- #1 Dark Labyrinth
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #2 Fiadh
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miraculum Games
Windows
Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #3 方块 Block
96% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: GlanielStudio
Windows
Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #4 Gridvania
95% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ExpertStars
Windows
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Strategy 11.8%, Platformer 8%
- #5 Dungeon Gals
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #6 Alwa's Legacy
94% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #7 Memory Draw
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Platformer 8%
- #8 Öoo
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,680 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #9 Faerie Afterlight
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Clay Game StudioPub: Mastiff
Windows
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Cute 8.4%, Platformer 8.2%
- #10 Caesura
91% 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 38.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #11 Ember Fall
90% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ASH GAMES
Windows
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Strategy 10%
- #12 Dutch's Chickens
89% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #13 Royally Frogged
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Traverse
Windows · Mac
Banished from his kingdom, a young frog prince sets out on an adventure to save his people from the reign of King Croaker. There will be many perils along the way for this frog prince, can he swing his way out of trouble?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #14 Treasure Adventure Game
88% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Cartoony 5.1%
- #15 Reso-Seeker
87% 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 39.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 10%, Cute 7.1%
- #16 Switch Box
86% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #17 Whirlwind Magician
86% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Cute 9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #18 Thrilling Triple Treat
85% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
What do you get if you mix a platformer with a metroidvania and tower defense but then seperate that mix into three games that are then collected into a single game? Nonsense. You get nonsense. This game is nonsense. But dear, is it funny!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #19 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
82% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Minimalist 8.5%
- #20 Randomice
81% matchVery Positive97% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #21 1000 Amps
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 342 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.2%, Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, 2D 2.2%
- #22 The SOL Device 2
84% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #23 Chefy-Chef
83% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: BUG-StudioPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Once again approaching the refrigerator, Chefy magically finds himself in new worlds in which he has to find the ingredients for his favorite dish!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #24 Keena The Voidslayer
82% 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 33.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Cute 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #25 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
80% 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 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #26 Cavalier
81% 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 36.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Cute 9.2%
- #27 Core Descent
79% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: travisisgood
Windows
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #28 Irang : the last hope
79% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: SnoozyMondayPub: DCD
Windows
In Joseon, a kingdom honoring the Four Deities, chaos reigns. Nobles have unleashed sealed evils in a power grab, causing calamities. Join Irang and Haru on a journey to liberate the Deities and reclaim Joseon's last hope.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Cartoony 7.2%
- #29 Shell Soul:The Skull
78% 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 41.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 9%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #30 Island Treasures
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heguo Studio
Windows
Island Treasure is a casual game that combines action and decryption. Players will play as bearded pirates and brave an uninhabited island! What treasures do islands have? What dangers will bearded pirates encounter? Let's uncover it together!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 11%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #31 revvver
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Naparil
Windows
Create a path by reversing the desired area.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Strategy 15.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #32 Find Eden
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cute 7.5%
- #33 Cube Sumbledore
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sevite Byte
Windows
You play as the dwarf Sumble. The hero's great curiosity gets him involved in a completely unimaginable and dangerous adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #34 The Last Awen
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Instinto Studios
Windows
Explore and protect the endangered forest as Fae, the last guardian. Face enemies, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in a challenging 2.5D metroidvania. The Last Awen combines action and exploration in a captivating visual experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #35 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #36 Astro To The Rescue
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlazeGames
Windows · Mac
Astro to the Rescue is an adventure game where you play as an astronaut stranded on floating islands. Rescue the Lumis from the Shadows through thrilling levels, uncover power-ups, and overcome challenges. Navigate unknown terrain and become the hero this alien world needs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Cute 7.6%
- #37 Emptiness
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac
In this amazing journey from emptiness to nowhere. With every step forward, new levels of emptiness unfold, expanding the boundaries of what seemed endless. Majestic landscapes, created by pixel art, gradually transform, offering players unexplored adventures and mysterious views.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #38 Cor Magnetis
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StaticSpring
Windows
That story’s ending isn’t just “Heartbreak.” Even if you shatter, you can be reassembled again and again—drawing others in, connecting people to one another. Its name is Cor Magnetis.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #39 Box to the Box
74% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Derin
Windows · Mac · Linux
The box follows after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle 12%, Cute 8.4%
- #40 Get That Box, Girl!
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows
You're just a girl trying to do her job: collecting boxes, solving puzzles, and doing whatever it takes to meet your quota!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #41 Alchemist's Mountain
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #42 Light of Atlantis
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duck 'n' Run Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the depths of the ocean in this 2D-Puzzle-Metroidvania! Control the water levels and switch between various robots to solve the ancient puzzles of Atlantis.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Cute 7.6%, Platformer 7.1%
- #43 COREDUMP: 口口口口
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FANGKUAI4
Windows
COREDUMP: 口口口口 is a Metroidvania inspired puzzle platformer where you recover lost colliders, switch between phasing through walls and charged bouncing, and uncover hidden paths across an interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Minimalist 6.4%
- #44 Battery Samurai
72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #45 Nerdtastic Norman & The Soul Fragments
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Section 8 Studios
Windows
Nerdtastic Norman is a 2d scrolling puzzle platformer set in purgatory based on Dante's Inferno. Over 70 unique levels, dangerously hard boss battles, and 1 unique story. Help Norman gather the missing pieces of his shattered soul, and help him return to the land of the living.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 6.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #46 Guillotine
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zomorro Studio
Windows
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 11%, Platformer 9.8%
- #47 KnightLight
69% matchVery Positive95% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #48 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Platformer 14.7%, Cute 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6%
- #49 A Wizard's Wool
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nuclear Candy Games
Windows · Mac
Join Windle the Wizard on magical 3D adventure to rescue sheep, battle monsters and save the kingdom from being torn apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #50 Pages of Time: Prologue
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,877 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Cute 10.6%
- #51 Teslagrad 2
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Metroidvania 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #52 Tool Land
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bjsjsk
Windows
Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #53 Promenade
67% matchVery Positive95% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Cute 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #54 Potata: Foxy Tale
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 14%, Cute 9.4%, 2D Platformer 4.5%
- #55 Layerworld
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BrandKnew.io
Windows · Mac
Solve each level, layer by layer, as the ghosts of your deaths stack up.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 14%
- #56 Warped Continuity
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Xufactor
Windows
The game incorporates the mechanics of the famous "slider" puzzle. The character is on one screen, and the player must move the screens around and move the character from screen to screen to get to the door.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Strategy 22.1%, Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #57 Super Cave Boy
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Team CREA.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare to test your wits, agility, and problem-solving skills as you navigate through a series of meticulously crafted one-screen puzzle stages.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #58 Alruna: End of History
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #59 Homebound
70% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Nicholas Angle
Windows · Linux
Homebound is a 2D platformer all about a journey home. Collect and use powers you find along the way to find your way home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Cute 8.6%
- #60 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Ivo ZabotPub: iz-gamedev
Windows
It is a 2D action adventure in pixel graphics. Combines the Metroidvania, platformer and puzzle platformer genres. Experience great fantasy worlds, challenging boss fights and exciting puzzles. Gradually learn new skills and become a master of magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%