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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 36.3%, Action RPG 14.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Action Roguelike 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

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%, Action RPG 15.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action Roguelike 9.6%

Explore a world of music and magic in the metroidvania Bardella and the Curse of Silence! Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and play music as you fight against the mysterious curse of silence and strive to free the land from its grip.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action 8.4%, Magic 7.4%

"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 46.2%, Action RPG 20.7%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 5.5%, Adventure 5.3%

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 51.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Action RPG 8.3%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Adventure 5.1%

"Fantasy Domain" is a fantasy action-adventure roguelike. Explore freely, fight nimbly, and grow your character to stay versatile on the battlefield. Ever-changing bosses deliver thrilling combat. Keep training to become the overlord!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Action RPG 16%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 4%

Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action RPG 18.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

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 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 4.5%

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 54%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6%

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 53.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Magic 6.8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Adventure 6.2%

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 42.6%, Action RPG 18.7%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Anime 3.2%

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 41.9%, Action RPG 16.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.1%

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 33.2%, Action RPG 19.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Magic 7.1%

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 49.2%, Action RPG 17.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Action 4.8%

Shadow Monarch’s Rise is a soullite 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 & Bosses etc.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Action RPG 21%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

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 59.2%, Action RPG 16.3%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Action 4.1%, Adventure 4%

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 48.8%, Action RPG 14.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Adventure 5.6%

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 13.2%, Platformer 10.5%, Action RPG 7.2%, Action 5.3%

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 38.4%, Action RPG 17.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Become the Messenger of God and descend into the endless abyss to defeat powerful enemies and bosses while fulfilling the divine command in this 2D Metroidvania action adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6%

Don the red hood and venture into this fabled adventure as Lyra. Metroidvania meets Top-Down Adventure in this challenging, side-scrolling tale.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action RPG 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

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 44.9%, Action RPG 19.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8%, Adventure 7.6%

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 70%, Platformer 12.1%, Action RPG 4.8%, Action 4.5%, Female Protagonist 2.1%

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 33.5%, Action RPG 20.2%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Anime 5.1%

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 49.6%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Anime 8.3%, Action 7.5%

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 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.4%

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 68.9%, Platformer 16.5%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 5.5%, Indie 2.4%

Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action RPG 8.6%, Magic 6.4%

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 52.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 6.3%, Magic 6.2%

Explore and fight your way trough the castle in this 2D platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Magic 6.8%

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 56.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Anime 4.1%, Adventure 3.9%

《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 61.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Fantasy 4.7%

★ 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 33.8%, Magic 12.4%, Action RPG 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Platformer 6.9%

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 56.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Action 6%, Adventure 5.3%

"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 50.9%, Action RPG 18.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 3.9%

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 48.9%, Action RPG 17.7%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9%, Adventure 3.6%

Play as Lowe, a vengeful swordsman in a world shrouded in loneliness and despair. Wield your greatsword, slay monsters as a mortal.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action RPG 21.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 3.8%

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 39.5%, Action RPG 22.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Action 5.1%

RE∀IVE is a 2D action metroidvania set on the war-torn artificial island of Atrificia. Switch between a former soldier and his damaged AI companion, Lily, unlock new abilities, and uncover the city’s hidden truth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%

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 61.4%, Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.8%

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 49.7%, Action RPG 17.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Action 4.9%

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 53%, Platformer 11.7%, Magic 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.3%

2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 71.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 2.6%

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 50.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

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 34.2%, Action RPG 20.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Magic 6.5%

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 43%, Action RPG 21.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7%

A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.

Why similar: Metroidvania 60.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Platformer 8.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.2%

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 60.2%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 2.7%

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 43.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 7.8%

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 46.2%, Action RPG 19.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Magic 5%

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action 9.1%, Indie 3.9%

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 51.6%, Action RPG 19.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Magic 6.4%, Adventure 4%

A colorful metroidvania about a catgirl who awakens in a world where the gods have destroyed humanity. Explore the ruins of a fallen civilization, uncover forgotten abilities, and challenge the gods themselves to save a world on the brink of destruction.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Anime 6.6%

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 47%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Magic 7.7%, Action 5.8%

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 50.7%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Anime 7%

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 31.7%, Action RPG 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Action RPG 25.8%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 8.3%

history.This version is a free prologue release.This 2D side-scrolling action game delivers fluid fast-paced combat, rich map exploration and philosophically profound themes. Play as Enna, a Tago dancer adept at melee weapons and firearms, on her prologue quest to rediscover her clan’s lost

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Action RPG 23.3%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action 5.4%, 2D 2.6%

Every weapon hides a world. A 2D metroidvania of vertical descent — step inside each blade you find, descend its Item World, and reforge it through layers of memory and reactive elemental depths.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action RPG 24.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%