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  1. #1 Limos' Lair
    97% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Oleg Fedotov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Top-Down 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%

  2. #2 TUSK
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NeverCry Studio
    Windows

    Top-down 3D action-adventure with the spirit of 90s classics. Tight combat, handcrafted dungeons, clever puzzles, and modern pacing. Collect enchanted masks to channel primal powers, brave ancient alien trials, and awaken the island’s lost protectors.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Top-Down 12.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

  3. #3 Amo
    96% 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 47.4%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Top-Down 12.6%, Retro 6.2%, 2D 6.1%

  4. #4 An Automaton's Journey
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
    Windows

    Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Top-Down 13%, Exploration 11.4%, Cute 5.8%

  5. #5 Master Key
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2024
    Dev: Achromi
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Minimalist 12%, Action-Adventure 9%, Retro 8%, Exploration 8%

  6. #6 Nulphia
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Keyreal
    Windows

    Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Top-Down 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%

  7. #7 Levels of Fear: Voidwalker Act I- An Undying Devotion
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: J4de West
    Windows

    A Survival Horror game: Paranormal Investigator, Jonathan Hunter, awakens in an alternate realm finding himself fighting to survive. Forced to team up with a ghost girl named Angel trapped in a strange artifact, they must work together to escape an underground laboratory and evade dangerous enemies.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Linear 9.5%

  8. #8 Graytail
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Concode
    Windows · Mac

    A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Top-Down 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%

  9. #9 Unbodied
    91% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Guillermo Siliuto Pineda
    Windows

    Unbodied, a small adventure in which you play a skeleton whose body has been stolen. Control your magic wand, solve all the puzzles and find all the spells to finish with the powerful wizard and thus, recover what is yours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 15.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Top-Down 9.8%, Retro 8.7%

  10. #10 Strongloween: The Escape
    91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: François LinckPub: François Linck Games
    Windows

    Live the adventure of Torkin, prisoner of STRONGLOWEEN. Discover powerful items and fight bosses that will prevent you and other prisoners from escaping. Strongloween holds many secrets, will you discover them all?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Stylized 7.2%

  11. #11 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 183 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 44.5%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 5.8%

  12. #12 PSYCRON
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Linear 8%

  13. #13 The Cursewood
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fabled Forge Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A fantastical action-adventure game. Explore the forest, craft dozens of unique potions, and survive the dangers of the night!

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 16%, Top-Down 13.8%, Linear 11.6%, Cute 10.7%

  14. #14 Microvania
    87% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: Dreampunk
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Retro 6.7%

  15. #15 Faerie Afterlight
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2023
    Dev: Clay Game StudioPub: Mastiff
    Windows

    Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Minimalist 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Cute 8.5%

  16. #16 Our Metal Bowl
    86% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Intrugli Games
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

  17. #17 Time Thief
    85% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2022
    Dev: Matheus Mortatti
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Retro 11.9%, Top-Down 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  18. #18 The Forgotten Castle
    84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: DogKing Games
    Windows

    Play as an old man who wakes up in a mysterious castle full of magic and danger. Explore every corner of the castle and discover what is hidden between the walls of this misterious and ancient place while you keep fighting with monsters and improving your abilities.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Retro 6.2%

  19. #19 You Have to Play This Game
    86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: TipzPub: Tipz Jar Studios Ltd
    Windows

    Explore the world of Celestia in this retro-inspired, top-down action adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Top-Down 8.1%

  20. #20 Elementallis
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AnKae GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Top-Down 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Retro 7.6%

  21. #21 Wirelight
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: elsif
    Windows · Linux

    A tiny turn-based tactical... soulslike! Explore a twisty, interconnected world, battle enemies using a unique spin on a 'posture' system, and employ different combinations of upgrades to your advantage.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Minimalist 11.6%, Top-Down 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Retro 7%

  22. #22 Secrets Under Eco
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Evil Doer Entertainment
    Windows

    Explore Melior's military base in Secrets Under Eco; a 3D FPS pure metroidvania experience. Find equipment and fight enemies with unique wall-bouncing combat to escape the building and country that was once called home.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Minimalist 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%

  23. #23 Little Shell's Adventure
    82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
    Dev: domoPub: Plasma Studios
    Windows

    Little Shell's Adventure is a difficult, beach-themed, Action-Adventure game with a retro art style, open-world elements, and an engaging combat system.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.9%, Minimalist 14.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Top-Down 9.6%

  24. #24 Lumina: Resenting Shadow
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FayneLuna
    Windows

    Journey through a kingdom drained of its life. An innocent being locked away from its own kind, longing to be loved and seen. Though it seems to have forgotten one flicker of hope. You, a glimmer of life not yet fallen.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Minimalist 14.9%, Stylized 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  25. #25 Take Care
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hanesto
    Windows

    In Take Care you discover a great forest full of challenging enemies and puzzles. Help rebuild a withering town in its center and bring back its inhabitants who have lost their way in search of something better.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Stylized 7.8%

  26. #26 End's Reach
    79% 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 57.7%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, 3D 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Adventure 4.5%

  27. #27 Educe
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tristen MacPherson
    Windows · Mac

    Educe is a 2D pixel art "Metroidbrainia" puzzle game where the world is your blueprint. Physically rearrange the screens of a forgotten laboratory to navigate a sprawling, non-linear maze. With no combat and a focus on logic, you must shift the environment itself to educe the path forward.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Adventure 5%

  28. #28 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Top-Down 15%, Exploration 10.9%, Retro 9.1%

  29. #29 Goldstained
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lantern Jump
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Top-Down 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%

  30. #30 Horn of Balance
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Martijn den Hollander
    Windows

    Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Top-Down 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

  31. #31 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Benji
    Windows · Linux

    Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 6.8%

  32. #32 The Ramsey
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.2%, Cute 7%

  33. #33 Öoo
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,680 reviews2025
    Dev: NamaTakahashi
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Linear 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Minimalist 9.2%

  34. #34 Dispersio 2
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 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 51.8%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 6.5%, Action 5.7%

  35. #35 Brave Tales
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: hrzn. Studios
    Windows

    Brave Tales is an isometric action metroidvania where you explore the vast world of Slavic mythology and your story decisions can alter your world and reshape your destiny. You play as Kolya, who is the only one to save the village from the pure evil.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cute 6.8%

  36. #36 Garrison
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WKH
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Top-Down 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  37. #37 Garden of the Atom
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rookbird GamesPub: Blacc Ski Weekend Industries
    Windows · Linux

    Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%

  38. #38 Dreamdawn
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Custodio Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore surreal landscapes where dreams and reality intertwine. Battle manifestations of fear, uncover the secrets of an interconnected world, and awaken the truth buried within a fading mind in Dreamdawn, a mysterious top-down action-adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Top-Down 7.5%

  39. #39 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nao Games
    Windows

    This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 7.8%, 2D 6.5%

  40. #40 Him
    74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Gumbo Day
    Windows

    Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Stylized 8%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.3%

  41. #41 Slumbering Feline
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: The Flavare
    Windows · Linux

    Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 7.2%

  42. #42 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
    Windows

    Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Retro 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  43. #43 PATHFINDER 08
    73% 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 44.9%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Retro 5.1%

  44. #44 Astronium
    71% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
    Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
    Windows

    Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Top-Down 9.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Combat 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  45. #45 Makis Adventure
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: Zoroarts
    Windows

    Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Linear 8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  46. #46 Ariana and the Elder Codex
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
    Windows

    Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 7.4%, Action 5.4%, Stylized 4.9%

  47. #47 Bitlands
    71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: ByteForge
    Windows

    Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Cute 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

  48. #48 Croakspire
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lotus Arcade
    Windows

    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 49.5%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 4.9%

  49. #49 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Puzzle 5.7%, 2D 5.7%

  50. #50 Metasweeper
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Adrian Marple
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Metasweeper is a one of a kind minesweeper adventure game. Explore a land full of strange life, finding new abilities that unlock new areas and fully complement basic minesweeper clearing and flagging.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.6%, Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Top-Down 12.9%, Cute 11.4%

  51. #51 Gears of Dissent
    68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Jacob Gislason
    Windows

    Explore a world of secrets and opposition at every turn, and smash through it in fast-paced top-down combat! This game is a short 2–3 hour experience that aims for high quality of life, worldbuilding, and gameplay without demanding weeks of your time!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, 2D 5.2%

  52. #52 Code: Elyse
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jump_Button
    Windows

    Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, 2D 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

  53. #53 Shell Soul:The Skull
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BlueWindGame
    Windows

    A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

  54. #54 Souldiers
    68% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 56.6%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Combat 7.4%, Action 4%

  55. #55 The Colony: New Haven Chronicles
    67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Aurora Games StudioPub: indie.io
    Windows

    New Haven is a utopia under a red moon, turned into a dystopian nightmare. You are a prisoner with no name, waking up in the middle of an emergency. Fight for survival guided by an enigmatic voice in your head, explore a falling world, solve puzzles, and unravel dark secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, Linear 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%

  56. #56 Goo Keeper
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Oria Games Inc.
    Windows

    Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Cute 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%

  57. #57 Bioframe Outpost
    67% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
    Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
    Windows

    From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, 2D 6.5%

  58. #58 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    64% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 49.7%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 4.5%, 2D 4.2%

  59. #59 Garm Ruins
    66% matchPositive98% of 45 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 57.4%, Action-Adventure 23%, Action 10.3%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  60. #60 HeroSquare
    65% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: Akseli Virtanen
    Windows

    HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you will face formiddable bosses, discover cryptic secrets and explore for new powers!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Minimalist 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Retro 8.7%

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