- #1 Maytroid. I swear it's a nice game too
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 189 reviews2018
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
I swear it's a nice action metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Nudity 8.6%, Sexual Content 7.9%
- #2 Iconoclasts
96% matchVery Positive86% of 5,021 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 43%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Side Scroller 5.7%, Adventure 3.6%
- #3 Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
96% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 5%, Indie 1.9%
- #4 Demoniaca: Everlasting Night
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Demon Girl
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Demoniaca - is a dark, gothic, mature and sexy action RPG inspired by the Castlevania series. Explore, fight, meet new friends and avenge those who brought you unbearable pain and loss.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Sexual Content 10.3%, Nudity 9.5%, Side Scroller 9%
- #5 Libido Space
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DaiPub: Tenta club
Windows
This is a pixelated action game set in a certain universe, in which the protagonist is given a rescue mission and enters a spaceship alone, rescuing the inhabitants and battling monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Sexual Content 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #6 Moonlaw
94% matchMixed70% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Moonlaw is a mini-micro-metroidvania about a heroic knight's adventure to destroy a horrible monster on the moon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #7 Castle in The Clouds DX
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,079 reviews2021
Dev: pixelteishokuPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Pixel and Libraheart team up yet again in another retro styled lewd metroidvania! Help bounty hunter Lily through a large world while fending off a hordes of enemies and hope that her inner lust doesn't get the best of her.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Side Scroller 11%, Nudity 10.5%
- #8 Alwa's Awakening
92% matchVery Positive80% of 955 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 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 54.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Adventure 4%
- #9 Chronicles of Teddy
91% matchMixed69% of 335 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 48.9%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Exploration 3.8%, Adventure 3.7%
- #10 The Vagrant
91% matchVery Positive90% of 8,690 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Female Protagonist 29.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Nudity 4.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #11 Xanthiom 2
89% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #12 Sparkborn
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CUBE STUDIO
Windows
An atmospheric 2D metroidvania set in a world changed by a mysterious cataclysm, where many living creatures have vanished and toys have gained consciousness. Explore interconnected locations, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, and uncover the mystery behind this new form of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #13 Awita: Journey of Hope
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 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 39.3%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Exploration 8.5%
- #14 Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey
87% matchVery Positive91% of 986 reviews2026
Dev: Ramen Cat StudioPub: Hide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Succubus Successor is a seductive Metroidvania where Charm lets you beguile enemies. Play as a succubus searching for the missing Demon Lord while exploring a vast world filled with combat, platforming, puzzles, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Sexual Content 11.4%, Nudity 8.8%
- #15 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #16 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,043 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.5 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 55.2%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Side Scroller 3.6%, Cute 3.4%, Adventure 3.3%
- #17 Keena The Voidslayer
86% 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 38.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #18 Rootfault
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: benndt
Windows · Linux
Rootfault is a dialogue-free Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic world full of machines that produce without knowing why. Explore what's left of it, solve electricity-based puzzles, and fight them to uncover what keeps this cycle alive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #19 Transiruby
84% matchVery Positive92% of 309 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 50.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #20 Garden of Butterflies
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Besouroterra
Windows
The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Adventure 4.2%
- #21 Code: Elyse
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jump_Button
Windows
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action-Adventure 5.5%, Sci-fi 4.5%
- #22 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
82% matchVery Positive93% of 41,767 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.9 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 60.8%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Exploration 3.5%, Adventure 2.2%
- #23 Axiom Verge 2
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #24 Rabi-Ribi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,274 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 36.1%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%
- #25 Lost Ruins
81% matchVery Positive85% of 5,816 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Sexual Content 7.2%, Side Scroller 6.1%
- #26 Midnight Castle Succubus DX
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,120 reviews2020
Dev: pixelteishokuPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A succubus issues threats against humanity once every 100 years. While men die and young women disappear one by one, a succubus hunter visits a cursed city under the moonlight. Let's rescue abducted girls and defeat the succubus!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #27 Arishia Tale
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 4.1%
- #28 Sealed Bite: Extended
78% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Adventure 3.3%
- #29 Noosibirsk
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoVictor
Windows · Linux
Puzzle-platformer with hand-crafted pixel art animation in the setting of post-Soviet closed city Noosibirsk. Explore the city full of wonders, acquire new abilities and solve puzzles to unveil secrets of the noosphere and escape to the world outside.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #30 Nakiti Generations
79% matchMixed50% of 31 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 70%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #31 Goldstained
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lantern Jump
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #32 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
77% matchVery Positive87% of 911 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68%, Exploration 8.8%, Sci-fi 6%, Puzzle 5.3%, Adventure 5.1%
- #33 Limos' Lair
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Cute 5.1%
- #34 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,740 reviews2014
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Side Scroller 4.7%, Cute 2.7%
- #35 Winslow
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tommy Owen
Windows · Mac
A boy, home alone, wanders into a shadowy underworld of knights and skeletons. Navigate a cunning labyrinth, find keys, solve color puzzles, and dodge foes in this gripping side-scroller. Uncover secrets in a haunting, nonlinear adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 5.2%
- #36 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,813 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 49.3%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Cute 5.5%
- #37 9 Years of Shadows
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,382 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #38 OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
74% matchMixed66% of 537 reviews2022
Dev: ENGINES Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
2D action-adventure game set in the rich world of the epic dark fantasy, Overlord. This latest installment in the series features an original story overseen by Overlord's creator, Kugane Maruyama. Find Clementine's missing memories and make your escape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Exploration 7.1%
- #39 Hisako and Shyla
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SmallSqurrielPub: Mango Party
Windows
Take Shyla & Hisako on a sword-swinging, spell-casting adventure in this oriental metroidvania-inspired H-game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Sexual Content 11.8%, Nudity 9.3%
- #40 Lost in the World of Succubi
72% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Shimofumi-yaPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
When the protagonist awakens, he finds himself in the "Succubus World" — a realm inhabited by succubi. Can he avoid their interference and safely escape back to his original world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Sexual Content 15.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Nudity 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #41 Gato Roboto
73% matchVery Positive94% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 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 55.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Exploration 3.9%, 2D 3.7%
- #42 TEVI
72% matchVery Positive89% of 4,070 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 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 42.7%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action-Adventure 4.3%
- #43 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 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 60.3%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Adventure 5.9%, Exploration 4.1%
- #44 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,298 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #45 Earthblade
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action-Adventure 4%
- #46 Slime Cores
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Side Scroller 14%, Exploration 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #47 FlipWitch - Forbidden Sex Hex
69% matchVery Positive95% of 6,038 reviews2023
Dev: MomoGamesPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Use your newly-acquired genderbending abilities as a 'FlipWitch' to conquer evil monsters, giant bosses, and Monster Girls across the land! You'll have to use your wits in this quirky adventure to seduce everyone around you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Sexual Content 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Nudity 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #48 Environmental Station Alpha
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Exploration 4.3%, Adventure 3.6%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #49 The Bounty Huntress
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: IC Games
Windows
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Adventure 5.8%, Action-Adventure 4.4%
- #50 Axiom Verge
70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Exploration 4.2%, Side Scroller 3.9%
- #51 Sophie: Starlight Whispers
67% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Youth Gaming
Windows
Join Sophie on this adventure with deep storytelling and immersive graphics. Battle against monsters, explore the universe, unlock new spells, and discover why being different can be a superpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Exploration 8.5%
- #52 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,106 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Side Scroller 5.9%, 2D 3.2%
- #53 Reso-Seeker
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Exploration 10%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #54 Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
67% matchVery Positive82% of 809 reviews2022
Dev: WindThunder StudioPub: Skywalker HK
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
ZERO 2 is an ARPG with intriguing storytelling, an unpredictable battle system, and endless heartfelt adventure. The story includes multiple subtle metaphors for the relationship between God and humans.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Sexual Content 6.2%
- #55 Cantirium: God Slayer
67% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: NekodPub: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 49%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Exploration 5.9%, Action-Adventure 4.4%
- #56 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
66% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Side Scroller 12%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #57 Cally's Caves 3
68% matchVery Positive81% of 556 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: Female Protagonist 36.3%, Metroidvania 33.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 5%
- #58 Chasm
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,741 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.0 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 66%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Adventure 4%, 2D 2.8%
- #59 Saira
69% matchVery Positive80% of 328 reviews
Dev: Nicklas NygrenPub: Kreatoriet AB
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Saira is a puzzle platformer with non-linear gameplay and a whole universe for you to explore. The game is heavily influenced by classic puzzle adventure games and uses a new unique graphical style combining high resolution photography into a lush and mysterious world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Indie 5.1%
- #60 The Abandoned Presence
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M.O. Studios
Windows
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Exploration 6.1%, Puzzle 4.7%