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  1. #1 OUTBUDDIES DX
    97% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

  2. #2 Axiom Verge
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,545 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 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 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Action 7%, Indie 6.6%, Platformer 6.6%

  3. #3 Iconoclasts
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 4,973 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 31.3%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  4. #4 Haiku, the Robot
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 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 32%, Side Scroller 11%, Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.4%

  5. #5 Axiom Verge 2
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 951 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Platformer 7.4%

  6. #6 Gato Roboto
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,172 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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 36.2%, Action 11.4%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  7. #7 Environmental Station Alpha
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,635 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Platformer 7.4%

  8. #8 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 184 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 32.3%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  9. #9 After Death
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Action 12%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 9.2%

  10. #10 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 4,215 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Indie 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, 2D Platformer 6.3%

  11. #11 Xanthiom Zero
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 142 reviews2023
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Aliens 8.7%, Action 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%

  12. #12 Astronite
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 190 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 8.1%, Action 7.8%

  13. #13 Powernaut VANGARDT
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
    Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Action 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 7.6%

  14. #14 Alwa's Awakening
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 936 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 39.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 10.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  15. #15 Souldiers
    86% matchMixed69% of 3,056 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

  16. #16 The Mummy Demastered
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 921 reviews2017
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 40.1%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 13%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

  17. #17 Robot Wants It All
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 192 reviews2019
    Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action 17.4%, Indie 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 8%

  18. #18 Xanthiom 2
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Platformer 7.6%

  19. #19 Moonlight Pulse
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 251 reviews2024
    Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Action 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Adventure 8%, 2D Platformer 7.6%

  20. #20 bobo robot
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2020
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

    Why similar: Action 32.1%, Adventure 30%, Indie 24.3%, Metroidvania 11.8%, Exploration 1.8%

  21. #21 PSYCRON
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 10%, Sci-fi 8.2%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Action 6.9%

  22. #22 Xeodrifter
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 861 reviews2014
    Dev: Atooi
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Action 8.6%, Platformer 7.8%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 7.2%

  23. #23 Airhead
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
    Windows

    Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Adventure 17.6%, Action 14.3%, Indie 14.2%, Beautiful 12.5%

  24. #24 Gravity Circuit
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 5,574 reviews2023
    Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

    Why similar: Action 17%, Platformer 12.8%, Indie 11.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

  25. #25 MO:Astray
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
    Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

    Why similar: Action 16.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

  26. #26 Inescapable
    83% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
    Dev: Magnetic Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    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 33.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Action 20.1%, Indie 17.6%, Platformer 6.8%

  27. #27 Alchemist's Castle
    80% matchMostly Positive78% of 143 reviews2017
    Dev: Kabuk Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Action 12.3%, Indie 12%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%

  28. #28 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
    75% matchVery Positive80% of 2,188 reviews2024
    Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 30.9%, Action 11.8%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%

  29. #29 Spinch
    79% matchMixed67% of 247 reviews2020
    Dev: Queen Bee GamesPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue a litter of its missing offspring, in this side-scrolling, psychedelic platformer from the mind of award-winning Canadian cartoonist, Jesse Jacobs.

    Why similar: Action 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 9.7%

  30. #30 Zapling Bygone
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 199 reviews2022
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows

    Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Aliens 9.2%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.8%

  31. #31 Inexistence
    78% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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: Action 31.1%, Metroidvania 29.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 12.3%, Platformer 4.9%

  32. #32 Rebel Transmute
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 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 31%, Action 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Retro 7.2%

  33. #33 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
    77% matchMixed61% of 477 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

    Why similar: Action 13.5%, Adventure 12%, Indie 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.5%

  34. #34 SteamWorld Dig
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 10,883 reviews2013
    Dev: Image & Form Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 10%, Action 8.6%

  35. #35 Capsized
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,103 reviews2011
    Dev: Alientrap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

    Why similar: Action 26.8%, Platformer 19%, Indie 17.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

  36. #36 Zexion
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 523 reviews2025
    Dev: Gallant Leaf
    Windows · Linux

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Aliens 10.6%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%

  37. #37 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
    Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!

    Why similar: Action 24.4%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Indie 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%

  38. #38 Metamorfose S
    75% matchVery Positive80% of 302 reviews2017
    Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Action 26.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 20.9%

  39. #39 Retro Machina
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 255 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Action 16.8%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 9%

  40. #40 LUNARK
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 342 reviews2023
    Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!

    Why similar: Action 12%, Adventure 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Indie 9.3%

  41. #41 forma.8
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2017
    Dev: MixedBag Srl
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 14.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%

  42. #42 Super Roboy
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2025
    Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
    Windows

    Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Aliens 10%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 7.8%

  43. #43 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 905 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%

  44. #44 Hyper Light Drifter
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 18,893 reviews2016
    Dev: Heart Machine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Metroidvania 15.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 11.5%

  45. #45 Planet of the Eyes
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2015
    Dev: Cococucumber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

    Why similar: Action 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Platformer 14.7%, Indie 13%, Sci-fi 11.2%

  46. #46 Feudal Alloy
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 960 reviews2019
    Dev: Attu Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 11.9%, Platformer 6.6%

  47. #47 SJ-19 Learns To Love!
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: Zertuk
    Windows · Linux

    SJ-19 Learns to Love is a short boss focused metroidvania about a killer robot who learns to love~ 💕 Explore, defeat bosses, and gain the power of LOVE!

    Why similar: Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

  48. #48 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2019
    Dev: CollectorVision Games
    Windows · Mac

    In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

    Why similar: Action 20.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14.1%, Metroidvania 13%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%

  49. #49 Vision Soft Reset
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2019
    Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
    Windows

    Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 8.4%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

  50. #50 Anima Flux
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: Avantaj PrimPub: JollyCo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Indie 8.5%

  51. #51 The Swapper
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,551 reviews2013
    Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 17.8%, Metroidvania 15.1%, Indie 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 11%

  52. #52 Space Expedition
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows · Mac

    Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

    Why similar: Indie 17.1%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Platformer 11.7%

  53. #53 Kingdom Shell
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

  54. #54 Quarion
    63% matchVery Positive95% of 164 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 40%, Adventure 13.4%, Retro 8.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Indie 7.1%

  55. #55 Guns of Fury
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 936 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 10%, Retro 8.9%, Action 8.3%

  56. #56 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 7,116 reviews2021
    Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Platformer 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8%

  57. #57 Headlander
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,054 reviews2016
    Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Adult Swim Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Action 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.9%

  58. #58 EMUUROM
    61% matchVery Positive91% of 254 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 33.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

  59. #59 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Action 14%, Platformer 10.5%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.4%

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