- #1 9 Years of Shadows
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 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 35.7%, Action RPG 14.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Action Roguelike 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #2 Silvercall
96% 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 42.8%, Action RPG 15.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #3 A Song in Elyel Nalore
96% 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 45.9%, Action RPG 20.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #4 Shattered Divinities
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarSoul
Windows
In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Action RPG 14.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Magic 5.2%, Action 4.5%
- #5 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 47.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action 5.6%, Anime 4.9%
- #6 Vernal Edge
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 4.4%
- #7 Ineth
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mean Light Studio
Windows · Linux
A pixel-art Metroidvania with challenging platformer mechanics, set in a medieval magical world. Discover a great variety of spells and abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Find mythical charms and items to help Ineth fight her way out of her prison.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Magic 7%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #8 Honey's Sweet Revenge
92% 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 12.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #9 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Action RPG 18.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Anime 3.2%
- #10 Earthblade
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #11 Fevercide
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Action RPG 20%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Magic 7.3%
- #12 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Action RPG 20.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 5.5%
- #13 Dusted Dusk
88% 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 49%, Action RPG 18%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Action 4.7%
- #14 GoldFish Brain
87% 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 59%, Action RPG 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Action 4.1%, Adventure 4%
- #15 Torii: Beyond The Gates
86% 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 49%, Action RPG 17.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Action 4.1%
- #16 Shadow Monarchs Rise
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Gaming Maker
Windows
Shadow Monarch’s Rise is a soulslike action RPG with fast, skill-based combat, many many quests, hidden treasures, epic bosses, and character progression. A Skilltree with epic Powers to unlock! Future updates will include more Skills, areas, Co-Op Gameplay & Bosses who r gonna make u suffer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Action RPG 20.9%, Action Roguelike 18%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #17 AOI
85% 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 48.7%, Action RPG 14.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Adventure 5.5%
- #18 Liphidain: Key Keeper
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Last Palisade Studios
Windows
What happens when you realize your biggest fear is unleashing all of your potential? Liphidain: Key Keeper is a pixel art Action Platformer set in a familiar fantasy world. Test your mettle, in battle against adversaries both ancient and new, uncover your true power and explore the world around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action RPG 17.8%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #19 Chronicles of Teddy
84% matchMixed70% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Action RPG 7.3%, Action 5.3%
- #20 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
82% 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 44.7%, Action RPG 19.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #21 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
83% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 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 69.9%, Platformer 12%, Action RPG 4.8%, Action 4.5%, Female Protagonist 2.1%
- #22 幽幽子大人食欲不振 Yuyuko is suffering from lack of appetite
82% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 16air
Windows
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Action RPG 20.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Anime 5.1%
- #23 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Anime 4.1%, Adventure 3.8%
- #24 YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,007 reviews2023
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10%, Anime 8.5%, Action 7.4%
- #25 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
81% 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 57.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Action 7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #26 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
78% 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 52.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Magic 6.3%, Action RPG 6.2%
- #27 ReSetna
79% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 2.7%
- #28 Chronoscript: The Endless End
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DeskWorks Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Action Roguelike 17%, Action RPG 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 6.1%
- #29 BeforeDisaster
77% 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 60.8%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 5.6%, Fantasy 4.8%
- #30 Bewitching Gears
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WitchCatHat
Windows
★ Bewitching Gears ★ is an adventure platformer about a witch-engineer and her friends. Explore the world full of mechanisms, use magic and artifacts, and ride broomsticks. Solve the Merchant mystery!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Magic 12.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #31 小石游记 Little Stone Journey
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZHANG SHENG
Windows
"Little Stone Journey" is a single-player action-adventure game. In a mysterious place shrouded in mist, one day, Little Stone was born here and began its journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Action RPG 18.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 4.6%, Action 3.8%
- #32 Maelstrom
77% 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 56.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Action 5.9%, Adventure 5.2%
- #33 An Automaton's Journey
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Action RPG 22.1%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Action 5%
- #34 Blessing Part I
74% 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 51.5%, Action RPG 21.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 3.8%
- #35 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
74% 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 52.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Action 5%
- #36 Faction Reticent
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Action RPG 18%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Action 4.8%
- #37 Escape From Tethys
75% matchMixed69% of 457 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 61.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.8%
- #38 Overbowed
73% 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 52.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Magic 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.3%
- #39 Nyana
73% 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 50.1%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #40 Nakiti Generations
75% matchMixed52% of 30 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 71.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #41 Irang
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Action RPG 21.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #42 Super Panda Adventures
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,020 reviews2014
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.3%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 2.9%
- #43 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action 9.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #44 Mystik Belle
72% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.1%
- #45 Harvester of the dead
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOMAGameStudio
Windows
Uncover the dark story of the 'Harvester of the Dead' in this pixel art Metroidvania. Battle infernal bosses, explore mysterious worlds, gain experience, and unlock powerful spells as you fight to close the gates of hell!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Action RPG 18.5%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #46 Lost Boy : Lost Island
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Action RPG 25.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #47 Echoes of You
70% 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 43.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.7%
- #48 Nym: Path of the Skycaster
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Full Heart Games
Windows
An all new action platforming adventure, forge your own path through the vibrant ruins of Stratos, a sprawling interconnected world above the clouds. Follow the path of the Skycaster, master powerful elemental magics and close the Void before it rips the world asunder!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12%, Magic 7.9%, Action 5.7%
- #49 Sunken Sky
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Codenightly
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Anime 7.1%
- #50 Matcha Warriors
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Sideral Creations
Windows
Matcha Warriors is an action platformer game with roguelike elements, where the player crosses the most varied environments fighting against monsters, barbarians and supernatural entities. Use the warrior's power and bring back the amulet, the world needs you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Magic 5.8%, Anime 5.4%
- #51 The Weird Dream
68% 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 53.8%, Action RPG 16%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #52 Cantirium: God Slayer
68% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Anime 6.6%
- #53 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,067 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Magic 8.8%
- #54 Garm Ruins
67% matchPositive98% of 45 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 63.7%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Action 12.1%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #55 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
68% 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 57.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Action RPG 13.7%, Action 6.8%, 2D 2.4%
- #56 Hunter's Legacy
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Lienzo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 3.5%
- #57 Spirit Fusion
67% 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 51%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 7.4%
- #58 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
67% matchVery Positive92% of 6,988 reviews2014
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.4%, Platformer 21.7%, 2D 5.4%, Action RPG 1%, Action-Adventure 0.5%
- #59 Lovanium - The Rising Suns
66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Poser Games
Windows
Find a way to escape Lovanium before it's too late. Extract resources, trade them, confront the wildest and most dangerous enemies, and fully harness the power of the suns. Are you up for it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Action RPG 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 5.9%