- #1 Reventure
97% matchVery Positive95% of 9,751 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The one and only non-linear adventure with 100 different endings. Don't just wishlist me. I'm not that expensive... also, look at those reviews!
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #2 Cryselts
96% 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 33.3%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #3 Dark Swords Firelink
96% 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 42.9%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #4 Twinland
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Kaiju Sushi
Windows
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #5 Mage
94% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Game Sage Productions
Windows
Dungeon exploring Wizard action! Learn spells, defeat bosses and escape the evil in this 2D metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 7.1%, Dark Fantasy 7%
- #6 Boki: The Summit
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
Windows
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #7 Quarion
93% 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 36.3%, Nonlinear 20.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #8 Necrowave
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arfhis The Wizard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #9 Corestory
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leon Busch
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Emotional 7.6%
- #10 Mable & The Wood
91% 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%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #11 Inexistence Rebirth
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in 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 44.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 10.3%, Action 4.1%
- #12 Alice Into the Panopticon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #13 Chiaroscuro
89% 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%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 12%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #14 Ex Vitro
88% 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 33.6%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Exploration 9%
- #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 45.7%, Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #16 Phaze Shift
87% 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 43.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Exploration 5.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #17 Shattered Divinities
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarSoul
Windows
In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 16.5%, RPG 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%, Exploration 6.2%
- #18 Florarium
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #19 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
84% 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 43.2%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 8.1%
- #20 White : The Hero's Return
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiapigeon
Windows · Mac
Just a hardcore, lore-deep RPG based on your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, RPG 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #21 Witchcrafter: Empire Legends
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codeward
Windows · Mac · Linux
A systemic, dark fantasy metroidvania RPG where you are a young witchcrafter striving to control his power of 4 elements on a journey to find a mythical fifth one and save his kidnapped father. Your decisions count in this branching, thought-provoking story set in a vivid, murky world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #22 Dormiveglia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Cartridge
Windows
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Emotional 7.7%
- #23 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
79% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Nonlinear 8.9%, RPG 7%
- #24 Elliot Quest
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, RPG 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Action 5.7%
- #25 UnEpic
81% matchVery Positive91% of 8,120 reviews2014
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, RPG 18%, Platformer 14.7%, Comedy 9.8%, Exploration 5.2%
- #26 A Game with a Kitty 1 & Darkside Adventures
81% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: origamihero games
Windows
Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Nonlinear 21.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #27 史莱狗(Slimg)
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, RPG 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #28 Whim
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Stonk
Windows
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #29 Infinitevania
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #30 TheLastHope
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: pinheiro studio
Windows
The Last Hope is a Metroidvania-style platform game with RPG elements, in which the player controls an unnamed character who is transported against his will to the underworld, and now has to discover how to escape and how to survive the dangers around him.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, RPG 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Exploration 6.7%
- #31 The Celestial Seeker
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VinciWare
Windows
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #32 Chasm
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 12%, RPG 9.2%, 2D 3.6%
- #33 Eon's Insomnium
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tryxe
Windows
A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #34 Amalu, Wells between worlds
75% 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 39.5%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #35 Spirit Quest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avalon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Spirit World. Challenge mysterious ruins and face intimidating bosses to gain new powers that will aid your exploration in this retro top-down action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #36 The Last Tree
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, RPG 14.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 5.9%
- #37 Odallus: The Dark Call
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 6.1%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
- #38 DREIFRAME
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Platformer 14%, Nonlinear 8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Exploration 5.8%
- #39 SangRaciner
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Still A Dream Game Studio
Windows
This adventure game projects you in 1911, in France, in the Bataillon’s estate. Play as Rose Darras, the niece of Georges, and discover the history of this place. Explore the huge property, help the survivors, face the magical creatures, solve the puzzles. Do you think you will come out alive?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Nonlinear 19%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #40 Last Souls
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruben Wihler
Windows · Mac
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #41 Wisdom Tower
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 10.1%, RPG 8.8%
- #42 Dark Watcher
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matsapura Games
Windows
Embark on a pixelated journey of exploration, platforming, and intense battles in Dark Watcher. Unveil the secrets of a dark realm, unlock abilities, and confront formidable adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Emotional 7.1%
- #43 Atlas of the Starry Night
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninjavity Games
Windows · Linux
Fly on a broom, fight enemies, unlock new powers, and explore a planet full of secrets and challenges. A twist on the metroidvania genre. Choose your own path and abilities on your quest to collect the fallen stars and return them to the sky.
Why similar: RPG 18.8%, Platformer 18.1%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Metroidvania 12.4%, Exploration 10.7%
- #44 FOUNTAINS
70% matchVery Positive84% of 443 reviews2024
Dev: John Pywell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #45 Eystrandi
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Nonlinear 8.5%, Platformer 7.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #46 RIN: The Last Child
70% matchMixed60% of 80 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 40.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Emotional 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #47 Aggelos
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, RPG 17.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 5.4%
- #48 Citadel Knight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fayvit
Windows
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #49 Silvercall
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 15.6%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #50 Night Castle
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: LHCB
Windows
A retro-inspired Metroidvania set in a gothic fantasy castle.Your time is limited: conquer the castle within 30 days, or darkness will consume everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, RPG 7%
- #51 Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtlevania Games
Windows · Mac
Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, 2D 5.8%
- #52 Environmental Station Alpha
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 3.9%, Action 3%
- #53 Zahalia: The Knights of Galiveth
71% matchMixed53% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Multi-Character Metroidvania Style Action RPG Featuring PermaDeath!! Switch at anytime between characters in a quest to stop The Dark Prince Rhigor from using the Ethi to unleash The Darkness on the realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, RPG 10%, Exploration 7.4%
- #54 Liminalia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #55 Castle In The Darkness
69% 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 54.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, RPG 6.9%, Action 3.6%
- #56 PorBor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brett CrayfishPub: Brett Crayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization due to a past destructive event. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to prevent another event, and learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Platformer 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #57 BIOMORPH
66% matchVery Positive92% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.4 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 31.3%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #58 Vulpis
67% 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 51.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D 6%
- #59 The Tale of Azu
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: paaz
Windows
"The Tale of Azu" combines the deep exploration of a Metroidvania with the endless challenges of a Roguelite. Become the brave cat, Azu, explore a world inspired by Korean mythology, fight evil-infested yokai, grow alongside helpful allies, and uncover the secrets of the mythical world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Exploration 7.4%