- #1 Spirit Fusion
97% 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 38.9%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Action 6.8%
- #2 Bread Adventure
96% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Action 4%
- #3 Torii: Beyond The Gates
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 6.6%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
- #4 Shadow Labyrinth
95% matchMixed57% of 323 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 46.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Action 7.8%
- #5 Phaze Shift
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 7%, Hand-drawn 5.8%, Action 5.4%
- #6 Ariana and the Elder Codex
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 6.4%
- #7 Maelstrom
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Action 6.2%
- #8 史莱狗(Slimg)
92% 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 44.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, RPG 4.5%
- #9 Honey's Sweet Revenge
91% 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 51.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 7.7%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #10 Mono
91% matchNo user reviews
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 45.4%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Action 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #11 Voidwrought
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 884 reviews2024
Dev: PowersnakePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Lovecraftian 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 8.5%
- #12 Set In Stone
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maëlig Moreau
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Action 4.9%
- #13 Shards of Memories
89% 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 43.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Platformer 8.2%
- #14 Erandique
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
- #15 Lore Finder
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover forbidden lore which warps your body and reality itself. The more you know, the worse it gets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Lovecraftian 8.9%, Lore-Rich 6.1%
- #16 Croakspire
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus 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 47.2%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 6%
- #17 Axiom Verge 2
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.7%
- #18 The Last Tree
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #19 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
84% matchNo user reviews2026
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 44%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #20 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
83% matchNo user reviews2026
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 44.5%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Hand-drawn 7.2%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #21 NECROTOPIA
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Hand-drawn 7%, Action 6.1%
- #22 Battery Samurai
82% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 5.6%
- #23 The Forbidden Forest
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 7.3%
- #24 Pixgun
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Chexie is a teenage girl who, as a result of mysterious events, is transported to the virtual kingdom of Pixgun. There she discovers a magic wand that becomes her key to survival. Your task is to discover the source of corruption in the kingdom and the plight of its inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Action 9.2%
- #25 Pentacore
81% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 5.9%, 2D 4.4%
- #26 AOI
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #27 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #28 Shadow King
78% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Platformer 8%, Action 4.2%
- #29 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 7.1%, RPG 5%
- #30 Solaris: Good Harvest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moving Pixels
Windows
A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 9.8%
- #31 The Search: Lost Dreams
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gninjastudio
Windows
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #32 Cloud Seeker
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 7.7%
- #33 GoldFish Brain
77% 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 56.7%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 4.7%, Adventure 4%
- #34 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Action 5.4%
- #35 Nihilsearch
76% 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 49.7%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #36 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
73% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 48.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Adventure 6%
- #37 Dreamless: The Madness from the Sea
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepy Cat Games
Windows
Dreamless: The Madness from the Sea is a metroidvania game based on the works of the American writer H.P. Lovecraft, the master of horror. Play as Ambrose Blackwood, a British archeologist whose fate is irrevocably bound to the mysterious city of R’lyeh and to its monstrous inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Lovecraftian 21.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Action 5.1%, 2D 4.8%
- #38 The Weird Dream
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 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 47.7%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 6.9%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #39 Shining Symbol
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 小桨哥
Windows
This is a galactic castlevania-type game, based on the design of four elephants and twenty-eight stars as the boss, four scenes, five attribute skills, and a variety of gem abilities waiting for you to unlock.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Action 5.9%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
- #40 BeforeDisaster
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 56%, Action-Adventure 12%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #41 Dusted Dusk
73% 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 48.2%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 5.6%
- #42 Blessing Part I
71% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: 故障幽灵
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Hand-drawn 5.9%, Action 5.7%
- #43 Lumina: Resenting Shadow
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FayneLuna
Windows
Journey through a kingdom drained of its life. An innocent being locked away from its own kind, longing to be loved and seen. Though it seems to have forgotten one flicker of hope. You, a glimmer of life not yet fallen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Stylized 5.9%
- #44 Halchemist
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Team Flask
Windows
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 7%, Action 6.2%
- #45 TIES: Soul Link
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Tokyo
Windows
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
- #46 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 9.8%
- #47 Overbowed
70% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Action 5.7%
- #48 Caesura
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
- #49 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 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 54.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 8%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%
- #50 Lumen Veil
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obox
Windows
A dark metroidvania where you play as a silent, white-hooded specter drifting through forgotten realms. Master precise hand-drawn platforming and uncover the mystery of the veil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 9.2%
- #51 SHEEPO
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 15.8%, Hand-drawn 6.4%, Adventure 4.2%
- #52 Wattson the Bulb
67% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 18.8%, Action 11%, 2D 4.8%
- #53 EXIL
68% 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 48%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 7.5%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #54 Cavalier
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #55 Autonomous Odyssey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunOracle Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Autonomous Odyssey is a story-driven, hand-drawn 2D metroidvania. Use agile platforming on your apocalyptic sci-fi journey to explore the labs once filled with exceptional researchers. Fight through vengeful robots on Pim’s quest to find his missing father and restore everyone's humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #56 Maya Star
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: RetroLamen
Windows
In a magical land ruled by an ancient evil, a prophecy says that salvation will come with the awakening of a new hero. Explore different maps, fight evil creatures and decide the fate of Maya Star.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action 10.3%, 2D 4.4%
- #57 Far Star
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #58 Ataraxie
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Gravenoire
Windows · Linux
ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 10%
- #59 Souno's Curse
66% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Kiro TeamPub: PixelHeart
Windows
Embark on a short and emotional journey through a cursed cave in this 2D hand-drawn platformer with action and metroidvania elements. Uncover a touching story about regrets and the value of living the moment
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #60 魂途 Xoul
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sounder Studio
Windows
Xoul is a uniquely styled 2D ARPG. You can use the game's distinctive "Custom Combo" feature to create your own chain attacks, defeat various enemies, experience diverse stories, unravel the mysteries of this world—and then make your choice.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Lore-Rich 11%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Hand-drawn 4.8%