- #1 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
97% matchMixed55% of 75 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 64.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Action 9.2%, 2D 6.9%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
- #2 BeforeDisaster
96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 59.9%, Action 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Adventure 7%, 2D Platformer 5.2%
- #3 Sutra Pilgrim
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SvenFish Games
Windows
Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim! Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Souls-like 14%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Action 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #4 EXIL
95% 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 51.5%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.3%
- #5 Mono
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Project Mono
Windows
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Action 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Adventure 9%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
- #6 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,580 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Side Scroller 5.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #7 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
93% matchVery Positive83% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Colorful 8.1%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Side Scroller 5.9%
- #8 Velvet Veil
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Action 5.9%
- #9 Isadora's Edge
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InboundShovel Games
Windows
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Souls-like 8.3%, Colorful 6.4%, 2D Platformer 5.8%
- #10 The Steps of Divynia
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice Spark Studios
Windows
Clash with tainted beasts as Divynia changes from the mundane to the unknown. As Aylidia, forge your destiny in a tale about courage and holding on to your beliefs. Will you unearth magic's greatest question, or are some mysteries better left untouched? Find out in this epic 2D Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Souls-like 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, 2D Platformer 5.3%, Action 4.5%
- #11 Shell Soul:The Skull
90% 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 49.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Action 6.1%, Exploration 5.8%
- #12 Second Works
89% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: #Sharp
Windows
『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Souls-like 10.7%, Action 10.2%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #13 Pentacore
89% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Action 6.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #14 Shards of Memories
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Souls-like 10.7%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Action 6.1%
- #15 Enemies Within
87% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Souls-like 11.7%, Side Scroller 9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #16 Pain-T
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Colorful 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Action 6.1%
- #17 Croakspire
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave 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 55.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Action 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Adventure 6.5%
- #18 Maelstrom
86% 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 58%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action 7.3%, 2D 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #19 Go Alone
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Souls-like 15.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 5.8%, Exploration 4.5%
- #20 Dirtlight
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%, 2D Platformer 5.7%, Exploration 5.2%
- #21 The Adventures of Graham
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cents
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Adventure 6.1%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, 2D 5%
- #22 Spirit Fusion
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Adventure 10%, Action 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #23 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
80% matchVery Positive84% of 6,610 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 58.1%, Side Scroller 8.4%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 4.9%, Action 4.8%
- #24 Cliff Kingdom
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Souls-like 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 4.7%
- #25 ARO: Tales In The Dome
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Souls-like 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Side Scroller 8.9%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #26 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
82% matchVery Positive87% of 905 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 70.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Action 7%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #27 Spright
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is a 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Craft weapons, bend spacetime, and fight through hostile environments, survive ambushes, and explore strange realms.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.5%, Souls-like 13.2%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #28 Deer Crusade
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Souls-like 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Colorful 5.5%
- #29 GoldFish Brain
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Adventure 5.6%, Action 5.4%
- #30 Infinitevania
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Souls-like 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, 2D Platformer 6.6%, 2D 5.3%
- #31 史莱狗(Slimg)
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Action 4.9%
- #32 Elysian Echoes
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grinding Crow
Windows
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Souls-like 12.1%, Side Scroller 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.3%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #33 Anokye
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Souls-like 13.6%, Adventure 5.7%, Multiple Endings 5.6%, 2D 5.3%
- #34 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,608 reviews2019
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 8%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Colorful 5.5%
- #35 Halchemist
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Team Flask
Windows
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Action 7%, Lore-Rich 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #36 Stoatman
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Adventure 6.4%, 2D 5.3%, Colorful 5.3%, Side Scroller 5.1%
- #37 Garm Ruins
75% matchPositive96% of 48 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%, Action 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #38 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 52.2%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, 2D 6.6%
- #39 Rising Fox
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Spark
Windows
Embark on an unforgettable adventure. Explore a mysterious world, uncover the secrets of the Zoodiacs, and face a threat that could destroy everything. Save your village as you dive into a story where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 7.1%
- #40 Tear of Stars
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SevenPearls
Windows
Control two heroes as one in this atmospheric 2D Metroidvania. Explore two ruined kingdoms, from crystalline ruins to clockwork towers. Seamlessly swap between Asir’s elemental swordplay and Layla’s tactical wire-bow to solve cooperative puzzles and seek the truth behind the Darian legacy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Souls-like 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #41 Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtlevania Games
Windows · Mac
Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 60%, Multiple Endings 12%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, 2D 6.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #42 The Waste Land
74% 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 65.8%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #43 End's Reach
70% 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 70.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #44 Souldiers
71% matchMixed69% of 3,056 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 66.2%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.8%, Souls-like 5.8%, Adventure 3.4%
- #45 Crown Of Silence
70% matchNo user reviews
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 48.1%, Souls-like 10.4%, Side Scroller 10%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Exploration 4.3%
- #46 Iliad
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jean-Sébastien PayettePub: XXIst Century Digital Boy
Windows · Linux
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Adventure 8.3%, 2D Platformer 6.2%, Action 6%
- #47 Lightwood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfixed Brain
Windows
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Souls-like 14.7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Action 5.9%, Adventure 4.6%
- #48 DREIFRAME
68% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Souls-like 14.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Adventure 5.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #49 404: The Absent God
69% 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 50.4%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #50 Ubirajara
71% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
Windows
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Action 7.4%
- #51 Roots of the mind
68% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.8%, 2D 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #52 Lightward
68% 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 55.4%, Souls-like 16%, Action 6.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Adventure 5.4%
- #53 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
71% 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 52.6%, Action 14.8%, Adventure 14.5%, 2D 9.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #54 Shadow King
67% 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 52.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, 2D 5.6%, Action 5%
- #55 Sinweaver
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jitterbug Games
Windows · Linux
Sinweaver is a 2D Metroidvania Lite that has you cutting your way through fallen angels and cultists alike as you fight your way through hell to escape a grim afterlife. Explore levels and an interactive overworld map to uncover the worlds secrets and why heavens mightiest have fallen to darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Souls-like 13.4%, Side Scroller 7.5%, 2D Platformer 6.2%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #56 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
66% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 7%, Side Scroller 6.8%
- #57 The Search: Lost Dreams
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gninjastudio
Windows
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #58 Nyaginata
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fenrirs.art
Windows
Welcome to the world of Nyaginata! A hard-fought journey awaits as you carve your way past an onslaught of enemies! React and outwit in order to survive. Go forth! Make rapid progress!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Souls-like 11.4%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #59 Alice Into the Panopticon
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Action 5.8%