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  1. #1 ANIMAL WELL
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%

  2. #2 The Matter Gun
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Karumbe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%

  3. #3 Nonolith
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Justcamh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%

  4. #4 Bruma
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 4HA Games Studio SpA
    Windows

    Experience the mysterious journey of a cat searching for the memories of her friend, an old lady who has lost them.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Cats 15%, Narration 11.4%, Nonlinear 9%

  5. #5 Amalu, Wells between worlds
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IndieTech Studio
    Windows

    Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%

  6. #6 Mold
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: soraslove
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.5%

  7. #7 Dungeon Gals
    93% 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 25%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

  8. #8 Iconoclasts
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  9. #9 MONOMOON
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Giant
    Windows

    In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%

  10. #10 Sisyphus Is a Bug
    90% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: moraguma
    Windows · Linux

    As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 9.3%

  11. #11 Dark Swords Firelink
    91% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: Lair Games Studio
    Windows

    Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

  12. #12 Relic Light
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TDGame Studio
    Windows

    Relic Light is a pixel-style puzzle-action dungeon game. You will play as an explorer who arrives at the remaining ruins, explores to acquire various skills, solves the complex and diverse puzzles within, and discovers the ultimate secret of the ruins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Drama 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%

  13. #13 1000 Amps
    89% 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 34.9%, Metroidvania 31.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 10%, 2D 2.6%

  14. #14 Wisdom Tower
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Luminight
    Windows · Linux

    A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%

  15. #15 Ascent DX
    86% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2025
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%

  16. #16 Dream City
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MuggleGreen
    Windows

    A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 25.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

  17. #17 Leap Year
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,974 reviews2024
    Dev: Daniel Linssen
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%

  18. #18 Soulchain
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: moraguma
    Windows · Linux

    Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.5%

  19. #19 EMUUROM
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: borbware
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.6%

  20. #20 Simple Game
    83% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2023
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    It is a simple game. Help Chibisi make a pie. Simply collect five apples and the victory is yours. But you must not think if there is something hidden there...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 19.5%, Nonlinear 15%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Puzzle 7.9%, Platformer 7.8%

  21. #21 Mable & The Wood
    84% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2019
    Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

  22. #22 Tool Land
    82% 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 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 8.4%

  23. #23 Phaze Shift
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lord Mango Games
    Windows

    Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Platformer 14.7%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Exploration 5.9%, 2D 4.9%

  24. #24 Plungeez
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team ZerothPub: QUByte Interactive
    Windows

    Take a dive in the world of Plungeez, a puzzle platformer where Bonnie, a fierce woman who, after falling in the underground, must explore the sewers of Salvador in search of a way out. Light torches, boilers, and use plungers to climb and solve puzzles!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Metroidvania 25.1%, Platformer 19.8%, Nonlinear 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  25. #25 Art House
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Psychological 6.7%

  26. #26 Irang
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: BREMEN
    Windows

    Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7%

  27. #27 Chiaroscuro
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
    Windows · Mac

    Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

  28. #28 Noreya: The Gold Project
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 158 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
    Windows · Linux

    Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  29. #29 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2018
    Dev: GrimTalin
    Windows

    Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

  30. #30 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 40.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  31. #31 Memory Draw
    76% 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 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Nonlinear 8.1%

  32. #32 Treasure Adventure Game
    78% 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 43.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D 3.9%

  33. #33 Eldritchvania
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
    Dev: DeathCount Games
    Windows

    Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Platformer 11.5%, Psychological 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%

  34. #34 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
    75% 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 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.5%

  35. #35 Catto Chateau
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Guac GameDev LLC
    Windows

    A non-linear Metroidvania platformer that's cute but also a bit creepy. Find upgrades, learn spells and banish the spirits who have become twisted by The Duchess's curse!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Cats 11.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10%

  36. #36 Fiadh
    74% 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 39.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%

  37. #37 Jenny's Adventures
    73% 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 40.5%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Cats 10.7%

  38. #38 Remains
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Dancing CactusPub: Jamk Games
    Windows

    A 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Use tools to modify the level and how you move to explore forests and the ruins of a post-post apocalyptic world. Find keys and extra batteries to delve ever further, in search of who you are and what happened to the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Platformer 16.2%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Puzzle 10.3%

  39. #39 Quarion
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
    Windows · Linux

    A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  40. #40 InOut
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bora Kara
    Windows · Mac

    A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Nonlinear 14%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.7%

  41. #41 Crypt Custodian
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Cats 15.5%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8.7%

  42. #42 DreamWatcher
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2020
    Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
    Windows

    Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Nonlinear 13%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

  43. #43 Find Eden
    72% 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 37%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 6.3%

  44. #44 Öoo
    69% 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 34%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 8.7%

  45. #45 Saira
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 324 reviews
    Dev: Nicklas NygrenPub: Kreatoriet AB
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Saira is a puzzle platformer with non-linear gameplay and a whole universe for you to explore. The game is heavily influenced by classic puzzle adventure games and uses a new unique graphical style combining high resolution photography into a lush and mysterious world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Platformer 21.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 8.4%

  46. #46 Auridia
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: Norseboar Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Puzzle 6.4%

  47. #47 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: From Highberg
    Windows

    Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 8.2%

  48. #48 Rift Walker
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ahando
    Windows

    Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 9.1%

  49. #49 Constance
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,256 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Nonlinear 16%, Platformer 11.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  50. #50 Kuzo
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Eads Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%

  51. #51 Switch Box
    70% 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 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

  52. #52 Our Metal Bowl
    68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Intrugli Games
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Mystery 9%

  53. #53 Ginger Snap: Islands of Rot
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Meepalasheep
    Windows

    Two games in one! GingerSnap: an action platformer with a unique ability combination system. YMIR: a non-linear puzzle platformer with collectable upgrades.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

  54. #54 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
    68% 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%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Multiple Endings 9%, Platformer 8.4%, Puzzle 7.8%

  55. #55 Gato Roboto
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Cats 19.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 4.5%

  56. #56 Randomice
    66% 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 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 8.3%

  57. #57 Cryselts
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: B3N Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  58. #58 Somnium Shore
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
    Windows

    A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%

  59. #59 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ciderheart Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Platformer 7.9%, Story Rich 7%

  60. #60 Ex Vitro
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
    Dev: Evolver Dynamics
    Windows

    EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

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