- #1 Ghostly Matter
97% 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 41.5%, Action 20.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #2 Inexistence Rebirth
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, RPG 15.5%, Action 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 8.8%
- #3 Zenethics Lab : Outbreak
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Gilles Schaeck
Windows
You wake up in the middle of the night and your girlfriend isn't by your side. In fact she hasn't responded to your messages since she left for work in the morning. You are worried and decide to go look for her at the lab she's working.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Action 24%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 15.9%
- #4 The Mines of Morseph
95% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Nuts and Volts Electronics
Windows
You are Darsius, a peaceful man who was sold into slavery to the Mines of Morseph. This changed when an evil invaded the mines and killed everyone... except you. You must journey through the mines of evil to find the mine key which will lead out of the mines of death...and to your freedom.
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Action 23%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 16.7%
- #5 Two Bit Hero
94% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic retro metroidvania - retroidvania if you will - with (mostly) black and white graphics. Handcrafted, fast-paced action with multiple endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Action 29.9%, Indie 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #6 Leon's crusade (La cruzada de León)
94% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Molosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game indie of adventure, action and exploration style "Metroidvania".
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Action 24.7%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 16.4%
- #7 Secrets of Arcadia
93% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Team OctoPoodle
Windows · Mac
Secrets of Arcadia is a 1-2 player retro-style dungeon crawler. Develop your character through various combinations of combat skills that help you fight your way to the center of the world... where you must save a child that is being used to power a corrupt Utopian civilization.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Action 25.7%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 16.3%
- #8 Greedy Guns
92% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Tio Atum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 14.5%
- #9 Savior
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, RPG 18.2%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8%
- #10 Forsaken Castle
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duck Block Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lily is a newly appointed paladin sent to investigate the appearance of undead near a village. Her search leads her to an old castle that is known to have been long abandoned, but signs of life have begun to appear, with lights visible in the distance and drawbridge closed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, RPG 20.8%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 8.8%
- #11 Inexistence
91% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Action 22.3%, RPG 17.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #12 Ninja Smasher!
91% 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 49%, Action 16.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Indie 9.8%
- #13 Aggelos
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 674 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, RPG 20.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.3%, Action 9.2%
- #14 Elliot Quest
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 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 43.8%, RPG 16.4%, Action 12%, Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #15 The Last Tree
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, RPG 19.2%, Action 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #16 9th Dawn Classic - Clunky controls edition
89% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Valorware
Windows
Explore the huge open world of Montelorne, full of hidden locations, a huge variety of vicious monsters and incredible massive loot!
Why similar: RPG 37.1%, Adventure 24.3%, Action 22.9%, Indie 15.8%
- #17 Dark Throne
88% matchMixed42% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Marcin MikołajczykPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Dark Throne is a 2D sidescrolling RPG game with a simple pixel art graphics, set in a dark fantasy world. Playing the knight you will have to free the land from the curse and sit on the throne of the kingdom.
Why similar: RPG 36.3%, Action 24.4%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 16.2%
- #18 Evil Genome 光明重影
86% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, RPG 26.3%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.4%
- #19 Beraltors
85% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Phair Games
Windows
Beraltors is an indie 2-D Metroidvania that focuses on collecting monsters called Beraltors. Beraltors features over 70 playable monsters, an unique hand drawn art style and an absurd story with over 15 hours of gameplay. Beraltors is a fun romp that feels as satisfying as petting your neighbor's dog.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, RPG 23.8%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 8%
- #20 Liona's Adventure
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peyman Hadizadeh
Windows
Once in a peaceful village , there lived a brave little warrior named Liona,One fateful night, the village was attacked by a horde of monstrous creatures. Liona's parents died in battle. Liona, witnessing the loss of her parents, felt a fire ignite within her heart—a burning desire for vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, RPG 23.9%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #21 Demon Peak
84% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 47%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #22 Metamorfose S
83% matchVery Positive80% of 302 reviews2017
Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 15.7%
- #23 Maui the Shapeshifter
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play on Worlds
Windows
Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Action 23.2%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 14.9%
- #24 Pharaoh Rebirth+
82% matchVery Positive92% of 355 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Action 22.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #25 The Waste Land
84% matchMixed51% of 103 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 12.2%
- #26 Chasm
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.1 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 55.5%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 8.1%
- #27 Organism8
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derek Duong
Windows
Explore an alien planet that has been colonized by a supreme devout cyborg race that seeks dominance over existence. Organism 8 follows one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy in her mission against the never ending Nekril. Take what's yours in this wolves vs wolves epic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, RPG 25.1%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 10.7%
- #28 Cathedral
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 456 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.1 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 58.4%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 12%, Indie 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #29 Filiy Eclipse
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, RPG 16.6%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 5.4%
- #30 Shattered Divinities
65% matchVery Positive94% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Adventure 11.9%, RPG 11.8%, Indie 8.7%, Action 8.7%
- #31 MegaSphere
80% 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 45.7%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #32 Mystik Belle
78% matchVery Positive88% of 225 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Adventure 12%, RPG 11.9%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #33 Biomass
74% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, RPG 23.7%, Action 15.2%, Indie 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #34 Lost Tales - The Castle Escape
77% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: HUE HUE GAME STUDIO
Windows
This lost tale is about a princess who has been kidnapped by a King who wants to make her his seventh wife and when she wakes up in a cell the Princess escapes, looking for a way out of this castle, killing anyone who stands in her way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, RPG 32.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 13.2%
- #35 ReSetna
67% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 65.8%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 9%
- #36 Voidnomicon
66% 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 62.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 6.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #37 7th Domain:Tree of Chaos Prologue
67% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Lightimpact
Windows
"7th Domain" is a horizontal version action game derived from Roguelike Metroidvania combined with treasure grinding gameplay. You will play a child of destiny who repairs the world and finds the truth of the broken world. You will grow in battle and challenge the unknown and hidden forces.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, RPG 16.6%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #38 Inescapable
79% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Adventure 19.5%, Action 17.7%, Indie 13.6%
- #39 Vivid Spirit
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucasMaxBrosPub: The Hidden Levels
Windows
Red, Yellow, Blue. It's Vivid Spirit! Their abilities are dictated by what color they are and it's up to you to figure out how to use them and when to swap. Guide Vivid and her dog, Spirit, on their many adventures through the world of Paper Craft!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Action 19.7%, Indie 19.5%, Adventure 16.9%
- #40 Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery
76% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: ScaryPotatoPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Go Ape-bit with this fast-paced retro platformer, in which you work to recover a stolen magical artifact in the labyrinth of an ancient temple!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #41 Echo's Esker
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Connor FahrenwaldPub: Fahrenwald Games
Windows
You are lost in the catacombs and finding your way out won’t be easy, but upon reaching the surface you will find you are not the only one who is lost. The mysterious spirit hound Echo is far from home, but with her by your side, exploration is as simple as a game of fetch.
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Adventure 27.6%, Metroidvania 23.7%, Indie 19.4%
- #42 Trapped
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Elite World Industries
Windows
Welcome to Estate de’ Sukari. Home to Aki, a young lady who happens to live inside of the manor. She awakens one fateful evening to a horrific dream of her death. as she considers the possibility of sleep, a loud shriek fills the air leaving her with a question: Should she investigate or should she go back to bed?
Why similar: RPG 37%, Action 23.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 15.7%
- #43 Asimov Laws
75% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Cuijin Technology
Windows
Asimov Laws is a brutal rouge lite survival game, set in the depressing Robopocalypse world. Survive the harsh condition in the 12 cities, Crush the robotic butlers, scavenge and survive, plan your days and route, grow stronger through genetic transition and head for the Ark.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Action 24%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 15.9%
- #44 Soul Passage
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emrah Ozbay
Windows · Mac
The fate of the unbound souls is in your hands. Take control of Obligor with lots of different skill and weapon combinations, and fight, and explore different planets in Soul Universe. A fantastic 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania with a unique quest and story system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, RPG 19.9%, Action 14%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 2.9%
- #45 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Turbulon Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Action 21.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.3%
- #46 Skautfold: Moonless Knight
72% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.
Why similar: RPG 31.9%, Action 20.7%, Adventure 19.1%, Metroidvania 14.5%, Indie 13.9%
- #47 Moira
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Onagro Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Möira is an action platformer that draws inspiration from the classic 8-bit portable games with a modern twist, memorable characters, lots of spells and awesome secrets! You play as Rubick, a young magician apprentice who's searching for his missing master.
Why similar: RPG 34.7%, Action 25.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 15.5%
- #48 Alight
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brickhouse
Windows · Mac
A young office worker, tiring of an endless life of paperwork, dreams of taking a leap of faith into the shining city below. A god of old, forsaken for centuries, reawakens to a future of neon wonder and vending machines. Drawn together by a dream, the two of you search for adventure and home in the city.
Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Action 26.1%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 16.5%
- #49 Nakiti Generations
73% matchMixed52% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Diablohead
Windows
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.4%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #50 Credence Filter
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Typical Games
Windows
In the year 2323, aliens enlist Tohm Shlcszark to prevent the end of the world. Then the world ends.
Why similar: RPG 35.5%, Action 25%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 15.8%
- #51 Questlike
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Questlike is a Lo-fi take on the classic dungeon rpg formula. Band your Party together and test your mettle against Endless Challenges.
Why similar: RPG 36.3%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 16.2%
- #52 Twell
66% 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 41.8%, RPG 22.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #53 Fate Crawler
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MixerGames
Windows
Fate Crawler is a dynamic and colorful adventure featuring both classical and new Rogue-like elements. Choose your hero and lead his fate by changing various events into your favor. Combine unique abilities and artifacts to form individual play style for each run.
Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Action 24.9%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 16.5%
- #54 Chinbu's Adventure
73% matchMixed49% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Xefier Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collectathon action rpg where you play as a young dragon named Chinbu with the unique ability to control all elements.
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Action 26.6%, Adventure 24%, Indie 15.3%
- #55 A.S.H.
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONI studio
Windows
A.S.H. – is a brutal slasher/platformer with RPG elements in an epic medieval fantasy.
Why similar: RPG 36.3%, Action 25.6%, Adventure 22%, Indie 16.2%
- #56 The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game
71% matchMostly Positive81% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: 64k
Windows
The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game is a new paradigm of Metroidvania 2.5D game making software. That allows you to make the content of your game while you are playing it! The entire software is designed around allowing you to make and share worlds, share tools, and levels. All in real time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, RPG 24.5%, Action 15.2%, Indie 10.4%
- #57 Magicians & Looters
72% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Indie 22.7%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 13.4%
- #58 AOI
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, RPG 15.3%, Adventure 12%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%