- #1 ShoJinDen
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EigetsuGames
Windows
Master your blade and forge your own style. Fight with precision in grounded sword battles or soar through the air with long-range attacks. An intense Japanese 3D action game where every strike shapes your destiny.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 29.9% ★, Souls-like 24.2%, Swordplay 18.2% ★, Character Customization 10.3%, Action 5.9%
- #2 Anima Song from the Abyss
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anima ProjectPub: Anima Publishing
Windows
A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Souls-like 19.5%, Swordplay 16% ★, Character Customization 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #3 The Legend of Simurgh
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelNodes
Windows
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 25.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, PvE 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #4 Vindilis
94% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: François Mauxion
Windows
Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.5%, Spectacle fighter 20% ★, Swordplay 16.4% ★, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #5 Knight vs Monsters
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Berke Uruş
Windows
Fight as a fearless knight against endless waves of monsters. Use your sword, collect power-ups, and survive the onslaught. Boost your health and speed to stay alive in this fast-paced, wave-based action game.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 37.3% ★, Swordplay 24.7% ★, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Third Person 9.6%, Action 8.3%
- #6 Godly Visage
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Keys Studios
Windows
Godly Visage is a 2D Metroidvania with traditional animation. Explore a devastated world, discover secrets, improve your abilities, and face enemies infected by a divine disease.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 23.3%, Swordplay 21% ★, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #7 Lumen Inferius
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Death By Gravity Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore a haunting and punishing world in this 2D action RPG. Lumen Inferius combines fast-paced combat with intricate RPG mechanics. Traverse ancient ruins, dark forests, and decaying castles, uncovering secrets of a cursed land. Your skill and strategy will determine its fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Souls-like 20.2%, Swordplay 15.9% ★, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Character Customization 8.5%
- #8 En Garde!
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,267 reviews2023
Dev: Fireplace Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
En Garde! – the swashbuckler action game! Battle graceless guards and nefarious noblemen in fast-paced fights full of spectacle. Use the environment, your wit and your blade to teach them all a lesson!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 29.7% ★, Swordplay 24.5% ★, Souls-like 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Third Person 7.1%
- #9 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
92% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 25.8% ★, Metroidvania 23.5%, Souls-like 20.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #10 Mother's Sword
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monsitle
Windows
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.1%, Metroidvania 31.2%, Swordplay 10.7% ★, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Action 6.4%
- #11 TOOK: The Immortal Hero
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: 豆豆萌萌兔
Windows
A hardcore 2D action platformer developed by one person. Play as a memoryless rabbit TOOK to explore the vast Moon Cave world and defeat dozens of powerful enemies, collect the treasures scattered in this world and regain the glory of the Moon Up Group!
Why similar: Souls-like 28.6%, Metroidvania 26.1%, Swordplay 18.5% ★, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #12 Saga of Yurina
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SubCulture Dev
Windows
A 2D action platformer of graceful duels and perfect parries under the falling sakura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 24.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, PvE 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #13 The Steps of Divynia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice Spark Studios
Windows
Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 26.4%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #14 Nara: Facing Fire
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glowing Glade Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world where a mysterious energy known as Va flows through and connects all living beings, a child with the power to command this energy was born. As the last of her kind, young Nara must unravel the dark secrets of her power and face the flames and shadows that took someone special from her.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 24%, Swordplay 16.6% ★, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #15 Full Moon
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISGames
Windows
Explore a pyramid full of misteries while fighting against the dark forces. Chain your attacks in a fast paced combat system full of stylish combo. Fuse and equip the skills you find to forge your own path.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 29.8% ★, Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 21.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 5.2%
- #16 A Field of Flowers
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ikiruska Studios
Windows
In this norse-inspired metroidvania, explore and seek truths of what truly happened to you, having lost your home and your only friend in a single night. Fight and copy new magic from others to gain power, as you swear revenge on a mysterious stranger that took everything from you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, PvE 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #17 Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Beer Games
Windows
Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 23.5%, Swordplay 17.5% ★, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #18 Second Works
84% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: #Sharp
Windows
『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Souls-like 22.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action 8.8%
- #19 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
85% matchVery Positive87% of 98 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 25.5%, Souls-like 24.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #20 Akatori
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 24.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #21 Stellar Poetry
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MXL-StudioPub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Stellar Poetry is a 2D action adventure game similar to the galaxy Castlevania. The sorceress, who awakens after sensing the call of a mysterious voice, goes on a series of adventures in order to find memories lost due to the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 26.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #22 Kingdom Shell
82% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 27.8% ★, Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 22.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #23 OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
82% matchMixed66% of 525 reviews2022
Dev: ENGINES Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
2D action-adventure game set in the rich world of the epic dark fantasy, Overlord. This latest installment in the series features an original story overseen by Overlord's creator, Kugane Maruyama. Find Clementine's missing memories and make your escape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Spectacle fighter 23.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #24 Luminite Era: Expedition
81% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GameRelics
Windows
In "Luminite Era: Expedition," face unique Boss battles, wield arcane spells, and create distinct equipment combos to unveil the Black Mist's secrets and preserve humanity's last Luminite glimmer amid its relentless spread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 25.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Linear 7.9%
- #25 Palace of a Thousand Curses
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scruffy Dog Games
Windows
Parry and thrust your way into a 2.5D action platformer with a unique style-based combat system. As you explore hidden passageways and duel strange creatures, you will need all of your swashbuckling panache to survive.
Why similar: Swordplay 25.1% ★, Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 19.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #26 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LiY二月
Windows
Lingyuan Records is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game. In the Five Elements world, learn and collect enemies' spells, and use the mutual generation and restraint of Five Elements to defeat stronger foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 19.9%, Swordplay 12.5% ★, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%
- #27 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 26.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #28 Enemies Within
79% 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 30%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #29 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Character Customization 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%
- #30 Go Alone
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Souls-like 32.5%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 5.1%
- #31 ARO: Tales In The Dome
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 25.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #32 ALLARA
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: GameDevOcean
Windows
Allara is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania soulslike set in pre-colonial East Siberia. Play as a shamaness defending her homeland, exploring mythic realms of the sacred world tree, battling brutal bosses, uncovering relics, and mastering a strategic single-skill combat system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Souls-like 24.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #33 Lumnis
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Wild Moose Games
Windows
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 25.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #34 Rise Achlys
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Game Design Folks
Windows
Rise Achlys is a brutal gothic soulsvania and rogue-lite inspired by Castlevania. The story-driven game features a vampire protagonist and iconic characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, with time travel and fantasy themes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 24%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, PvE 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #35 Undying Hare
75% 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 29.6%, Souls-like 22.7%, Swordplay 15.9% ★, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #36 Over The Horizon
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Etriel Athanasia
Windows
Over The Horizon is a stylish action metroidvania. Take down enemies in Stylish and defeat boss battles with partner characters as you journey across a world full of secrets. As Ravi, you take to the streets to find your parents and uncover a conspiracy to save the world on the giant planet Horizon.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 38.5% ★, Metroidvania 32.6%, Action 8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
- #37 巫兎 - KANNAGI USAGI -
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,009 reviews2023
Dev: Tonoji
Windows
Sword fight action dedicated to boss battles. Win the battle by dominating sword to sword clashes.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.5%, Swordplay 33.6% ★, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Action 6.6%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
- #38 Infinitevania
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Swordplay 21.8% ★, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #39 Adventure of Samsara
72% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hero resurrected. A new Adventure. With stunning, 2D pixel art, Adventure of Samsara combines classic gameplay, a deeply connected world, and a heady, twisting narrative of death, rebirth and memory. Become the Solar Champion and restore balance to the multiverse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 22%, Swordplay 20% ★, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #40 Awita: Journey of Hope
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Souls-like 22.3%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #41 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
Shadowed Journey is a Metroidvania-like game, where the player plays a sword-cultivating disciple of a fairy sect, who secretly goes down the mountain to return home. However, in this Dharma-ending age, what awaits you is a journey to hell, and all you can rely on is your flying sword and your heart
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Swordplay 21.8% ★, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #42 Moonscars
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Souls-like 30.4%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #43 Draco Knight
74% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: TeamHen
Windows
Don your armor and take up the spear and shield. Draco Knight is a brutally difficult action platformer with a hint of metroidvania that utilizes twin stick controls to provide an intricate and hard to master gameplay. Prepare yourself for a fast paced, action packed and exciting combat experience.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 26.5% ★, Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 22%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #44 Lightwood
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfixed Brain
Windows
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Souls-like 30.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 6.7%, Action 5.1%
- #45 Iron Corbo: Kung Fu Janitor
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2D OS GAMES
Windows
Customize your own kung fu combos alongside flamboyant finishers. Sweep, sanitize and smash your way through a comical, nonlinear, post-civilization, Junk-Fu-Vania. Be the broom.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 29% ★, Souls-like 20.8%, Metroidvania 20.2%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Character Customization 8.1%
- #46 Sanguine
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sushicat Studio
Windows
Sanguine tells the story of Yona, a cursed warrior in her quest for revenge a she battles her way through a dry medieval world filled with blood powered machine.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 35.5% ★, Souls-like 29.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Third Person 8%
- #47 Mecha Legends
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Animanicks
Windows
Mecha Legends As the pilot of a massive mechanical armor, you will face powerful dragons and dangerous creatures dwelling in the darkest corners of the world. Customize your mecha: Change its appearance, weapons, and abilities!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 36.8% ★, Souls-like 15.7%, Character Customization 12.2%, PvE 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #48 Deer Crusade
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 24.3%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #49 Shards of Memories
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Souls-like 23.7%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 5.6%
- #50 Eternal Knight™
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Profane Games Inc
Windows
A Souls-like, player vs. environment medieval, survival horror game with a high level of difficulty, a world and creatures set in dark fantasy, and a story told through environmental storytelling. Players use medieval weapons and magic to stop a powerful monarch fallen into madness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Souls-like 26.8%, PvE 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Third Person 8.3%
- #51 Intertwined
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 29%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, 2D Platformer 6.9%, Exploration 6.4%
- #52 Zenith
69% 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 33.5%, Souls-like 29.3%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Third Person 7.7%
- #53 Hammer of Pain
68% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: SleepingFrogPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Hammer Of Pain. Dive into a pixel-art, medieval adventure with Silver, the master blacksmith, and his huntress daughter, Nora. Their riveting tale of courage and heritage awaits you. Unfold their story, savor the detail, and get hooked on their world!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 21.9% ★, Souls-like 18.4%, Metroidvania 17.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Linear 9.1%
- #54 Crownless
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Souls-like 28.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.1%
- #55 SpellTome
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tectonic Games Studio
Windows
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 31.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D 5.4%
- #56 DOOMBLADE
68% matchVery Positive82% of 347 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 23.7%, Souls-like 21.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #57 The PenguinGame 2 -Lies of Penguin-
67% matchVery Positive88% of 750 reviews2023
Dev: Reno Games
Windows
The heroic penguin pulled the legendary club from the rock. pass the ordeal! Revenge on humans! Save Antarctica in crisis! The Penguin Game2 : Lies of Penguin is an action game made with a deep impression of the soul-like genre. Challenge a total of 7 types of boss battles!
Why similar: Souls-like 44.9%, PvE 13.2%, Funny 10%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Action 8%
- #58 Azaran: Islands of the Jinn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benji
Windows
A retro adventure inspired by 90's adventure games and Arabian Nights. Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and collect awesome treasures
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 27.4%, Swordplay 20.9% ★, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Third Person 9%
- #59 Echoes of Nox
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, PvE 12.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #60 Pipsqueak!
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Swordplay 20.2% ★, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 7.4%