- #1 Elysian Siege
97% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Nature 11.9%, Exploration 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #2 Beyond Zero Line
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIIMSPub: BIIMS GAMING
Windows
A nation is on the brink of collapse and you have been given a special order: rescue the trapped president. Run, jump, and gun your way across its interconnected districts full of enemies and secrets. Uncover the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Shooter 8.3%
- #3 Savage Horizons
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Insolence Studio
Windows
A compact, exploration-driven metroidvania. Venture across a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Exploration 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #4 Lighthoof
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows
Leap, slash, dash, and ricochet your way through a ruined land in this hand-drawn 2D action-exploration game. Wield your light arrow against vicious foes and unlock new abilities to further explore the mountain of Essa. Along the way, you'll uncover the truth and choose the destiny of Lighthoof Noa.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Nature 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #5 Goo Keeper
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Side Scroller 8.2%
- #6 Stoatman
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.3%
- #7 Nocturnal 2
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 8.2%
- #8 Reso-Seeker
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #9 Night Breaker
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 10 DEAD Pixels
Windows
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Side Scroller 15%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #10 Liminalia
89% 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 30.9%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #11 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
89% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Team Quantum Games
Windows
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Exploration 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #12 Shards of Memories
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #13 Peaky Circus
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Exploration 10%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #14 Makis Adventure
86% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Exploration 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #15 Without kidney
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antena
Windows
Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Exploration 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 8.9%
- #16 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 41.3%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Exploration 13.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #17 Memoria
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Exploration 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 8.8%
- #18 Feather's Edge
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Acorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%
- #19 Pain-T
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Exploration 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Hand-drawn 9%, Nature 6.8%
- #20 YesterSol
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neat Games
Windows
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Nature 14%, Exploration 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #21 The Smoke
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Side Scroller 15%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9.4%
- #22 ITORAH
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 29.2%, Hand-drawn 17%, Side Scroller 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%
- #23 Raygun Gadabout
79% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Quantum Duck Studio Ltd.
Windows
An exhilarating action-adventure game set in a vibrant retro-futuristic universe. Embark on daring interstellar journeys, uncovering new worlds, and battling formidable alien adversaries. Upgrade your ship and abilities as you explore the vastness of space to save the Galaxy from a hidden threat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #24 Velvet Veil
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 6.9%
- #25 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
78% matchVery Positive84% of 6,374 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Exploration 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 4.5%
- #26 SHEEPO
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 581 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 38.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Platformer 11.4%
- #27 Crimson Wanderer
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RottenPixel Studio
Windows · Linux
Blast your way through a thrilling adventure that brings back the spirit of 90s arcade classics… with a modern twist.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #28 Sealed Bite: Extended
77% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Nature 9.1%
- #29 Cururu: Whispers of the Forest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inversu Studio
Windows
Uncover the secrets of a world consumed by an ancient plague in this 2D metroidvania. As a young frog, master the power of Water to heal and shape the environment, free corrupted creatures, reveal hidden mysteries, and awaken ancient gods on a journey of balance and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Nature 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 8%
- #30 Elysian Echoes
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grinding Crow
Windows
Elysian Echoes is a traditional, hand crafted souls-like metroidvania with a twist. Take possession of your fallen enemies bodies and unveil your cosmic destiny as you untangle Gaia's turmoil. Adapt to the varied and difficult encounters; learn and use your enemies' moves against them or die trying.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8.7%
- #31 BioGun
76% matchVery Positive86% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #32 A Sister's Journey
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Florian Lackner
Windows
Explore a charmingly beautiful, hand-crafted pixel art world and help Violet on her journey searching for her sister. Uncover its mysteries, face its threatening foes, and run 'n gun your way through this challenging action-metroidvania - which will put your true platforming skills to the test.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #33 City of None
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Exploration 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #34 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Exploration 12%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #35 Badass Brigade
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marauder Squad
Windows
Throw a dude at another dude! Badass Brigade is a light-hearted 2D action game where you shoot, punch, grab, and throw your foes. Take on missions where you can explore the world and uncover a wide variety of weapons and gear for new ways to fight.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Side Scroller 6.1%
- #36 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Exploration 16.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 10.3%
- #37 Fornani
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minus One Percent
Windows
Explore an ancient island that drifts amongst the raging clouds of a gas giant. Collect various guns and items, solve puzzles, and shoot any thugs or monsters that get in your way. Meet the locals and aid them in their quest to take down Skycorps while they aid you with yours: finding your brother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Exploration 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #38 Autonomous Odyssey
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunOracle Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Autonomous Odyssey is a story-driven, hand-drawn 2D metroidvania. Use agile platforming on your apocalyptic sci-fi journey to explore the labs once filled with exceptional researchers. Fight through vengeful robots on Pim’s quest to find his missing father and restore everyone's humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #39 Potata: Foxy Tale
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 6.7%
- #40 Beer Gunner
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Des Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Shooter 10.7%
- #41 The Flawless: Art's Tale
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Exploration 11%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #42 Fevercide
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Exploration 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.8%
- #43 Xplorite
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alejandro Andes
Windows
Xplorite is a hand-drawn 2d action-exploration metroidvania full of enemies and secrets. Get in Sy's shoes and explore the depths of planet Nargal in look for the missing research team. Travel through different biomes full of enemies and hazards and try to uncover what is happening on the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, Exploration 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #44 Garden of Butterflies
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Besouroterra
Windows
The game Garden of Butterflies follows Rafaela on a journey of personal growth as she helps nature and her friends. Shrinking down and exploring her garden from a tiny perspective, she embarks on a unique visual and narrative experience, showing that everyone has the potential for great change.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Nature 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 10%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #45 SlideNGlide
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.2%
- #46 Xanthiom 2
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Exploration 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.3%
- #47 Bitlands
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Nature 9.4%
- #48 Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karuma Games
Windows
Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink is a 2D adventure-platformer metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, for 1-2 player local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Exploration 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #49 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
66% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Exploration 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 7.1%
- #50 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%
- #51 Dirtlight
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #52 Kami: The Great Guardian
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Endemic Artifacts
Windows
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Exploration 16.4%, Nature 15.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Adventure 4%
- #53 Summit
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Dominik Hackl
Windows
Explore a giant mountain massif in this classical 2D Metroidvania. Climb daring mountain passes, explore forgotten ruins and gather equipment as you ascend your way to the ultimate destination - the Summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Nature 15.4%, Exploration 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #54 Faybound : Veils of Magic
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GTGames
Windows
An ancient darkness threatens the balance of a magical world. Take on the roles of different fairies. Use their unique abilities to confront the emerging threat. Experience a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania full of danger and mystical secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Exploration 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #55 PSYCRON
68% 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 37.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Exploration 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #56 The Elderseed
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Exploration 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.8%
- #57 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,577 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 6%
- #58 Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum)
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Datasoft, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this side-scrolling fantasy game, originally released in 1987, take on the role of a lone hero, fighting to defeat an evil warlock. Utilise a wide range of magical spells. Collect experience points to upgrade your character, until you are ready to face Zahgrim!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 7.6%