- #1 Crystal Vein
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plus Alpha
Windows
The "Crystallization" a disease where crystalline veins course through the body, eventually encasing it entirely in crystals. A girl, afflicted by this illness, embarks on a journey to find a place of salvation. A 2D action adventure game about loss and coming of age.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.3%, Noir 15.2%, JRPG 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #2 Harpy Star
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xysspon
Windows · Linux
Follow Duri and Radi as a normal delivery takes an unexpected turn! Take flight in a world long after humanity, and work together with your best friend as you unravel long buried secrets, in this 2D story-driven Metroidvania!
Why similar: Flight 17.4%, Metroidvania 17.2%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #3 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
96% 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 22.5%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Action RPG 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #4 Peaky Circus
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a broken world filled with masks and monsters in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. Fight strange enemies and twisted bosses with your katana and shotgun umbrella, unlock powerful new abilities, and uncover the truth behind the masks of Peaky Circus.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%
- #5 Humani Project
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PrinceAldenGames
Windows
A story-driven, linear Metroidvania set 400 years after the Human-Robot wars of 199X. Hunted by machines and forced into pockets of semi-civilization, the remaining humans are being repurposed into living batteries. Will you be next?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Side Scroller 13%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #6 Emotion Hunter
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KazaRimne
Windows
A 2D hand-crafted anime-style side-scrolling melee action game. Dive into the mysterious unconscious minds to hunt down negative emotion monsters! Master precise combat mechanics, challenge multiple difficulties, and find your perfect combat rhythm.
Why similar: Noir 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, JRPG 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action RPG 10.2%
- #7 Charlie from the swamp
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Action RPG 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Lore-Rich 9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #8 Crown Of Silence
91% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Side Scroller 17.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action RPG 10.1%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #9 Glimmer in Mirror
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 924 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, JRPG 15.3%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Action RPG 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #10 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
91% matchVery Positive86% 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 24.1%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Action RPG 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #11 Vegawon's Legacy
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DVS Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vegawon's Legacy is a Metroidvania Action RPG set in a rich 2D pixel art world. With fluid combat mechanics, deep character development and a huge world to explore, players will witness the dramatic story of a king who loses his wife and child.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action RPG 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #12 우리 아빠는 용사랍니다
89% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: SECHAN BARAMPub: INDISIDE GAMES
Windows
'My Dad is a Hero' is an action RPG adventure where players alternate between two protagonists. The game is structured into three acts, with its core focus on diverse and conceptually unique boss battles.
Why similar: JRPG 16.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Action RPG 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #13 魂途 Xoul
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sounder Studio
Windows
Xoul is a uniquely styled 2D ARPG. You can use the game's distinctive "Custom Combo" feature to create your own chain attacks, defeat various enemies, experience diverse stories, unravel the mysteries of this world—and then make your choice.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Action RPG 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, RPG 8.1%
- #14 Shifted Heart
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #15 FinAle
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lots of Skulls Studios
Windows
Play as Fin, one of Mother Planet's final Space Jockeys, in this 2D cosmic survival-horror about spreading music to a dying galaxy — and the horror of what the music hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #16 Machina of the Farthest
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ozumikanPub: room6
Windows
"Wouldn't it be awesome to fly?" Travel to the world's end in this warping-boomerang adventure with its beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Action RPG 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #17 Castle In The Darkness 2
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LABS Works
Windows
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Action RPG 15.2%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #18 Frogreign
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkanpixel
Windows
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Action RPG 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, RPG 7.4%
- #19 StellaStory
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ハコニワハコビヤ
Windows
A sudden crisis—the stars begin to lose their light. Before the world falls into darkness, a girl named Aries, born under the Aries sign, and a boy named Pisces, born under Pisces, rise to act. This is the story of a world of constellations, where stars are bound together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action RPG 16%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, RPG 8.8%
- #20 Eon's Insomnium
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tryxe
Windows
A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Lore-Rich 13%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #21 Afterimage
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,497 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action RPG 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #22 Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
82% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Turkey GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 17.7%, JRPG 17.4%, Action RPG 12.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #23 EXIL
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
Windows
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Action RPG 6.6%
- #24 The Journey of Clinbo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Action RPG 14.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Exploration 9.8%, RPG 8.9%
- #25 The World Ends in Ohio
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PDS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the depths of Ohio and uncover a mystery in the Midwest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Noir 20.7%, Action RPG 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #26 The Myth of a Godslayer
79% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Team EZ
Windows
Follow Klain's mythical adventures in this top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Travel through the New World, explore forgotten dungeons, confront terrible foes and... become a Godslayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Action RPG 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Linear 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #27 Heart Forth, Alicia
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alonso Martin
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terror in the sky is bent on exterminating a young wizard and her loved ones. Featuring a riveting and sinister story, set out to explore a vast world in this modern Metroidvania RPG, filled with devious monsters, lethal dungeons, creative puzzles, lively towns & many uncharted wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, JRPG 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #28 Adventurous Slime
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Action RPG 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #29 风旅人 Wind Traveler
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric leakage sciencePub: Wise Games
Windows
This is a semi open world ARPG game with HD2D pixel style. In the game, players will play the role of the story protagonist "Red haired Suka" and embark on an exciting adventure in a beautiful continent called Wind Canyon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, JRPG 16.5%, Action RPG 13.3%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Cartoony 8.4%
- #30 Voice of Flowers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomasz Chabora
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #31 Twilight Monk
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: Aquatic Moon GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Action RPG 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #32 Boki: The Summit
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
Windows
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #33 小Q~LITTLE Q~
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LIN YUANHUI
Windows
This is an RPG game similar to the Metroid series. Players will play as a little scientist and create a robot named Little Q to destroy the mechanical city of Crazy Scientists
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Action RPG 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, RPG 10%
- #34 Asther
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SmallGear Studio
Windows
Asther is a 2D metroidvania action RPG where you play as a young witch. Explore a fantasy world, battle creatures and powerful bosses, develop your abilities, and unlock new paths in an adventure with fast-paced combat and an engaging story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Action RPG 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
- #35 RYSTEL
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RelicSquare
Windows
A 2D action-adventure through a world in soft pixel art. The brilliance of the star crystal "RYSTEL" is being lost. Let the adventure begin to uncover the mysteries!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Action RPG 12%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, JRPG 9%
- #36 PHANTOM CAMPER : REBIRTH
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 理叶洲Leafica
Windows
PHANTOM CAMPER:REBIRTH is an anime-style side-scrolling action-adventure. Play as Audrey Hill, a girl from another world, collect post-apocalyptic surface resources, bring them back to the space station to build a base and repair the RV until she leaves.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, JRPG 18.3%, Action RPG 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #37 PROJECT SENA
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUuuUGePub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Survivors build the underground “Ark” as their last refuge, manufacturing weapons and researching the virus while establishing surface outposts. The player becomes the android “Sena” and must reclaim the surface from the mutated lifeforms.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Action RPG 11.7%, JRPG 11.2%
- #38 Chris' Story
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MogGen Studio(猫将社)
Windows
Welcome to Chris' Story~ It's a 2D platform action role-playing game. You're gonna be playing as a young mercenary, Chris. To tell an adventurous story about freedom and growth.
Why similar: JRPG 20.5%, Action RPG 17.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Cartoony 9.1%
- #39 Catmaze
75% matchVery Positive83% of 606 reviews2018
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action RPG 13%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #40 Enigma Heart
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hadrosaurus Software
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mysteries of your past, protect the ones you love, and shape your destiny in Enigma Heart, a modern new take on a classic action RPG formula. Blend exploration, magic, and combat with a variety of new abilities as you stand against the dark forces threatening your homeland.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.8%, JRPG 15.7%, Action RPG 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #41 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,135 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, JRPG 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #42 MURICA
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acme Pixel Foundry
Windows
Get portal-napped to an alternate version of The United States 2000 years in the future. Travel the 16-bit landscape of MURICA on a search for the way home; and maybe save the past while you're at it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Action RPG 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #43 Street Life - Hollow Earth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OblivionEdge Studios
Windows · Mac
Street Life Hollow Earth is a 2D RPG where you're the unseen guide for a party-loving survivor in a neon-lit underworld. Direct his every move as he takes on missions, uncovers conspiracies, and faces monsters. NPCs can’t see you, but he can’t survive without you. Will you save him or let him fall?
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Noir 17.3%, Action RPG 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #44 Horde of Viscount
70% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Swiggins Studios
Windows
A metroidvania with: Both arcade and exploration areas - Use finite subweapons for advanced movement - Difficulty from casual up to souls-bourne-ring - Customize with equipment - Build your Town - Complete Quests - Having trouble on a stage? There are infinite lives; no game overs here!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Action RPG 15.9%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, RPG 9.8%
- #45 Maverick
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arbiter Games
Windows
Maverick is an action-packed metroidvania with tight and deliberate controls. Run, jump, and shoot your way through a post-modern Earth under siege by alien-androids. Conquer dynamic enemies and bosses as you evolve your xeno-armor with enhancements and unlock unique abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #46 Well Dweller
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,655 reviews2026
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Side Scroller 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #47 Warden
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.Forge
Windows
An adventure, action, RPG, sim game featuring high mobility combat, branching dialog driven objectives and endings. A sell-sword and bounty hunter at the top of your game you'll cross a kingdom, meet people, learn agendas, talk around, stealth past or carve up opponents, maybe be a hero, or not.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Action RPG 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #48 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
69% matchVery Positive84% of 7,274 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Side Scroller 16.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Action RPG 8.1%
- #49 World without Time
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Psyche Games
Windows
World without Time is an atmospheric adventure about a fire alicorn exploring a ruined world, using magic, and confronting their past self. Experience exploration, flight, light combat, and choices that shape the fate of the protagonist.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Flight 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Action RPG 10.2%
- #50 Deer Legend
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyoro
Windows
Deer Legend is a 2D high-speed chaotic action RPG set in a world consumed by chaos. Control a lone deer, master new skills, and harness elemental powers. Face overwhelming foes, endure countless trials, and carve your legend through perseverance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Side Scroller 17.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Action RPG 10.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #51 Chibits
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Cute 6.2%
- #52 Jumper Jon
68% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%
- #53 Falk
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miat
Windows · Mac
A dark 2D CRPG where your character build, skill checks, relationships, and quest decisions determine how you survive and which ending you earn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #54 Axel Quest
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Action RPG 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #55 Blessing Part I
67% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: MalfunctionGhost
Windows
Play as Lowe, a vengeful swordsman in a world shrouded in loneliness and despair. Wield your greatsword, slay monsters as a mortal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Action RPG 17.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, RPG 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #56 God Edge
69% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
Windows
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action RPG 12.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #57 Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
68% matchVery Positive82% of 809 reviews2022
Dev: WindThunder StudioPub: Skywalker HK
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
ZERO 2 is an ARPG with intriguing storytelling, an unpredictable battle system, and endless heartfelt adventure. The story includes multiple subtle metaphors for the relationship between God and humans.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Action RPG 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, RPG 7.9%
- #58 The Flawless: Art's Tale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Side Scroller 18%, Action RPG 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 7.5%
- #59 Gluck
68% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: hayanari
Windows · Mac
A short 2D excavation adventure game set in a mining company.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.5%, JRPG 16%, Action RPG 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
- #60 Lone Chef
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Moreum Inc.
Windows
"Who dares to build on my land?!" The Dark Lord destroyed the restaurant the Chef worked so hard to build... And so begins the Chef's deliciously dramatic quest for revenge! But first... an empty stomach makes for a poor adventure. Better grab something to eat before heading out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%