- #1 The Legend of Lumina
97% matchVery Positive98% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Wizbane
Windows · Linux
A block pushing puzzle game with metroidvania style progression, set in a serene forest world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Sokoban 26.4% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #2 Piece of Worlds
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inonaka Games
Windows
Explore a whimsical and charming world made of jigsaw puzzle pieces as you solve sokoban-style puzzles. Uncover the hidden secrets of this compact puzzle adventure as you progress through the stages.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Sokoban 25.6% ★, Adventure 11.7%, Cute 8.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #3 Mindbreak
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lost Umbrella Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindbreak is an exploration driven tile-based puzzle adventure game about the escape from a corrupted insane asylum. Play as the supernaturally gifted asylum patients as you build and combine their unique abilities to explore and master the vast interconnected asylum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Sokoban 19.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 10%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #4 Glowkeeper
95% matchPositive100% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: oolimry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Sokoban 24.2% ★, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 8.6%, Logic 6.5%
- #5 Limos' Lair
94% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Cute 8.8%, Grid-Based Movement 7.4%
- #6 Once Glorious Artahk
94% matchPositive92% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Bismuth Tales
Windows · Linux
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #7 Wilbur's Quest
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wil Wright
Windows
Wilbur's Quest is a puzzle metroidvania about a worm. You've woken up in a strange land and need to discover what lies beyond the surface. Throughout your journey you'll need to push blocks, unlock doors, grow, and discover new abilities in order to escape this subterranean labyrinth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Sokoban 17.4% ★, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 12%, Grid-Based Movement 11.4%
- #8 Sliding Hero
92% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Silent Chicken
Windows
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Sokoban 18.7% ★, Nonlinear 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #9 ANIMAL WELL
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,075 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 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 41.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Mystery 7.1%, Nonlinear 6.5%
- #10 Blightseeker
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypernoodle Games
Windows
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Cute 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%
- #11 Kaori
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Félicien Boury
Windows
Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 8.3%
- #12 Unoxi
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bonpsi Games
Windows
Explore a disparate ruin gripped between the jaws of the universe. Reawaken forgotten knowledge in this twist on a classic sokoban puzzler.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Sokoban 22.3% ★, Nonlinear 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #13 Nulphia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 5.8%, Adventure 5.4%
- #14 EMUUROM
87% matchVery Positive90% of 231 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Nonlinear 8.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #15 MONOMOON
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 7.3%
- #16 Ligo
86% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Anthony Berleur
Windows
Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.
Why similar: Sokoban 30.4% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 11%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Cute 9.3%
- #17 Dirtlight
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 4.7%
- #18 Our Metal Bowl
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Intrugli Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Puzzle 11%, Nonlinear 10.4%
- #19 Polly's Puzzle Box
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Box Penguin Games
Windows · Mac
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #20 Ascent DX
84% matchVery Positive99% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Mystery 7%
- #21 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
82% matchVery Positive96% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cute 7.8%
- #22 Zoy
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpringDing
Windows
Explore the sandbox world with Zoy, collect fluorescent petals, navigate through the crisscrossing labyrinths, and uncover the stories hidden behind the world. You can also roam between the gurgling brooks and magnificent waterfalls and enjoy a relaxing and pleasant time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Sokoban 17.5% ★, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #23 Stoatman
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Cute 9.4%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #24 Mold
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 9%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #25 Black Sheep
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Machine
Windows
You are the royal Shepherd ! Your mission is to bring the Black Sheep to the rival kingdom as a gift to stop the wat ! Go on an adventure to complete your quest but think wisely, the Black Sheep must arrive alive !
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Grid-Based Movement 11%, Cute 7%
- #26 AiliA
79% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: IceToad Studio LLCPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Manipulate mirrors and guide Ail through reflected paths to save her twin sister Lia trapped within the Immortal Realm. In this surreal puzzle game, experience a touching story about the bond between two sisters and explore a mysterious, imaginative world where reflections intersect reality.
Why similar: Sokoban 23.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #27 Hap Hazard
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicraftin
Windows · Linux
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #28 Coma Control
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Brill
Windows
Escape your subconscious in this psychological puzzle adventure. Explore a surreal, non-linear dreamworld filled with deadly traps and mind-bending puzzles. Navigate your way back to consciousness to reclaim your life... before it slips away forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Logic 7.5%, Nonlinear 7.1%
- #29 Frank and Stein
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emberstaff Studio
Windows · Linux
Trapped in one stitched body, Frank & Stein must swap heads to survive this gloomy Metroidvania. Wield light and psychic powers to explore a castle shrouded in darkness, solve puzzles and reveal the unseen. Discover abilities and secrets, but beware of threats lurking in these twisted corridors...
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #30 Unlock: The Game
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom ListerPub: Argon Interactive
Windows
A meta puzzle-adventure where nothing is set in stone. Unlock features to watch the world evolve, and think outside the box to complete missions. But as you change the world to your whims, the world might have ideas of its own...
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Grid-Based Movement 6.6%
- #31 Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmptyMatter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover hidden truths about the world in this 3D adventure about a giraffe with an unreasonably long neck. Figure out the rules, solve strange mysteries, and stumble upon unexpected twists. Choose your own path.
Why similar: Sokoban 20% ★, Nonlinear 11.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 11%
- #32 SUPER ANT
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrygast
Windows
Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Retro 10.6%, Surreal 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%
- #33 Iron Diamond
76% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Exploration 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Cute 8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #34 Little Ghost
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alan AbbadessaPub: Sync Book Games
Windows
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Retro 8.7%, Cute 8.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Nonlinear 8.1%
- #35 Nonolith
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Justcamh
Windows · Mac · Linux
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 7.5%
- #36 Lelu
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jamierowan
Windows
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cute 9.2%, Retro 6.3%
- #37 PITH
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ItllBeFunTheySaid
Windows
Traverse a wonderful and strange world of cubes shrouded in fog in PITH, a 3D metroidvania adventure. Find tools to help delve deeper and uncover secrets that were hiding in plain sight.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #38 TOUKAN
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: .mar1000
Windows
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #39 Arraywrap
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plushloler
Windows
A strange world filled with mystery. Bend space to go through impossible passages and explore the Sky Archipelago. Discover its secrets and rules. What does it all mean?
Why similar: Sokoban 27.6% ★, Nonlinear 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Retro 8.7%
- #40 Jenny's Adventures
73% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Pranav Gaur
Windows
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Nonlinear 12%, Cute 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%
- #41 DITTORI
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlookersteinPub: Draknek and Friends
Windows
Deep beneath the world, an ancient god stirs. Master the forbidden power of DITTORI, discover its secrets, and use it to bend reality to your will. Herald the end of all things.
Why similar: Sokoban 35.6% ★, Grid-Based Movement 19.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #42 Brave Tales
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hrzn. Studios
Windows
Brave Tales is an isometric action metroidvania where you explore the vast world of Slavic mythology and your story decisions can alter your world and reshape your destiny. You play as Kolya, who is the only one to save the village from the pure evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Cute 7.9%
- #43 Florarium
71% 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 54.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Cute 8.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #44 Glimmer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PleasingFungus Games
Windows · Mac
Master the magics of a doomed civilization in this thoughtful puzzler. Figure out how to combine different abilities to reach the wounds that scar the land. Raise a lost island from the depths, and learn the secrets of the people who sank it.
Why similar: Sokoban 33.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 17.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #45 故障与漏洞世界
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stellar Reverie
Windows
《故障与漏洞世界》是一款平台解密游戏。你将探索这个未知且充满危险的世界,获取各种奇妙能力并发掘出意想不到的用法,最终解开这个世界的秘密。
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.8%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 10.5%, Cute 5%
- #46 Crypt Custodian
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,979 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 44%, Exploration 11.6%, Cute 10%, Adventure 8.9%, Nonlinear 8.4%
- #47 Quarion
68% matchVery Positive94% of 161 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 48%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 9.6%
- #48 Weapon Devourer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogdan
Windows · Mac
Weapon Devourer is a psychological horror game with souls-like and 1930's cartoon vibes, blending subtle puzzles. Battle sentient weapons, dodge their attacks, metamorphose into a fearsome entity to overcome powerful challenges, and synthesize mighty combinations by diving into the Shield's belly.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Cute 9.2%
- #49 Strongloween: The Escape
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: François LinckPub: François Linck Games
Windows
Live the adventure of Torkin, prisoner of STRONGLOWEEN. Discover powerful items and fight bosses that will prevent you and other prisoners from escaping. Strongloween holds many secrets, will you discover them all?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Exploration 12.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #50 Graytail
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Concode
Windows · Mac
A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Retro 9.2%
- #51 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
73% matchVery Positive87% of 903 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #52 Order of the Sinking Star
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thekla, Inc.Pub: Arc Games
Windows
From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a massive puzzle adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma. Solve over 1000 interconnected, hand-crafted puzzles, discover unique playable heroes, master evolving gameplay mechanics, and decipher a grand mystery.
Why similar: Sokoban 30.6% ★, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Nonlinear 8.3%
- #53 Horn of Balance
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Martijn den Hollander
Windows
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #54 End's Reach
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 3D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #55 Hollow Floor
68% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Cute 10.3%, Adventure 9%, Retro 9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #56 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
65% matchVery Positive96% of 266 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 56.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Nonlinear 5.9%, Cute 3.7%
- #57 Baby Bear's Big Day Out
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RNG Game Dev
Windows · Linux
After coming out of hibernation early, you need to find honey to wake up the rest of your bear family! Solve dozens of puzzles in this cute sokoban-style adventure, while meeting other woodland animals. Discover your surroundings as you explore peaceful meadows, icy valleys and bubbling swamps!
Why similar: Sokoban 28.9% ★, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Grid-Based Movement 10.2%, Nonlinear 9.9%
- #58 Me With Me
67% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: YenThe Studio
Windows
In Me With Me you control 2 cats at the same time going through levels with puzzles. A very cool 2D platform game to pass the time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Adventure 21.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Fantasy 7%
- #59 Wild Chorus
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Habitat Games
Windows
A hand-illustrated musical exploration game where you charm Sound Sprites and protect them from Silence, combine them into Melodies and fix the world (and the soundtrack), in whatever way you choose. No musical ability required!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Cute 7.5%
- #60 John, Heaven Beyond
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypnic Jerk Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
John found a note, in a familiar scrawl; it told him that he had plummeted to his demise in this very room. It also said it wasn’t the first time and that every fall will be worth it so long as he keeps getting up because John has a purpose. God owes him an answer.
Why similar: Sokoban 25.8% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.6%