- #1 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
97% 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 26.6%, Souls-like 22.4%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 9.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #2 Anokye
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 33.1%, Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 7.3%, Indie 4.1%
- #3 SHADE Protocol
96% 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 23.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Multiple Endings 3.2%
- #4 Vesuvius
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snow Day Games
Windows · Mac
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 26.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Adventure 3.6%
- #5 Children of Birch
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UvuikSmoniti
Windows
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 24%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Adventure 3.1%
- #6 Last Souls
94% 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 26.6%, Souls-like 22%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Nonlinear 6.2%
- #7 Steel Flood
93% 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 28.5%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #8 Hollow Knight
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 542,706 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.4 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 33.6%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D 3%
- #9 Lotus Knight
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stinky Tofu Games
Windows · Mac
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Souls-like 29.5%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D 4.3%, Nonlinear 3.3%
- #10 Solateria
90% matchVery Positive84% of 523 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 7.8%, Dark Fantasy 3.6%
- #11 WarriOrb: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive88% of 400 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 25.7%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
- #12 Dimension Rift Zero
89% 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 29.8%, Souls-like 25.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Atmospheric 4%
- #13 Intertwined
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 3.6%
- #14 Benders of Moona
88% 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 32.4%, Souls-like 21.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Story Rich 4%
- #15 LUNARIS
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
Windows
LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 18.7%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 4.2%
- #16 Karma Exorcist
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyclosPub: Infini Fun
Windows
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 19.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Action 4%
- #17 Foregone
85% matchVery Positive82% of 1,396 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 21.6%, Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 11.5%, Side Scroller 4%
- #18 Enemies Within
84% 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 30%, Souls-like 22.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 4.9%
- #19 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
84% matchVery Positive81% of 5,518 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 40.3%, Metroidvania 28.9%, Difficult 6.4%, Platformer 5.1%, Dark Fantasy 4%
- #20 Gedda Cake
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #21 Unbound: Worlds Apart
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 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 27.8%, Souls-like 13.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #22 Lightward
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Souls-like 29.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Adventure 3.6%, Action 3.6%
- #23 Unworthy
82% matchVery Positive81% of 848 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Souls-like 33.6%, Difficult 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 4.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #24 Spright
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is a hand-crafted 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Forge, swim, and fight through luminous caverns, cursed foundries, and drowned ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Souls-like 25.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 5%, Adventure 4.4%
- #25 Colorless World
80% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Bazzucco Entertainment
Windows
Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 25.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #26 The Guise
79% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Rasul MonoPub: GameNet
Windows
The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 9%, Multiple Endings 4%
- #27 THE DARK DWELLERS
79% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: COLNELIUS
Windows
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 6.7%, Dark Fantasy 4.7%
- #28 Salt and Sanctuary
78% matchVery Positive89% of 21,605 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 45.1%, Metroidvania 25.7%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 5.6%, Dark Fantasy 3.9%
- #29 Vulpis
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Difficult 16.5%, Platformer 14.6%, Adventure 4.8%, 2D 4.4%
- #30 Hollow Knight: Silksong
74% matchVery Positive89% of 407,420 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.3 hrsMean: 45.8 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 33.2%, Souls-like 23.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 3.1%
- #31 Void Memory
78% matchMixed67% of 231 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #32 Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MadMoa
Windows
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 26.8%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 3.1%
- #33 Cliff Kingdom
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Souls-like 27.5%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 4.9%, Nonlinear 4.8%
- #34 Shieldbound
76% 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 28.6%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 3.5%
- #35 Anatine
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel TrashPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 28.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #36 Mother's Sword
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monsitle
Windows
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Souls-like 34.5%, Platformer 7.4%, Adventure 5.2%, Action 4.5%
- #37 DEVIATOR
74% matchMixed68% of 994 reviews2024
Dev: Gami Studio
Windows
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 27.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 5.5%, Dark Fantasy 3.9%
- #38 CowardCastle
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanari Studio
Windows
Forge your destiny in CowardCastle! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Souls-like 18.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 9.8%, Action 4.9%
- #39 Misspell
73% 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 35.3%, Souls-like 16.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 7.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #40 Akatori
72% 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: Souls-like 25.9%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 4.8%
- #41 Astronium
73% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
Windows
Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 4%, Exploration 3.8%
- #42 Blasphemous
72% matchVery Positive90% of 63,499 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Souls-like 28%, Difficult 8.3%, Platformer 5.8%, Dark Fantasy 4.5%
- #43 Go Alone
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Souls-like 31.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Exploration 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
- #44 Eden's Guardian
71% 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 27.6%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 3.8%
- #45 MIO: Memories in Orbit
69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Robots 7%
- #46 Fading Light
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Punica Games
Windows
In a world of eternal darkness, navigate the unknown with only the glow of your companion, Spark. Craft arrows from the environment to survive, uncover lost secrets of an ancient world, and push forward through the shadows into hope. Will you find your way, or will the dark consume you?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Souls-like 20.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 11.8%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #47 Silent Santicado
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vigilant Addiction Studios
Windows
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Souls-like 28.3%, Nonlinear 6.3%, Dark Fantasy 5%, Platformer 4.5%
- #48 Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Beer Games
Windows
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 23.2%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 3.4%
- #49 Tairo: Lost In Time
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Philuma
Windows
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Souls-like 38%, Platformer 5.7%, Adventure 3.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #50 Ceplion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mert Ali Barlas
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Ceplion, a metroidvania-inspired action-platformer. Explore the Ceplion Island, uncovering mysteries and ancient secrets. Engage in precise combat against believers and monstrous creatures. Harness the power of inheritors to bring an end to the relentless war.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 3.8%
- #51 Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2016
Dev: Burning Ice Games
Windows · Mac
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 5.2%
- #52 Nara: Facing Fire
68% 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 29.7%, Souls-like 25.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 4.3%
- #53 OUTBUDDIES DX
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Indie 4.4%, Adventure 4.2%
- #54 Necrowave
67% 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 32.3%, Souls-like 24.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Nonlinear 7.2%, Exploration 4.7%
- #55 The Light of the Darkness: Renascence
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUARTOMUNDO
Windows
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 20.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 4.2%
- #56 WarriOrb
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 177 reviews2020
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Souls-like 24.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 4%
- #57 Castle In The Darkness
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,271 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 4%, Indie 4%
- #58 Custodian: Beginning of the End
67% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Red-Pixel
Windows
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 24.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 4.1%
- #59 CRAVE
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hang The Eyelids
Windows
Ceaseless hunger draws you yet a bit closer to the gates of Foghorn. Devour men and beasts alike to acquire a wide array of combat abilities. Through shadows and mold, track down the paling memories of this bygone kingdom, all in a classic hand-drawn action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 20.2%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Nonlinear 5.3%