- #1 The Abandoned Presence
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M.O. Studios
Windows
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Steampunk 34.7% ★, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Adventure 3.5%
- #2 Enfant
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zebrar PTY LTD
Windows
A 3D action-adventure/metroidvania about an elephant looking for his herd. Explore a vibrant, decaying world, uncover remnants of humanity, and interact with a quirky cast of evolved intelligent animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Third Person 12.4%, 3D 6%
- #3 Zombie Self-Cultivation
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LangBubai
Windows
An extraordinary post-apocalyptic adventure. Play as a girl who controls zombies. Use this power as both weapon and key, strategically command the undead to solve puzzles, overcome dangers, and uncover the truth behind her brother's disappearance.
Why similar: Action RTS 32.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Third Person 8.6%
- #4 Wake
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wake Studio
Windows
Racing on water and in the air using a small but powerful sea plane.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Open World 10.3%, Demons 9.3%, Magic 7.9%
- #5 ELIMORA
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GingerSun GamesPub: -
Windows
Master Elemental Creatures in real-time deck-building adventure! Explore a fantasy world filled with magical creatures. Collect spirit fragments to summon and evolve companions, use cards to unleash powerful abilities, and uncover the secrets of the mystical realm to prevent its destruction.
Why similar: Action RTS 33.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 23%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Third Person 8.7%
- #6 Strongloween: The Escape
94% 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 38.2%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Third Person 13.7%, Magic 7.6%, 3D 6.3%
- #7 Tear of Stars
93% 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 38.7%, Steampunk 21.8% ★, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Magic 7.3%, Open World 6.8%
- #8 Necromancer: The Fallen Serve
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minch Games
Windows
Command a growing undead legion in a dark fantasy RTS where every fallen enemy can become your next soldier. Raise skeleton armies, harvest bones and souls, build your necromantic stronghold, and overwhelm fortified kingdoms through relentless conquest.
Why similar: Action RTS 40.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%, Third Person 6.8%
- #9 瞳:创之槲 Tong Create Thorns
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 棂棘工作室
Windows
《Tong Create Thorns》It is a side scrolling role-playing action adventure game with a storyline. Players will control the protagonist of a beautiful girl to gradually learn the story of this fantasy world under endless dusk, revealing certain conspiracies and crises hidden in the darkness.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.4% ★, Metroidvania 32.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Fantasy 3.2%
- #10 TEVI
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,070 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Steampunk 21.5% ★, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Magic 5.8%
- #11 Nyana
90% 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 43%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Open World 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%
- #12 End's Reach
89% 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 57.6%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, 3D 8.6%, Adventure 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #13 Teslagrad 2
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 605 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.2% ★, Metroidvania 29.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Colorful 3.8%
- #14 BERSERK WORLD
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 上海狂暴网络科技有限公司
Windows
A free third-person PVPVE adventure. Team up with your friends, master legendary character abilities, develop squad tactics, loot treasure, conquer enemies, trade freely, and emerge victorious in this 21-player survival race.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Third Person 9%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
- #15 MegaGum
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: N-ZonePub: N-Zone Productions
Windows
Play as Uja, an orphan searching for answers in this 3D action adventure platformer. Harness the properties of Gum to stick to walls, inflate, and make your way through the MegaGum factory. Face Mister Gum and his mysterious creations to uncover the secrets hidden behind its colorful facade.
Why similar: Steampunk 37.5% ★, Metroidvania 14.7%, Third Person 14%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #16 Shawley - Zoo of Wonders
86% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Join Shawley on a magical rescue mission in "Shawley - Zoo of Wonders"! Navigate through enchanted worlds, defeat foes with your hammer, unlock new skills and save escaped animals to reopen the zoo. A grant platformer adventure full of fun and excitement awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Open World 13.5%, Third Person 10.6%, Magic 6.6%
- #17 Sunken Sky
85% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Codenightly
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Open World 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Fantasy 3.8%
- #18 Legend of a Soul Hunter
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micha Schmid
Windows
Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Open World 13.3%, Third Person 12.5%, Fantasy 6%
- #19 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
84% matchVery Positive86% of 7,280 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Steampunk 38.1% ★, Metroidvania 38.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Third Person 5.1%, Adventure 3.4%
- #20 Rabbit's Tale
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Golden Bug Studios
Windows
Rabbit’s Tale, a hand-drawn metroidvania roguelike. Play as a Rabbit in search of his kidnapped family, but along the way something mysterious happens: you get lost in a purple Void, a procedural world where dying is permanent. A Venom-like creature tags along. You bound by survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Steampunk 25.1% ★, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Open World 10.9%, Fantasy 4.8%
- #21 METAPATHIC
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ex_Sententia
Windows
METAPATHIC is a movement-based hack-and-slash set in the Abyssosphere, an unfathomable pit housing the remains of a sprawling research facility. Take control of an android girl in search of her memories, and brave the Abyssosphere with a suite of abilities that fluidly blend combat and traversal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Third Person 8%
- #22 Teslagrad Remastered
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Steampunk 38.6% ★, Metroidvania 30.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 4.3%, Colorful 4%
- #23 BURGGEIST
81% matchVery Positive97% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: GHRIAN STUDIO
Windows
With the walking fortress Burggeist at your command, fight back the enemies and build "the Tower."
Why similar: Action RTS 48.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.6%, 3D 6.5%, Third Person 5.5%, Action 5%
- #24 回魂者 CallBacker
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KingGood
Windows
Explore the mysterious 3D Underworld and fight on the edge of life and death. A Metroidvania blending hardcore combat with deep storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Action RTS 20% ★, Third Person 14.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.1%
- #25 Rust Song 锈歌
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meme Games
Windows
Explore this unique sci-fi style metroidvania-like adventure world. You can acquire a variety of abilities to explore the world and assemble powerful chip combinations. You'll also have the ability to go back in time to change the map's structure and unlock shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Open World 10.9%
- #26 EXIL
80% 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 48.4%, Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 5%
- #27 Pain-T
79% 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 46.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Open World 11.5%, Colorful 8.4%, Magic 6.9%
- #28 Bardella and the Curse of Silence
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karl Lexvold
Windows
Explore a world of music and magic in the metroidvania Bardella and the Curse of Silence! Fight monsters, solve puzzles, and play music as you fight against the mysterious curse of silence and strive to free the land from its grip.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Magic 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Adventure 8%
- #29 Convent Of Magical Chambers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucakPub: SadRooster
Windows
3D adventure Immersive sim inspired by the early 2000s level design, explore an abandoned convent filled with ghosts and magical chambers and try to solve the mystery behind the creation of the chambers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Action-Adventure 16%, Third Person 11.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Magic 8.3%
- #30 IsoCraft Story
79% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Warpzone Ent.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Isocraft Story is an isometric Minecraft-like sandbox game. Shape the infinite and procedurally-generated block world. Collect materials, play online, advance to higher tiers of tools and weapons, go deeper into the world and build a new spaceship to escape from this planet!
Why similar: Action RTS 40.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.6%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Third Person 11.6%, Colorful 5.2%
- #31 Drone Armada
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Acryptum Games
Windows
Pilot and command massive drone swarms in real-time action-strategy battles. Research powerful tech, upgrade your fleet, and adapt your tactics to push back the invasion spreading across Kaelisia.
Why similar: Action RTS 39.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, 3D 4.5%
- #32 Santa is real
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: unitedvirtualassets
Windows
Dive into the Christmas spirit with "Santa is real", a captivating stealth adventure game! Step into the boots of Santa Claus and embark on a festive journey through 20 uniquely challenging levels. Your mission: to deliver Christmas joy undetected, using your wit and agility.
Why similar: Action RTS 46.9% ★, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Third Person 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.7%
- #33 Coming Home, Little Oak
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RainForest Game Studio
Windows
As a little oak, your life was turned upside down when you were kidnapped from your village and family by giant robots. Survive, overcome the challenges, and find your way back home!
Why similar: Steampunk 44.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Fantasy 5%, Adventure 3.8%
- #34 Poppet Quest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Christopher Goularte
Windows
Poppet Quest is an exploration based 3D Metroidvania. Play as Poppet, a murdered woman returned to life as a doll. Trapped in a toy store, cursed, and losing your sanity, you must battle through legions of toys driven mad. Can you break the curse? Can you save yourself?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Steampunk 24.5% ★, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Third Person 9.3%, Magic 4.7%
- #35 Anima: Scattered Light
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Jean Pierre ArteagaPub: Psi Studios
Windows
An atmospheric, story-driven adventure rewarding curiosity and precision. Explore interconnected realms, conquer precision platforming, find hidden keys, and face tactical boss battles. The fate of Anima is in your hands. Play wisely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Third Person 18.4%, 3D 9%, Magic 8.2%
- #36 3am in Leicester
75% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Leicester City and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Third Person 14.1%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #37 MidKnight Story
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mattia Ciurlino
Windows
MidKnight Story is a story driven adventure action-rpg set in a steampunk & fantasy open world.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.8% ★, Third Person 13.5%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Open World 11%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #38 Vernal Edge
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 689 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Fantasy 5.5%, Magic 5.2%
- #39 Hell Worlds Reinvigorated
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Productions Pluie De SangPub: DOSMan Publishing
Windows
A necromantic named Cyris leaves his homeworld for a strange odyssey through unknown realms, each one more horrible and bizarre than the next. Use your necromancer abilities to save the earth realm in this retro FPS filled to the brim with fantasy & mystery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Demons 9.4%, Magic 7%
- #40 BeforeDisaster
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.5%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Fantasy 9.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Action 5.5%
- #41 Blightseeker
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypernoodle Games
Windows
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Open World 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Colorful 6.1%
- #42 Astrobarian™
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Juhani Paananen
Windows · Linux
Astrobarian™ is a 3D action RPG game where you and Cordina travel to different worlds — some cultivated, others filled with deadly hazards. Along the way, you may encounter others with different motives and unresolved mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Third Person 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Open World 9.6%
- #43 FLASHLOOP
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TANK U-GIN
Windows
Survive on a dreadful planet. Explore a large, interconnected world. Gain new abilities, upgrade your weapons, and uncover secrets. Defeat treacherous bosses and reveal the dark secrets of this dreadful planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Steampunk 18.5% ★, Open World 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 3D 7.1%
- #44 Spike Schema
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summer Tree Fort Games
Windows · Linux
A metroidvania for the rest of us: casual and fun rather than frustrating and challenging, that is, if you have the wits to employ strategic approaches.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Open World 10.8%, Action 3.8%
- #45 Honey's Sweet Revenge
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: EtheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 6.4%
- #46 Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to reach the sky
69% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Altoseal and HoshikuzunoyoruPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
Tokino Sora zaps into another world mid-live! Join her Hololive friends in a thrilling Metroidvania-style action-adventure, blending 2D and 3D. Explore a mysterious realm, recover scattered items, and guide Sora’s epic tale to a dazzling finale!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Fantasy 9.2%, 3D 6.5%
- #47 Chaos Pattern
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veridian Forge
Windows
Chaos Pattern is an Action/Strategy hybrid game, with a visual blend of modern rendering techniques and retro looks.
Why similar: Action RTS 36.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Third Person 11%, Magic 7.3%
- #48 Skirmishers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RPGuille
Windows
Rally your warriors to fight alongside you, rescue your friends, bolster your troops and fight for supremacy.
Why similar: Action RTS 39% ★, Real Time Tactics 27.4%, Magic 7.3%, Fantasy 6.5%, 3D 5.7%
- #49 SteamWorld Dig 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,134 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Steampunk 36.7% ★, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Adventure 4.8%, Action 3.6%
- #50 Longtail!!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hologram Monster
Windows
Longtail!! is a story-driven action-adventure game where metroidvania-style exploration meets puzzle-filled dungeons. Uncover secrets, master energy powers, and traverse a shifting world on the brink of collapse. A heartwarming, action-packed journey full of charm and discovery awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Third Person 15.1%, Open World 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, 3D 7%
- #51 Blight Runners
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sola
Windows
Blight Runners is an open-world survival adventure set on a dying planet consumed by the mysterious Blight. There is no oxygen. Explore, survive, recover lost Gear and find your own path across a hostile world where traversal itself is the greatest challenge. The Gear is sacred. You are expendable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Third Person 11.5%, Adventure 7.6%
- #52 Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
68% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
Why similar: Steampunk 43.8% ★, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, 3D 6.6%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #53 Notice Me Leena-senpai!
67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Oh no! The Demon Lord is attacking! Help Leena-senpai defend her school and city against the Demon Lords minions!
Why similar: Action RTS 49.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Demons 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Magic 7.7%
- #54 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Magic 12.7%, Open World 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #55 Code: Elyse
67% 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 53.1%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Action-Adventure 17%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4%
- #56 Bikini Island Cricket
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Morne de Kock
Windows
A third-person sports party game that blends cricket with playful island mini‑games, stamina challenges, and popularity‑boosting antics, offering emergent mechanics and lighthearted chaos on Bikini Island.
Why similar: Nudity 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Third Person 14.1%
- #57 Flipwitch - Temples of Temptation
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Momo Games
Windows
FlipWitch is back! This time, it's bigger, bolder, bustier, and bossier! Prepare yourselves for another magical metroidvania full of unique characters, quests, bosses, and erotic expeditions, all featuring even more bangers and banging than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Nudity 11.7%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Magic 7.1%
- #58 Anopek
67% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Captain Bear Games
Windows
Anopek is a genre mashup of metroidvania and retro first-person shooter. You explore a massive temple, solving ancient puzzles and defeating cunning bosses, all while uncovering the relics of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Open World 11.9%, Magic 7.8%
- #59 Rootfault
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: benndt
Windows · Linux
Rootfault is a dialogue-free Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic world full of machines that produce without knowing why. Explore what's left of it, solve electricity-based puzzles, and fight them to uncover what keeps this cycle alive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%