- #1 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.6%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
- #2 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
96% matchMixed53% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.8%, Action 10%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 8%, 2D 6%
- #3 Honey's Sweet Revenge
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: EtheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 9.2%, Hand-drawn 5.1%
- #4 Garm Ruins
95% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: kiukiu
Windows
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Action 14.7%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #5 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,588 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #6 Vanishing Starlight
94% matchMixed50% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
Windows
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 12.1%, 2D 5.2%
- #7 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
93% matchVery Positive87% of 907 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.6%, Adventure 9%, Exploration 8.9%, Action 7.4%, 2D 4.8%
- #8 Amo
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ryoshitsude
Windows
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Adventure 9.4%, 2D 6%, Action 5.8%
- #9 End's Reach
91% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.6%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 4.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #10 BeforeDisaster
91% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.7%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #11 Dewborne Dawn
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mythwalk Studios
Windows
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #12 Nyana
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 13.3%, 2D 5.5%
- #13 Rescue Hornet
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 14.7%, Action 8.2%, 2D 5.2%
- #14 Roots of the mind
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 13.1%, 2D 9.6%
- #15 Code: Elyse
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jump_Button
Windows
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Action 7.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 6%
- #16 Spirit Fusion
86% 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 48.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 9.6%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
- #17 Florarium
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #18 Dusted Dusk
85% 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 51.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #19 King Story: Prologue
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Surreal 10.3%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7%
- #20 Sima: The Lost Reflection
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Distilled Games
Windows
Explore a vast mountain filled with mysteries. Play as Sima, a swift girl with a scythe, and uncover hidden knowledge to find your way through an interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.7%, Exploration 10.2%
- #21 The Weird Dream
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Action-Adventure 15%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.4%, Surreal 6.3%
- #22 Ethereal Odyssey
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KU3 Dev
Windows · Linux
Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 12%, Action 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #23 Eystrandi
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 204 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Action 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #24 Eggventure
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TLD_Productions
Windows
Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 12.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #25 Pain-T
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Exploration 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #26 Erandique
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%
- #27 Spright
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is an epic 2D metroidvania about descending into a vast abyss that twists against you the deeper you go. Equipped with only your diving helm and a longswordm, you will dive head-on into a world that refuses to give way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.4%
- #28 Croakspire
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 7.7%
- #29 The Waste Land
80% matchMixed51% of 104 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 14.5%, Indie 7.4%
- #30 Dirtlight
77% 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 55%, Exploration 12%, Action-Adventure 11%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #31 404: The Absent God
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kootoapin
Windows
Explore planet 404, battle the Zorgs and local tribes, and hunt for the Eye of Vyr’Nox, the legendary Relic of the Absent God.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 13.6%, 2D 4.4%
- #32 GoldFish Brain
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.2%, Action-Adventure 18%, Adventure 7%, Action 6%, Indie 4.2%
- #33 Shards of Memories
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9%, Action 7%, Exploration 6.9%
- #34 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nao Games
Windows
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 12.6%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #35 Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtlevania Games
Windows · Mac
Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Story Rich 5.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #36 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.5%
- #37 Dispersio 2
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 9.4%, Indie 2.2%
- #38 Mono
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Project Mono
Windows
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 12%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, 2D 4.5%
- #39 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Turbulon Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Action 16.1%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 8.2%
- #40 Shadow Labyrinth
71% matchMixed56% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 7.3%, Dark 5.9%
- #41 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
70% matchVery Positive95% of 277 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 54.9%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #42 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
73% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 7.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #43 Go Alone
72% 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 52.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Action 6.7%
- #44 Escape From Tethys
73% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Action 13.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11.4%
- #45 PATHFINDER 08
73% 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 50.7%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 7.5%, Action 4.9%
- #46 The Forgotten Castle
70% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: DogKing Games
Windows
Play as an old man who wakes up in a mysterious castle full of magic and danger. Explore every corner of the castle and discover what is hidden between the walls of this misterious and ancient place while you keep fighting with monsters and improving your abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Action-Adventure 16%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.3%
- #47 Chaos Rider
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy Factory Inc
Windows · Mac
After millennia of slumber, an ancient spirit awakens in a powerful robotic body. Reborn as the Chaos Rider, you return to unleash a new era of magic on the world. Explore a vast mysterious realm, master new powers and forge alliances. Customize and adapt your playstyle to uncover ancient secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 8%, Action 5.3%
- #48 Astronaut Adventure
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Black Jack Game StudiosPub: Black Jack
Windows
The Astronaut's Adventures in the Vast Universe
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 13.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #49 Velvet Veil
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Action-Adventure 14%, Exploration 9.5%, Action 7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #50 EXIL
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
Windows
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
- #51 Misspell
68% 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 45.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #52 Him
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #53 Limos' Lair
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #54 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Adventure 9%, Action-Adventure 8%, Action 7.3%, Hand-drawn 5.5%
- #55 Liminalia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #56 Nakiti Generations
70% matchMixed50% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Diablohead
Windows
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.4%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 5%
- #57 Blightseeker
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypernoodle Games
Windows
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.1%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #58 Echoes of You
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlost Pixel
Windows
Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.9%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #59 Nulphia
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action 6.5%
- #60 House of Shadow
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 6.7%