- #1 Savior
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, RPG 19.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #2 Life on Mars Remake
96% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Oscar Kenneth Albero Ingles
Windows
Remake of the 8 bits MSX2 game of the same name, with a 16 bits look. Genre: Metroidvania (2D Metroid/Castlevania style) with RPG elements. Explore, investigate, find improvements for your suit, find weapons, upgrade your weapons in workshops, fight incredible mutants...
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, RPG 20.8%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9%
- #3 Evil Genome 光明重影
96% matchMixed68% of 523 reviews2017
Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, RPG 26.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #4 Mystik Belle
95% 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 44.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, RPG 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 6.8%
- #5 Lost Tales - The Castle Escape
94% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: HUE HUE GAME STUDIO
Windows
This lost tale is about a princess who has been kidnapped by a King who wants to make her his seventh wife and when she wakes up in a cell the Princess escapes, looking for a way out of this castle, killing anyone who stands in her way.
Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Metroidvania 30.3%, Adventure 16%, Indie 12%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #6 Inexistence
94% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover 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 36%, RPG 20.6%, Action 19.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #7 Faeland
89% matchVery Positive90% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: Talegames
Windows
Take on the role of skilled hunter, Sam, in Faeland, an adventure RPG set in a beautiful world inspired by 8-bit classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, RPG 23.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #8 Aggelos
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, RPG 23.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 10%, Action 8.2%
- #9 Elliot Quest
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, RPG 18.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8%
- #10 The Last Tree
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, RPG 21.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
- #11 Beraltors
91% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Phair Games
Windows
Beraltors is an indie 2-D Metroidvania that focuses on collecting monsters called Beraltors. Beraltors features over 70 playable monsters, an unique hand drawn art style and an absurd story with over 15 hours of gameplay. Beraltors is a fun romp that feels as satisfying as petting your neighbor's dog.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, RPG 26.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.5%, Indie 8.4%
- #12 Chronicles of Teddy
91% 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 42%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, RPG 13.9%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #13 Nakiti Generations
90% 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 57%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 8.2%
- #14 Ninja Smasher!
89% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
Windows
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #15 Ghostly Matter
88% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: Small BrosPub: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #16 Liona's Adventure
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peyman Hadizadeh
Windows
Once in a peaceful village , there lived a brave little warrior named Liona,One fateful night, the village was attacked by a horde of monstrous creatures. Liona's parents died in battle. Liona, witnessing the loss of her parents, felt a fire ignite within her heart—a burning desire for vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, RPG 27.4%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #17 Cally's Caves 3
86% matchVery Positive81% of 551 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, RPG 18.7%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #18 Inexistence Rebirth
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 47.4%, RPG 17.2%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #19 The Waste Land
86% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Action 16.5%, Indie 13.2%
- #20 Demon Peak
84% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 15.9%, Indie 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #21 Chasm
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 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 55.3%, RPG 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 7.1%
- #22 Metamorfose S
83% matchVery Positive81% of 282 reviews2017
Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 20%, Indie 17%
- #23 Organism8
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derek Duong
Windows
Explore an alien planet that has been colonized by a supreme devout cyborg race that seeks dominance over existence. Organism 8 follows one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy in her mission against the never ending Nekril. Take what's yours in this wolves vs wolves epic.
Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Metroidvania 27.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 13.9%, Indie 11.2%
- #24 Hazelnut Bastille
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aloft Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hazelnut Bastille is a topdown, Zelda-like ARPG, crafted in a 16bit character; it features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will engage with heavily tactical, real-time combat, and experience taxing lateral-thinking puzzles!
Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Adventure 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 14.9%, Indie 12.8%
- #25 Dehumanized
82% matchMixed65% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: BurningDust GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
DeHumanized is a Roguelite sidescroller action shooter inspired by Metroid and Binding of Isaac.The world runs on physical rules with elements interacted subtly with each other. To survive you have to take strength from beasts, and learn rules how the world works.
Why similar: RPG 34%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 17%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Indie 13.4%
- #26 Maui the Shapeshifter
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play on Worlds
Windows
Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Adventure 22.3%, Action 20.8%, Indie 16.2%
- #27 Biomass
79% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, RPG 26.9%, Action 13.2%, Indie 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #28 Filiy Eclipse
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 49.3%, RPG 19%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 11%, Indie 5.7%
- #29 Roah
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, RPG 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 11.6%
- #30 Skautfold: Moonless Knight
77% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.
Why similar: RPG 35.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 17.7%, Indie 14.3%, Metroidvania 14%
- #31 The Girl and the Robot
80% matchMixed68% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Carpets Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Girl and the Robot is a third person action/adventure game set in a fairy tale world where you take on the role of a young girl trying to escape from a castle ruled by an evil queen.
Why similar: RPG 32.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Action 18%, Female Protagonist 14%, Indie 13.9%
- #32 Hush
81% matchMostly Negative30% of 44 reviews2015
Dev: Game Studio 78
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Surrounded by blood freezing phobias intent on absorbing her into oblivion
Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 18.1%, Indie 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%
- #33 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, RPG 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.8%
- #34 7th Domain:Tree of Chaos Prologue
67% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Lightimpact
Windows
"7th Domain" is a horizontal version action game derived from Roguelike Metroidvania combined with treasure grinding gameplay. You will play a child of destiny who repairs the world and finds the truth of the broken world. You will grow in battle and challenge the unknown and hidden forces.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, RPG 19.2%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #35 The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game
76% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: 64k
Windows
The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game is a new paradigm of Metroidvania 2.5D game making software. That allows you to make the content of your game while you are playing it! The entire software is designed around allowing you to make and share worlds, share tools, and levels. All in real time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, RPG 27.5%, Action 13.1%, Indie 10.8%
- #36 Pharaoh Rebirth+
76% matchVery Positive92% of 349 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Action 19.9%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
- #37 MegaSphere
78% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 16%, Indie 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #38 GuildBound
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pugscape
Windows
Guildbound, an immersive open-world Story RPG. Embark on epic quests, conquer dungeons, craft, build, recruit companions, and shape your character's destiny in a vast seamless world.
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #39 Zombie Barricades
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barricade Entertainment
Windows
Zombie Barricades is a 3rd person, multiplayer RPG featuring customizable weapons, vehicles and physics! Work alone or as a team and mission through the wastelands and construct Barricades to protect yourself from the horde!
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #40 Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery
77% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: ScaryPotatoPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Go Ape-bit with this fast-paced retro platformer, in which you work to recover a stolen magical artifact in the labyrinth of an ancient temple!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #41 Inescapable
78% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 15.7%, Indie 14.8%
- #42 Believe: Paranormal Psychic Adventure
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: C. Thomas PinnickPub: Nerd Overload
Windows
Believe: Psychic Paranormal Adventure is an RPG with real-time twin-stick shooting action battles! Unravel the mysteries of the universe as Todd Black, who gets abducted by aliens, given incredible psychic powers, and is the only one who can save our world from total dimensional meltdown!
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #43 暴走熊孩
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 冰雨火独立游戏工作室
Windows
As you can preview, this game involves some cool features, such as action, adventure, rogue-like and other RPG features. By immersing yourself in the game, you might experience the adventures, build a town, gather resources, upgrade technologies, and even recruit new heroes.
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #44 希望之星
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 超级无敌大鹏雕Pub: 待定
Windows
本游戏目前的游戏内容开发完成度很低,本人正在持续开发更新中,如果您期望购买后立即体验到完整的游戏体验,那么您不应该在此时购入。这是一款独立制作的横版动作角色扮演类单机游戏,玩家通过控制主角及其同伴在架空的异世界大陆中进行冒险。
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #45 nan
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elliott Krauts
Windows
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 16.3%
- #46 Twell
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas RobPub: Lucas Rob Holding B.V.
Windows
This adventure is about you waking up in this world named Twell. The only thing you can do now is explore what this world has to offer. Explore 8 unique dungeons, discover many secrets and visit many locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, RPG 25.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #47 Cathedral
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.7%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #48 Metal Unit
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,864 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Action 14.1%, Metroidvania 13%, Adventure 12.6%
- #49 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
75% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Turbulon Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Action 19.3%, Indie 15.5%
- #50 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
72% 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 52.5%, Action 15.1%, Indie 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #51 Skautfold: Usurper
73% matchMixed69% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.4%, RPG 22.1%, Action 12.4%, Indie 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
- #52 The Mechanical World of Dr. Gearbox
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flamehawk Studios, Inc.
Windows
Unravel the forgotten mysteries of an aging adventurer by retracing his steps across four distinct environments. Overcome the odds by recruiting a deep roster of eccentric and fascinating creatures to aid you on your quest to discover the truth.
Why similar: RPG 42%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 20.3%, Indie 16.3%
- #53 Feudal Alloy
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 952 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 51.2%, RPG 20.2%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #54 FOS
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 356 reviews2020
Dev: Enoops
Windows
In this game, you can do whatever you want, not necessarily follow the story of the game, you're not some dirty farmer, right? And for whom did this pathetic, boring, and generally unbearable story come up, because you don't always have to follow it right?
Why similar: RPG 40.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Action 17.5%, Indie 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #55 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
67% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, RPG 15%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #56 Magicians & Looters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Indie 24.4%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 13.4%
- #57 Rena And Elin
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: 90s Studio
Windows
Rena found herself in the forest when she wakes up. Then when she planning to find a way out, she found Elin, who also planned to leave the forest. The two decided to leave together.
Why similar: RPG 32.3%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Adventure 17%, Action 16.6%, Indie 11.6%