- #1 Phaze Shift
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #2 Echoes of Nox
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, PvE 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #3 Voice of Flowers
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomasz Chabora
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #4 Isadora's Edge
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InboundShovel Games
Windows
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Lore-Rich 14%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Open World 8.9%
- #5 Garden of the Atom
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rookbird GamesPub: Blacc Ski Weekend Industries
Windows · Linux
Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, PvE 12.7%, Puzzle 8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #6 ALLARA
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: GameDevOcean
Windows
Allara is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania soulslike set in pre-colonial East Siberia. Play as a shamaness defending her homeland, exploring mythic realms of the sacred world tree, battling brutal bosses, uncovering relics, and mastering a strategic single-skill combat system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2.5D 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Open World 9.1%
- #7 Esquire Robo
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SolidFrogLLC
Windows
"When her friend vanishes on a distant planet, a lone android uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not just the colony, but the fate of the entire universe."
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Open World 14.3%, 2.5D 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #8 MYCO
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LilyPadDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a quest to the corrupted hill to save your long-lost brother.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 24.9%, Metroidvania 22.7%, 2D Platformer 14%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #9 Eon's Insomnium
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tryxe
Windows
A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, 2D Platformer 14%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, PvE 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #10 Little Beast in the Big Maze
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Castle Teeth Games LLC
Windows · Linux
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #11 Shell Soul:The Skull
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Exploration 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #12 Earthblade
89% 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 35.1%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Open World 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #13 Halchemist
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Team Flask
Windows
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, PvE 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #14 Overplasma
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted 4M
Windows
Overplasma is a combat, platforming and exploration game in alien worlds where you must face challenging enemies and obstacles as a space explorer who was in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Fighter 22%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Exploration 6.9%
- #15 Goldstained
86% 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 38.8%, PvE 10%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #16 Velvet Veil
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, 2D Fighter 15.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 7.2%
- #17 Dr. Atominus
87% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Pikku-a
Windows · Linux
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Open World 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #18 Rotten Bloom
84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Twin Howl GamesPub: Voxel School
Windows
Step into a world where nature has reclaimed what was always hers. Explore a disturbing dystopia as the first successful human-plant symbiosis. Extract abilities from corpses, reshape your essence, and decide the fate of both species.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, 2.5D 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #19 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
Shadowed Journey is a Metroidvania-like game, where the player plays a sword-cultivating disciple of a fairy sect, who secretly goes down the mountain to return home. However, in this Dharma-ending age, what awaits you is a journey to hell, and all you can rely on is your flying sword and your heart
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #20 PorBor
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BCrayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 16%, PvE 12.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #21 Grizzland
85% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: Kiepska Spółka
Windows
Exploration is King. Swing your sword, jump, slash the Dinos, break the game, shrink and enlarge, jump again, explode and recombine yourself in order to learn more about the Grizzled Planet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, 2D Fighter 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, Open World 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #22 The Forbidden Forest
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #23 Youra The Game
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Julio CarmonaPub: 64 Mahanda Studios
Windows
"Youra" unfolds as a captivating tale of destiny, elemental powers, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. When Youra and Ichika discover a mysterious key, their lives take an unexpected turn as dark forces descend upon them.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, 2D Fighter 19.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #24 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,804 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.2 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 39%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 7.6%
- #25 The Throne
80% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: BeByte Tecnología
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Throne" is a medieval adventure in true Metroidvania style. Get lost in a huge castle with 2.5D pixel art environments and increase your power with new abilities you find along the way. Fight fearsome bosses and navigate dangerous traps to make your way to the throne room!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, 2.5D 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, PvE 8.7%
- #26 The Last Duskreaper
81% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Kiapigeon
Windows
Try this side view platformer metroidvania that tells the story of a bird in a dying kingdom infected by glitched monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, 2D Fighter 17.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Open World 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #27 Multiversal Affairs
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slithernose Games
Windows · Linux
Multiversal Affairs is an episodic physics-based pixel-art metroidvania/platformer/thing delightfully full of diverse creatures that try to live together in a society controlled by an autocratic government.
Why similar: Cold War 26.7% ★, Metroidvania 25.1%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Open World 7.7%
- #28 Rise Achlys
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Game Design Folks
Windows
Rise Achlys is a brutal gothic soulsvania and rogue-lite inspired by Castlevania. The story-driven game features a vampire protagonist and iconic characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, with time travel and fantasy themes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, PvE 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #29 Moonlaw
79% 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 48.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #30 Ganymede
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #31 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
76% 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 52.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, PvE 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 7.5%
- #32 Sky DarkCrow
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Skyfox_13
Windows
Crow has to defeat enemies and collect coins and others.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, 2D Fighter 15.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Linear 8.5%
- #33 PSYCRON
77% 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 37.8%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #34 ROBOTEKA
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HAMMERVILLE
Windows
A unique robot fighting action game built around simple controls, precise timing, and martial arts-inspired combat.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 29.7%, 2.5D 19.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, PvE 7.8%, Action 6.9%
- #35 Moon Magic Array
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 壹喵的游戏日记
Windows
This is an open-world 2.5d magic game with a rich story It has eight combat systems The main character's battle system is to draw a magic array, You can also create spells, or customize spell trajectories
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2.5D 14.6%, 2D Fighter 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #36 Arishia Tale
74% 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 41.1%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, 2.5D 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #37 Ex Vitro
74% matchVery Positive94% of 153 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 34.6%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, PvE 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Exploration 8.7%
- #38 Sunken Sky
73% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Codenightly
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 18%, Open World 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #39 Linkisa
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lzerogas Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Linkisa is a hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world inspired by Malagasy folklore and steampunk aesthetics. Play as General Linkisa, stripped of his memories, and explore the rain-soaked regions of the Empire of Orana in search of your past and the restoration of order. Masina ny orana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Lore-Rich 6.3%, 2D 6.2%
- #40 A Dream of Burning Sand
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Eldwood
Windows · Linux
Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 7.8%
- #41 Maverick
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arbiter Games
Windows
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Open World 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #42 Shifted Heart
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Open World 8.6%
- #43 Arenion
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NoD
Windows
Explore a vast 3D anime Metroidvania world rich in Souls-like atmosphere, in your own style - where every relic you discover unlocks new areas, awakens buried memories and powers of a fallen empire, a realm where right and wrong coexist, the boundary between them is as fragile as a single thread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2.5D 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Open World 10.8%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #44 Gears of Dissent
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Jacob Gislason
Windows
Explore a world of secrets and opposition at every turn, and smash through it in fast-paced top-down combat! This game is a short 2–3 hour experience that aims for high quality of life, worldbuilding, and gameplay without demanding weeks of your time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #45 Grav1ty
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo MachadoPub: Eduardo Machado
Windows
Discover an enigmatic universe. Explore diverse biomes, face ancient guardians, and uncover hidden secrets in this captivating 2D pixel art platformer. Embark on an unforgettable cosmic odyssey!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #46 Shining Symbol
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 小桨哥
Windows
This is a galactic castlevania-type game, based on the design of four elephants and twenty-eight stars as the boss, four scenes, five attribute skills, and a variety of gem abilities waiting for you to unlock.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, PvE 15.9%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, 2D 4.9%
- #47 史莱狗(Slimg)
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #48 Salene
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DejaView
Windows
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 16%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #49 Project: The MIR Incident
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rhineware
Windows
Escape from a wide laboratory dominated by battles between rebelling test subjects and armed scientists. Solve puzzles, get into battles, and discover secrets as you progress through this action-packed 2D-Sidescroll-Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, 2D Fighter 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Open World 11.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #50 Blue Rabbit
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: J.P. van OstaPub: Coughing Dragon
Windows · Linux
You find yourself in a futuristic dystopian city. You get the idea: Dark smog. A rogue A.I. Corporate drones. Actual drones. The whole enchilada. In this fast-paced 2D platformer, you play as Arisu, a Runner tasked to deliver the ambiguous Blue Rabbit "packages" around the city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7%
- #51 Pain-T
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Open World 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #52 Akaku Forest
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dowfamidas
Windows
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Open World 6.7%
- #53 MADO
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
Windows
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, PvE 12.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #54 Oirbo
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Open World 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #55 EON: Reset
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team EON Reset
Windows
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Lore-Rich 16%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Sci-fi 4.8%
- #56 Void Guard
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Matthew CarlsonPub: DET@ACU
Windows · Mac
Follow the Void Guardian as she inspects a space station after receiving a distress beacon from it and help her vanquish the hidden evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Fighter 19%, Sci-fi 8.1%, 2D 7%, Action 5.8%
- #57 Pentacore
68% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Sci-fi 6.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #58 Maelstrom
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 6.7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #59 Squigley
67% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Jay Hawkins
Windows · Linux
Traverse and experience a massive, cohesive 2D world as Squigley. Use your wits, resources and unique movement mechanics in order to explore this dark digital world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Open World 10.1%