- #1 SELINI
97% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, 2.5D 11.2%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #2 Blackfield
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionary Games
Windows · Mac
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, 2.5D 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.4%
- #3 Rift Walker
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ahando
Windows
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Platformer 8.3%
- #4 Egregor Indoctrination
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egregor Games
Windows
Egregor Indoctrination tells an intriguing story in an episodic and laconic manner, combining elements of Metroidvania and Visual Novel genres.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2.5D 13.4%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #5 A Rooftop Tale
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrea Putortì Games
Windows · Mac
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Side Scroller 7.6%
- #6 Altalis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiz Studio
Windows
A puzzle Metroidvania game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, Magic 8.6%
- #7 KnightLight
93% matchVery Positive95% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #8 WetBread
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: biksbit.games
Windows
WetBread is a 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer, where you gain control of the Dry Rusk, travel through the store shelves of various departments, solve puzzles and fight enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, 2.5D 16.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 7.9%
- #9 Find Eden
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #10 Wenjia
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 375 reviews2018
Dev: Luoriver studio-洛神游戏工作室Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Wenjia is a 2D platform game with puzzle-solving elements. Players can freely travel between two realms (the material world and the energy world), each of them with different challenges and obstacles. Players must utilize both realms’ mechanisms to reach their final goal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, 2.5D 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 9%
- #11 VeLM
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GMS LabPub: MV Games
Windows
VeLM is an atmospheric adventure in Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, full of enemies and traps set by the Gods of Darkness. Unlock the secrets of the ancient myths, defeat the powerful Hun-Came and save the town of San Lamar from the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Magic 9.1%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #12 Kuzo
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eads Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Magic 8%
- #13 The Matter Gun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #14 GREENFIELD
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Six Foot Giraffe
Windows · Mac
GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.1%, 2.5D 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #15 Woten DX - Traveller's Dream
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grapple Bug Games, Inc.
Windows
Woten DX - Traveller’s Dream is a 2D puzzle-platformer imbued with the spirit of discovery! Dive headfirst into a rich and enchanting world full of charm, challenge and intrigue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #16 Garden of Aiden
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solarpunk Studios
Windows
A precision 2D metroidvania where knowledge decays and data is currency. Recover GAIA’s shattered algorithms to restore lost abilities, outmaneuver corrupt AIs and ravenous bugs, and weave through a hand‑crafted techno‑organic world of rewarding secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, 2.5D 12.4%, Magic 12%, Platformer 9.6%
- #17 Remains
86% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Dancing CactusPub: Jamk Games
Windows
A 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Use tools to modify the level and how you move to explore forests and the ruins of a post-post apocalyptic world. Find keys and extra batteries to delve ever further, in search of who you are and what happened to the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 14.9%, 2.5D 14.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #18 Refactor
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Platformer 11.6%, 2.5D 9%, Action 6.1%
- #19 Holo & Veil
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pajama Town
Windows · Mac
Unearth the past as you delve into the underground ruins of an ancient spacecraft. Battle mechanized foes, encounter curious characters, and discover lost relics during your subterranean sci-fi journey through this RPG adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%
- #20 Eldritchvania
84% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #21 Peaky Circus
82% 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 27.6%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #22 GLYPHS
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Landon ChandlerPub: Vortex Bros.
Windows
GLYPHS is a difficult puzzle-platformer about exploration and persistence. Formidable bosses, platforming, and puzzles stand in the way of discovery, guarding the depths of the ever-complex Tomb of Forbidden Knowledge.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Metroidvania 11.5%
- #23 Shadow Complex Remastered
83% matchVery Positive85% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, 2.5D 16.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 6.3%
- #24 Kube
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rémi Fusade
Windows
Kube is a 2D platformer where you'll have to think in 3D. Your perspective will change, but remember: gravity always pushes downward! Run, jump, and swim around a multitude of cubes. Meet creatures, avoid traps and solve puzzles in this game where each world you visit introduces fresh new mechanics.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #25 Shifted Heart
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Platformer 9%
- #26 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Highberg
Windows
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Action 9.3%
- #27 Gravity Castle
79% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Studio LEFPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Gravity Castle is a 2D puzzle platformer where you explore mysterious subterranean ruins using gravity augmentation powers. Overcome impossible Trials, trudge past the remains of fallen explorers and make your way to the very bottom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Magic 9.3%, Mystery 7.9%
- #28 TRAIT
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OctaGames
Windows
Harness the power of the elements in a thrilling 2D Metroidvania adventure! Traverse a plague-stricken kingdom, face deadly foes, and uncover the truth behind a devastating storm. With handcrafted environments and challenging combat, shape your destiny in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 8.9%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #29 The Tale of Greenbrier
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glaswyll Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the journey of Genevieve Goldenglow as she sets off on an adventure to save her village from destruction by an encroaching corruption.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2.5D 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 7.9%
- #30 The Secrets We Grow
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLUE MODE Games
Windows
Guide I.R.I.S., a gardening robot lost to time, to unearth the secrets of her overgrown world. Solve plant-based puzzles using your water spout, and untangle events through environmental storytelling, in this atmospheric journey
Why similar: 2.5D 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Puzzle 7.8%, Mystery 7.4%
- #31 Palmi: Retold Tale
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Canny CodePub: Digitala
Windows
Defeat evil sorcerer and save the world in this platform adventure game. Discover seven different hand-painted lands and follow the story full of amazing events and meets.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2.5D 15.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #32 Super Math Saga
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Skill Prepare
Windows
Super Math Saga is an educational platformer game that combines adventure and math, designed to help players improve their math arithmetic in a fun way. Work your way through levels dodging enemies, climbing platforms, and solving math questions. Beat all the levels to face the final boss!
Why similar: Education 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, 2.5D 15.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 12.4%
- #33 Selfloss
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: Goodwin GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Selfloss is an emotional exploration game filled with rich lore, set in a whale-worshipping, Slavic-inspired world. Embark on the journey of the healer, Kazimir, and his magical staff as he fights a mysterious Miasma in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Magic 9.6%
- #34 Arenion
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoD
Windows
Explore a giant interconnected world riddled with monsters and machines. Ensnared by the convoluted web spun by a dangerous criminal syndicate hailing from a distant land, you uncover a horrifying secret. Will you yield to their manipulation or rise up to fight for what’s right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, 2.5D 16%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #35 ANIMAL WELL
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #36 Dream City
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Platformer 18%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #37 ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
75% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Pi-Dev Bulgaria
Windows
Help Splatians blend the stolen colors back with the world and get rid of the evil Lord Ashen in this 2.5D puzzle-platformer metroidvania. Splat'n'stomp juicy enemies, swim in paint pools, solve physics and color puzzles and of course survive the death while figuring out the evil plans of the Lord.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, 2.5D 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #38 Ascent DX
73% matchVery Positive99% of 272 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 41%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Mystery 7.6%
- #39 Somnium Shore
74% 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 37.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.9%, Side Scroller 6.9%
- #40 Mold
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%
- #41 Bitup
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmogonia Games
Windows
BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #42 Auridia
70% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Norseboar Games
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 37.3%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #43 Reina and Jericho
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reclamation Games
Windows
Create a perfect chain of cause and effect in Reina & Jericho, an intense story-driven adventure through a fortress defended by Reina's worst enemies. Confront Reina's past, present, and future as she battles her foes and bends time itself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, 2.5D 14.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #44 LUCID
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Magic 10.6%, Platformer 9.9%
- #45 Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest
71% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Involve GamesPub: INVOLVE IT SOFTWARE LLC
Windows
Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Magic 10.3%, Platformer 9.9%
- #46 Erandique
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Education 16.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Lore-Rich 10%, Action 9.5%
- #47 Yuna and the Spirit Forest
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RavenRaiders
Windows
A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #48 Ayna: Shattered Truth
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: designmatic
Windows
Become water. Be shapeless, be formless, be fluid. All living things are from water and you can transform water into what it needs to be. Dive into this newly crafted fairytale and take on the journey of finding your place in this 2.8D Metroidvania fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2.5D 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8%
- #49 Torn Apart - an origami adventure
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: À Part Games
Windows
A vulnerable sheet of paper learns new abilities by taking the shape of objects in the environment, through the power of origami.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, 2.5D 22.7%, Side Scroller 10%, Stylized 7.9%, Platformer 7.3%
- #50 Dim Tower
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caffeine Zombie
Windows
Equipped with a "magic lamp", the "Prince" aims to reach the top of the ruined tower in order to find out where he came from with his own "Shadow". What is the reason for the destruction of the "Dim Tower", and what is the true identity of the "Prince"?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2.5D 16.6%, Platformer 11%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #51 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2.5D 21.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Adventure 5.6%, Action 5%
- #52 Uruc
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RabbitPantsGames
Windows
Navigate the heart of a war-ravaged world, discovering hidden truths about those around you and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, 2.5D 16.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Mystery 8.3%
- #53 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Magic 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #54 Perspectre
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pitchfork GamesPub: TBA
Windows
Perspectre is a perspective-switching Metroidvania where you'll explore a perilous realm, engage in combat with dangerous enemies, and seek out new abilities and upgrades that will change the way you play in sidescroller, top-down, and 3D. Push forward, hack your way through, and re-write the rules!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, 2.5D 13.8%, Platformer 8.9%
- #55 Dinos Falling
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: GAMEATOM
Windows
A wacky 3-player co-op platformer where clumsy dinosaurs try to escape a city full of traps and surprises. Everything’s trying to kill you — and that’s a good thing!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2.5D 15.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #56 Being Food
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hot_____Dog_
Windows · Linux
Being Food is a third-person, Bird Game. In this puzzle-platformer, you play as a cute bird named Oolahla in what starts seemingly like a normal bird day. Something is different about today, though... Do you know what it takes to be a bird? Will you survive the bird day?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Stylized 9.1%
- #57 Raji: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2020
Dev: Nodding Heads Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 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 31.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Story Rich 8%, Side Scroller 7.8%
- #58 Crown Of Silence
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #59 Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: King's Pleasure
Windows
Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Platformer 9%
- #60 Lyden Lys
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Løftet
Windows
Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%