- #1 Eystrandi
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 204 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Nonlinear 7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 2D 4.9%
- #2 RELICTUM
96% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Triple I
Windows
Become the Messenger of God and descend into the endless abyss to defeat powerful enemies and bosses while fulfilling the divine command in this 2D Metroidvania action adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 7%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #3 Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: keyofw
Windows
"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Open World 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #4 The Forbidden Forest
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Open World 4.6%
- #5 House of Shadow
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action 4.8%
- #6 Ninja Smasher!
93% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
Windows
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 63%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 3.4%
- #7 Overbowed
91% matchVery Positive92% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 5.4%, Magic 5.2%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #8 Demon Peak
92% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%, 2D 4.5%
- #9 Tiny Turnip DX
91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Sanderson
Windows
Help a turnip reach the stars in this award-winning 1-bit metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Open World 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Adventure 5.2%
- #10 Hell Being
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLife
Windows
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Open World 6.2%, Action 5.3%
- #11 Dark Swords Firelink
89% 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 58.5%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, 2D 4.8%, Platformer 4.4%
- #12 Amo
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryoshitsude
Windows
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Adventure 6.4%, 2D 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #13 RE∀IVE(REVIVE)
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RHYSOMO
Windows · Mac
RE∀IVE is a 2D action metroidvania set on the war-torn artificial island of Atrificia. Switch between a former soldier and his damaged AI companion, Lily, unlock new abilities, and uncover the city’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 5.8%
- #14 Lost Call
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Nonlinear 19.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Open World 5.1%
- #15 Diggy Diggy Mole
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Novasplore Games
Windows
In this metroidvania platformer originally made for NES, play as mole digging your way with great agility through deep caverns, in search of a lost dwarven treasure to repay your debts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action-Adventure 6.6%, Action 5.4%
- #16 Isostasy
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Gun Customization 18.3% ★, Nonlinear 12.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Open World 5.3%
- #17 Dispersio 2
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.2%
- #18 404: The Absent God
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kootoapin
Windows
Explore planet 404, battle the Zorgs and local tribes, and hunt for the Eye of Vyr’Nox, the legendary Relic of the Absent God.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #19 The Mummy Demastered
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 931 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 3.3%
- #20 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
83% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #21 Cathedral
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Platformer 3.1%
- #22 Garm Ruins
81% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: kiukiu
Windows
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.8%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 12.7%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #23 Maelstrom
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, 2D 6%
- #24 Environmental Station Alpha
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Action 3.9%, Platformer 3.5%
- #25 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
78% matchVery Positive95% of 281 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 57.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Nonlinear 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Magic 4.7%
- #26 Axiom Verge 2
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, Nonlinear 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Action 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #27 Elliot Quest
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 4%
- #28 PATHFINDER 08
79% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Adventure 4.8%
- #29 Chasm
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,741 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.7%, 2D 3.4%
- #30 Souldiers
77% matchMixed69% of 3,156 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Action 5%, Adventure 2.8%
- #31 Montezuma's Revenge - Director's Cut
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Normal Distribution LLC
Windows
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Open World 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Action 5.2%
- #32 The Bounty Huntress
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: IC Games
Windows
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 7%
- #33 Temporal Branches
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Relic LTD
Windows
Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 4.4%
- #34 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
75% matchMixed53% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 74.5%, Action 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 1.3%
- #35 Bite Sized
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite Sized Studios
Windows · Mac
Platform by biting other creatures in this mouthful of a Metroidvania! Explore a vast, interconnected world where the only challenge that stands in your way is tough puzzle platforming and winding routes. A truly Bite Sized Metroidvania experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Survival 11.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Platformer 5.8%
- #36 MegaSphere
76% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 4%
- #37 Nyana
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Open World 6.1%
- #38 Treasure Adventure Game
74% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Nonlinear 14%, Open World 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Action 5%
- #39 Cryselts
73% 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 48.2%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Action 5.1%
- #40 Voidnomicon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shichi Studio
Windows · Mac
2d platformer, action, adventure - "Metroidvania" set in fantasy world filled with ancient magic and monsters. Pixel art graphic with anime style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 72.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 3.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #41 Kami: The Great Guardian
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Endemic Artifacts
Windows
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Nonlinear 7.5%, 2D 5.7%, Adventure 4.9%
- #42 Honey's Sweet Revenge
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: EtheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 3.7%
- #43 The Milliner
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DirtyOnion
Windows
Explore a failed utopia, slaughter mindless and maniacal foes, and master slick movement in “The Milliner,” a noir gunslinging metroidvania. Your journey will be one of hardship, as a ruthless visionary known only as the Milliner will do everything in its power to stop you and all you stand for.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Gun Customization 16.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #44 Ataraxie
71% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Gravenoire
Windows · Linux
ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Action-Adventure 11%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #45 Shadow King
71% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 4.6%, Open World 4.4%
- #46 ReSetna
70% matchVery Positive82% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 78.2%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Platformer 5.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #47 Burning Roots
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pehe
Windows
Explore and fight your way trough the castle in this 2D platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Magic 5.4%
- #48 Piroot
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frank Force Games
Windows
An open world metroidvania where you begin with a single ability: roll. Crash landed on a hostile planet, you unlock powers that open up a deeply interconnected world. Journey to its core, and decide whether the voice guiding you can be trusted.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Open World 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #49 End's Reach
69% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.3%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 3.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #50 Behind The Kingdom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Gamble
Windows · Mac
A nonlinear exploration-action game set in a fantastical, lush fantasy world with a huge interconnected map, tons of movement upgrades, character customizations, and vibrant pixel art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Nonlinear 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Open World 6.4%, Action 4.3%
- #51 Axiom Verge
69% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 74.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 3.7%, 2D 3.6%, Platformer 3.4%
- #52 Twell
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas RobPub: Lucas Rob Holding B.V.
Windows
This adventure is about you waking up in this world named Twell. The only thing you can do now is explore what this world has to offer. Explore 8 unique dungeons, discover many secrets and visit many locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 8.7%, Nonlinear 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #53 Whim
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Stonk
Windows
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Open World 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #54 Lightward
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.8%, Action-Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Action 5.9%, Magic 5.2%
- #55 Escape From Tethys
68% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.4%, Action 11%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Platformer 5.8%
- #56 BeforeDisaster
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 6.5%, 2D 3.1%
- #57 Croakspire
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows · Linux
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 5.7%
- #58 Pixtalgia
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixitalia Games
Windows
A hand-crafted action-adventure that pays tribute to the 8-bit golden era. Explore, fight, experience different genres of classic gameplay and grow stronger in a world built one screen at a time by a solo first-time developer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.7%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #59 Ghostly Matter
68% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: Small BrosPub: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.7%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 4.5%