- #1 Core Descent
97% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: travisisgood
Windows
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Collectathon 19.5%, Metroidvania 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 8.3%
- #2 Promenade
96% matchVery Positive95% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Collectathon 18.1%, Metroidvania 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
- #3 A Forest Tale: Porasy
96% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Pindó Studio
Windows
Embark on a journey through a new mythological realm as Porasy, an Indigenous warrior. Explore uncharted landscapes, unleash the power of Muiraquitãs, unravel your story, and vanquish the Seven Legendary Beasts to carve your own legend. Are you ready to dive into this epic adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Collectathon 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7.3%
- #4 Capybound
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vinicius de Moraes
Windows
Capybound is a 2D platformer with puzzle elements. You wake up as a capybara in a beautiful pixelated world. Find oranges, meet and talk to many different animals, solve puzzles, unlock skills, explore the world and it's secrets, all in a quest to find your way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Collectathon 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Funny 7%
- #5 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
94% matchVery Positive99% of 238 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 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Collectathon 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #6 Dungeon Gals
94% matchVery Positive100% of 73 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 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #7 Little Witch
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: QianQi
Windows
This is the story of an adventurous little witch and her cat in the paper world. The puzzle mainly tests the player's observation of the stage and the application of elements. Use the cat to eat the elements and use them in the right place to open the channel or get new elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #8 Dark Labyrinth
92% 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 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #9 Alwa's Legacy
91% matchVery Positive87% of 622 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #10 Shell Soul:The Skull
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #11 Fledge
90% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Seals Games
Windows
Fledge is a 2D platform game in which the player takes on the role of Corentin, a young pigeon who takes flight to find his idol and become, like him, a great explorer. However, this hasty flight is far from a success... Help him make his dream come true!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Collectathon 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.5%
- #12 DreamWatcher
89% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Collectathon 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #13 A Wizard's Wool
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nuclear Candy Games
Windows · Mac
Join Windle the Wizard on magical 3D adventure to rescue sheep, battle monsters and save the kingdom from being torn apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Collectathon 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #14 TWINSTAR 双星
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuhan HE
Windows
A Metroidvania set in a mysterious space laboratory. Explore an interconnected station, fight hostile enemies, uncover hidden rooms, and gain new abilities. Each discovery brings you closer to a massive secret buried within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 8.5%
- #15 Chirax's Fortress
86% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamcube
Windows
Play as a hydra in this classic-inspired 16-bit 2D platformer with Super-FX-style 3D visuals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Collectathon 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.4%
- #16 Fiadh
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miraculum Games
Windows
Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #17 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
86% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #18 Switch Box
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #19 Dutch's Chickens
85% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #20 After Hue
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Afterthought
Windows
After Hue is a charming puzzle platformer starring an adorable chameleon on a grand adventure! Shift colors, phase through obstacles, and unravel the mysteries hidden within every hue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, 2D Platformer 17%, Metroidvania 14.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #21 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,758 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #22 The Ramsey
83% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #23 The Matter Gun
81% 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 35.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #24 Binky's Trash Service
82% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Storm evil lairs... and take out the trash! Play as BINKY in a perilous, precision platformer where you run a garbage collection service for EVIL LAIRS! Optimize your speedrun strats and empty all the trash in 15 unique and colorful mini-Metroidvania maps!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Collectathon 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 8.3%
- #25 Öoo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,928 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%
- #26 A Simple Expurriment
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flat Voxel
Windows
A combat-free metroidvania with puzzles, stealth and genetically modified kittens. Help a cat mom rescue her abducted children by doing typical, not-so-typical and definitely atypical cat things: run walls up and down, turn to liquid and rearrange parts of the alien ship like pieces of a puzzle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #27 Thrilling Triple Treat
81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
What do you get if you mix a platformer with a metroidvania and tower defense but then seperate that mix into three games that are then collected into a single game? Nonsense. You get nonsense. This game is nonsense. But dear, is it funny!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #28 Ruby's Realms
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Platformer 8.8%
- #29 Tom´s Adventure
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nagus Games
Windows
Help Tom hack-and-slash his way though a dream from which he cannot wake up. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane situations and strangers that needs help.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Collectathon 20.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #30 You Have to Play This Game
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: TipzPub: Tipz Jar Studios Ltd
Windows
Explore the world of Celestia in this retro-inspired, top-down action adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Collectathon 22.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 8%
- #31 Keena The Voidslayer
78% 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 29.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #32 Randomice
75% matchVery Positive97% of 117 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 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #33 Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ramen Cat StudioPub: Hide Games
Windows · Mac
Succubus Successor is a seductive-themed Metroidvania. Play as a succubus on a mission to hunt down the demon lord. Use your powers of seduction to charm enemies and engage in intimate encounters. Explore a vast world and solve tricky puzzles to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Collectathon 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #34 Alruna: End of History
75% 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 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #35 Mean-While
77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Daniel BourkePub: Project tranquil, LLC
Windows
Two rivaling megalomaniacs are forced to work together in hopes to survive each other's fortresses. Join Skeleman, and his rival, Dr. Dangerous, in the thrilling comedic adventure title: Meanwhile.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #36 Chefy-Chef
76% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: BUG-StudioPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Once again approaching the refrigerator, Chefy magically finds himself in new worlds in which he has to find the ingredients for his favorite dish!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 8%
- #37 The Fall of Elena Temple
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Fall from a ledge, collect the coins below, then undo back to where you fell from, with the coins in your pocket! An old-school puzzle platformer in which you explore rooms, avoid perils and collect all coins to progress. Missed some coins? Fall, collect, undo! Falling into some spikes? Undo!!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Metroidvania 16.9%, Collectathon 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #38 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Ivo ZabotPub: iz-gamedev
Windows
It is a 2D action adventure in pixel graphics. Combines the Metroidvania, platformer and puzzle platformer genres. Experience great fantasy worlds, challenging boss fights and exciting puzzles. Gradually learn new skills and become a master of magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Platformer 7.4%
- #39 Supraworld
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,482 reviews2025
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Zero hand-holding. Dismantle this dense open-world of unconventional puzzles by thinking outside the box and exploiting every ability you discover. Solve mysteries hidden in plain sight where every piece of supposed decoration has a purpose.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Collectathon 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #40 Bananarang: The Scattered Shards
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Formula Fanboy
Windows
The coolest, weirdest, wackiest and most fun 2D platforming game you'll ever play!
Why similar: Collectathon 25%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #41 DoubleShake
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rightstick Studios, LLCPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Grab, shake, throw, and kick to save your islands from total chaos in this action-packed blast-to-the-past 2.5D Platformer inspired by some of our favorite 5th generation games!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Collectathon 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.5%
- #42 Island Treasures
70% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Heguo Studio
Windows
Island Treasures: 2D pixel action-adventure.Play as Jack. Slash or throw daggers.Collect gold & Golden Skulls.Find keys & chests for map fragments. Each world ends with escape: saws, monsters, gunboats, magma. Search hidden walls. Grab 1-ups. Score soars! Golden Skull whispers: treasure or death.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #43 The SOL Device 2
73% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #44 Dirtlight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #45 Coffee Break: A sip away from doom
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: RENEGADOS PRODUZINDO GAMES LTDA
Windows
"Coffee Break" is a 2D platformer and puzzle game that focus on changes in camera perspective. The game tracks the story of Oliver Onofre, a brilliant scientist that likes coffee and builds lots of machines. However, his latest invention ended causing great problems.
Why similar: Collectathon 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #46 The Newton Mystery
71% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: In The Snow Studios
Windows · Mac
The Newton Mystery is a 2D puzzle platforming adventure where you play as a group of friends who have formed a rag-tag monster crime-solving team. Join them on their journey of self-discovery, wacky interactions, and realizations that everything is not as it seems in the sleepy town of Newton...
Why similar: Collectathon 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #47 Alchemist's Mountain
71% 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 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #48 Memory Draw
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Platformer 8.5%
- #49 Reso-Seeker
70% 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 36.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #50 Supraland
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,864 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Collectathon 12.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #51 Catto Chateau
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Guac GameDev LLC
Windows
A non-linear Metroidvania platformer that's cute but also a bit creepy. Find upgrades, learn spells and banish the spirits who have become twisted by The Duchess's curse!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #52 Whirlwind Magician
67% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #53 Floating Wonderland
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rinabow
Windows
A 2D platformer set in a world of floating islands where gravity acts with strange properties and can point in any direction. Join one of 4 characters in their own story venturing through these strange and wonderful environments that twist and turn in all directions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #54 Moth Planet
68% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Moth Fried Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Moth Planet is a kinetic, energetic 2D platformer where you interview moths and explore an interconnected world in search of the truth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Collectathon 25.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Cute 5%
- #55 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #56 Slime:Evo
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falcon Stories
Windows
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #57 Tool Land
67% 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 28%, Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #58 Polly's Puzzle Box
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Box Penguin Games
Windows · Mac
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Cartoony 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%
- #59 Supercrab extravaganza
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupidrat studio
Windows
You play as Crabby the crab, Wielding your claws and magical pearls travel towards the depths of the ocean and save the world in this Metroidvania platformer. Game still early in development!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Collectathon 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.4%
- #60 Treasures of the Aegean
66% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Undercoders
Windows
What happened to the Minoan civilization? Join parkour master Marie Taylor and treasure hunter James Andrew in a historical action thriller, as they unveil the secrets of a forgotten kingdom which has been tragically trapped in and endless time loop.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Collectathon 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 7.7%