- #1 METAPATHIC
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ex_Sententia
Windows
METAPATHIC is a movement-based hack-and-slash set in the Abyssosphere, an unfathomable pit housing the remains of a sprawling research facility. Take control of an android girl in search of her memories, and brave the Abyssosphere with a suite of abilities that fluidly blend combat and traversal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #2 Volatility
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: May As Well Games
Windows
Explore an interconnected world unfolding as you acquire new abilities, each region brimming with secrets to uncover as you learn your purpose in a collapsing artificial world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Third Person 9.6%
- #3 HOSTILE
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew WalshPub: Studio Hostile
Windows
Explore a vast space station caught in a crisis and adrift in the void. Discover new weapons, fight challenging foes, and discover the dark secrets of Project HOSTILE in this in this Sci-fi Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #4 End's Reach
95% 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 56.4%, Action-Adventure 20.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 6.3%, 3D 4.7%
- #5 Project Ants
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ant Team
Windows
Project Ants is a 3D Metroidvania combining the exploration depth of Hollow Knight with the technical hack-and-slash of Ninja Gaiden. Set in a fractured insect kingdom, a fallen Phragmotic Ant Warrior explores a brutal, layered world to uncover the secrets at its core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Third Person 7.7%, PvE 6.4%
- #6 Levels of Fear: Voidwalker Act I- An Undying Devotion
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: J4de West
Windows
A Survival Horror game: Paranormal Investigator, Jonathan Hunter, awakens in an alternate realm finding himself fighting to survive. Forced to team up with a ghost girl named Angel trapped in a strange artifact, they must work together to escape an underground laboratory and evade dangerous enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Linear 8.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #7 Goo Keeper
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Old School 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #8 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
92% matchVery Positive85% of 183 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 46.8%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Platformer 7.3%
- #9 Blightseeker
91% 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 49.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #10 CALX
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True ColorsPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Flow across the WARP-corrupted planet Syro. Master movement as the Seeker. Double jump, dash, levitate and grapple through atmospheric ruins. Scan, solve puzzles, and engage in measured combat in waves of stillness and frenzy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Third Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #11 This Game is About Robots
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: a small boat
Windows
This Game Is About Robots is a 3D Metroidvania about a battery robot named S04R who is trapped in the hidden lower levels of Cog Springs, a fully robotic society that unknowingly serves a long-forgotten humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Third Person 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%
- #12 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
89% 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 59.1%, Action-Adventure 16%, Sci-fi 14.6%, PvE 5.9%, Action 4.4%
- #13 City of None
88% 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 38.9%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Exploration 8%
- #14 3am in Leicester
89% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Leicester City and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Third Person 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Linear 8.3%
- #15 Pheno[Core]
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gumball Interactive
Windows
Unveil the secrets of a lost planet. Evolve new powers to meet the challenge. Erupt in brutal shooter combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Linear 7.6%
- #16 Rescue Hornet
85% 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 51%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #17 Torto: Cursed Divine
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Torto Racoon
Windows
Torto cursed divine is a 2D adventure with basic climbing mechanics that allow you to explore an island to find challenges and beat them in the order you prefer. Every area you visit has a temple full of puzzles and enemies that will unlock access to a God’s location awaiting for you to battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #18 Stone
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heijingshi
Windows
"Stone" is an action-adventure game, a 3D Metroidvania. You are led to an unknown world, given a stone body, and given the ability to change into various forms. You explore and fight in this unknown world and finally solve the mystery of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Third Person 8.6%
- #19 BANX
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uni Dreams
Windows
Play as BANX, a hero wielding a balloon as his weapon... and head? In this hand-animated action adventure set in a solar-punk world, take on hundreds of enemies in fast-paced, free-flow combat, fight an epic cast of bosses, and freely bounce through a stunning, dense, and vertical city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #20 Him
84% 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 60.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Old School 12%, Adventure 6.3%, Platformer 3.7%
- #21 Labyrinth of Light
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roman GlebovPub: Gleb Romanov
Windows
Labyrinth of Light is a first-person puzzle game with platforming elements. The player can walk on any illuminated wall. Through a giant concrete maze in the Brutalist style, the player saves a withering tree.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Old School 9.7%, First-Person 8.5%, Platformer 7.3%
- #22 Final Nation
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyperlimits
Windows
In this challenging action-adventure you are on a quest to find a mystic crystal to save your country from an evil militant cult. Explore vast lands and secret chambers invested with dangerous enemies. In order to succeed you must escape hazards, collect crucial items, and destroy key targets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Third Person 10.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #23 PSYCRON
81% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Linear 7.2%
- #24 Ganymede
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 6.8%
- #25 The Future Project
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Infinite Level
Windows
Take control of an AI soldier, explore planets, and partake in fast paced combat in The Future Project, a first person metroidvania. Explore distinct worlds, obtain new weapons and abilities, and defeat powerful enemies in humanity's quest to journey the stars.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #26 Otherskin
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Third Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #27 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
77% matchVery Positive96% of 266 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 51.3%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Old School 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 6.9%
- #28 The Curse of Tethria
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew PiperPub: Threax Software
Windows
Explore dungeons, avoid traps, fight monsters and progress through a hand-crafted world. Defeat your enemies with action combat using your sword and shield, the tools you find and items from the environment. Can you overcome these challenges to end the curse and restore the world from evil?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Third Person 10.2%, Old School 9.5%
- #29 Dismantled Director's Cut
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Productions Pluie De Sang
Windows
Experience the game in its best form with the Director's Cut Edition. New graphics, new enemies, more weapons, more blood...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #30 The Adventures of Graham
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cents
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Action-Adventure 15%, Linear 9.5%, Old School 8.2%, Platformer 7.9%
- #31 The Solyani's Code
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ANGames
Windows
Help Elara tackle headaches that are way above her pay grade. Together with Luma, a mysterious floating companion, scout the moon Selene, face down ancient threats, crack environmental puzzles, and brave temples that no technical manual could have ever prepped her for.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Third Person 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #32 Dust to Dust
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlimited Spoons
Windows
Fight for your afterlife in this colorful, action-packed 3D top-down Metroidvania-style game! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, sneak around interconnected levels, unlock new powers and team up with the local psychic to turn gigantic foes into dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Hack and Slash 18%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Third Person 7.4%, Exploration 6.5%
- #33 Omega Warp
75% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Cian Games
Windows · Linux
Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Aliens 6.9%
- #34 Oirbo
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Old School 10.6%, Sci-fi 9%
- #35 We're Closed Sorry
75% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: GUMBO DAY
Windows
We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Old School 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 5%
- #36 Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Cornfox & Brothers Ltd.Pub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sequel to the critically acclaimed action adventure. Experience a gorgeous new third person 3D view and embark on an epic journey that unfolds the mysteries of what happened 1000 years ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Old School 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #37 Lumnis
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Wild Moose Games
Windows
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Third Person 8.1%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #38 Mindkind: El Arca Nuclear
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cincho
Windows
Heed the Empress’s call and command an Interstellar Vessel toward the Galactic Core! This is the beginning of a great adventure, and your decisions will determine the fate of Techno-Humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Old School 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%
- #39 Microvania
71% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 7.3%
- #40 Star Rover
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Browny Application
Windows
Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Third Person 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 8.2%
- #41 Lelu
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jamierowan
Windows
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Linear 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Exploration 7.8%
- #42 Havoc Fox
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Studios
Windows
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Old School 11.4%, Platformer 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #43 Chaos Rider
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy Factory Inc
Windows · Mac
The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Platformer 5.6%
- #44 Crowsworn
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mongoose Rodeo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 6.6%
- #45 Liturnian
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Solar Fish Games
Windows
Discover a strange world inhabited by living lights. Liturnian is a 3D-Metroidvania with fluid movement, fights against strange creatures and exciting puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Third Person 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 7.4%, Adventure 5%
- #46 Zenith
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturnia Studios
Windows
Step into a dark and decaying world with Zenith, an Action RPG that blends intense combat, deep exploration, and an immersive atmosphere. Explore ruined cathedrals and gothic landscapes filled with secrets, facing relentless enemies that will challenge your skill and strategy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Third Person 10.4%, Exploration 7.4%
- #47 Junklands
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deadleaf Games
Windows
Junklands is a 3D action-platformer that thrusts Rahr, a brave paper fledgling, into a polluted world ruled by its toxic overlords. Forced from home, Rahr must navigate smog-filled lands and sludge-choked rivers on a perilous quest to cleanse the Junklands and restore life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Third Person 11.5%, Exploration 6.4%
- #48 Shadow Man Remastered
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,545 reviews2021
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
He is coming, stalking criminals in the spirit world and the real world. A possessed man is coming, a voodoo mask in his chest and lines of power in his back. Shadow Man is coming, trailing evil from Liveside to Deadside. To stop an apocalypse. To save your soul.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Third Person 11.9%, Old School 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #49 Escape From Tethys
72% 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 60.1%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 8.2%, Action 5%
- #50 Dirtlight
69% 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 54.4%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Adventure 5.8%
- #51 Ariana and the Elder Codex
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 6%, Exploration 5.4%
- #52 Peristeria
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peristeria
Windows
An atmospheric 3D metroidvania with heavy emphasis on platforming and exploration. Use projectiles, grappling, and dash to discover hidden ruins and secrets beneath the surface.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 8.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #53 Runan Ritual
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BehnderPub: Checkpoint Loop
Windows
A momentum-heavy 2D Metroidvania where you dash, double-jump and wall-cling beneath Goen, the last city on earth, chaining whip combos and parrying to bank Maia essence for permanent rituals or short-lived upgrades you drop on death.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.1%, Old School 11.9%, PvE 10.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 5.9%
- #54 Hell Being
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLife
Windows
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, PvE 9.5%, Platformer 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #55 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
66% matchVery Positive82% of 956 reviews2024
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Platformer 6.2%, Exploration 5.8%
- #56 Nihilsearch
69% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Team_Bug
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Futuristic 5.6%, Adventure 5.5%
- #57 Axiom Verge 2
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Platformer 7.7%, Hack and Slash 7%
- #58 Convent Of Magical Chambers
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucakPub: SadRooster
Windows
3D adventure Immersive sim inspired by the early 2000s level design, explore an abandoned convent filled with ghosts and magical chambers and try to solve the mystery behind the creation of the chambers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Third Person 10.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #59 Beyond Zero Line
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIIMSPub: BIIMS GAMING
Windows
A nation is on the brink of collapse and you have been given a special order: rescue the trapped president. Run, jump, and gun your way across its interconnected districts full of enemies and secrets. Uncover the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 5.8%, Adventure 5.7%