- #1 ITORAH
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 962 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 32.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #2 Alwa's Legacy
96% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 32.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #3 SHEEPO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 39.2%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 8.6%, Cute 6.8%
- #4 Akatori
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Difficult 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #5 Lila’s Sky Ark
94% matchVery Positive88% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Monolith of MindsPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Nonlinear 16%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #6 Islets
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,527 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, Cute 6.6%
- #7 Alwa's Awakening
93% matchVery Positive80% of 955 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Difficult 5.7%
- #8 Slavania
92% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
Windows
Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #9 9 Years of Shadows
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,382 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Platformer 15.8%, Fantasy 8%, Female Protagonist 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #10 ANIMAL WELL
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 41.3%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #11 RIN: The Last Child
91% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 6.7%
- #12 Jubilee
90% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 18%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #13 Shattered Divinities
88% matchVery Positive95% of 962 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, 2D 5.5%
- #14 Rebel Transmute
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Difficult 12.7%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Platformer 7.4%
- #15 Infinitevania
86% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #16 Unbound: Worlds Apart
87% matchVery Positive83% of 1,338 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #17 Dimensional Animals
86% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 7.5%
- #18 EMUUROM
83% matchVery Positive90% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #19 Iconoclasts
85% matchVery Positive86% of 5,021 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 41.1%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #20 BIOMORPH
84% matchVery Positive92% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Nonlinear 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #21 Cathedral
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 58%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #22 Rusted Moss
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,748 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #23 Quarion
79% matchVery Positive95% of 174 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 34.4%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #24 Aestik
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
Windows
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Cute 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #25 Imp of the Sun
81% matchMixed64% of 253 reviews2022
Dev: Sunwolf EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.8%
- #26 Afterimage
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,497 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Difficult 12%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 8.4%
- #27 Even the Ocean
80% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #28 DOOMBLADE
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 381 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Nonlinear 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #29 TetherGeist
75% matchVery Positive98% of 354 reviews2026
Dev: O. and Co. Games
Windows · Mac
TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.
Why similar: Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #30 Witchcrafty
79% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Cute 6.7%
- #31 Whirlwind Magician
76% matchVery Positive98% of 60 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 37%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Cute 8%
- #32 Vernal Edge
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 689 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Combat 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #33 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,813 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 33.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #34 Fatal Claw
73% matchVery Positive91% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Nonlinear 17.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #35 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
74% matchVery Positive80% of 2,304 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #36 Ato
75% matchVery Positive96% of 475 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 11.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #37 Noreya: The Gold Project
74% matchVery Positive84% of 166 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 32.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #38 Battle Princess Madelyn
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Platformer 15.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #39 Alice Escaped!
73% matchVery Positive83% of 333 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Cute 6.4%
- #40 Awita: Journey of Hope
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #41 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
72% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: The Island Games
Windows
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #42 Venture to the Vile
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Cut to BitsPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #43 Magical Blush
68% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Alkacer Game StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Magical Blush is a top-down action-adventure where fast-paced elemental combat meets Metroidvania-style exploration. Chain spell combos, exploit elemental weaknesses, rescue survivors, and battle the powerful Elemental Lords as you explore the wondrous world of Wyn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D Platformer 6.9%
- #44 Frauki's Adventure!
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Difficult 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 7.8%
- #45 Windmills
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Poor Locke
Windows
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Difficult 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Combat 7%
- #46 Transiruby
70% matchVery Positive92% of 309 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #47 Rabi-Ribi
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,274 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #48 100 Pumpkins 2
69% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Nonlinear 19.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #49 Rain World
67% matchVery Positive94% of 57,645 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Metroidvania 21.1%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #50 Somber Echoes
67% matchVery Positive83% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #51 Moonscars
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,528 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #52 Haiku, the Robot
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,583 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Nonlinear 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #53 Creatures of Ava
67% matchVery Positive87% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.1%, Exploration 20.4%, Cute 13.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Colorful 11.2%
- #54 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 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 50%, Platformer 13.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #55 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
71% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Difficult 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Platformer 11.1%
- #56 Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 4.8%
- #57 Tribal Hunter
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,660 reviews2022
Dev: Melonsoda Soft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.4%, Platformer 24.5%, Cute 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #58 Faerie Afterlight
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 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 30.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Cute 8.9%
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70% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%