult 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #36 City of None
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #37 Alice Into the Panopticon
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #38 Lost Tribe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestone Games
Windows
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Open World 7.7%, Difficult 6.6%
- #39 Echoes of Nox
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #40 Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2016
Dev: Burning Ice Games
Windows · Mac
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 17%, Difficult 12.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #41 RE∀IVE(REVIVE)
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RHYSOMO
Windows · Mac
RE∀IVE is a 2D action metroidvania set on the war-torn artificial island of Atrificia. Switch between a former soldier and his damaged AI companion, Lily, unlock new abilities, and uncover the city’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #42 Utopia: Haven
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: João Mendonça
Windows
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Retro 9.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #43 DREIFRAME
71% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Difficult 12%, Multiple Endings 5.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #44 Albert's Journey
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Platformer 17.1%, Retro 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #45 Slime:Evo
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falcon Stories
Windows
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #46 Dimension Rift Zero
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrDyvik
Windows
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Atmospheric 6%
- #47 Matachín
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jenofonte
Windows
Matachin, is a 2D video game of Metroidvania-type platforms, with digital illustration and its own music from the Pasto region in Colombia. Your goal is embark on a fantastic adventure full of mysteries for rescue a whole town from sadness releasing the spirit of carnival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Emotional 12%, Adventure 8.5%
- #48 Benders of Moona
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
Windows
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 10%, Story Rich 8.6%, Exploration 6.2%
- #49 Don't Worry Will Marry
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruimire
Windows
Face your suppressed emotions in Don't Worry Will Marry! A surreal split-screen Metroidvania set in the depths of a shared subconscious. Explore mind maps, battle the physical manifestations of your emotions, and mend your bond; all in an impressive 2D pixel art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Exploration 5.7%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
- #50 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Ivo ZabotPub: iz-gamedev
Windows
It is a 2D action adventure in pixel graphics. Combines the Metroidvania, platformer and puzzle platformer genres. Experience great fantasy worlds, challenging boss fights and exciting puzzles. Gradually learn new skills and become a master of magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #51 Xeodrifter
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 863 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 8.3%
- #52 Bread Adventure
67% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, RPG 5.7%
- #53 LUNARIS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
Windows
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 11%, Exploration 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #54 Enemies Within
68% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Difficult 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #55 La-Mulana
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,644 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Exploration 5.8%, Adventure 3.7%
- #56 Shattered Divinities
65% matchVery Positive95% of 962 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 47.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 5.7%, 2D Platformer 4.9%
- #57 Anokye
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 4.8%, Adventure 4.6%
- #58 Inexistence Rebirth
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Platformer 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, RPG 6.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #59 Cathedral
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Retro 7.2%
- #60 Echoes of You
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlost Pixel
Windows
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Emotional 10.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%