- #1 Genopanic
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Zombies 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Funny 8.9%
- #2 Haiku, the Robot
96% 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 31.6%, Robots 24%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 5%
- #3 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
96% 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 54.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Adventure 8.3%, 2D 6%
- #4 Frauki's Adventure!
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Colorful 9.2%, Cute 8.5%
- #5 bobo robot
94% 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: Adventure 32.2%, Metroidvania 29%, Action 19.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Colorful 6.1%
- #6 SHEEPO
93% 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 43.9%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Cute 7.5%, Colorful 7.1%
- #7 Crypt Custodian
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Cute 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Funny 7.3%
- #8 Dimensional Animals
92% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, 2D Platformer 17%, Exploration 11.3%, Cute 7.5%, Colorful 6.3%
- #9 Goodboy Galaxy
91% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Exploration 13.7%, Colorful 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #10 Super Roboy
90% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Robots 26.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #11 Star Leaping Story:prologue
89% 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 29.5%, Cute 14.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Funny 12.1%, Action 8%
- #12 MIO: Memories in Orbit
88% 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 36.9%, Robots 23.8%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
89% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, 2D Platformer 19%, Cute 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #14 Transiruby
86% 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 49.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Cute 6.8%
- #15 Gato Roboto
86% 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 62%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Cute 5.9%, 2D 5.8%
- #16 Sect-Machina
87% 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 36.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 7%
- #17 Cats, Guns & Robots Prologue
84% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Mio Games
Windows
Step into an exciting journey in Cats Guns & Robots, a rogue-like action game where you are the last hope for the world. In this outlaw-like action game, surviving enemy attacks in each room will require careful choices of upgrading your character abilities and features of weapons in your inventory.
Why similar: Action 73.5%, Singleplayer 26.5%
- #18 BioGun
83% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Colorful 8.7%, Cute 8.2%
- #19 What Lies in the Multiverse - Prologue
82% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23%, Funny 14.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Colorful 13.1%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #20 Piko Piko
84% 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 40.2%, 2D Platformer 16%, Exploration 10.5%, Funny 9.4%, Cute 8%
- #21 Fatal Claw
79% matchVery Positive96% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #22 Retro Machina: Nucleonics
82% matchVery Positive90% of 150 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as they solve intricate puzzles and begin unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Robots 56.5%, Colorful 13%, Arcade 11.3%, Cute 10%, Exploration 8.9%
- #23 Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest
80% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Involve GamesPub: INVOLVE IT SOFTWARE LLC
Windows
Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.4%, Exploration 14%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Action 5.4%
- #24 Retro Machina
81% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Robots 26.2%, Colorful 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #25 ColorBlend FX: Desaturation Prologue
81% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Pi-Dev Bulgaria
Windows
This is the prologue chapter of our upcoming game ColorBlend FX: Desaturation. Help Splatians blend the stolen colors back to the world and foil the plans of the Evil! Squash juicy slimes, get slimed, solve puzzles, find secrets & survive the death while figuring out the evil plans of the Lord.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62%, Action-Adventure 16%, Funny 15.4%, Action 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #26 Space Expedition
79% 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: Robots 28.7%, 2D Platformer 21.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Colorful 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #27 Super Mombo Quest
78% 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 40%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Colorful 6.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #28 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
74% 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 46.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Adventure 8.5%
- #29 Promenade
73% matchVery Positive95% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Funny 9.8%, Colorful 9.6%
- #30 GunBlocks - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Steve Welz
Windows
In this prologue you crash-land on a mysterious planet. In order to get your lost cargo back, use tetrominos, solve blocky puzzles, and get to know its not too friendly inhabitants.
Why similar: Colorful 28.2%, Action 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, 2D 17.2%, Adventure 11.2%
- #31 The Portal Trial
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Espale Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Ingression: The Portal Trial offers a sneak peek into the immersive world of precision platforming with portals. Experience the prologue of the full game for free, tackling not only the initial levels but also venturing into more challenging stages.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.9%, Story Rich 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Adventure 11%, 2D 8.6%
- #32 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #33 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
73% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Robots 61%, Cute 11.8%, Action 10.3%, 2D 8.8%, Arcade 8.1%
- #34 Animal Rescuer: Prologue
77% matchMixed68% of 143 reviews2020
Dev: Turquoise Revival Games
Windows
Animal Rescuer: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Animal Rescuer, featuring the initial part of the story. Our hero is helping lovely animals through exploring an epic world with faster gameplay and increased quest and combat intensity.
Why similar: Exploration 27.4%, Action-Adventure 24.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 16.8%, Action 10.7%
- #35 GunGirl 2
76% 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: Adventure 59.3%, Action 40.7%
- #36 Night Reverie: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 24.7%, Cute 19.1%, Colorful 15.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, 2D 11.3%
- #37 Wittle Mistakes - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive92% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Rockfire Games
Windows
Play the first game of many! Wittle Mistakes is a mechanics-based third-person 3D adventure where players navigate the trials of infancy within the Mother Corporation. Unveil the dark secrets that Mother has been hiding. The playpen awaits! Built by an insane two-man team.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28%, Colorful 25.4%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 9.7%
- #38 Project Adder (Prologue)
72% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: NLB.DEV
Windows
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.9%, Funny 18.5%, Colorful 13.6%, Zombies 12.8%, 2D 8.9%
- #39 Abyss The Forgotten Past: Prologue
75% matchMixed63% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: OWG StudiosPub: Sedoc LLC
Windows
Play as Leonnor who sets out on a journey to discover everything about his past and his world, things are not always what they seem! Learn special abilities, battle monsters and encounter celestial beings as you explore this beautifically crafted pixel world. This prologue starts a epic journey...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Colorful 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, 2D 8.2%
- #40 2D Platformer GAME (Toy Factory)
71% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Jo.Jo art
Windows
It is a 2D adventure game with cute characters.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Cute 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%
- #41 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
68% 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 44.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Cute 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #42 Berry
70% 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 29%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 7.3%
- #43 Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
68% matchVery Positive96% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.8%, Colorful 17%, Cute 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Arcade 9.6%
- #44 One Dog Story
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 516 reviews2017
Dev: Big Way GamesPub: Big Way
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Cute 9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #45 ANIMAL WELL
65% 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 51.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Cute 5.5%
- #46 Replicomica
67% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: enyevgPub: Look Who’s Talking Publishing
Windows · Mac
A short, atmospheric experience set inside a handcrafted dream. You are a small, solitary citizen drifting through augmented memories. Boot up your LonelyOS and let the robots guide you.
Why similar: Robots 58.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #47 Robot Wants It All
71% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Robots 30.3%, Exploration 8.1%, Colorful 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #48 6-Mon Adventure
69% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Embark on an adventure with 6-mon the little robot. Take control of the robot and travel through a disused factory, avoiding falls, protecting yourself from projectiles and traversing dangerous levels to stop the activities of a crazy AI.
Why similar: Robots 76.7%, Colorful 9.2%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #49 WarriOrb: Prologue
70% 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 51.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Cute 9.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 6.5%
- #50 Fearmonium
69% 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 54.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 6.4%
- #51 100 Robo Cats
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,100 reviews2024
Dev: 100 Cozy Games
Windows
🤖🦾🐾100 Robo Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Robot-themed 🔩🦿 locations full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of the Robo places and Cats as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Why similar: Robots 80.6%, Cute 14.8%, Exploration 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #52 SwooshCat
66% 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 30.7%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Funny 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #53 Trash Quest
69% 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 41%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Robots 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Cute 7.9%
- #54 Ex Vitro
67% 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 36.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, PvE 13.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 8.7%
- #55 Funky Panic Attack
66% matchVery Positive95% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: juicce
Windows
Can Luna navigate this funky world to find Halloween? - Talk to strange and compelling characters! Freeze obstacles and activate the fast Chili Pepper Mode, but beware - it also makes you uncontrollably jumpy!
Why similar: Exploration 22.9%, Funny 21.7%, Cute 18%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 14.5%