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Games Like Myastere -Ruins of Deazniff-

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Action-Adventure, Platformer, Exploration.

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Metroidvania-style spring wire action! 2D side-scroller that uses wires to explore ruins in all directions Steampunk retrospective that connects ancient history and modern times Eliminate the global crisis stirring in the ruins through investigative action!

Reviews: Mixed — 66% — of 35 reviews
Released: 2021-04-14
Developer: SUCCESS Corporation
Publisher: DIGIMERCE Inc.
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
    Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Cute 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%

  2. #2 The Abandoned Presence
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: M.O. Studios
    Windows

    The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Steampunk 35.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Exploration 5.2%, Action 5.1%

  3. #3 Shellbound
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fake Lobster
    Windows

    Shellbound is a Post-Metroidvania on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite, exploring a (literally) living world, fighting and controlling enemies for platforming, puzzles and combat and evolving its ecosystem like Darwin on steroids – all while unraveling your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Steampunk 23.4%, Narration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8%, Exploration 7.2%

  4. #4 Plateman
    95% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
    Windows

    Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Steampunk 23.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Action 5.4%

  5. #5 Rabi-Ribi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
    Dev: CreSpirit
    Windows
    Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Anime 11.5%, Difficult 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  6. #6 TEVI
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,852 reviews2023
    Dev: CreSpirit
    Windows
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Steampunk 20%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  7. #7 Cantirium: God Slayer
    93% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
    Dev: Nekod team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 5.4%

  8. #8 Mable & The Wood
    92% 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 31.6%, Difficult 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Exploration 8%

  9. #9 Melilot versus the Madgic
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Madamusing Games
    Windows

    Drive back magic horrors with your star gun and save your cute bunny friends in this 2D metroidvania adventure. Jump and propel yourself with your weapon to navigate the depths of underground rabbit ruins, giant trees and paths in the clouds.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Underground 27.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%

  10. #10 Fornani
    90% 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 29.5%, Steampunk 18.3%, Underground 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

  11. #11 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
    Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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

    Why similar: Steampunk 36.3%, Metroidvania 35.8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.5%, Story Rich 5.4%

  12. #12 Black Noise
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Evermore Shore
    Windows · Linux

    The world is a corpse, unable to even support it's own anatomy. Awaken into a world where life has become foreign, where you are to surely perish. Feed on the scraps to endure for just a few more minutes in hopes that in time, you will breathe life back into a world that has already perished.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Underground 21.5%, Difficult 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Exploration 6.9%

  13. #13 Minoria
    88% matchVery Positive81% of 2,592 reviews2019
    Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Anime 11.7%, Action 6.4%

  14. #14 Chiaroscuro
    87% 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 33.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  15. #15 Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2023
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.

    Why similar: Steampunk 41.8%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Action 5.8%

  16. #16 Afterimage
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
    Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Anime 9.9%, Exploration 7.1%

  17. #17 Into The Underdusk
    85% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
    Dev: Stone Crow Games
    Windows

    Get lost in the Underdusk: a broken world full of danger and mystery. Experience brutal precision platforming, search for collectibles to expand your powerset and regain your lost memories in an atmospheric 2D pixel art adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Underground 24.3%, Difficult 19.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 4.9%

  18. #18 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 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 52.5%, Action 8.4%, Difficult 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

  19. #19 Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to reach the sky
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: Altoseal and HoshikuzunoyoruPub: holo Indie
    Windows · Mac

    Tokino Sora zaps into another world mid-live! Join her Hololive friends in a thrilling Metroidvania-style action-adventure, blending 2D and 3D. Explore a mysterious realm, recover scattered items, and guide Sora’s epic tale to a dazzling finale!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Anime 10.5%, Fantasy 6.2%

  20. #20 RIN: The Last Child
    84% 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 40.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

  21. #21 The Wicked Souls
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Konsonautic
    Windows

    The Wicked Souls is a Metroidvania with a strong focus on an exciting and imaginative story. Explore the mysterious tower in the afterlife with the postman Bones and his mischievous companion Dietrich and uncover its secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Narration 17.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Cute 7.7%

  22. #22 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
    82% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: catnipstudio
    Windows

    Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Action 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 7.1%

  23. #23 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2357 Steps
    Windows

    I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Action 5.9%

  24. #24 Teslagrad 2
    81% matchMostly Positive76% of 552 reviews2023
    Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.

    Why similar: Steampunk 34.5%, Metroidvania 29.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  25. #25 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 2,037 reviews2024
    Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 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: Steampunk 31%, Metroidvania 28.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 7.5%, Exploration 5.6%

  26. #26 The Elementum
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Baturalp ÖZMEN
    Windows

    Tactical combat powered by combo-based spellcasting and elemental reactions. Explore, grow stronger, and unlock sealed-off areas.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Choices Matter 9%

  27. #27 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Innocent Soul
    Windows

    Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Difficult 19.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

  28. #28 TheLastHope
    79% 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 48%, Underground 26.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Multiple Endings 5.5%

  29. #29 YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,007 reviews2023
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Anime 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Action 9.3%, Cute 7.7%

  30. #30 Monad Tachyon
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: OMEME
    Windows

    Accelerate beyond the speed of sound! Monad Tachyon is the ultimate high-speed Metroidvania .

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Difficult 21%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 7.5%, Cute 4.6%

  31. #31 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
    76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Waterfall Studio
    Windows

    Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Underground 22.1%, Action 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  32. #32 Chaos Rider
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Galaxy Factory Inc
    Windows · Mac

    The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Difficult 22.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 6.2%

  33. #33 A Dream of Burning Sand
    78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: Eldwood
    Windows · Linux

    Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Action 7.5%

  34. #34 Moonlaw
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2021
    Dev: Scumhead
    Windows

    Moonlaw is a mini-micro-metroidvania about a heroic knight's adventure to destroy a horrible monster on the moon!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Indie 1.4%

  35. #35 Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Pixel Beer Games
    Windows

    Blade of Mercy: Bloody Countess is a 2D action with metroidvania elements set in a 16th-century fantasy world, drawn with cozy pixels. Explore a mysterious realm, battle ruthless enemies, and uncover powerful weapons and abilities. And remember: beer is the best medicine in these grim times!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Difficult 18.5%, Narration 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Exploration 7.1%

  36. #36 Akatori
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Contrast Games
    Windows

    Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Difficult 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  37. #37 Arishia Tale
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AchuGamesStudio
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Anime 7.3%

  38. #38 Stellar Poetry
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MXL-StudioPub: TrueColor Games
    Windows

    Stellar Poetry is a 2D action adventure game similar to the galaxy Castlevania. The sorceress, who awakens after sensing the call of a mysterious voice, goes on a series of adventures in order to find memories lost due to the curse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Difficult 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

  39. #39 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,969 reviews2020
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Anime 8.1%, Cute 6.5%, Exploration 2.4%

  40. #40 Enemies Within
    72% matchNo user reviews2028
    Dev: BoomSqueak
    Windows

    Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Difficult 15.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%

  41. #41 Chasm Bound
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rutile Games
    Windows

    Chasm Bound is a challenging 3D platformer where the player tries to escape from a deep pit in the ground.

    Why similar: Steampunk 39.2%, Metroidvania 36.5%, Underground 20.9%, Action 1.8%, Indie 0.9%

  42. #42 Meowphoria
    70% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Nekod team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Gather a harem of cat girls and save the world from the Singularity Dragon! It's a fun mix of metroidvania and dating sim, where every choice you make has consequences, and love is the surest step to victory!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Anime 13%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Exploration 7.2%

  43. #43 Ariana and the Elder Codex
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
    Windows

    Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Anime 10.7%, Action 7.8%, Exploration 7%

  44. #44 False Princess Iruruu
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pocchi Studio
    Windows

    False Princess Iruruu is an action-packed, story-rich adventure game with a rhythmic, Sekiro-like combat system. Follow Iruruu, a girl from the western steppes of China, as she embarks on a dangerous journey to fulfill a summons from the royal Qing court.

    Why similar: Historical 20.2%, Difficult 17.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Anime 8.5%

  45. #45 Bloom Thrice
    69% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: NEO*PUN
    Windows

    Embark on a journey through the gamified "Beautiful World", play (fight) with residents until you are satisfied, and explore to the end of the world. "Bloom Thrice" is a 2D action adventure game where you join the world full of brightness and kindness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Difficult 18%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

  46. #46 Roah
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
    Dev: Grynsoft
    Windows

    A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Difficult 16.5%, Anime 11.3%, Action 9.7%

  47. #47 SteamWorld Dig 2
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
    Dev: Image & Form Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Steampunk 35.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action 5.2%, Exploration 4.1%

  48. #48 Florarium
    69% 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 51.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Cute 7.3%

  49. #49 Whisper: in the Dark
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Primitive Pixels Games
    Windows

    Embark on a vibrant 2D pixel odyssey as Whisper, an emissary of the darkness. Explore an atmospheric, nonlinear world with branching paths and hidden wonders. Engage in fast-paced combat and smooth platforming in this nostalgia-infused Metroidvania adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Steampunk 28.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

  50. #50 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
    Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Action 11.2%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 5.1%

  51. #51 Windmills
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: Poor Locke
    Windows

    Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Difficult 18.9%, Narration 15%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Choices Matter 6%

  52. #52 Misspell
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
    Windows

    Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Difficult 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

  53. #53 Sunken Sky
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Codenightly
    Windows · Linux

    Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 13.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Action 5.4%

  54. #54 Intertwined
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VoidNode
    Windows · Mac

    Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Difficult 21.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Action 4.5%

  55. #55 Anokye
    65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Mills Media
    Windows

    Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Difficult 24%, Exploration 6.8%, Action 5.1%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

  56. #56 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Action 12.6%, Anime 12.3%, Story Rich 5%

  57. #57 Game Master Plus
    68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: Great Potion Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Game Master Plus is an expanded and streamlined RPG-Maker-MV remake of Game Master (RPG Maker VX Ace, 2014).

    Why similar: Steampunk 32.5%, Metroidvania 26.2%, Narration 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Exploration 6.3%

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