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  1. #1 Cathedral
    96% 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 46.8%, Action 12.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Retro 8.3%

  2. #2 Demon Peak
    96% 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 40.7%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 15.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

  3. #3 Rex Rocket
    95% 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 40.3%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 13%, Adventure 10%, Retro 9.4%

  4. #4 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 34.8%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Indie 4.8%

  5. #5 Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep
    94% 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 35.8%, Platformer 17.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

  6. #6 Blaster Master Zero
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 1,058 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Action 18.7%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%

  7. #7 Hunter's Legacy
    92% 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 43.8%, Platformer 21.5%, Action 16.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 3.8%

  8. #8 The Mummy Demastered
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Platformer 8.5%

  9. #9 Traps N' Gemstones
    91% 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 42.5%, Platformer 16%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 14%, Retro 9.5%

  10. #10 Blaster Master Zero 2
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 551 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Action 19.2%, Platformer 19%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%

  11. #11 ReSetna
    89% 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 53.5%, Platformer 19.9%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 3%

  12. #12 Inexistence Rebirth
    89% 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 42.5%, Platformer 19%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%

  13. #13 Mini Ghost
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2017
    Dev: @unepic_fran
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Action 15%, Adventure 11.5%, Retro 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%

  14. #14 Inescapable
    88% 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 43.7%, Adventure 19.5%, Action 18.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Indie 5%

  15. #15 MegaSphere
    86% 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 41.2%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

  16. #16 Environmental Station Alpha
    86% 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 51.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 7.2%

  17. #17 Overbowed
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 9.1%

  18. #18 Maui the Shapeshifter
    85% 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 34.9%, Action 23.4%, Adventure 21.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Indie 5.4%

  19. #19 Elliot Quest
    84% 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 45.2%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

  20. #20 Super Panda Adventures
    83% 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 47%, Platformer 26.2%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 3.3%

  21. #21 Ninja Smasher!
    82% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
    Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
    Windows

    Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Indie 4%

  22. #22 Castle In The Darkness
    82% 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 49%, Platformer 17.3%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 7.3%

  23. #23 Vivid Spirit
    81% 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 36.6%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 19%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 6.8%

  24. #24 Ghostly Matter
    81% 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 41.3%, Action 23.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Indie 5.1%

  25. #25 Star Rover
    80% 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 41.6%, Platformer 21%, Action 20%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 1.6%

  26. #26 Aggelos
    79% 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 41.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 11.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  27. #27 Little Droid 2: Escape
    78% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
    Dev: KingStyle
    Windows

    "Little Droid 2: Escape" is a classic 2D (Metroidvania) side-scrolling pixel art adventure where you need to find a way to escape a mysterious planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 19.2%, Adventure 11%, Action 9.7%, Retro 9.1%

  28. #28 Jungle Jim
    78% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: David FernandezPub: FLD Games
    Windows

    An action/adventure 2D platformer game focus on exploration

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Action 18%, Adventure 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  29. #29 Spaceport Hope
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 488 reviews2016
    Dev: team BitClubPub: team BitClub , Sunken Treasure Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Platformer 22.2%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

  30. #30 Alwa's Awakening
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 48.8%, Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10%, Adventure 9.8%

  31. #31 Inexistence
    77% 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 38.8%, Action 27.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  32. #32 Greedy Guns
    76% 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 36.2%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Indie 5.1%

  33. #33 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 46.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 13.6%, Action 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

  34. #34 Bone Appetit
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2020
    Dev: DXF Games
    Windows

    When the king declares that all food is now his, whatcha' gonna' do? Raise a skeleton slave to steal it back for you, of course!

    Why similar: Action 39.2%, Metroidvania 32.4%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Adventure 6.4%

  35. #35 Mò The Frog
    75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2018
    Dev: PrimesoftGames
    Windows

    Mo the frog is a classic 2D platform in which you will have to committ fully to ho through many levels that are present in the game. Dress the part of Mò the frog in the epic adventure to free Avalaar's kingdom from the oppression which the terrible Peter's the troll and his henchmen, the black captains, try to bring by conquering it.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 20.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 4.4%

  36. #36 Chasm
    74% 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 52.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.7%

  37. #37 The Curse Of Eira
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ElenaWare
    Windows

    Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Platformer 19.8%, Action 19.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  38. #38 Ascent DX
    71% 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 46.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Open World 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  39. #39 HomeGrove
    73% 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 34.4%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Platformer 17.2%, Indie 5.4%

  40. #40 Savior
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  41. #41 Exile's End
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 47 reviews2015
    Dev: Magnetic RealmsPub: Marvelous
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Japan's take on classic Commodore 64/Amiga action-adventure games. NOT a Metroidvania. Use your wits and your weapons to discover an ancient secret and gain your redemption. Art and music by Japanese legends of console gaming.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Action 32.6%, Platformer 18.8%

  42. #42 You Have to Win the Game
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action 3.2%

  43. #43 Gato Roboto
    71% 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 46.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.2%

  44. #44 The Last Tree
    72% 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 47.1%, Platformer 15%, Action 15%, Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  45. #45 Hargrave
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 264 reviews2020
    Dev: Disafter Games
    Windows

    Hargrave finds himself inside the walls of a mysterious labyrinth filled with strange robots. Find the way out, or find what's hidden deep inside.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Platformer 18.8%, Retro 13.9%, Indie 3.3%

  46. #46 Escape From Tethys
    71% matchMixed69% of 457 reviews2018
    Dev: Whimsical
    Windows · Mac

    You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Platformer 23.1%, Action 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

  47. #47 Hell Being
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BitLife
    Windows

    Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 8.5%

  48. #48 Axiom Verge
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 6.7%, Retro 6.3%

  49. #49 Wreckdigger
    69% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
    Dev: Karlis ZabersPub: team BitClub
    Windows

    Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 1.7%

  50. #50 Dispersio 2
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2021
    Dev: Achpile
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 7.8%

  51. #51 Labyrinth
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Francesco BattiatoPub: Daniela Trovato
    Windows

    Labyrinth is a 2D platformer with pixel art graphics in which you will have to find your way through intricate labyrinths, overcome many enemies and deadly traps.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 22.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 1.6%

  52. #52 The Adventures of Panzer 2
    67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixelcraft Games
    Windows

    Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Platformer 19.3%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  53. #53 Tiny Barbarian DX
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 256 reviews2013
    Dev: StarQuail GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.

    Why similar: Action 30.8%, Adventure 25.7%, Platformer 24%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  54. #54 CHIP: Rescuer of Kittens
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Khamitovs TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 19.1%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 10.2%

  55. #55 The Waste Land
    68% 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 52.9%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 5.2%

  56. #56 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Platformer 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%

  57. #57 Exodus
    68% 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 48%, Platformer 26.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 5.6%

  58. #58 Vulpis
    66% 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 49.9%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  59. #59 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
    65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Cacareco Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 8.1%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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