- #1 Vivid Spirit
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucasMaxBrosPub: The Hidden Levels
Windows
Red, Yellow, Blue. It's Vivid Spirit! Their abilities are dictated by what color they are and it's up to you to figure out how to use them and when to swap. Guide Vivid and her dog, Spirit, on their many adventures through the world of Paper Craft!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Platformer 20.9%, Indie 18.2%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 14.7%
- #2 Unnamed Adventure/无名之旅
97% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: MAI
Windows
Unnamed Adventure, an indie action platformer where every single level, puzzle is crafted by hands. Wander around in a mysterious kingdom where surprise and finding may hide in every corner you visit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Action 18.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 13.3%
- #3 Maui the Shapeshifter
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play on Worlds
Windows
Restore harmony as shapeshifting demigod Maui on an adventure to save his island home from all-consuming darkness in this epic 2D open-world Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 14.8%, Platformer 14.7%
- #4 Hunter's Legacy
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Lienzo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 22.1%, Action 16%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 10.8%
- #5 ReSetna
91% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Platformer 21.1%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 9%
- #6 Pharaoh Rebirth+
94% matchVery Positive92% of 349 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Indie 14%
- #7 Inescapable
94% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Adventure 18.9%, Action 17.4%, Indie 14.2%, Platformer 13.7%
- #8 Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2016
Dev: Burning Ice Games
Windows · Mac
All alone, Hania sets out on a journey to find the answers to her past across this uncharted, perilous and magical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Action 11.9%
- #9 A Roll-Back Story
92% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: iQuantile
Windows · Linux
A Roll-Back Story is a rolling ball game heavily focused on platforming. Not recommended for casual players.
Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Difficult 25%, Metroidvania 20.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 12.3%
- #10 Super Galaxy Boy
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DesignBy.Cloud
Windows
Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Indie 20.6%, Action 20%, Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 18.6%
- #11 Rex Rocket
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 13.6%, Difficult 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%
- #12 Greedy Guns
90% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Tio Atum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action 20.1%, Adventure 18.7%, Platformer 17.9%, Indie 14%
- #13 Cathedral
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Action 13.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Difficult 9.5%
- #14 HomeGrove
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlipswitchX
Windows
Wander a whimsical world full of danger and surprise. Outsmart your environment as you punch, grab, and throw enemies and objects in this action-puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 19.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Indie 15%
- #15 Crossbow Warrior - The Legend of William Tell
89% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: MobyDick GamesPub: Scherrer Medien GmbH
Windows · Mac
Crossbow Warrior has 29 exciting levels with 4 different game types like classical Jump'n'run-, Sniper-, TempleRun-, Boat-Levels! Experience the whole story behind the legend of William Tell with a multitude of lovely graphics!
Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Action 22%, Adventure 20.5%, Difficult 19.2%, Indie 14.7%
- #16 Run The Gamut
88% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Playdev Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
100 levels with three difficulty levels - Casual, Hardcore and Ultra mode. On Ultra Mode, we take no responsibility for any broken keyboards or gamepads.
Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Difficult 20.8%, Indie 20.4%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 17.6%
- #17 Super Panda Adventures
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,020 reviews2014
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 27.5%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11%, Indie 9.5%
- #18 Sockman
85% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Sockware
Windows
Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.
Why similar: Platformer 26%, Difficult 25.5%, Action 23.2%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 9.8%
- #19 Magicians & Looters
86% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Indie 24%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Platformer 11.4%
- #20 Vulpis
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #21 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
82% 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 40.8%, Platformer 16.1%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 9.5%
- #22 Demon Peak
84% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Action 19.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Indie 12.4%
- #23 The Evil Party
83% matchMixed46% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Irvin Vaush
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
The Evil Party is a very difficult platforming game, you play a ninja, and you have to go through many levels to get to the party . But it will be very difficult to do this, the game does not forgive mistakes, the player dies with one blow and starts the level first .
Why similar: Action 23.4%, Adventure 22.6%, Platformer 19.4%, Difficult 17.7%, Indie 16.9%
- #24 Castle In The Darkness
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,266 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 18.5%, Difficult 16.6%, Action 8.7%, Indie 7%
- #25 Battle Droid T1
82% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Kelly J Rutkowski
Windows
Terminate an alien underground base on Mars using the T1 Battle Droid in old school metroidvania style .
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Action 18.4%, Difficult 17.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 12.9%
- #26 ScribbleDude
79% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: RandomErik
Windows
In ScribbleDude, you play as an unknown creature who wants to explore the world around him and defeat the evil forces. It's a challenging non-linear 2D platformer where you encounter action-filled platforming with gimmicks, explore areas and defeat unique bosses.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Platformer 21.5%, Difficult 21%, Indie 20.6%, Action 10.4%
- #27 Exodus
81% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2014
Dev: Galhmac Game StudioPub: Multi-Form
Windows
Exodus is a 2D Platform/Exploration (metroidvania) game for Windows, with oldschool gameplay mechanics, and HD native resolution (1920*1200). Musics are made by Yann Van Der Cruyssen (Saira, Block That Matter).
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Platformer 26.2%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 15.5%
- #28 Flat Kingdom Paper's Cut Edition
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Fat Panda GamesPub: Games Starter
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Flat Kingdom is a beautiful and peaceful 2D land, but now it’s threatened by an evil thief and becoming 3D! The only who can stop the chaos is Flat, a little hero able to change into a circle, triangle or square in order to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and defeat giant bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 24.4%, Indie 15.4%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 13.1%
- #29 Metamorfose S
77% matchVery Positive81% of 282 reviews2017
Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action 24.9%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 18.4%
- #30 Traps N' Gemstones
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2015
Dev: Donut Games
Windows
A "Metroid-vania"-style platform adventure, voted GAME OF THE YEAR by Gamezebo.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Platformer 18.3%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #31 Star Rover
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Browny Application
Windows
Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 22.8%, Action 20.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 4.9%
- #32 Skelattack
75% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Metroidvania 13.6%, Indie 13.6%
- #33 SUPER DISTRO
78% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,155 reviews2015
Dev: KITATUS STUDIOSPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"SUPER DISTRO" is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer in the style of retro games such as Megaman, Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels and other such rage-inducing classics. Taking "Difficult gameplay" to a whole new level - SUPER DISTRO is not for the faint-of-heart. The weak need not apply.
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Indie 23.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 16.7%, Adventure 14.9%
- #34 KuniTure
74% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Ken Davis
Windows
A game that looks pretty, but not easy
Why similar: Difficult 27.9%, Platformer 26.2%, Action 24.3%, Adventure 21.6%
- #35 Red and the Deadly Sins
74% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Diantong Intelligence Tech. Shanghai Co.,Ltd.
Windows
The interpretation of "The Divine Comedy" mixed with puzzles and allusions under the guise of a simple metroidvania – that's the Red and the Deadly Sins. Help Red – a soldier without past and face – save the world from the lost souls and the ancient sins. Find them... and let them free.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Action 17.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Difficult 13.3%
- #36 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 37.2%, Platformer 22.6%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Difficult 7.7%
- #37 MegaSphere
76% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 14.2%, Platformer 11.2%
- #38 The Waste Land
76% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 14.8%
- #39 Kautic - The Bald Wizard
73% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Action 26.1%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 18.7%, Platformer 18%, Difficult 14.1%
- #40 Pankapu
73% matchMixed65% of 1,420 reviews2016
Dev: Too Kind StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.
Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Action 21%, Metroidvania 20.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.2%
- #41 Blaite
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2017
Dev: Dosane GamesPub: Akim Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Indie 21.6%, Action 20.4%, Difficult 19.7%, Adventure 15.5%
- #42 Changeover: Decisions
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Action 22.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Platformer 20.9%, Difficult 20.1%, Indie 15.4%
- #43 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Action 18.4%, Platformer 17%, Indie 14.6%, Difficult 8.3%
- #44 Rynn's Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Arcane Four Studios
Windows · Mac
Rynn’s Adventure is a 2D platformer game in which the player guides Rynn through a variety of environments teeming with magic and danger. The player will help Rynn combat the many enemies she encounters and outwit each of their fearsome generals.
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, Platformer 29%, Indie 15.5%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.7%
- #45 Aaru's Awakening
72% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: Lumenox ehf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Aaru's Awakening is a hand drawn 2D action platformer set in the mythical world of Lumenox. Travel through the mysterious world while the story of the four gods unravels.
Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 20.9%, Difficult 17.5%, Indie 16.1%
- #46 GunnRunner
65% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Difficult 22.7%, Indie 22.2%
- #47 Ghostly Matter
70% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: Small BrosPub: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Action 24.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 16%
- #48 La-Mulana
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,571 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Difficult 20.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #49 CrunchTime
68% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Umiringo StudioPub: Navila Software Japan
Windows
A long-term crunch time programmer entered the world of code, and became a green cursor. Knowing that the condition for getting off work is to find 4 bugs in the code world, the adventure begins...
Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Action 27.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 19.1%
- #50 Anokye
58% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Difficult 20.7%, Platformer 13%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #51 Nose Goes
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Epic Gamer World LLC
Windows · Mac
Help Ronny Nose get back to his Face in this Hilarious Throwback 2D Platforming Adventure! Let us bring you back to the nostalgia of challenging Golden-Age platforming games.
Why similar: Adventure 25%, Platformer 20.3%, Indie 18.8%, Difficult 18%, Action 17.9%
- #52 Echo's Esker
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Connor FahrenwaldPub: Fahrenwald Games
Windows
You are lost in the catacombs and finding your way out won’t be easy, but upon reaching the surface you will find you are not the only one who is lost. The mysterious spirit hound Echo is far from home, but with her by your side, exploration is as simple as a game of fetch.
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 21.6%, Metroidvania 18.6%
- #53 Inexistence
69% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Action 29.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%
- #54 Rad Rodgers: World One
68% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2016
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit.
Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Action 25.6%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 17.3%
- #55 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
69% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Turbulon Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Action 24.2%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 16.9%
- #56 Viktor
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 251 reviews2014
Dev: Shorebound Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman. As Viktor, you will fight your way through hordes of relentless enemies, lurking traps, and fearsome bosses who will try to keep you from your mission.
Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Action 28.3%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 18.6%
- #57 Bot Tales: The Crashed
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Ohayo Software
Windows
On a hostile planet, an alien race with big eyes and thirsty for energy, will chase you with the only purpose of silencing yours being robotic circuits to drain all your energy. Try to survive this attack!
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Platformer 27.7%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 19.5%