- #1 9 Years of Shadows
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,222 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Action RPG 14%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #2 Frogreign
96% 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 30.5%, Action RPG 14.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #3 Crown Of Silence
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Action RPG 12.3%, Lore-Rich 8.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #4 God Edge
95% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
Windows
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action RPG 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, RPG 7.8%
- #5 Castle In The Darkness 2
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LABS Works
Windows
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Action RPG 18.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 9.6%, RPG 6.7%
- #6 Aggelos 2
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WONDERBOY BOBIPub: PQube
Windows
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Action RPG 18.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #7 A Song in Elyel Nalore
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Action RPG 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 5.5%
- #8 Adventurous Slime
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Action RPG 17%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #9 Catmaze
91% matchVery Positive84% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Action RPG 15.1%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Platformer 8.6%
- #10 Terry Tales
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ansimuz Games
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Action RPG 22.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #11 Shadows Labyrinth
90% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Kratos Games
Windows
Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Action RPG 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.3%, RPG 7.7%
- #12 The Journey of Clinbo
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Action RPG 17.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #13 Slumbering Feline
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Magic 8%
- #14 Rift Drifter
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Žygimantas Kadiša
Windows
Explore a lost and abandoned temple and find what secrets lie within. Rift Drifter is a 2D action-adventure platformer, with Metroidvania and RPG elements, a rich story, and a hint of souls-like combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Action RPG 16.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Magic 7.3%
- #15 Charlie from the swamp
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Action RPG 19.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Exploration 7%
- #16 Shattered Divinities
85% matchVery Positive94% of 658 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Action RPG 9.1%, RPG 5.7%, Magic 5.1%
- #17 Chasm
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,698 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%, RPG 6.5%
- #18 Aldebaran Legend
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action RPG 22.7%, RPG 11.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Magic 6.6%
- #19 Being and Becoming
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IchthysPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Action RPG 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #20 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
82% 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 40%, Action RPG 15.7%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #21 Feudal Alloy
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Action RPG 15.8%, RPG 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Platformer 8.3%
- #22 Bitlands
83% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Magic 8.1%
- #23 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
82% 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 33.1%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Magic 11.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #24 LUCID
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Lore-Rich 14%, Platformer 8.8%, Magic 8.2%
- #25 Faeland
80% matchVery Positive86% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: Talegames
Windows
Begin your journey in Faeland, a handcrafted 2D action-adventure RPG set in a beautiful fantasy world inspired by the 8-bit classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Action RPG 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.7%, RPG 7.7%
- #26 Malleus Maleficarum
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hairgression
Windows
A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12%, Magic 9.6%, Platformer 8.1%
- #27 The Light of the Darkness: Renascence
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUARTOMUNDO
Windows
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Action RPG 15.3%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Platformer 9%
- #28 Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yusheng
Windows
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a Metroidvania action game. Three forces collide across the continent of Eterna: the Divine Empire, the Gaia Faction, and the forces of Sin. Descend into Mount Olympus and recover the shattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Action RPG 16.3%, Magic 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #29 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
77% 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 40.7%, Action RPG 16.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #30 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
78% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #31 The Doomed Knight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Holysoft StudiosPub: Holysoft GmbH
Windows
This metroidvania inspired game lets you discover a fascinating world full of monsters, secrets and mysteries!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, RPG 10.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Fantasy 8.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #32 The Flame and the Fart
75% matchNo user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Saucy Steel Games
Windows
The Flame and the Fart: Hunt treasure, forge gear, build your hero. Loot bones, ores, relics from monsters; smelt and forge legendary equipment. Mix basic attacks, dashes, and spirit skills via gems into your own style. Battle through forests, snowy mountains, cursed villages, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Action RPG 19.6%, Platformer 11.9%, RPG 9.4%, Magic 7.3%
- #33 Giant's Heart
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drunk Dragon
Windows
A mysterious journey across a collapsing island. Reforge a lost blade, defeat ancient giants, and uncover the truth about your past. Save the island before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Action RPG 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Platformer 9.7%
- #34 AOI
76% 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 41.8%, Action RPG 15.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, RPG 7.6%
- #35 Runic Curse Remastered
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Action RPG 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 7.9%, RPG 7.5%
- #36 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
74% 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 43.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #37 Filiy Eclipse
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Action RPG 23.8%, RPG 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Exploration 4.8%
- #38 StellaStory
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ハコニワハコビヤ
Windows
A sudden crisis—the stars begin to lose their light. Before the world falls into darkness, a girl named Aries, born under the Aries sign, and a boy named Pisces, born under Pisces, rise to act. This is the story of a world of constellations, where stars are bound together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Action RPG 21.6%, Side Scroller 17.4%, RPG 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #39 MURICA
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acme Pixel Foundry
Windows
Get portal-napped to an alternate version of The United States 2000 years in the future. Travel the 16-bit landscape of MURICA on a search for the way home; and maybe save the past while you're at it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Action RPG 19.8%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 11.4%, RPG 6%
- #40 The Myth of a Godslayer
71% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Team EZ
Windows
Follow Klain's mythical adventures in this top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Travel through the New World, explore forgotten dungeons, confront terrible foes and... become a Godslayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Action RPG 18.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Exploration 6.7%
- #41 Deepening Fire
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 634 reviews2023
Dev: VeryBigDogPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Action RPG 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Platformer 9.2%
- #42 HunterX: code name T
71% matchVery Positive86% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Action RPG 20.1%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 10.9%, RPG 7.8%
- #43 Silvercall
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Action RPG 19%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #44 Inexistence Rebirth
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, RPG 8.5%, Magic 4.4%
- #45 Vegawon's Legacy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DWS Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vegawon's Legacy is a Metroidvania Action RPG set in a rich 2D pixel art world. With fluid combat mechanics, deep character development and a huge world to explore, players will witness the dramatic story of a king who loses his wife and child.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Action RPG 18.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #46 Axel Quest
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Action RPG 18.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 7.8%, RPG 6.3%
- #47 Crossed Worlds: The Magic Pen
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle Turtle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up on Hart Island, dazed and amnesiac, holding a mysterious magic pencil... that you're accused of stealing ? In this hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania, your creativity is your weapon: sketch your tools to survive the dangers and piece together your memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Magic 6.3%, Fantasy 4%
- #48 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,713 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.3%, Platformer 11.8%, RPG 6.5%, Action RPG 5%, Side Scroller 4.1%
- #49 Halchemist
69% 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 39.1%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #50 Odu: Ancestral Nexus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Odu Studios
Windows
Awaken your ancestral memory. Follow the call of the Orixás. Open new paths through living environments and spiritual realms in Odu: Ancestral Nexus, an action RPG where identity, myth, and future intertwine in a quest for belonging.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Action RPG 26.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, RPG 8.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #51 Echoes of the Outworlder
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outworlder LLC
Windows
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Fantasy 6.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #52 Aeronesia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Things by Filip
Windows
Aeronesia is a non-linear platform RPG with emphasis on exploration, combat, dialogue and quest-based progression. After an accident transports you and hundreds of other people into an alien world, it's up to you to find a way to survive and discover some means of getting back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Action RPG 20.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, RPG 7.6%
- #53 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Action RPG 20.9%, RPG 9.2%, Platformer 7.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #54 A Rooftop Tale
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrea Putortì Games
Windows · Mac
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Side Scroller 8.6%
- #55 Salene
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DejaView
Windows
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action RPG 15.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #56 Awita: Journey of Hope
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #57 Witchcrafter: Empire Legends
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codeward
Windows · Mac · Linux
A systemic, dark fantasy metroidvania RPG where you are a young witchcrafter striving to control his power of 4 elements on a journey to find a mythical fifth one and save his kidnapped father. Your decisions count in this branching, thought-provoking story set in a vivid, murky world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Action RPG 20.7%, Platformer 12%, RPG 7.3%, Magic 7.2%
- #58 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
Shadowed Journey is a Metroidvania-like game, where the player plays a sword-cultivating disciple of a fairy sect, who secretly goes down the mountain to return home. However, in this Dharma-ending age, what awaits you is a journey to hell, and all you can rely on is your flying sword and your heart
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Action RPG 17.8%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #59 Somnium Shore
67% 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 43.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Side Scroller 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%