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  1. #1 Constance
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,085 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Psychological 13.6%, Nonlinear 12%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.1%

  2. #2 Twinland
    97% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
    Dev: Kaiju Sushi
    Windows

    Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Platformer 8.3%

  3. #3 Chiaroscuro
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
    Windows · Mac

    Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  4. #4 Elmer
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Miòpe Games
    Windows

    “ Elmer is a Metroidvania-style adventure game. ” AltroQuando is a place for those with a forgotten past, an illusionary present, and a future held only as a promise. Your presence here is the proof that you are seeking your own original sin, your own mask.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Psychological 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%

  5. #5 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
    94% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Team Quantum Games
    Windows

    Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Demons 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  6. #6 Falk
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Miat
    Windows · Mac

    A dark 2D CRPG where your character build, skill checks, relationships, and quest decisions determine how you survive and which ending you earn.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

  7. #7 Dormiveglia
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Round Cartridge
    Windows

    Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

  8. #8 Cryselts
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: B3N Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

  9. #9 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ciderheart Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 7.4%

  10. #10 Noxia Somnia
    90% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: Reframe Games
    Windows

    Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Demons 12.9%, Psychological 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%

  11. #11 FrogeON
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JofraDev
    Windows

    A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Colorful 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  12. #12 Zapling Bygone
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 199 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 27.2%, Psychological 16.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Exploration 7.2%

  13. #13 Alumbra
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Maleiwa Studio
    Windows

    Alumbra is a suspenseful and surreal Metroidvania. Play as Vince, a frightened child trapped in a nightmare shaped by his fears and imagination. Armed with a lantern, master the light, explore haunting dreamscapes, overcome terrifying creatures, and face your fears to wake up.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Psychological Horror 8%, Psychological 7.3%, Exploration 6.4%

  14. #14 Mainasutto: I'm Not Alone
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DAndrëwBox
    Windows

    Break the time loop, save your world! A combat-focused metroidvania that lets you capture enemy souls and turn their powers against them. Explore a corrupted timeline in a fractured world where death isn't the end. Rewind your choices, change your path, and prevent the Mainasutto.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  15. #15 Shifted Heart
    86% 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 29%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.7%

  16. #16 Ayakashi Princess: Prequel
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hinawajin
    Windows

    The fox princess's great adventure! A story from a little while ago. Tamamo Hime wakes up in the Ayakashi world, ``Kakuriyo.'' She makes her way home, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Explore various stages and move forward with graceful actions! Is this world a dream or...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Nonlinear 13%, Platformer 12.5%, Demons 10.7%

  17. #17 Bitlands
    86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: ByteForge
    Windows

    Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

  18. #18 Axiom Verge 2
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Nonlinear 7.2%

  19. #19 The Elementum
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Baturalp ÖZMEN
    Windows

    Tactical combat powered by combo-based spellcasting and elemental reactions. Explore, grow stronger, and unlock sealed-off areas.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 9.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  20. #20 Enemies Within
    83% matchNo user reviews2028
    Dev: BoomSqueak
    Windows

    Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

  21. #21 LUCID
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows

    Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%

  22. #22 Colorless World
    82% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: Bazzucco Entertainment
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in this strange Colorless World. Unleash new mechanics and defeat obstacles, monsters, and bosses. As you unravel a hidden story told between the lines that will shape your ultimate destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Psychological 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 6.5%

  23. #23 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 988 reviews2024
    Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Colorful 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  24. #24 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Action-Adventure 5.8%

  25. #25 Escape Zolstar
    81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: Robert Alvarez
    Windows · Mac

    Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 7.9%

  26. #26 Kingless Dungeon
    78% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: G3 Studio
    Windows

    《Kingless Dungeon》 is a 2D hack and slash platformer where you control the Shadow Prince, a warrior with no memory. Fight undead enemies, discover your skills, and explore this deep dungeons filled with traps and secrets. Can you reclaim your memories and escape?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 8.1%

  27. #27 Ubirajara
    81% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
    Windows

    Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Nonlinear 9%

  28. #28 Mable & The Wood
    79% matchMixed57% of 90 reviews2019
    Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  29. #29 I WIN!
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ink & Thread Studio
    Windows

    Escape an AI-controlled simulation in a fast-paced, first-person speedrunning platformer. Discover hidden "bugs," exploit unintended shortcuts, and race for the best times while the AI desperately tries to keep you trapped.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  30. #30 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,664 reviews2019
    Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Exploration 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%

  31. #31 Sparkborn
    77% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: CUBE STUDIO
    Windows

    An atmospheric 2D metroidvania set in a world changed by a mysterious cataclysm, where many living creatures have vanished and toys have gained consciousness. Explore interconnected locations, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, and uncover the mystery behind this new form of life.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 23%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 8.5%

  32. #32 DOOMBLADE
    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 381 reviews2023
    Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  33. #33 Peaky Circus
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore a broken world filled with masks and monsters in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. Fight strange enemies and twisted bosses with your katana and shotgun umbrella, unlock powerful new abilities, and uncover the truth behind the masks of Peaky Circus.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

  34. #34 Quarion
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 174 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 36.8%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Colorful 5.3%

  35. #35 Maskborne
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Maskborne
    Windows

    A dark, hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world where death has disappeared. Fight twisted creatures, uncover forgotten secrets, and discover powerful Boundlings as you journey to restore death to a world that has forgotten how to die.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

  36. #36 Restless Lands
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Crackin'
    Windows

    A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

  37. #37 Hell Being
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BitLife
    Windows

    Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Side Scroller 6.6%

  38. #38 Egregor Indoctrination
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Egregor Games
    Windows

    Egregor Indoctrination tells an intriguing story in an episodic and laconic manner, combining elements of Metroidvania and Visual Novel genres.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Demons 12.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9%

  39. #39 Fatal Claw
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 547 reviews2026
    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 25%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Platformer 10%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  40. #40 Crown Of Silence
    71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: Nyro Interactive
    Windows

    Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Exploration 9%, Platformer 8.6%, Demons 7%

  41. #41 The Elderseed
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Talebound Games
    Windows

    Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

  42. #42 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 44.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Colorful 9.3%, Action-Adventure 5.1%

  43. #43 Florarium
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Melting Caramel
    Windows

    Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  44. #44 Simple Game
    72% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2023
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    It is a simple game. Help Chibisi make a pie. Simply collect five apples and the victory is yours. But you must not think if there is something hidden there...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychological 12.3%, Dark 10.8%

  45. #45 Ex Vitro
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 154 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 33.6%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 10%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

  46. #46 Bitup
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosmogonia Games
    Windows

    BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Colorful 7.6%

  47. #47 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
    71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
    Windows

    Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Colorful 6.3%

  48. #48 Esc_
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alpha Ômega Entertainment
    Windows

    A 2D pixel art Escape Room game where the danger goes beyond the screen. The anonymous protagonist is kidnapped and wakes up in an abandoned house, where he needs to solve puzzles, look for items and face "The Antagonist", who manipulates the game — and his own computer. Can you escape?

    Why similar: Side Scroller 27.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%

  49. #49 Oneirium
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZeenaPub: Zeena Studio
    Windows

    Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traverse a haunting world of nightmares and fragmented memories, where nothing is certain and every shadow hides unspeakable truths. Traverse the Dream revealing the nature of existence itself.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7%

  50. #50 Squizzo
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Meraki LLC
    Windows

    Platform game, be available to choose your path. You have to develop your skills, use the action combos along with logic, to advance along the path you want to investigate , where you will looking for the explanation of what are happening to our character...careful you have many possible ends

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Psychological 18.9%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  51. #51 Slumbering Feline
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: The Flavare
    Windows · Linux

    Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%

  52. #52 Kami: The Great Guardian
    67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Endemic Artifacts
    Windows

    In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Platformer 16.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Nonlinear 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  53. #53 Boki: The Summit
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
    Windows

    Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Platformer 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  54. #54 Alice Into the Panopticon
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Lunarians
    Windows

    Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Dark 7.5%

  55. #55 Last Souls
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruben Wihler
    Windows · Mac

    Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Exploration 6.7%

  56. #56 Sylv and the Ancient Tree
    66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Kelkorne
    Windows

    Explore, fight and survive in a colourful world with a retro aesthetic. The vain demoness Umbra has stolen the energy from the Ancient Tree. Help Sylv, the guardian of the forest, to find her , A world full of colourful characters and a retro feel that will delight fans of 16-bit games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%

  57. #57 Slime:Evo
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Falcon Stories
    Windows

    A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

  58. #58 Keena The Voidslayer
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crowning Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  59. #59 Cliff Kingdom
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
    Windows · Mac

    Deranged trolls. Old thinking machines. Nordic inspired animals with dark backstories. Meet them all in this hand drawn adventure where you play as a moth, born without wings, exploring a dark world in search of the kingdoms lost light.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7%

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