- #1 Rebel Transmute
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 23.5%, Difficult 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Platformer 7.1%
- #2 Transiruby
96% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Cute 7.7%
- #3 Gato Roboto
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Difficult 5.6%, Cute 5.6%
- #4 Rogue Worlds
95% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 26.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #5 Freedom Planet
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 41.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Difficult 15%, Action 9.1%, Cute 7.4%
- #6 Awita: Journey of Hope
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 21.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #7 Paradox Soul
94% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #8 Super Mombo Quest
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Colorful 6.6%
- #9 Afterimage
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 8.5%
- #10 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11%, Cute 10%, Exploration 8.6%
- #11 Jubilee
90% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 8.6%
- #12 Souldiers
89% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Difficult 15.5%, Souls-like 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 4%
- #13 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
88% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 5.5%
- #14 Piko Piko
89% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #15 Alice Escaped!
87% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Difficult 20.2%, Platformer 15.5%, Cute 10.7%, Colorful 7.4%
- #16 Star Leaping Story:prologue
86% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: ZerovHao
Windows
Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 22.1%, Cute 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 8.9%
- #17 Genopanic: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Colorful 9.2%, Cute 8.5%
- #18 SwooshCat
84% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Souls-like 22.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #19 Witchcrafty
86% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Cute 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #20 Mekabolt
84% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Difficult 26.6%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 18.2%, Cute 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #21 Clunky Hero
83% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 24.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 7.2%
- #22 Iconoclasts
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 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 50.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Platformer 13%, Action 5.7%, Colorful 4.3%
- #23 Freedom Planet 2
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Difficult 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Colorful 11.4%
- #24 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
79% 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 49.1%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #25 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
82% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Action 9.8%, Cute 9.3%
- #26 Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,394 reviews2016
Dev: Suits & Sandals
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Difficult 16.9%, Cute 10.6%, Action 8.1%
- #27 Psycutlery
78% matchVery Positive100% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Luke TarlowePub: FreakZone Games
Windows
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 23.6%, Cute 14.9%, Funny 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #28 Foregone
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 24.7%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #29 Cat Warrior
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Sadi & AyuPub: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!
Why similar: Souls-like 30.4%, Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #30 Phoenotopia: Awakening
77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,763 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Platformer 18.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Cute 6.7%
- #31 MIO: Memories in Orbit
74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 19%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.5%
- #32 TEVI
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,852 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Colorful 9.2%, Exploration 5.7%
- #33 Berry
76% matchVery Positive99% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Robert BorghesePub: KOMODO
Windows
Berry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer about a tiny, blue spider. Gain new abilities, weave through projectiles, collect and purchase a variety of items, and combat various bosses in this tiny metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action 9.6%, Cute 8.9%
- #34 Lone Fungus
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Colorful 8.2%
- #35 WarriOrb: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive88% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 27.1%, Difficult 15.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #36 Alwa's Awakening
77% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Difficult 6.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #37 Haiku, the Robot
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #38 Eagle Island Twist
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: PixelnicksPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Eagle Island is a roguelite action-platformer with falconry-inspired combat. Soar into an original story-driven adventure, fighting through procedurally generated levels and challenging boss fights. Includes free TWIST content, with new characters and handcrafted, retro-themed minigames.
Why similar: Difficult 22.5%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Cute 13.4%, Colorful 11.7%
- #39 Frogun
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 616 reviews2022
Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Why similar: Platformer 31.3%, Cute 25.8%, Colorful 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 8.6%
- #40 Rabi-Ribi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Cute 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #41 Metro Gravity
70% matchVery Positive94% of 700 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Exploration 16.1%, Cute 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 4.1%
- #42 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
70% matchVery Positive93% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.9%, Platformer 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Cute 15.2%, Action 8.6%
- #43 Axiom Verge 2
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action 7.3%
- #44 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
71% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 8.2%
- #45 bobo robot
73% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Action 27.4%, Indie 16.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Cute 7.6%
- #46 ITORAH
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Colorful 8.2%
- #47 GunGirl 2
71% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
GunGirl2 is an action platformer in the style of games like Metroid, Castlevania or Cave Story. But with blood… LOTS of blood! Go on an epic adventure and explore a huge world with the heroic blonde chick GunGirl or her best friend GunDude.
Why similar: Action 60.5%, Indie 33.6%, Adventure 5.8%
- #48 Iron Diamond
69% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #49 Mega Serval
68% matchVery Positive98% of 346 reviews2022
Dev: Syaxamaphone
Windows
Serval's friends are in danger and it's up to her to save the day! Progress through 12 action-packed platforming stages in this "Kemono Friends Project" derivative work!
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, 2D Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action 10.6%, Cute 8.1%
- #50 Janosik
69% matchVery Positive94% of 677 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Colorful 7.3%
- #51 Islets
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 16%, Cute 9.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Colorful 5.4%
- #52 Sect-Machina
70% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 16.1%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #53 Hollow Knight: Silksong
62% matchVery Positive89% of 400,178 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.1 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 26.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 5.7%
- #54 Vindilis
66% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: François Mauxion
Windows
Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.3%, 2D Platformer 21%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Action 4.5%
- #55 Janosik 2
66% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Janosik 2 is a retro action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Get ready to jump, slash, dodge roll, dive, smash and bash your way through deadly traps, mischievous villains and bosses, and more in this sequel to Janosik.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #56 Possessor(s)
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Action 11.5%, Colorful 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #57 Frogmonster
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 559 reviews2024
Dev: Ben Jungwirth
Windows
Discover some of the most charming and challenging soulslike bosses in Frogmonster, a Metroidvania FPS adventure where you explore a lively world filled with creatures, bugs, and beasts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63%, Souls-like 23.7%, Action 8.3%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #58 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
67% 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 55.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 8.7%, Action 7.4%, Exploration 4.3%
- #59 Ato
67% matchVery Positive97% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Difficult 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Platformer 7.2%