- #1 方块 Block
97% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: GlanielStudio
Windows
Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #2 Little Witch
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: QianQi
Windows
This is the story of an adventurous little witch and her cat in the paper world. The puzzle mainly tests the player's observation of the stage and the application of elements. Use the cat to eat the elements and use them in the right place to open the channel or get new elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #3 Memory Draw
96% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 8.8%
- #4 Treasure Adventure Game
95% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D 3.5%
- #5 TWINSTAR 双星
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuhan HE
Windows
A Metroidvania set in a mysterious space laboratory. Explore an interconnected station, fight hostile enemies, uncover hidden rooms, and gain new abilities. Each discovery brings you closer to a massive secret buried within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 8%
- #6 GIGA WRECKER
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 780 reviews2017
Dev: GAME FREAK inc.Pub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 10.2%
- #7 Switch Box
92% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #8 1000 Amps
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 345 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.7%, Metroidvania 31.9%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle 10.2%, 2D 2.5%
- #9 Caesura
91% matchNo user reviews2026
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 39.9%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #10 Dark Labyrinth
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #11 Get That Box, Girl!
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows
You're just a girl trying to do her job: collecting boxes, solving puzzles, and doing whatever it takes to meet your quota!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #12 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Ivo ZabotPub: iz-gamedev
Windows
It is a 2D action adventure in pixel graphics. Combines the Metroidvania, platformer and puzzle platformer genres. Experience great fantasy worlds, challenging boss fights and exciting puzzles. Gradually learn new skills and become a master of magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #13 Gridvania
89% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ExpertStars
Windows
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Casual 5%
- #14 Dutch's Chickens
88% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #15 Matachín
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jenofonte
Windows
Matachin, is a 2D video game of Metroidvania-type platforms, with digital illustration and its own music from the Pasto region in Colombia. Your goal is embark on a fantastic adventure full of mysteries for rescue a whole town from sadness releasing the spirit of carnival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 7%, Emotional 6%
- #16 Cor Magnetis
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StaticSpring
Windows
That story’s ending isn’t just “Heartbreak.” Even if you shatter, you can be reassembled again and again—drawing others in, connecting people to one another. Its name is Cor Magnetis.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 19%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #17 Alwa's Legacy
86% matchVery Positive87% of 625 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #18 Royally Frogged
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Traverse
Windows · Mac
Banished from his kingdom, a young frog prince sets out on an adventure to save his people from the reign of King Croaker. There will be many perils along the way for this frog prince, can he swing his way out of trouble?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #19 The SOL Device 2
84% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #20 Chefy-Chef
84% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: BUG-StudioPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Once again approaching the refrigerator, Chefy magically finds himself in new worlds in which he has to find the ingredients for his favorite dish!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Family Friendly 5.5%
- #21 KnightLight
82% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #22 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
83% matchVery Positive90% of 1,989 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 49.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 6.6%, Anime 5%
- #23 Echoes of the Unread
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clever Cat GamesPub: 8 Bit Legit
Windows · Linux
Wake up in a world where stories come to life. In this enchanted 8-bit musical adventure, use the power of song to explore whimsical book-inspired realms, solve puzzles, and help Rhapsody find her way home from a library that doesn't want to let her go.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #24 Guillotine
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zomorro Studio
Windows
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #25 After Hue
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Afterthought
Windows
After Hue is a charming puzzle platformer starring an adorable chameleon on a grand adventure! Shift colors, phase through obstacles, and unravel the mysteries hidden within every hue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Metroidvania 18.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #26 Surface Tension: Eclipse
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Navigate a surreal, dreamlike world in this atmospheric 2D puzzlevania. Manipulate light and shadow to cast solid platforms out of thin air, solve intricate room puzzles, and uncover the mysteries hidden within the high-contrast darkness. Master the eclipse to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 7.1%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #27 Dungeon Gals
77% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #28 Sunken Sky
78% matchPositive91% of 11 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 42.4%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Anime 8.5%
- #29 Ember Fall
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ASH GAMES
Windows
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #30 Nerdtastic Norman & The Soul Fragments
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Section 8 Studios
Windows
Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 7.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #31 Öoo
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,955 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #32 FeatherCall
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeil Studios
Windows
FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #33 Akaku Forest
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dowfamidas
Windows
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Colorful 4.3%
- #34 Shell Soul:The Skull
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #35 Alchemist's Mountain
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #36 Ascender
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #37 Bob the Elementalist
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 9RatonesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
The magical power of the elements is our last hope for survival! Master the four elements if you want to survive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Family Friendly 5.4%
- #38 Potata: Foxy Tale
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 5.2%, Fantasy 4.2%
- #39 COSMIC ASCENT
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: NaGi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a quiet cosmic journey in this emotional 2D puzzle platformer. As a lone heroine, climb step by step among the stars. Explore silent platforms, solve puzzles that seem gentle but demand thought, and let the stillness guide you toward light, emptiness, and reflection.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Emotional 6.1%
- #40 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Highberg
Windows
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #41 Gordianaut
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Jack Lance
Windows
A very short puzzle platformer set on an alien planet centered around a moving-platform mechanic.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Casual 6.3%
- #42 Amalu, Wells between worlds
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D 3.4%
- #43 Core Descent
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: travisisgood
Windows
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #44 Null Path
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NordlePub: Moist Men Studios
Windows
Your skill, patience, and ingenuity will be tested in this homage to precision platformers! Traverse various biomes, from caves to volcanic wastelands and mysterious towers. Each environment with it's own deadly traps, puzzles, and challenges designed to push you to your limits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #45 Battery Samurai
71% 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 46.5%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Adventure 2.4%
- #46 Hatup
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #47 Tool Land
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bjsjsk
Windows
Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #48 Undying Elf
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 百里
Windows
A Metroidvania 2D platformer focused on exploration, puzzles and collection, with creative puzzles and well-designed maps.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #49 Alruna: End of History
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #50 Ruby's Realms
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%
- #51 Teslagrad 2
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 565 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #52 A Forest Tale: Porasy
69% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Pindó Studio
Windows
Embark on a journey through a new mythological realm as Porasy, an Indigenous warrior. Explore uncharted landscapes, unleash the power of Muiraquitãs, unravel your story, and vanquish the Seven Legendary Beasts to carve your own legend. Are you ready to dive into this epic adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #53 Opposite Day 2
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: John ButlerPub: johnbutlergames
Windows
You shouldn't play Opposite Day 2. It isn't a mindunbending unplatformer game with tons of unhidden secrets and uncollectables. You'll definitely hate it, so please don't subtract this game to your wishlist.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Family Friendly 6%
- #54 Refactor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Adventure 2.8%, Indie 0.7%
- #55 Puzzles in Otter Space
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Dominic Louey
Windows
Don your spacesuit to teleport and super-jump your way through 90 brain-teasing platform puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 5.1%
- #56 Keena The Voidslayer
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6%
- #57 Iconoclasts
67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #58 About Cannons & Sparrows
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: About Cannons & Sparrows Creative StudioPub: NA
Windows
Prepare yourself for a visually stunning Metroidvania adventure that delivers a cinematic look and an engaging storytelling experience. Embark on a thrilling journey as a small cannon who hatches from a bird's egg, unaware of its true potential.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #59 The Matter Gun
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 10%, 2D 3.7%