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  1. #1 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
    97% matchVery Positive87% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: The Island Games
    Windows

    Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Souls-like 18.7%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Action-Adventure 6.1%

  2. #2 ARO: Tales In The Dome
    96% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Souls-like 18.8%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Hand-drawn 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

  3. #3 Misspell
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
    Windows

    Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Open World 6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

  4. #4 Akatori
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Contrast Games
    Windows

    Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Souls-like 19.6%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

  5. #5 Dimension Rift Zero
    94% 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 25.4%, Souls-like 22.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Open World 6.2%, Exploration 5.9%

  6. #6 Awita: Journey of Hope
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
    Dev: ant_game_projects
    Windows · Linux

    Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 17.3%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Exploration 6.6%

  7. #7 Benders of Moona
    91% 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 28.2%, Souls-like 19.3%, Fantasy 7.3%, Story Rich 6.2%, Exploration 6%

  8. #8 Lamp Chronicle
    92% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2021
    Dev: Pixellica Corp.
    Windows

    Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Souls-like 21.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Action-Adventure 5.4%

  9. #9 Midpoint
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frandy
    Windows

    Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 22.4%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Exploration 6.1%

  10. #10 Shieldbound
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Bangers
    Windows

    Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 21.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Action-Adventure 5.9%

  11. #11 Last Souls
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruben Wihler
    Windows · Mac

    Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 21.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Open World 5.6%

  12. #12 Eden's Guardian
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Voragine Game Studio
    Windows

    Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 20.2%, Side Scroller 13%, Open World 6.6%, Hand-drawn 6.5%

  13. #13 WarriOrb: Prologue
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 399 reviews2019
    Dev: Not Yet
    Windows · Linux

    WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 21.2%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Open World 8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  14. #14 Elysian Echoes
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grinding Crow
    Windows

    Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 21.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  15. #15 Enemies Within
    86% 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 26.6%, Souls-like 21%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6.1%

  16. #16 Onchu
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Banana Moon Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 20.5%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

  17. #17 Stoatman
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frostum
    Windows

    Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Fantasy 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Exploration 6%

  18. #18 Steel Flood
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Egobounds
    Windows

    Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.3%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

  19. #19 Astra: Fading Stars
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
    Windows · Linux

    It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Open World 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  20. #20 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Souls-like 12.2%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Atmospheric 6%

  21. #21 Islets
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Fantasy 7%, Open World 6.9%, Story Rich 6.6%, Exploration 6.2%

  22. #22 SHADE Protocol
    82% 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 28.7%, Souls-like 24.5%, Side Scroller 6.5%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Exploration 5.8%

  23. #23 PlayBound
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Sploot
    Windows

    PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Souls-like 14.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Open World 6.8%

  24. #24 Runic Curse Remastered
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Alexey Suslin
    Windows

    Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 25.5%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Fantasy 6.6%, Hand-drawn 5.7%

  25. #25 Shards of Memories
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Iron Twelve Games
    Windows

    Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Souls-like 19.8%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 5.1%

  26. #26 Anokye
    78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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 33.8%, Souls-like 24.4%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Exploration 4.9%, Open World 4.2%

  27. #27 Florarium
    79% 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 36.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7%, Story Rich 6.8%

  28. #28 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,067 reviews2024
    Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 18.7%, Side Scroller 14%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%

  29. #29 Mysterious
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IVA team
    Windows · Mac

    Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 20.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Open World 7%, Female Protagonist 5.9%

  30. #30 Mendacium
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
    Windows

    An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 24%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Fantasy 5.2%

  31. #31 Constance
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,256 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Open World 7.6%

  32. #32 Slime Cores
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Echo Lotus Games
    Windows

    A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Open World 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  33. #33 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Innocent Soul
    Windows

    Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 24.6%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Exploration 5.9%

  34. #34 Crowsworn
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mongoose Rodeo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 22%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  35. #35 GINSHA
    75% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
    Windows · Linux

    GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 22.1%, Side Scroller 15%, Open World 8.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

  36. #36 The Steps of Divynia
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ice Spark Studios
    Windows

    Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 24.5%, Multiple Endings 7%, Story Rich 6.2%, Female Protagonist 6%

  37. #37 Nara: Facing Fire
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Glowing Glade Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 22.4%, Open World 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Exploration 6.6%

  38. #38 DOOMBLADE
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 347 reviews2023
    Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Souls-like 18.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Female Protagonist 7%

  39. #39 Alchemonium
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nox Solis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    What really is alchemy?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 22.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Open World 7.8%

  40. #40 Museful
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nostalgicat
    Windows

    Museful is a colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Colorful 6.4%

  41. #41 Lightwood
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unfixed Brain
    Windows

    Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 26.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 6.5%, Story Rich 4.6%

  42. #42 Hollow Knight
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 23%, Hand-drawn 6.5%, Exploration 5%, Multiple Endings 4.7%

  43. #43 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Ongar Studio
    Windows

    2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Souls-like 24.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Exploration 6.8%

  44. #44 Crownless
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Wallnut
    Windows

    Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 24.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Action-Adventure 5.8%, Open World 4.9%

  45. #45 Ashen Daughter
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blue Bichon Game Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Battle corrupted emissaries, explore a mythical world, and sacrifice health for power in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. With tight, responsive controls, guide Kára on a journey of grief, vengeance, and forgiveness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Souls-like 19.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

  46. #46 Aeterna Lucis
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows

    Aeterna Lucis is the highly anticipated sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Following the gameplay steps of the first entry in the series, Aeterna Lucis is a Metroidvania that combines fast-paced combat, a large interconnected map, secret hunting, optional challenges, and a rich and deep story.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 20%, Hand-drawn 11%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  47. #47 Peaky Circus
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Open World 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 6.8%

  48. #48 Goo Keeper
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Oria Games Inc.
    Windows

    Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Side Scroller 9%, Exploration 7.7%

  49. #49 Phantom Rend
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moonmixer Studios
    Windows

    Phantom Rend is an intense Action-Adventure! Where you Find Your Ways through a Vast phantom Infested Island nation, wage Epic battles against formidable foes, Upgrade your skills and items, Uncover ancient secrets, Meet and befriend creatures of all walks of life.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Souls-like 18%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

  50. #50 The Sacred Acorn
    68% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2024
    Dev: A Few Dragons
    Windows

    A cozy souls-lite adventure about a small squirrel embarking on an epic quest to save her tribe from the corruption threatening to destroy their world. Upgrade your magical abilities, battle legendary guardians, and explore a dangerous, enchanted land in this 2D action-adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Souls-like 22.4%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

  51. #51 Volkolak: The Will of Gods
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 231 reviews2025
    Dev: Volkolak Team
    Windows

    Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Souls-like 22.6%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

  52. #52 Cantirium: God Slayer
    69% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
    Dev: Nekod team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  53. #53 Ethereal Odyssey
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KU3 Dev
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, Family Friendly 10%, Exploration 9.5%, Action 7.3%

  54. #54 Vitavania
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nekod team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sandbox Metroidvania. No words. Life and drifting autumn leaves with adorable catgirls! . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Souls-like 17.4%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Adventure 5%

  55. #55 Tenebra
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Broke CoCo
    Windows

    Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Souls-like 19.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 5.9%

  56. #56 Pain-T
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wheel Of Games
    Windows

    Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Open World 8.3%, Colorful 6.8%

  57. #57 Hollow Knight: Silksong
    63% matchVery Positive89% of 400,178 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 35.1 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 22.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Exploration 5.3%

  58. #58 Necrowave
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Arfhis The Wizard
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 22.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Hand-drawn 7.2%

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