- #1 Haiku, the Robot
97% 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 31.9%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #2 Genopanic: Prologue
96% 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 36.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Zombies 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Funny 8.9%
- #3 Axiom Verge
96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 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 54.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Side Scroller 4.5%
- #4 PSYCRON
95% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Platformer 7.9%
- #5 Environmental Station Alpha
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 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 54.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 3.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%
- #6 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
94% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Funny 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 5.8%
- #7 Fearmonium
93% matchVery Positive85% of 544 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, 2D 8%, Story Rich 6.5%, Action 5.4%
- #8 Xanthiom Zero
92% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #9 Lone Fungus
91% 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 27.9%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 9.1%
- #10 Hollow Floor
91% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Precision Platformer 23.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Platformer 7.5%
- #11 Astronite
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.3%
- #12 Kingdom Shell
89% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #13 Exographer
89% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.2%, Metroidvania 13%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Side Scroller 9.4%
- #14 Auridia
86% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Norseboar Games
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #15 Space Expedition
87% matchVery Positive93% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Mobirate
Windows · Mac
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Platformer 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%
- #16 Nuclear Blaze
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 892 reviews2021
Dev: Deepnight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%
- #17 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Precision Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #18 Quarion
84% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #19 MIO: Memories in Orbit
83% 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 35.4%, Precision Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #20 ANIMAL WELL
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #21 After Death
85% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #22 OUTBUDDIES DX
84% matchMixed70% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Exploration 6.4%
- #23 Trash Quest
82% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Precision Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 6.1%
- #24 Sect-Machina
82% 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 25.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #25 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
81% matchVery Positive89% of 325 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #26 Ghost Song
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #27 Germinal
80% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Monitors
Windows
Jump, hover and clean your way through this precision platformer combining permissive jetpack mechanics with a compassionate narrative about getting lost in your own fear.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.9%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #28 SHEEPO
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 8.7%, 2D 3.9%
- #29 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
78% 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 41%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #30 Super Mombo Quest
76% 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 32.3%, Precision Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #31 Rebel Transmute
77% 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 35%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Platformer 10%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
- #32 Entangled
77% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: P² Studios
Windows
Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Physics 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Platformer 10.5%
- #33 Ex Vitro
76% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #34 ZERO PROTOCOL
75% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.3%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Exploration 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #35 Guns of Fury
74% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #36 Bionic Bay
73% matchVery Positive86% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Platformer 19.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Physics 11.7%
- #37 BLADECHIMERA
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,329 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #38 Inexistence
78% 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 52.9%, Action 16.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #39 Aestik
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
Windows
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 7.3%
- #40 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
74% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Family Friendly 5.7%
- #41 Katanaut
69% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, 2D 5.1%
- #42 Low Oxygen
71% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.9%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Funny 8.2%
- #43 Aeterna Noctis
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #44 100 Pumpkins 2
70% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #45 Inescapable
75% 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 63.2%, Platformer 17%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #46 Custodian: Beginning of the End
72% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Red-Pixel
Windows
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #47 Super Win the Game
71% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Precision Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 6.3%
- #48 HAAK
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #49 Transiruby
69% 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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 9%
- #50 Zapling Bygone
70% matchVery Positive80% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 7.8%, Sci-fi 7%
- #51 Paradox Soul
73% 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 31.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #52 Eldritchvania
68% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 17%, Exploration 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #53 Gunbrella
67% matchVery Positive86% of 969 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.1%, Platformer 19.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Funny 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #54 Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
69% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Hebi LeePub: Andromeda Project
Windows
Metroidvania dungeon crawler about Death & Grief full of puzzles, secrets & challenges. Inspired by old GameBoy Color games with Retro Pixel Art Aesthetics but with challenging boss fights & Lore-Rich
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.9%, Exploration 13.7%, 2D 7.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Action 5.2%
- #55 BIOMORPH
66% matchVery Positive92% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Exploration 9.1%, 2D 5.1%
- #56 MO:Astray
67% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #57 Zexion
65% matchVery Positive91% of 432 reviews2025
Dev: Gallant Leaf
Windows · Linux
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #58 Iconoclasts
68% 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 45%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Action 4.7%
- #59 Anoxemia
70% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Physics 18%, Platformer 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #60 Voidwrought
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 884 reviews2024
Dev: PowersnakePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%