- #1 Beyond Sentinel
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Embraceware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Shooter 9.6%
- #2 Shadow King
96% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Retro 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #3 Overbowed
96% matchVery Positive91% of 90 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 35.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Retro 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #4 Xanthiom Zero
95% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Aliens 10.1%, Retro 9.7%
- #5 Pipsqueak!
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #6 Bread Adventure
94% matchPositive100% of 22 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 37%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #7 Smelted Kin: Inhuman Impact
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Microbat Studio
Windows · Linux
Sci-fi 2D shooter platformer combining the control of a human character and an armored vehicle on the surface of a planet filled with robots and immortal local inhabitants
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Aliens 11%, Shooter 10%
- #8 Asili Forest
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: EMILYGOLD LIMITED
Windows
You mission in Asili Forest is simple, search and destroy all rogue robots and save Asili Forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #9 Maelstrom
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #10 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Action 7.6%
- #11 StarCore Legacy
90% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Space 8%
- #12 Croakspire
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, 2D Platformer 19%, Action-Adventure 10%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #13 史莱狗(Slimg)
88% 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 38.2%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #14 PATHFINDER 08
89% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Retro 6.5%
- #15 Kaila: The Journey to the Underworld
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Igolito Arts Studios
Windows
Play as Kaila, a young girl determined to rescue her mother from the clutches of Graygar, the Grey Soul. Explore a vast world, uncover secrets, unlock powerful abilities, and face challenging bosses on a journey to the Underworld. Are you ready to defy Death itself?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #16 Battery Samurai
86% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #17 Piroot
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frank Force Games
Windows
Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #18 Kokoro's Gensokyo Journey: The Lost Masks
85% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: CygnusA-1
Windows
A 2D exploration danmaku action Touhou fangame (AKA a danmaku Metroidvania). Control Hata no Kokoro in a journey to find her masks. Look for power-up items along the way and challenge powerful bosses to reclaim them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 8.1%
- #19 City of None
84% 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 30.9%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #20 Blaster Bunny Sacrilege
83% 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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Shooter 12%, 2D Platformer 11.6%
- #21 Future Knight (CPC/Spectrum)
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Retro 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #22 Fujiwara Phoenix
82% 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 35.9%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
- #23 Ether
81% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Mad Sailors Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help a Space Mercenary, Ether, complete a difficult scavenging mission in an abandoned ship. Explore 4 different biomes, each with its share of dangers, and escape a swarm of mutant space bugs.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 17.3%, Aliens 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action 8.3%
- #24 Neon Fusion
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Rodrigo Oak
Windows
Venture out on a machine-packed rescue mission in a 2D platform game, action, shooting and lots of Neon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #25 Microvania
79% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Aliens 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Retro 9%
- #26 Powernaut VANGARDT
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #27 Solaris: Good Harvest
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moving Pixels
Windows
A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Action 8%
- #28 Xeodrifter
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 33.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Retro 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #29 FrogeON
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JofraDev
Windows
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Futuristic 7.6%
- #30 Pentacore
78% 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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Action 4.8%
- #31 pear potion🍐
77% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: vemu games
Windows
a cute little metroidvania with challenging combat and witchcraft 🧙🍐
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Retro 12.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #32 Bite Sized
77% 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 39.7%, Platformer 21.6%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 4.7%
- #33 Dexter Stardust: Odyssey in Outer Space
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dexter Team Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An SNES-Inspired, platforming, sci-fi adventure. It's like playing a Saturday Morning Cartoon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Action-Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #34 Wattson the Bulb
75% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 20.2%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #35 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
73% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 9%
- #36 Havoc Fox
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Studios
Windows
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #37 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
74% matchPositive87% of 39 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 35.4%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 18.3%, Retro 8.1%, Action 7.8%
- #38 JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY
73% match4 user reviews0% of 4 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 25%, Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 8%
- #39 Nihilsearch
74% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Team_Bug
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Futuristic 8%
- #40 A Dream of Burning Sand
75% 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 27.9%, Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Retro 7.4%
- #41 Ghost Trap: Underworld
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 7.6%
- #42 Hippoxxus
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohan Patel
Windows · Mac
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Aliens 8.1%
- #43 Ganymede
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #44 Golden Knight
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Guara Studios
Windows
Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #45 AOI
71% 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 39.2%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #46 Trash Quest
71% 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 32%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Retro 10.3%, Platformer 7.2%
- #47 Eystrandi
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #48 Axiom Verge 2
70% 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 38%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #49 Rhya's Crusade: The Aradia's Reavers
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Black Fortress GamesPub: Shady Corner Games
Windows
Rhya's Crusade: The Aradia's Reavers, is an action-packed game with the soul of a Run & Gun classic featuring NES/Famicom palette and resolution with modern physics simulation and dynamic lightning making a frenetic mix made for players who love retro classics with a naughty side.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #50 Albert's Journey
70% 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 33.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Retro 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #51 Blaster Master Zero
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Platformer 16.4%, Retro 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 9.3%
- #52 The Curse Of Eira
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElenaWare
Windows
Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #53 Marsmare: Alienation
67% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Drunk Fly Oy
Windows
Marsmare: Alienation is a thrilling adventure of an earthling kidnapped by malevolent aliens. Improve your gear and gain new abilities as you progress through the game. Encounter numerous enemies such as Martians, robotic spiders, space slugs and flying drones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Retro 15.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Aliens 12.3%
- #54 Blaster Master Zero 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 561 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Platformer 19.5%, Retro 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Action 9.4%
- #55 Transiruby
67% 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 40.6%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #56 Outpost Delta
68% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Aliens 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #57 The Adventures of Graham
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cents
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Futuristic 5.5%
- #58 Odallus: The Dark Call
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,350 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Retro 15.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #59 The Ramsey
66% matchVery Positive91% of 69 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 29.7%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #60 The Throne
66% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: BeByte Tecnología
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Throne" is a medieval adventure in true Metroidvania style. Get lost in a huge castle with 2.5D pixel art environments and increase your power with new abilities you find along the way. Fight fearsome bosses and navigate dangerous traps to make your way to the throne room!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Retro 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%