- #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 18.3%, Character Customization 10.2%, Action 6%
- #2 Godly Visage
96% 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 25.5%, Souls-like 23.3%, Swordplay 21%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #3 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 19.4%, Swordplay 16%, Character Customization 8.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #4 The Legend of Simurgh
95% 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 27.7%, Souls-like 25.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, PvE 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #5 Fox Wanderer
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ninth Dream
Windows
Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 24.3%, Swordplay 15.3%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #6 Vindilis
93% matchVery Positive93% of 76 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 24.6%, Spectacle fighter 20% ★, Swordplay 16.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #7 Knight vs Monsters
94% 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 24.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Third Person 9.5%, Action 8.3%
- #8 The Steps of Divynia
92% 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 29.8%, Souls-like 26.4%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #9 Lumen Inferius
91% 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 21.5%, Souls-like 20.3%, Swordplay 16%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #10 Hemlon the Grey
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Micharii
Windows
Hemlon the Grey is a deflection-based 2D Souls-like where life and death are decided by a blade. Follow the story of Hemlon, a half-demon warrior, as she uncovers the dark secrets of the Reinz Republic and the Broken Wings.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Metroidvania 24.5%, Swordplay 23.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, 2D Platformer 5.7%
- #11 Sutra Pilgrim
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SvenFish Games
Windows
Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim! Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 29.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #12 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
90% matchVery Positive93% of 11,787 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 25.7% ★, Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 20.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #13 En Garde!
89% matchVery Positive91% of 4,786 reviews2023
Dev: Fireplace Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 29.6% ★, Swordplay 24.5%, Souls-like 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Third Person 7.2%
- #14 Mother's Sword
88% 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%, Metroidvania 31.3%, Swordplay 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Action 6.4%
- #15 Luminite Era: Expedition
87% 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 28.2%, Souls-like 25.7%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Linear 7.8%
- #16 Nara: Facing Fire
86% 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 25.7%, Souls-like 24%, Swordplay 16.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #17 Full Moon
86% 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 24.7%, Souls-like 22%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 5.1%
- #18 A Field of Flowers
85% 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 29.9%, Souls-like 27.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, PvE 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #19 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
84% 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 25.7%, Souls-like 24.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #20 Second Works
83% matchPositive92% of 12 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 33.3%, Souls-like 22.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action 8.9%
- #21 TOOK: The Immortal Hero
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: 妖妖酒Pub: IndieArk
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 28.3%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Swordplay 18.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #22 Saga of Yurina
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FIVE DUCK GAMES
Windows
A Katana-parrying action Metroidvania set in an era of falling cherry blossoms! Defeat your foes with pure, flawless swordplay and prove your absolute mastery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 24.4%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, PvE 9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #23 Salene
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DejaView
Windows
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 25.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #24 Infinitevania
81% matchNo user reviews2026
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 30.9%, Souls-like 24.4%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #25 OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
81% matchMixed66% of 533 reviews2022
Dev: ENGINES Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 31.3%, Spectacle fighter 23.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #26 Kingdom Shell
80% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 25.2%, Souls-like 22.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 5%
- #27 Stellar Poetry
79% 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 28.9%, Souls-like 26.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #28 Kotama and Academy Citadel
77% matchVery Positive80% of 2,726 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 25.8% ★, Metroidvania 25.5%, Souls-like 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #29 Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess
79% 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 26.2%, Souls-like 23%, Swordplay 18.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #30 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 32.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Character Customization 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #31 Palace of a Thousand Curses
78% 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 25.2%, Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 19.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #32 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit
77% 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 30%, Souls-like 19.9%, Swordplay 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 8.3%
- #33 AXIS Urban Samsara
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radiance Games
Windows
AXIS: Urban Samsara is a brutal 2D Action-RPG Metroidvania set inside Babylon — a vertical megacity built around a colossal Mountain rising from the void. Fight your way from the lowest Layer to the Summit, tear weapons from fallen bosses, reshape your build, and uncover what is pulling you upward.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Spectacle fighter 19.7% ★, Souls-like 19.1%, Action 6.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #34 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 26.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 6.6%
- #35 ARO: Tales In The Dome
75% 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 27.2%, Souls-like 25.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #36 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 29.7%, Souls-like 22.7%, Swordplay 15.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #37 Edenfall: Legacy of the First Wardens
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Everflux Games
Windows
Unveil a mystical action-adventure where you shift between human, wolf, raccoon, and raven. Weave fluid combos across forms, purge corruption, and awaken the land’s lost beauty. Together with your spirit fox companion, embark on a soulbound journey of transformation, memory, and inner peace.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Character Customization 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, PvE 10%
- #38 Sandnight Hill Revelation
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星守奏
Windows
In order to find her runaway cat,a girl ventures into the deep mountains where monsters roam. However, this mountain hides the truth of the world. By collecting the journals of lost wanderers who entered the Black Forest, she gradually approaches that truth. What, indeed, awaits her ahead...
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 27.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Third Person 6.8%
- #39 Enemies Within
73% 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 30.2%, Souls-like 25%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #40 Go Alone
73% 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 38.6%, Souls-like 32.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 5.2%
- #41 ALLARA
72% 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 26.4%, Souls-like 24.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #42 Soul Story
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Robertson
Windows · Mac · Linux
SOUL STORY is a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer. In a race to be the one to decide the fate of the land, will you fight those who seek to plunge the world into darkness, or will you bring destruction by your own blade? The choice is in your hands.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 42.2% ★, Souls-like 27.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #43 Lumnis
73% 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 30.3%, Souls-like 25.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 9.1%, Exploration 8.3%
- #44 Rise Achlys
71% 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 25.5%, Souls-like 24.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, PvE 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #45 Parasited Will
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Underground Interactive
Windows
Enter this story of survival against the new alien domain with the help of the warriors of the Anti-Chaos Brigade in intense, fast-paced Arcade-style combat.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 29.7% ★, Souls-like 21.3%, Swordplay 15%, PvE 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #46 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
71% 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 27.4%, Swordplay 21.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #47 Akatori
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
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: Souls-like 26.7%, Metroidvania 20.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #48 Over The Horizon
70% 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 38.4% ★, Metroidvania 32.7%, Action 8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #49 巫兎 - KANNAGI USAGI -
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,211 reviews2023
Dev: Tonoji
Windows
Sword fight action dedicated to boss battles. Win the battle by dominating sword to sword clashes.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.4%, Swordplay 33.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Action 6.6%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #50 Mother ZERO
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mitral Pulse Studio
Windows
In Mother ZERO, a cyberpunk action-adventure game, fight your way through a decaying world full of mysteries and threats. Explore deep underground bunkers, battle corrupted creatures, and encounter bizarre characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 25.9%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #51 Adventure of Samsara
68% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 23.8%, Souls-like 22%, Swordplay 20%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Linkisa
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lzerogas Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Linkisa is a hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world inspired by Malagasy folklore and steampunk aesthetics. Play as General Linkisa, stripped of his memories, and explore the rain-soaked regions of the Empire of Orana in search of your past and the restoration of order. Masina ny orana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Souls-like 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #53 Awita: Journey of Hope
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 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 32.3%, Souls-like 22.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #54 Moonscars
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 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 33.7%, Souls-like 30.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #55 Indignum
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YuukiEatsYouPub: YuukiCultMedia
Windows · Linux
Indignum is an open-world action adventure game where mastery of the blade meets the power of the elements. Wield fast-paced, parry-based combat and harness fire, water, earth, and air to survive the wilds of Elador. Forge your destiny and claim the throne that is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Swordplay 25.8%, Souls-like 25.7%, Character Customization 9.6%, PvE 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #56 Lightwood
67% 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 37.2%, Souls-like 30.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 6.6%, Action 5.1%
- #57 Draco Knight
69% 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 23.2%, Souls-like 22%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #58 Sanguine
67% 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%
- #59 Cliff Kingdom
67% 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 37.3%, Souls-like 30.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #60 Shards of Memories
66% 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 38.3%, Souls-like 23.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 5.7%