- #1 Axel Quest
97% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action RPG 9.5%, Platformer 9.3%
- #2 Faction Reticent
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action RPG 9.7%, Platformer 9.3%
- #3 Filiy Eclipse
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Action RPG 13%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, RPG 9.9%, Hack and Slash 8%
- #4 Fallen Prince
95% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Eridanus Games
Windows
Fallen Prince is an atmospheric combat-focused metroidvania with retro elements. Explore a bleak undead zone, hone your skills and rid the kingdom from your brother's vile sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Hack and Slash 19.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Action RPG 10%, Platformer 9.7%
- #5 Jrago The Demon Hunter
94% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
Jrago The Demon Hunter is an indie METROIDVANIA style 2D Platforming Action-Adventure Role Playing Game. The world is overcome in darkness, and you are a hunter named Jrago on a quest to slay the demons and bring back the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action RPG 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 6.7%
- #6 Sinweaver
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jitterbug Games
Windows · Linux
Sinweaver is a 2D Metroidvania Lite that has you cutting your way through fallen angels and cultists alike as you fight your way through hell to escape a grim afterlife. Explore levels and an interactive overworld map to uncover the worlds secrets and why heavens mightiest have fallen to darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.8%
- #7 A Knight of Lothen
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Angelos KyprianosPub: Spiral Lane Productions
Windows
A dark fantasy metroidvania fueled by heavy metal. Fight, explore, and carve your path through the ruined kingdom of Lothen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Action RPG 11.3%, Platformer 10.5%, RPG 8.7%
- #8 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 12.2%, RPG 11%, Action RPG 7.9%
- #9 Ganymede
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, 2D Platformer 14%, Exploration 12.3%, Platformer 10.1%
- #10 Undying Hare
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 妖妖酒
Windows
Start your epic adventure in 《Undying Hare》! Explore the vast and deep Moon Caverns, collect treasures scattered all over the place, gather like-minded allies, defeat powerful enemies in the shadow of swords, and save the dying [Moonup Sect]!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Hack and Slash 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Exploration 8.6%, Action RPG 8.2%
- #11 Shattered Divinities
89% 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 43.9%, Platformer 12%, RPG 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6%, Exploration 5.7%
- #12 Dusted Dusk
90% 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 40.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action RPG 11.7%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 8.4%
- #13 Aldebaran Legend
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, RPG 15.6%, Action RPG 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 10.2%
- #14 The Journey of Clinbo
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 12%, Action RPG 11.4%, Platformer 10.9%
- #15 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
87% 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 38.2%, Action RPG 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, RPG 9.6%, Platformer 9%
- #16 Tower of Pandemonium
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Freddy Guerra
Windows
Tower of Pandemonium is a top-down RPG and 2D platformer where your choices determine your fate, featuring 6 guilds, 6 classes, action, puzzles, mystery and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, 2D Platformer 15%, RPG 12.4%, Action RPG 12.1%, Platformer 11.7%
- #17 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Action RPG 10.3%
- #18 Alpha Sorcerer
85% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
An elite sorcerer king with forgotten magical powers mysteriously reappears in a bloody quest for revenge in the supreme action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Hack and Slash 19.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action RPG 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%
- #19 A Song in Elyel Nalore
84% 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 41.3%, Action RPG 14.6%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%
- #20 Ceraphic Requiem
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elias IDIRI
Windows
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Hack and Slash 20%, Action RPG 11.2%, RPG 8.7%, Gothic 5.8% ★
- #21 Endless Darkness
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil has taken over the world but it created you in the process, now you are the only hope left.. Jump into the darkness and become a true hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, RPG 14%, Action RPG 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #22 The Flame and the Fart
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Saucy Steel Games
Windows
The Flame and the Fart: Hunt treasure, forge gear, build your hero. Loot bones, ores, relics from monsters; smelt and forge legendary equipment. Mix basic attacks, dashes, and spirit skills via gems into your own style. Battle through forests, snowy mountains, cursed villages, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, RPG 12.2%, Action RPG 12%, Platformer 11.6%
- #23 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
81% 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 25.2%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action RPG 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%
- #24 Alice Into the Panopticon
82% 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 40.6%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Gothic 7.2% ★
- #25 The Flawless: Art's Tale
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action RPG 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%
- #26 Arya's Blade
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: WorldMatrixGames
Windows
A physics based, fast paced Hack and Slash game set in a world where the lines between past, present and future have blurred
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, RPG 13.6%, Action RPG 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #27 Blood of Yamin
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quintillion Games
Windows
Blood of Yamin is a stylish metroidvania RPG where you can forge your own playstyle. Powered by the essence of a dead god, explore a gorgeous 2D world on the cusp of the industrial revolution, conquer powerful foes, and confront the unknown horrors lurking beneath the surface.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Action RPG 11.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Hack and Slash 9.3%
- #28 Moonlight Knight
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Moonlight Knight is an action-slasher with RPG elements. Use sword, bow, magic and hook to fight your enemies. Loot gold, upgrade character stats, find unique items and unlock ultimate abilities to make it to the very end!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Hack and Slash 23.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Action RPG 10%, RPG 7.9%
- #29 BOGs: Earth vs Sea
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hammerhead Shark
Windows
Battle of Gods: Earth vs Sea is a 2D platform game inspired by Vietnamese myth. Destroying monsters, tracing treasures, overcoming challenges... to marry a beautiful princess.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 14%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #30 AOI
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, RPG 10.2%, Action RPG 9.7%
- #31 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action RPG 13%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.1%
- #32 Blessing Part I
76% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: MalfunctionGhost
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style action-adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman Lowe who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a great sword and flesh and blood, you will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action RPG 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Action 4.8%
- #33 The Last Tree
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, RPG 14.8%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action 7%
- #34 HunterX: code name T
76% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action RPG 12.4%, Platformer 10.7%, RPG 10.2%
- #35 PROFANA
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pyromaniky
Windows
Hack’n’Slash your way to victory in this over-the-top action metroidvania. You are an angel tasked with one mission: infiltrate Hell, find the Devil and bring him to justice. Explore different hellscapes, find amazing new weapons and sanctify all demons with SSSadistic combos in Profana!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #36 Hatone
74% 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%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #37 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action RPG 12.8%, RPG 11.9%, Platformer 7.6%
- #38 Slayer Of Sin
75% match3 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: TwixTrix
Windows
Slayer Of Sin is a 2D action platformer with simple hack-and-slash mechanics, incorporating arcade-like combat and art. Slayer Of Sin follows an unnamed hero's quest to save the human realm from the seven distinct demons, The Seven Deadly Sins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Action RPG 10.2%, Demons 8.7%
- #39 Trophy Knight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameResort LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling journey to redemption in this metroidvania style action platformer. Explore a multitude of locations, battle a variety of enemies and solve small puzzles to retrieve collectibles for your trophy room. Unlock new areas by upgrading your weapons and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Hack and Slash 20%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #40 Primal League
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoodyChimera
Windows
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, RPG 18.2%, Action RPG 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 13.4%
- #41 Torii: Beyond The Gates
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Action RPG 11.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #42 Castle In The Darkness 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LABS Works
Windows
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Action RPG 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11%, RPG 10.2%
- #43 Breaking Gates
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, Action RPG 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #44 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
69% matchVery Positive96% of 258 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 44.5%, Exploration 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #45 Praise To The Moon
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: PolarCatStudio
Windows
PRAISE TO THE MOON- It is a Metroidvania, based on Momodora, Castlevania, and Souls-like games, with ARPG systems
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, RPG 13.1%, Action RPG 12%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #46 Feudal Alloy
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 956 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, RPG 12.4%, Action RPG 10.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 5.8%
- #47 Earthblade
70% 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 37.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action RPG 11.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%
- #48 Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yusheng
Windows
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a Metroidvania action game. Three forces collide across the continent of Eterna: the Divine Empire, the Gaia Faction, and the forces of Sin. Descend into Mount Olympus and recover the shattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action RPG 10.7%, RPG 8.1%
- #49 Song of Decay
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Team Bard
Windows · Mac
Journey as Orpheus in this 2D top-down RPG: play your lyre, battle dark forces, and strive to reunite with Eurydice.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Gothic 8.7% ★, RPG 7.3%
- #50 Castlevania Dominus Collection
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,622 reviews2024
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action RPG 12.2%, Exploration 8.5%, RPG 7.9%
- #51 Dust: An Elysian Tail
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,985 reviews2013
Dev: Humble Hearts LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, RPG 9.5%, Action 5.5%
- #52 LarsGadiel
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Action RPG 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%
- #53 Being and Becoming
69% 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 36.3%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action RPG 10.4%, Platformer 10.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #54 Witchcrafter: Empire Legends
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codeward
Windows · Mac · Linux
A systemic, dark fantasy metroidvania RPG where you are a young witchcrafter striving to control his power of 4 elements on a journey to find a mythical fifth one and save his kidnapped father. Your decisions count in this branching, thought-provoking story set in a vivid, murky world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action RPG 13%, Platformer 11.9%, RPG 9.7%
- #55 Bread Adventure
66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 14.1%, RPG 10%, Action 4%
- #56 Shadows Labyrinth
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Kratos Games
Windows
Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Platformer 12.7%, RPG 11.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Action RPG 7.5%
- #57 Magnavale: Eternal Soul
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barrier Studio
Windows · Linux
Eternal Soul is a gothic Metroidvania where you steal the souls of your enemies. Explore the castle, find powerful items & abilities, fight against demonic creatures, and learn the truth of your power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Gothic 9.4% ★, Action RPG 9.3%, Exploration 7.9%
- #58 NECROTOPIA
67% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Gothic 10.2% ★, Action 5.6%
- #59 Roots of Cinder
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DigitalZeon
Windows
The doors of hell have been opened, and now demons walk the earth. Embark on an action-packed and mysterious adventure where you will have to confront the most dangerous enemies and solve the most intricate puzzles. All with the help of an extensive arsenal of weapons and summonings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Hack and Slash 22.3%, Action RPG 13.7%, Exploration 9.2%, RPG 9.1%