- #1 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,804 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 36.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Cute 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #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 36.4%, Steampunk 35.2% ★, Female Protagonist 12%, Exploration 5.1%, Action 5.1%
- #3 TEVI
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,050 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 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 32.9%, Steampunk 19.7% ★, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #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 38.8%, Steampunk 23.6% ★, Difficult 17.7%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Action 5.5%
- #5 Cantirium: God Slayer
94% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania about a catgirl who awakens in a world where the gods have destroyed humanity. Explore the ruins of a fallen civilization, uncover forgotten abilities, and challenge the gods themselves to save a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 5.3%
- #6 Cave Story+
94% matchVery Positive93% of 8,301 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Difficult 16.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Anime 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #7 Mable & The Wood
93% matchMixed55% of 87 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 32.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #8 Pogona
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppletreeDevPub: Angurius Games
Windows
Spit your scales. Build your path. Master every challenge. Pogona is a challenging hand-drawn 2D metroidvania starring a tiny lizard who turns her own scales into platforms and weapons. Master a rewarding movement system, unlock ancient powers, and conquer a world full of secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Difficult 19.9%, Underground 11.2% ★, Exploration 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #9 Rabi-Ribi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,264 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 63.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Anime 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #10 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
91% matchVery Positive86% of 7,216 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.4 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 36.4% ★, Metroidvania 36%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #11 Astra: Fading Stars
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
Windows · Linux
It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Difficult 16%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #12 Melilot versus the Madgic
89% 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 30.7%, Underground 26.6% ★, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #13 Shellbound
88% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Fake LobsterPub: Kinetic Publishing
Windows
Shellbound is a 2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite exploring a living world, battling and controlling enemies that will cause the ecosystem to evolve around you. Platform through diverse biomes, solve puzzles, and unravel your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Steampunk 23% ★, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #14 Fornani
87% 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 29.8%, Steampunk 18.5% ★, Underground 14.1% ★, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #15 Black Noise
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evermore Shore
Windows · Linux
The world is a corpse, unable to even support it's own anatomy. You are sure to perish. Your only hope is to feed of the ashes and scraps left behind, in hopes that you may endure just a little longer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Underground 21.2% ★, Difficult 14.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #16 Minoria
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,645 reviews2019
Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 18.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Anime 11.6%, Action 6.5%
- #17 Rabbit's Tale
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Golden Bug Studios
Windows
Rabbit’s Tale, a hand-drawn metroidvania roguelike. Play as a Rabbit in search of his kidnapped family, but along the way something mysterious happens: you get lost in a purple Void, a procedural world where dying is permanent. A Venom-like creature tags along. You bound by survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Steampunk 24.7% ★, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Cute 8%, Difficult 6.7%
- #18 Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to reach the sky
84% matchVery Positive90% of 71 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 40.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Anime 10.4%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #19 Chiaroscuro
84% 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 34%, Difficult 17.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #20 Fox Wanderer
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ninth Dream
Windows
Fight, explore, and collect. Step into the role of a wandering fox in this Eastern-fantasy Metroidvania, braving a beautifully crafted world fraught with danger.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Difficult 17.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Exploration 9%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #21 Afterimage
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,285 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 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 32.8%, Difficult 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Anime 9.8%, Exploration 7%
- #22 RIN: The Last Child
82% matchMixed61% of 82 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 40.9%, Difficult 16.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Action 5.3%
- #23 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,588 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 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 52.8%, Action 8.6%, Difficult 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #24 Into The Underdusk
81% 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 42.5%, Underground 23.7% ★, Difficult 19.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 4.9%
- #25 Rescue Hornet
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 7.5%
- #26 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
80% matchMixed53% of 77 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 61.7%, Action 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #27 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
78% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 31.2% ★, Metroidvania 28.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 7.5%, Exploration 5.5%
- #28 Teslagrad 2
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 595 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 34.6% ★, Metroidvania 30%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #29 YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-
78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,063 reviews2023
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 50.2 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 46.3%, Anime 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Action 9.3%, Cute 7.4%
- #30 Little Beast in the Big Maze
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Castle Teeth Games LLC
Windows · Linux
A fantastical, atmospheric Metroidvania platformer where you jump, fight, and expand your abilities to escape your exile and confront the beastly Queen who banished you. But will this fairy-tale end with you becoming a hero, or a beast?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #31 The Elementum
77% 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 39.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #32 DeadRoot
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Finish Line Games
Windows
DeadRoot is a barbaric medieval action-adventure set in a bug-sized world of underground dungeons and towering ruins. Splatter bug guts and slay colossal bosses as Kitt, a lone snail warrior, who must draw his sword against overwhelming odds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Underground 22.9% ★, Difficult 15.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #33 Monad Tachyon
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OMEME
Windows
Accelerate beyond the speed of sound! Monad Tachyon is the ultimate high-speed Metroidvania .
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Difficult 21%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 7.6%, Cute 4.6%
- #34 Akatori
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Difficult 19%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #35 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
75% 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 37.1%, Difficult 19.3%, Exploration 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #36 Chaos Rider
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Rider Team
Windows · Mac
The crazy plan to revive an ancient spirit has finally succeeded. The Chaos Rider is here to restore an age of magic to this fallen world. With a powerful adaptive robotic body and ancient powers, explore, forge alliances, conquer foes and challenges, and uncover countless secrets and wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Difficult 22.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #37 TheLastHope
75% 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 48.7%, Underground 26.2% ★, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 7.1%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #38 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
72% 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 46.4%, Underground 21.6% ★, Action 10.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #39 Vitavania
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
🍂The most vibrant Metroidvania about a catgirl! Sandbox elements, divinity, and mysticism!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Cute 6.6%
- #40 A Dream of Burning Sand
74% 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 33.8%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Action 7.7%
- #41 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
71% 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 41.6%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #42 Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
71% matchVery Positive89% of 111 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 42.1% ★, Female Protagonist 19%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 5.8%
- #43 Moonlaw
72% matchMixed70% of 133 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 55.6%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Indie 1.3%
- #44 Arishia Tale
71% 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 46.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Anime 7.3%
- #45 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,028 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.5 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 54.5%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Anime 8%, Cute 6.4%, Exploration 2.4%
- #46 Stellar Poetry
70% 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 37.2%, Difficult 19.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #47 Chasm Bound
70% 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 39.5% ★, Metroidvania 36.8%, Underground 20.3% ★, Action 1.8%, Indie 0.9%
- #48 Enemies Within
69% 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 38.1%, Difficult 16%, Exploration 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #49 False Princess Iruruu
68% 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 20.3%, Difficult 17.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Anime 8.6%
- #50 SteamWorld Dig 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,084 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 42%, Steampunk 36.1% ★, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Action 5.2%, Exploration 4.1%
- #51 Bloom Thrice
67% matchPositive96% of 26 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 35.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #52 Sylvaris: Black Reign
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrameBound Studio
Windows
Sylvaris: Black Reign is a fast-paced, hand-drawn 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements. Set in a chained, industrial world beneath the surface, it features aggressive combat, a risk-reward Overload system, and build variety shaped through perks.
Why similar: Steampunk 38.6% ★, Metroidvania 34.2%, Difficult 15.3%, Exploration 7.9%, Action 2.8%
- #53 Roah
69% 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 31.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Difficult 16.6%, Anime 11.2%, Action 9.8%
- #54 Mawgate
66% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: purrCheeze GamesPub: Lucas Ljunggren
Windows
Maria Moore is wrongfully imprisoned in the dreaded Mawgate Asylum. To survive she must do things she never thought herself capable of. Fight, hide, solve puzzles, and investigate the illusive dark forces behind the asylum. Maria must escape, or be consumed by the madness of Mawgate…
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Historical 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Exploration 10%, Shooter 9.6%
- #55 Whisper: in the Dark
67% 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 32.8%, Steampunk 28.5% ★, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #56 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.3 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 54.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Action 11.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 4.9%
- #57 Stress testing
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: CALICO CAT
Windows
This is a challenging level game with almost no language barriers, showcasing a resilient spirit of challenge
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Underground 19.6% ★, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Action 9.5%