- #1 Amalu, Wells between worlds
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Platformer 8.9%
- #2 Wisdom Tower
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Nonlinear 12.7%, PvE 11.4%, Platformer 9.9%
- #3 Tater Spud
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, PvE 11.3%, Platformer 10%
- #4 Iron Diamond
95% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Nonlinear 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #5 Randomice
94% matchVery Positive97% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8.4%
- #6 TIES: Soul Link
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Tokyo
Windows
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action RPG 11.6%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Platformer 9.3%
- #7 Delta's Discs
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeeski GamesPub: Forgate Games LLC
Windows
Venture into the wast world of Delta's Discs, while collecting discs that will help Delta, a duck knight, recover his memories, make new friends and overthrow the squirrel dictatorship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Nonlinear 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10%, PvE 9.2%
- #8 Ex Vitro
92% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, PvE 11.7%, Platformer 10.2%
- #9 Seeker
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mika Mikajiki
Windows
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Nonlinear 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.7%
- #10 Tool Land
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bjsjsk
Windows
Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Nonlinear 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.4%
- #11 Torii: Beyond The Gates
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action RPG 13%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #12 Entangled
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bim
Windows
Relax to a story-driven puzzle platforming experience, solving puzzles using quantum entanglement. Entangle objects to find your way through a cave full of mysteries and friends. Embark on your journey through time in search of meaning in a life with no end.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Platformer 7.7%
- #13 Alruna: End of History
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Cyberpunk 9.5%
- #14 Observance of Homeland
88% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Certeis Lirre (Be Games Do Crimes)Pub: Certeis Lirre
Windows
A minimalistic free-exploration metroidvania with quick, responsive movement and an extremely diverse cast of bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Nonlinear 12%, Action RPG 11.9%, PvE 11.5%
- #15 Cavalier
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 10.4%
- #16 Fevercide
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Action RPG 15.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #17 Phaze Shift
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Hand-drawn 6.3%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
- #18 BirdKnight
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Action RPG 13.2%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
- #19 魂途 Xoul
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sounder Studio
Windows
Xoul is a uniquely styled 2D ARPG. You can use the game's distinctive "Custom Combo" feature to create your own chain attacks, defeat various enemies, experience diverse stories, unravel the mysteries of this world—and then make your choice.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action RPG 13%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #20 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%
- #21 Treasure Adventure Game
84% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Platformer 10.6%
- #22 Astra: Fading Stars
82% 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 28.7%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #23 Kinetic Breakthrough
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio-19
Windows
Boost and grapple around a cyberpunk cityscape in Kinetic Breakthrough, a high-speed metroidvania. Use your momentum to break through windows, destroy drones, and confront the artificial intelligence that keeps the city under its control.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Nonlinear 10.4%, PvE 9.2%
- #24 Irang
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action RPG 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Nonlinear 6.1%
- #25 Bruma
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4HA Games Studio SpA
Windows
Experience the mysterious journey of a cat searching for the memories of her friend, an old lady who has lost them.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Cyberpunk 9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #26 Phantom Tides
80% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Kochaloch Games
Windows
Set your course and explore a variety of environments on the seas in Phantom Tides. Battle various enemies and bosses as you collect items to help you on your journey. This 2D style platformer will challenge your skills and wit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Action RPG 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%
- #27 Alchemist's Mountain
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Action RPG 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 9.3%
- #28 Battery Samurai
79% 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 36.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Cyberpunk 9%
- #29 The Legend of Simurgh
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelNodes
Windows
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Nonlinear 12.3%, PvE 11.1%, Platformer 9.5%
- #30 The Journey of Clinbo
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action RPG 13.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%
- #31 Xolotl
79% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #32 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 37.6%, Action RPG 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9%
- #33 Adventurous Slime
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Action RPG 12.6%, Nonlinear 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.4%
- #34 Echoes of Nox
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 2D Platformer 14%, PvE 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #35 Project Atno
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olsen Games LLC
Windows
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Cyberpunk 20.5%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #36 Inari's Redemption
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AmbroisePub: Ambroise Catherine
Windows
An epic bite-size action adventure microidvania through a surreal world of mutated animals and environments. Combat mice engineers and religious birds, traverse a strange world and its life-altering climates, and combine steam and spark to fix the world, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Platformer 8.3%
- #37 幽幽子大人食欲不振 Yuyuko is suffering from lack of appetite
75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 16air
Windows
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Action RPG 15.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #38 Axel Quest
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action RPG 13.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #39 Restless Lands
73% 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 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #40 MONOMOON
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Nonlinear 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 8.5%
- #41 Xenosis
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Noah LeePub: USC Games
Windows
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Nonlinear 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
- #42 The Forbidden Forest
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 6.7%
- #43 Leap Year
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.5%
- #44 Charlie from the swamp
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Action RPG 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #45 PATHFINDER 08
74% 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 35.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #46 Ariana and the Elder Codex
70% 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 38.9%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 5.6%
- #47 Star Head
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Henyers Baltar (BaltCito)Pub: Avonum Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A head-launching sci-fi action adventure where you'll master the art of dual-point control. Overcome mechanical adversaries through precise skill or clever tactics - your head, your rules.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, PvE 10.1%
- #48 Earthblade
69% 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 33.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action RPG 13.6%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.9%
- #49 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 32.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #50 Crypt Custodian
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 12%, Action RPG 11.8%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #51 PorBor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brett CrayfishPub: Brett Crayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization due to a past destructive event. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to prevent another event, and learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, PvE 11.7%, Platformer 11.5%
- #52 Autonomous Odyssey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunOracle Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Autonomous Odyssey is a story-driven, hand-drawn 2D metroidvania. Use agile platforming on your apocalyptic sci-fi journey to explore the labs once filled with exceptional researchers. Fight through vengeful robots on Pim’s quest to find his missing father and restore everyone's humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #53 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
65% 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 39.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #54 Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Christophe GalatiPub: Deneos
Windows
Dive into a great adventure in the Game Boy era! Tako will travel the world, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his quest to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human realm. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and unity?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Action RPG 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%
- #55 Blue Rabbit
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: J.P. van OstaPub: Coughing Dragon
Windows · Linux
You find yourself in a futuristic dystopian city. You get the idea: Dark smog. A rogue A.I. Corporate drones. Actual drones. The whole enchilada. In this fast-paced 2D platformer, you play as Arisu, a Runner tasked to deliver the ambiguous Blue Rabbit "packages" around the city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Platformer 8.3%
- #56 Dungeon Gals
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Platformer 10.9%
- #57 Horn of Balance
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martijn den Hollander
Windows
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Action RPG 16%, Nonlinear 16%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #58 Spirit Fusion
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #59 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
65% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10%
- #60 Dark Labyrinth
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 8.5%