- #1 Outpost Delta
97% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Robots 8.3%
- #2 Alchemist's Castle
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 139 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #3 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
Windows
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Space 12.9%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #4 Iconoclasts
95% 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 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #5 Alwa's Awakening
94% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 12.4%, Retro 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #6 CHIP: Rescuer of Kittens
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khamitovs TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Robots 10.6%, Space 8.4%
- #7 Far Star
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Robots 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #8 Xeodrifter
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Retro 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #9 TRAIT
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OctaGames
Windows
Harness the power of the elements in a thrilling 2D Metroidvania adventure! Traverse a plague-stricken kingdom, face deadly foes, and uncover the truth behind a devastating storm. With handcrafted environments and challenging combat, shape your destiny in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Side Scroller 20%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #10 Powernaut VANGARDT
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Retro 11.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 9.4%
- #11 Smelted Kin
90% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Microbat Studio
Windows · Linux
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Robots 12.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #12 StarCore Legacy
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Space 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Retro 11%, Platformer 9.2%
- #13 Zorezdra
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Varanid Cyber
Windows
Zorezdra is a sci-fi platformer/metroidvania with an 8-bit graphical aesthetic. Run, jump, fight and glide your way through a vast starport as you search for the truth about your protagonist's complex origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Robots 8.9%, Platformer 8.3%
- #14 Sealed Bite: Extended
87% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Retro 5.4%
- #15 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,678 reviews2014
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Platformer 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Retro 5.2%
- #16 GLIDE
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BruteForce
Windows
Explore, puzzle, jump Exploration, Mystery, Puzzles. Become a cat hero and explore an unknown world. Overcome treacherous terrain, discover hidden passages, and solve ancient puzzles to uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows. Will you reach the end of this perilous journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Space 6.8%
- #17 Best Buds vs Bad Guys
86% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Reset Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Platformer 14.3%, Retro 13.4%, Shooter 10.9%
- #18 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
85% 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 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Retro 11.6%
- #19 Axiom Verge
84% 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 51.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #20 CrushBorgs
84% matchVery Positive94% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: Xitilon
Windows
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
Why similar: Robots 18.6%, 1990's 14.7%, Retro 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 10.3%
- #21 Ghost Song
83% 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 31.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Robots 11%, Platformer 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #22 Albert's Journey
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #23 Shadow Complex Remastered
82% matchVery Positive85% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Side Scroller 19%, Platformer 15.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Shooter 5.7%
- #24 Spaceport Hope
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 488 reviews2016
Dev: team BitClubPub: team BitClub , Sunken Treasure Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Platformer 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 7.7%, Space 7%
- #25 Cosmos Bit
79% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Space 16.3%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #26 Xanthiom Zero
79% 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 33.4%, Space 13.8%, Retro 11.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.6%
- #27 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Platformer 15.1%, 1990's 9.3%, Space 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #28 Axiom Verge 2
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #29 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 16%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 8.6%
- #30 Foregone
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #31 Out There Somewhere
76% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #32 Plungeez
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team ZerothPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Take a dive in the world of Plungeez, a puzzle platformer where Bonnie, a fierce woman who, after falling in the underground, must explore the sewers of Salvador in search of a way out. Light torches, boilers, and use plungers to climb and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #33 Ascender
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Robots 14.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #34 Gato Roboto
75% 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 44%, Platformer 10.2%, Retro 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #35 MURICA
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acme Pixel Foundry
Windows
Get portal-napped to an alternate version of The United States 2000 years in the future. Travel the 16-bit landscape of MURICA on a search for the way home; and maybe save the past while you're at it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Retro 5.9%
- #36 The Mummy Demastered
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Action 6.3%
- #37 Hatup
74% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%, 1990's 8.1%
- #38 Freedom Planet 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Retro 9.2%
- #39 The Bounty Huntress
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: IC Games
Windows
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 1990's 8.6%, Retro 7.2%
- #40 Environmental Station Alpha
73% 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 52.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 6.6%, Action 3.1%
- #41 Eternal Bonds
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: CasticalGames
Windows
Solve puzzles by switching between the perspective of an astronaut and their robot. Flip levers to deactivate lasers, send boxes through portals, and much more to get both characters to the exit doors!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Robots 11.9%, Retro 10%
- #42 Chasm
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 3.7%
- #43 The Way
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 15.5%, Retro 11.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #44 Future Knight (CPC/Spectrum)
72% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Retro 14.8%, Robots 11.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Shooter 8.9%
- #45 Ruby's Realms
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Side Scroller 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Roguelike 9.5%, Platformer 9.1%
- #46 Carestia
70% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: River Stone Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the underground, solve the puzzles, get skills and fight against bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Robots 10.6%, Space 10.4%, Platformer 10.3%
- #47 Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Christophe GalatiPub: Deneos
Windows
Dive into a great adventure in the Game Boy era! Tako will travel the world, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his quest to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human realm. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and unity?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 13.6%, 1990's 8.7%, Retro 7.9%
- #48 Gear Path
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: GooDCrafter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gear Path is a small platformer Metroidvania-like game with exploring and power-ups. It's perfect for playing while waiting for another game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 7.6%
- #49 Blaster Bunny Sacrilege
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Powergames1142
Windows
Our protagonist wakes up without remembering anything about her life. Your objective in the adventure will be to remember what you did to lose it, and who knows... Maybe you will discover the dark secrets of humanity that SHE don't want you to know.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 13.8%, Space 7.3%
- #50 Inferno
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bombfire
Windows
Inferno is a fire-fueled 2D platformer where betrayal ignites transformation. Play as Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, searching for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE to unleash Sergeant Kai’s Inferno power against devastating odds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Platformer 12.8%, Space 9.7%, 1990's 6%
- #51 Citadel Stormer 2
68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Unearthly Resilience Games
Windows
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Robots 14.2%, Retro 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #52 Chronicles of Teddy
70% matchMixed70% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Retro 7.6%
- #53 SELINI
66% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Robots 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11%
- #54 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Side Scroller 20%, Platformer 19%, Robots 17.9%, Action 8.3%
- #55 Odallus: The Dark Call
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Retro 16.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Side Scroller 5.1%
- #56 Robot-X
67% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Isaac Kasdorf
Windows
A fast-paced platform shooter inspired by 90s classics. Follow Robot-X on a journey to protect the city from a new danger, fight bosses and jump over pits in this retro experience.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16%, Robots 14.2%, Retro 13.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Platformer 11.3%
- #57 Refactor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.1%
- #58 Ageless
67% matchMixed56% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: One More Dream StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 12%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #59 Alwa's Legacy
67% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Retro 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%