- #1 SHEEPO
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Exploration 8%
- #2 Cloud Seeker
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #3 Goo Keeper
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #4 Stomp and the Sword of Miracles
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogteam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet a charming cast of little creatures and save the world from a mischievous god in this character-driven metroidvania! Explore a world full of lost secrets, make new friends, and use strange creatures to your advantage to reach new heights!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8.3%
- #5 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
94% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Retro 6.7%
- #6 Stoatman
94% 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 40.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Cute 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7%, Family Friendly 6.8%
- #7 Super Roboy
93% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, 1980s 7.4%, Family Friendly 7%
- #8 Pain-T
92% 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 38.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Hand-drawn 6.8%
- #9 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 11%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Platformer 9.4%
- #10 The Ramsey
91% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #11 Shards of Memories
90% 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 39.2%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 5.9%
- #12 Cavalier
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 8.4%, Cute 8.3%
- #13 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
88% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Retro 7.5%
- #14 The Adventures of Poppe
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 7.7%, 1980s 7.7%
- #15 Garrison
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WKH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #16 Savage Horizons
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Insolence Studio
Windows
A compact, action-driven metroidvania. Explore a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral. Designed to be completed in under two hours, with all the exploration, progression, and challenge fans of the genre expect.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Hand-drawn 17%, Exploration 9.6%, Colorful 3.7%
- #17 Iron Diamond
86% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 6.6%
- #18 Keena The Voidslayer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #19 PATHFINDER 08
85% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Retro 5.8%
- #20 Jumper Jon
83% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #21 Reso-Seeker
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #22 Shadow King
82% matchPositive95% of 37 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 40.1%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 5.8%
- #23 Tater Spud
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #24 Hamstory
80% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Dotori Doguldan
Windows
is a 2D pixel platformer with heartfelt emotion and thrilling challenge. Time your jumps to leap forward—falling is okay. Find your route through the paths ahead. Journey to Haessi Star with warm encouragement from animal townsfolk, experiencing a world that transforms with every season.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #25 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
79% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #26 Trapers Platformer
81% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: molamucho.com
Windows · Linux
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Cute 7.7%
- #27 Museful
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
Museful is a colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.1%, Cute 6.5%
- #28 Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karuma Games
Windows
Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink is a 2D adventure-platformer metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, for 1-2 player local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Exploration 8.1%
- #29 Croakspire
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 6.5%
- #30 Florarium
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Hand-drawn 15%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Cute 7%
- #31 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
76% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #32 Chibits
77% 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 46.5%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Cute 6.9%
- #33 Super Beefit
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Castle
Windows
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Retro 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #34 Ethereal Odyssey
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KU3 Dev
Windows · Linux
Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 6.8%
- #35 Spirit Fusion
75% 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 41.7%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #36 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
75% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Team Quantum Games
Windows
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #37 ITORAH
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #38 Janosik
74% matchVery Positive94% of 677 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 10.3%, 1980s 8.4%, Retro 7.2%
- #39 Shining Symbol
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 小桨哥
Windows
This is a galactic castlevania-type game, based on the design of four elephants and twenty-eight stars as the boss, four scenes, five attribute skills, and a variety of gem abilities waiting for you to unlock.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Cute 6.8%
- #40 Hollow Floor
72% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Retro 9.3%, Cute 8.5%, Platformer 6.3%
- #41 Ani Leaving Sirius
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: e2gamestudio
Windows · Mac
A dying planet in energy chaos, dangerous districts and challenging combats. Your only chance to escape the planet is through inconsistent portal! Gain energy crystals by slaying enemies. Improve your abilities and acquire drones. Complete your escape quest in this challenging rouge-lite gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #42 Caesura
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #43 Torii: Beyond The Gates
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #44 Curse of the Draugr Kings
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XSKR LLC
Windows
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 9.1%, 1980s 8.3%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #45 Janosik 2: Prologue
70% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Cute 6.8%
- #46 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Retro 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.4%
- #47 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #48 MADO
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
Windows
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Platformer 7.5%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
- #49 Pipsqueak!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #50 Tom´s Adventure
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nagus Games
Windows
Help Tom hack-and-slash his way though a dream from which he cannot wake up. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane situations and strangers that needs help.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 8.4%
- #51 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, 2D Platformer 16%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #52 EON: Reset
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team EON Reset
Windows
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #53 Jenny's Adventures
67% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Pranav Gaur
Windows
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 18%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Cute 9.1%
- #54 Dusted Dusk
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 7.6%
- #55 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 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 51.1%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6%, Adventure 5.4%
- #56 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Cute 10%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 8.4%
- #57 The Elderseed
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #58 White Flame Inna: Daughter of the Void
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ongar Studio
Windows
2d hand drawn female protagonist action-adventure/soulslike.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #59 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%