- #1 The Matter Gun
97% 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 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #2 The SOL Device 2
96% 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 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Exploration 10.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.1%
- #3 Exographer
96% matchVery Positive95% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Science 10.9%, Metroidvania 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%
- #4 Spatial Dip
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew GrantPub: Assorted Nonsense Games
Windows · Mac
Scale into ever-smaller nested worlds. Shrink into your spaceship's mechanisms. Uncover the fractal worlds within and meet the zany goobers who call them home. Track down the root of the system errors, whether by replacing old gears or getting Grandma Beetle's bakery back in business.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Physics 9.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #5 TWINSTAR 双星
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yuhan HE
Windows
A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #6 Tool Land
94% matchNo user reviews
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 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #7 FeatherCall
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeil Studios
Windows
FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%
- #8 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Highberg
Windows
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%
- #9 UpBRELLA
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AbleYou
Windows
A witch's adventure with nothing but an umbrella. Upbrella is a puzzle platformer where every trick you discover reopens the world in a new way, wrapped in cozy pixel art and a wordless friendship between a girl and a strange little creature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #10 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Physics 8.6%
- #11 Ripple Park
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phase Wanderer
Windows
A poolcore-inspired Metroidbrainia game. Lost in an abandoned water park, use collected items to power mechanisms and explore deeper. Avoid or outwit unknown entities, solve puzzles, and find a way out.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9%, Platformer 8.7%
- #12 Chibits
89% 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 43.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #13 Switch Box
89% 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 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #14 Shell Soul:The Skull
88% 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 38%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 14.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #15 Polly's Puzzle Box
87% matchNo user reviews2027
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 35.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Physics 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #16 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
86% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Demistar
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #17 Surface Tension: Eclipse
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 11%, Platformer 8.3%
- #18 Rootfault
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: benndt
Windows · Linux
Rootfault is a dialogue-free Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic world full of machines that produce without knowing why. Explore what's left of it, solve electricity-based puzzles, and fight them to uncover what keeps this cycle alive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Exploration 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%
- #19 Dark Labyrinth
84% 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 32.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.3%
- #20 Secrets of Orion: Sword of Destiny.
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Alisson araujoPub: Alisson Araujo
Windows
A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 9.8%, RPG 9.6%
- #21 Dream City
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 16%, Exploration 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #22 Nerdtastic Norman & The Soul Fragments
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Section 8 Studios
Windows
Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Physics 9.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #23 Öoo
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,903 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #24 Relic Light
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TDGame Studio
Windows
A pixel-art 2D puzzle platformer with Metroidvania exploration. Join starfarer girl Ling Ao'ao as she meets AI girl ALICE in the ruins of humanity at the universe's end. Befriend companions, gather abilities, solve intricate contraptions, and uncover the cosmos's truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #25 KnightLight
81% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 8.2%
- #26 Frogreign
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkanpixel
Windows
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Physics 14.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, RPG 9%
- #27 ANIMAL WELL
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #28 Bugs in Boots
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jake Berry
Windows
Explore a vast, mysterious, interconnected world made entirely of clay. Meet strange critters, collect forbidden fruit and uncover the mysteries of this place as you journey to see "The Moon" for the first time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #29 Ember Fall
78% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ASH GAMES
Windows
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Physics 7.7%
- #30 Xanthiom 2
76% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Exploration 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%
- #31 Rift Walker
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ahando
Windows
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #32 Astortion
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aarthificial
Windows
Astortion is a minimalistic, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that revolves around gravity. Explore the ruins of the most pivotal research facility on earth, unlock new abilities that mess with spacetime itself, and get to the bottom of what is going on.
Why similar: Physics 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%
- #33 Nonolith
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JustcamhPub: Inner Pocket
Windows · Mac · Linux
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #34 Mold
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #35 PITH
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ItllBeFunTheySaid
Windows · Linux
Traverse a wonderful and strange world, find playful tools, and uncover secrets in PITH, a metroidbrainia/puzzle-platforming adventure full of twists and surprises.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Platformer 7.8%
- #36 Defrost
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radiant Bear Games
Windows
Defrost - a 3D third-person metroidvania. Jump, climb, explore, collect coins, and upgrade your abilities. Fight, help strange characters survive, and use the world in creative ways. Discover why the fridge is defrosting before it's too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Physics 12.9%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 9%
- #37 MONOMOON
74% 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 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #38 Somnium Shore
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 14.3%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Puzzle Platformer 5.9%
- #39 Amalu, Wells between worlds
73% matchNo user reviews2026
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 37.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.6%
- #40 Dungeon Gals
71% matchVery Positive100% of 95 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 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.7%
- #41 You Remembered
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arlychaut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Type letters that fall and become part of the world. Use their shape and attributes to navigate the puzzles and secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Physics 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #42 Core Descent
71% matchPositive100% of 15 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: Metroidvania 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Exploration 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.3%
- #43 Inversion Day
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jan & Josh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Invert the world around you in this atmospheric pixel-art puzzle platformer. Escape an alien spaceship with your dog using mysterious artifacts that reshape reality, uncover hidden secrets, and solve increasingly difficult handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #44 Eonheart
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AeraDev
Windows
Explore Eonheart, an enigmatic machine complex in this classic-style 2D Puzzle Platformer where you can create platforms by yourself and manipulate them to traverse the complex, brave dangers, surpass challenges, solve mechanisms, and discover long-lost secrets!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Physics 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%
- #45 Guillotine
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zomorro Studio
Windows
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.4%
- #46 Undying Elf
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: hikkk-1
Windows · Linux
A Metroidvania 2D platformer focused on exploration, puzzles and collection, with creative puzzles and well-designed maps.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #47 After Hue
71% 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 20.1%, Metroidvania 18.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%
- #48 Alruna: End of History
69% matchVery Positive90% of 50 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 34.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #49 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
68% matchVery Positive99% of 269 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 11.4%
- #50 Bluso Hero and the Copper Heart
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Abrigo de Paulo
Windows
Explore the ruins of a decaying mechanical world in this visceral Metroidvania. Fight through clockwork horrors in search of the legendary Copper Heart, aided by a brilliant medic-engineer companion. Forge your path, repair your body, and unravel the truth behind the corrosion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #51 City of None
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #52 Vitrified
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Burning Fort Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Team up with ALAN the robot in this atmospheric post-nuclear metroidvania. Explore and fight your way through a beautiful but deadly post-nuclear wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities that unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%
- #53 Norman's Night In
70% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Bactrian Games
Windows
Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Physics 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #54 Memory Draw
66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Physics 14.9%, Platformer 9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #55 Leap Year
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,217 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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 9.9%
- #56 Outpost Delta
69% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #57 Echoes of Nox
67% matchNo user reviews
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 38.3%, Exploration 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10%
- #58 史莱狗(Slimg)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, RPG 11.8%
- #59 Null Path
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nordle
Windows
Your skill, patience, and ingenuity will be tested in this homage to precision platformers! Traverse various biomes, from caves to volcanic wastelands and mysterious towers. Each environment with it's own deadly traps, puzzles, and challenges designed to push you to your limits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%