- #1 The Weird Dream
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Drama 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #2 白泽图:黑飨
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juunen
Windows
白泽,诞生在东望山的神灵,某天突然被帝子授职为妖籍司,肩负起查明、统计九州所有妖族的大任。但是在这之前,有件事需要他去调查——五百年前浊兽玄织在九州东方的遥州与黑龙汁光纪大战之后销声匿迹。于是妖籍司白泽五百年来第一次踏上了九州的土地,一边统计妖族信息一边寻找浊兽玄织的消息。
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Drama 17.7%, Action 7.9%, Action RPG 7.2%, RPG 5.2%
- #3 Prelude To Freedom 异闻录:红
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Giant Rabbit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prelude To Freedom is a Metroidvania-style 2D top-down action game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Fighter 15.1%, Drama 9.9%, Action RPG 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #4 GoldFish Brain
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action RPG 10%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #5 Pumpkin & Patch
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gourdfield Games
Windows · Mac
EmBARK on an all-new adventure with Patch, a one-eyed Shiba Inu dog in search of a new family. Travel with Patch and his new friend, Pumpkin, on this exciting 2D Metroidvania to battle dangerous bosses, explore the Hollowed Lands, and gain fun new abilities!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Fighter 14.8%, Action 9.9%, Action RPG 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #6 BeforeDisaster
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Combat 5.3%
- #7 Nyana
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Combat 4.4%
- #8 Garm Ruins
92% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: kiukiu
Windows
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Action 19%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #9 Twell
91% 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 43.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 12.4%, Action RPG 9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #10 Iteriba: Olokun's Wrath
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Isotropical Games
Windows
An Afro-Brazilian inspired Metroidvania where the player, as Okanbi, channel the power of the Orishas to fight abyssal creatures and explore a large and diverse map inspired by a tale. The Orishas will assist on his journey with Gifts and Blessings in order to save humanity and stop Olokun's Wrath!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Mythology 23.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #11 Dusted Dusk
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Action RPG 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #12 Honey's Sweet Revenge
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Combat 3.3%
- #13 Lost Boy : Lost Island
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Action 15.8%, Action RPG 14.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
- #14 Filiy Eclipse
87% 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 52.5%, Action RPG 13.9%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%, RPG 5.6%
- #15 Vanishing Starlight
86% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
Windows
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Adventure 16%, Action 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, 2D 3.2%
- #16 The Waste Land
88% 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 62%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #17 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
86% 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 50%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Action RPG 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #18 Blessing Part I
84% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: 故障幽灵
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Action RPG 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.6%, RPG 6.3%
- #19 Roots of the mind
85% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, 2D 5.8%
- #20 Xolo & the Forgotten Gods
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xolo Team
Windows
Xolo and the Forgotten Gods is a 2.5D action-Metroidvania that follows a fearless Xolocuitzintli dog who must utilize a variety of powerful shapeshifting alebrije abilities to help rescue both his homeland and his best friend from crooked Spanish conquistadors and their sinister allies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Action 14.2%, Action RPG 13.3%, Mythology 13.2%, Adventure 12%
- #21 End's Reach
82% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 11%, Action 5.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #22 Liona's Adventure
82% 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 43.1%, Action 16%, Adventure 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, RPG 8.9%
- #23 Dispersio 2
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Combat 3.9%
- #24 Silvercall
80% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Action RPG 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #25 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
81% matchVery Positive87% of 891 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 69.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 9.6%, Exploration 5.1%, 2D 3%
- #26 罪印 Seal of sins
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: 玄机子Pub: iFAction Studio
Windows
In a world with a strong ancient and wild atmosphere, you will experience many hardships, compose tragic epics in tense and exciting battles, integrate puzzle-solving elements, and face the dual challenges of strategy and operation!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Mythology 15.3%, 2D Fighter 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #27 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Action 16.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, 2D 3.3%
- #28 Him
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.2%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Combat 3.4%
- #29 Nakiti Generations
79% 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 73.1%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 2.9%
- #30 Amo
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryoshitsude
Windows
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 7.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #31 Feudal Alloy
78% 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 57%, Action 10.3%, Action RPG 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%, RPG 6.2%
- #32 Teratale: Tide of Wishes
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ManafishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel with your mysterious partner Tupa, fight powerful monsters, discover treasures and secrets scattered around the world, and uncover the truth of the world, Tupa and yourself with the help of the tide of wishes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Action 14.9%, Action RPG 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #33 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
77% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.7%, Action 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #34 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Action RPG 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Action 8%
- #35 Maze of Gods: Rage of Zeus
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrameOver StudiosPub: Artax Games
Windows
In a world inspired by ancient Greek myths, a mediocre aspiring hero gets a second chance at life from Zeus. Lucius will explore an open 2D world, face creatures, solve puzzles and unlock skills. In his quest, he will earn the respect of the village and become a legend… or a legendary failure
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Action 14.8%, Mythology 14.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.7%
- #36 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
73% 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 55.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Action 4.3%
- #37 An Automaton's Journey
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Action RPG 13.5%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #38 Apotheon
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,824 reviews2015
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Mythology 31.8%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 7.1%, RPG 3.3%
- #39 Terry Tales
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ansimuz Games
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Action RPG 15%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #40 Scales
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MichaelDamianPub: Independent Developer
Windows
Scales is a story-driven action-adventure RPG about a human-reptile hybrid. Players devour reptiles to absorb their DNA, and evolve through a corrupt world, where player choices ultimately determine the outcome of the story, blending combat with a darkly comedic narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Action RPG 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #41 Eris and the fading kingdom
73% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Sylvie Sweet
Windows
Eris And The Fading Kingdom is a 2D Metroidvania where you fight epic bosses, meet strange allies and uncover the secrets of the kingdom, consume enemies and items to gain new ability's and heal any damage you might have taken. All with a 2D hand drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Mythology 27.7%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 3.9%, 2D 3%
- #42 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
71% 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 61.7%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Indie 3%
- #43 DAO
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShiShiHole
Windows
《道·》是一款平台动作冒险游戏,你将穿越到一个黑暗的时代,作为门派最后一名道士,开启一段复仇之旅。你可以使用多种法器和符咒的组合,与数十种敌人进行战斗,并用碎片拼凑起整个国家的回忆。
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Action RPG 12.2%, Drama 11%, Action 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #44 A Song in Elyel Nalore
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Action RPG 14.7%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 4.1%
- #45 Life on Mars Remake
72% 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 57.3%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 14.1%, RPG 8.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #46 Lost Call
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Action RPG 14.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #47 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
69% matchVery Positive83% of 929 reviews2024
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Mythology 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 4.4%
- #48 THORN DEMON HUNTER
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: LIN YUANHUI
Windows
This is an AVG game similar to Metroidvania. The player will perform a demon hunter exploring and decrypting the castle in the Gothic period and hunting the corrupt soul
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Action RPG 12.2%, Drama 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 8.4%
- #49 The Instruments Of Faith: Padua's Destiny
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boss Battle Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Instruments Of Faith Padua's Destiny is an epic apocalyptic 2D pixel Metroidvania fantasy action-adventure video game. Journey through the Universe as Young Padua, one of the 7 Guardian protectors of the Universe, to restore the balance of Good over Evil before it is too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Mythology 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #50 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
72% 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 51.4%, Action 20.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 5%, 2D 4.9%
- #51 AOI
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Adventure 10.2%, Action RPG 9.7%, Action 8.9%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #52 Maev
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Keepsake
Windows
A 2D RPG with distinct combat and platforming mechanics to handle at the same time. Explore what Maev has done to the world after humans went extinct, upgrade your weapon and adapt. Through 3 sections of 10 maps, fit for speedrunning or discorvery, collect pieces of lost knowledge, and explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, 2D Fighter 18.7%, Action 13%, Mythology 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #53 The Last Tree
67% 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 59.6%, Action 13%, Adventure 12.7%, RPG 7.8%, Combat 3.2%
- #54 Croakspire
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 10%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 5.8%
- #55 Cyan Breach
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChiCheng Studio
Windows
Cyan Breach is a Metriodivania game set in a biohazard background. The combat style integrates traditional 2D hack and slash with souls-like elements. Explore the game world, gain new skills and weapons, increase character's power, and finally reveal the conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Action RPG 16.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 6.6%, Combat 6.3%
- #56 Inexistence
68% 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 49.9%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 12.3%, RPG 7.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #57 ReSetna
65% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 74.5%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 3%
- #58 Shattered Divinities
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarSoul
Windows
In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Action RPG 10.2%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.9%, RPG 4.9%
- #59 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nao Games
Windows
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.6%, Action 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%