- #1 Honor Mice
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Torerit Studios
Windows
Dash, slash, and shoot through handcrafted levels across vibrant worlds in a fast-paced action platformer! Stop the forces of evil from stealing your mysterious lunch and uncover the destiny that awaits you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Parkour 23.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 7.8%
- #2 PSYCRON
96% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 7.4%
- #3 Croakspire
96% matchNo user reviews
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 39.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #4 FrogeON
95% 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 25.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #5 Elypse
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 359 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Chili GamesPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.
Why similar: Parkour 28.2%, Metroidvania 25.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #6 Plague of Yamorn
94% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: DozenByte
Windows
Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #7 Joshua's Legs
93% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: PetitLegume Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joshua's Legs is a unique game with devious controls about a two-legged arachnid hoping to find his long lost prosthetic legs collection. Venture in a world that will only reveal its secrets to the true hardened climbers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Parkour 28.2%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 7.2%, Platformer 7.1%
- #8 Makis Adventure
92% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Side Scroller 10.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #9 Xanthiom 2
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.9%
- #10 Sect-Machina
91% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #11 Lone Fungus
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #12 Slumbering Feline
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #13 The Elderseed
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #14 Lost Tribe
88% 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 35.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Combat 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.5%
- #15 Axiom Verge 2
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 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 38.3%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #16 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
85% matchVery Positive84% of 6,153 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #17 BLIGHTWRECK
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mothware
Windows · Linux
Stuck at the bottom of the sea floor, escape a sunken ocean liner in this handcrafted 2D METROIDvania! Find powerful upgrades, and fight strange bosses. You may be isolated from your shipmates, but you're not alone...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #18 Shadow King
84% matchPositive95% of 37 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 38%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Platformer 6.9%
- #19 Keena The Voidslayer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #20 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
83% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #21 Hollow Floor
82% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Parkour 16.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Platformer 7.3%
- #22 Transiruby
82% matchVery Positive92% of 290 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 41.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #23 Stoatman
81% 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 40.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #24 Pipsqueak!
81% 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 36.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #25 Elysian Siege
79% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8.4%
- #26 Far Star
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #27 PATHFINDER 08
80% 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 39%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #28 The Smoke
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #29 Restless Lands
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Crackin'
Windows
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
- #30 Somnium Shore
77% 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 39.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Side Scroller 5.8%
- #31 Dusted Dusk
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Platformer 8.7%
- #32 Bread Adventure
75% matchPositive100% of 21 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 42%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #33 Awita: Journey of Hope
75% 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 33.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8%
- #34 Maelstrom
76% 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 45.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #35 Bitlands
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%
- #36 Nocturnal 2
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #37 Dungeon Dot Ruby
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IIShots Entertainment
Windows
Delve into the Master Dungeon as you explore the unyielding tunnels from a top-down view or hop and bop through expansive caverns in 2d-sidescrolling action! Danger and discovery are to be found wherever you are in this retro-style adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Platformer 6.7%
- #38 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
74% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #39 Panda Punch
73% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Ninja Rabbit StudiosPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Panda Punch is a puzzle platformer game in which you have to control a red panda and save the world from evil alien robots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Side Scroller 17.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 8.3%
- #40 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
70% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #41 Goo Keeper
73% 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 35.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #42 Reso-Seeker
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 8.7%
- #43 Sealed Bite: Extended
70% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Side Scroller 17.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #44 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
72% 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 33.3%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Combat 7.4%
- #45 Slime Cores
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #46 A Stupidly Realistic Medieval War Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CARNAGE PRODUCTION STUDIOS
Windows
In this big world a tiny hero comes to save the day, Help Nini Ninja escape the clutches of evil by platforming your way through numerous traps, obstacle and monsters, all while trying to collect the keys to escape the room before the clock runs out, on this modern take on retro platformers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Parkour 19.2%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.4%
- #47 Ariana and the Elder Codex
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 5.9%
- #48 Xanthiom Zero
69% matchVery Positive96% of 127 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 34.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #49 Hell Being
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLife
Windows
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Side Scroller 5.7%
- #50 Garden of Butterflies
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Besouroterra
Windows
The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #51 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
67% 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 30.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #52 Cloud Seeker
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #53 Bitup
68% 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 41%, Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #54 GINSHA
68% 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 32.8%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 6.7%
- #55 Earthblade
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #56 Overbowed
67% matchVery Positive91% of 86 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 42.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 5.2%
- #57 Chibits
67% 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 45.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 12%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #58 Jumper Jon
66% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #59 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
67% 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 42.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.6%