- #1 Liminalia
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #2 Fevercide
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Action RPG 17.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Hand-drawn 6.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #3 Misspell
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Souls-like 6.5%
- #4 Necrowave
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arfhis The Wizard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Souls-like 9.7%, Platformer 7.4%, Nonlinear 6.4%
- #5 BirdKnight
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Action RPG 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #6 Onchu
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banana Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Souls-like 9.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #7 A Song in Elyel Nalore
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Action RPG 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Platformer 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #8 Cliff Kingdom
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 11.9%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #9 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,920 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Action RPG 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Souls-like 8.9%
- #10 Brizo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 朱展鹏Pub: 游龙翼道
Windows
DreamKiller is a 2D side-scrolling action game that combines strategy cards with intense combat. Control Irene as she navigates a world where dreams and reality merge, piecing together the shattered Dream Interpretation Codex. Use card-switching to unleash powerful skills in a Souls-like challenge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Action RPG 12.7%, Souls-like 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #11 Zenith
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturnia Studios
Windows
Step into a dark and decaying world with Zenith, an Action RPG that blends intense combat, deep exploration, and an immersive atmosphere. Explore ruined cathedrals and gothic landscapes filled with secrets, facing relentless enemies that will challenge your skill and strategy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Action RPG 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%
- #12 Dusted Dusk
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action RPG 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #13 Midpoint
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frandy
Windows
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Action RPG 11.9%, Souls-like 11.2%, Platformer 9%
- #14 HunterX
88% matchVery Positive84% of 729 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Action RPG 16.3%, Souls-like 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
- #15 Steel Flood
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egobounds
Windows
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Souls-like 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #16 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,186 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Action RPG 13%, Souls-like 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #17 Cloverskar
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex K.
Windows
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Platformer 8.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%, Souls-like 8.4%
- #18 Last Souls
85% 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 29.9%, Souls-like 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Nonlinear 7%
- #19 Crowsworn
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mongoose Rodeo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Platformer 8.7%
- #20 The Song of Awakening
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noeski LLC
Windows · Mac
The Song of Awakening is a 2D action-platformer where you play as a bard with the power to create magic through music. Explore a world once ruled by the Lyramancers, wielders of music-magic, who were extinguished by a mad king. Defeat the malevolent god of silence and restore harmony to the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Action RPG 21%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Souls-like 11.2%, Adventure 4.9%
- #21 Tenebra
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broke CoCo
Windows
Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Souls-like 8.8%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #22 Dimension Drifters
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension Drifters
Windows · Mac
Dimension Drifters is a hand-drawn 2D anime action-platformer that takes players through intense, multi-dimensional combat. Join the protagonist, Ena on her quest to restore the shattered dimensions torn apart by the mysterious 'Dark Drifter.'
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Dark Fantasy 20.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Souls-like 10.8%, Platformer 5.5%
- #23 Vapor World: Over The Mind
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ALIVE Inc.
Windows · Linux
Lost in darkness, a boy drawn into a twisted dream, no way out. Vapor World is a narrative-driven souls-like platformer focused on deflection combat set in atmospheric world of dream. Descend within shattered mind seeking lost memories. Face dark, beautiful world born of anguish and regret.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Action RPG 11.7%, Souls-like 9.9%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #24 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
81% matchVery Positive94% of 44,489 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Souls-like 10.9%, Action RPG 6.7%
- #25 Cantirium: God Slayer
81% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #26 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Action RPG 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Platformer 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #27 Mysterious
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IVA team
Windows · Mac
Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Souls-like 10.3%, Platformer 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #28 ARTMESS
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIMstudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Maya and a mysterious companion enter a fairytale world turned nightmare. Explore stunning locations, meet mythical characters, and battle the darkness to uncover the truth!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.3%, Metroidvania 20.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9%, Hand-drawn 6.7%
- #29 Dark Swords Firelink
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Lair Games Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Nonlinear 8.1%
- #30 Earthblade
77% 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 36.9%, Action RPG 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.6%
- #31 Cryselts
77% 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 35.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #32 Shattered Divinities
73% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #33 Noreya: The Gold Project
76% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
Windows · Linux
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Platformer 8.2%
- #34 Hatone
75% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Devil's Delirium
Windows
Dive into a NES-inspired Action-Platformer with Metroidvania elements. Play as an Illuminati henchman battling fearsome bosses and unearthing secrets in an ancient castle. Fulfill your duty… but are you the architect of your fate—or just a pawn in a game someone else is playing?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Action RPG 12.9%, Souls-like 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%
- #35 Chiaroscuro
75% 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 31.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #36 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Souls-like 12.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #37 Runic Curse Remastered
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Souls-like 13%, Action RPG 10.4%, Platformer 7.1%, Action 5.7%
- #38 Solateria
71% matchVery Positive84% of 523 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Souls-like 12.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Platformer 7.5%
- #39 Unbound: Worlds Apart
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Souls-like 6.3%
- #40 A Handful of Dust
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BVS Studios
Windows
Uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets in this 2D action-adventure Metroidvania. Explore a haunting world of ruins and shadow, master fluid, brutal combat, and unlock powerful abilities to overcome deadly enemies. Forge your path and choose your destiny in an ancient land balanced on the brink of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Action RPG 17%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Souls-like 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #41 Darxanadon
73% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Action RPG 18.1%, Souls-like 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #42 DOOMBLADE
71% matchVery Positive80% of 367 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Souls-like 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Platformer 7.5%
- #43 Lillusion
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: The Night Owls
Windows
An action role-playing game with a non-linear plot choice. Soul-like running and slashing combat system, Naruto-inspired seal system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action RPG 15.7%, Souls-like 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Platformer 9.2%
- #44 Alice Into the Panopticon
71% 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 42.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #45 Florarium
70% 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 44.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #46 Spright
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is a hand-crafted 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Forge, swim, and fight through luminous caverns, cursed foundries, and drowned ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Platformer 12.6%, Souls-like 12.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 5.7%
- #47 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
70% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: The Island Games
Windows
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Action RPG 14.9%, Souls-like 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Platformer 8.7%
- #48 HALLOW BLADE
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XekveraPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
HALLOW BLADE is a dark fantasy action adventure set in a vast interconnected subterranean kingdom where you form an unbreakable bond with an ancient possessed sword hungry for souls and vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Souls-like 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #49 Crown Of Silence
69% matchNo user reviews
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 37.5%, Action RPG 12.8%, Souls-like 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Platformer 6.9%
- #50 Chronoscript: The Endless End
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DeskWorks Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Action RPG 9.4%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #51 Karma Exorcist
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyclosPub: Infini Fun
Windows
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Souls-like 9.6%, Platformer 8%, Action RPG 7.7%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #52 CowardCastle
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanari Studio
Windows
Forge your destiny in CowardCastle! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Platformer 12%, Souls-like 8.6%, Action 6.9%
- #53 Mendacium
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
Windows
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 12.3%, Action RPG 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #54 Evil Castle & Princess
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLightProject
Windows
"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Action RPG 21.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #55 DREIFRAME
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Souls-like 13.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #56 Astra: Fading Stars
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
Windows · Linux
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #57 Crypt Custodian
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,896 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 35.8%, Action RPG 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Platformer 7.3%, Exploration 6.7%
- #58 Being and Becoming
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IchthysPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Action RPG 14.9%, Souls-like 12%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Platformer 9.3%