- #1 MindScape: Verenna
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CoLoJo Games
Windows
Prepare for an electrifying journey through a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world with Nova. Unleash her extraordinary powers and confront ruthless factions to reclaim a world on the brink of chaos, and reforge the destiny of humanity. Are you ready to shape the future?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 8.2%
- #2 INAYAH - Life after Gods
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Cyberpunk 12%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 11.4%
- #3 Chibits
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #4 Echoes of Nox
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orange Party
Windows
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #5 The Rift Between Us
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Four Eyes Productions
Windows
In this action-platformer, Jordan must traverse an apocalyptic world to find his love, Ember. Knowing not what fate has befallen her, Jordan will traverse any number of miles and confront any monstrosity the looming rift throws his way...
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Dark 8.4%
- #6 Alice Into the Panopticon
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #7 Pentacore
93% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Futuristic 4.9%
- #8 Peaky Circus
92% 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 32.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.5%
- #9 Shadow Labyrinth
91% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Underground 13.2% ★, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.5%, Dark 6.6%
- #10 EXIL
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
Windows
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Action 4.6%
- #11 RIN: The Last Child
90% 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 38.9%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Emotional 8.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #12 PorBor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brett CrayfishPub: Brett Crayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization due to a past destructive event. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to prevent another event, and learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Underground 16.1% ★, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #13 Intergalactic Mystery
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebelião Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure with Duke and Floc, fighting in alien worlds, unraveling cosmic secrets, and challenging bosses in search of the celestial origins of an enigmatic Alien. RPG, adventure, shooting, and NPC interaction. Get ready for intense action!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11%
- #14 A.T.O.M.
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beta Game Studio
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric 2D sidescroller platformer metroidvania game in a post nuclear-disaster setting where you play as a nuclear-fueled droid sent to Earth to find out if human life is possible once again. You will explore unique areas, unlock secret paths, learn new abilities, fight bosses and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
- #15 Battery Samurai
87% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 14.2%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Precision Platformer 6.4%
- #16 MURICA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acme Pixel Foundry
Windows
Get portal-napped to an alternate version of The United States 2000 years in the future. Travel the 16-bit landscape of MURICA on a search for the way home; and maybe save the past while you're at it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #17 Somnium Shore
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Precision Platformer 6.8%, Exploration 4.4%
- #18 Horde of Viscount
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Swiggins Studios
Windows
A metroidvania with: Both arcade and exploration areas - Use finite subweapons for advanced movement - Difficulty from casual up to souls-bourne-ring - Customize with equipment - Build your Town - Complete Quests - Having trouble on a stage? There are infinite lives; no game overs here!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #19 Dormiveglia
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Cartridge
Windows
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Emotional 6.8%
- #20 Amber's Tale
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyTeaStudios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #21 Thread
83% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Medow
Windows · Linux
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Underground 11.9% ★, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%
- #22 Rusted Moss
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #23 Shifted Heart
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.5%
- #24 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 46%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Story Rich 6.9%, Exploration 3.9%
- #25 Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overwrite Digital Services
Windows · Linux
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Emotional 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #26 Project Atno
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olsen Games LLC
Windows
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Cyberpunk 19.6%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Futuristic 7.2%
- #27 Will O Wisp
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 是政屋
Windows
This is a platform action game in which you control light in a world shrouded in complete darkness and rely on it to progress. Use the light to travel from place to place and illuminate the buried truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Platformer 17%, Emotional 8%, Side Scroller 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #28 Necrosphere64
78% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 12.9%, Precision Platformer 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #29 Florarium
78% 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 48%, Platformer 15.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Emotional 5.4%
- #30 NECROTOPIA
79% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 15%, Dark 5.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #31 MADO
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
Windows
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #32 Xanthiom 2
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Futuristic 4.5%
- #33 HAAK
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Underground 17% ★, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #34 After Shadows
77% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Insidious Games
Windows
After Shadows is a metroidvania with roguelike elements. Get into a distant post-apocalyptic future, where all of humanity became extinct. Explore the abandoned Fortress, look for traps and hide from Dark Monster who is chasing you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #35 The Monk
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elusor Games
Windows · Linux
The Monk is an epic adventure in the cyberpunk world. Blood, implants, brutality and fights. That all you can try by yourself
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Dark 8.7%
- #36 Cryselts
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Platformer 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 4.4%
- #37 Panda Punch
75% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Ninja Rabbit StudiosPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Panda Punch is a puzzle platformer game in which you have to control a red panda and save the world from evil alien robots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Cyberpunk 22.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 10%
- #38 Ghost Song
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 8.5%
- #39 KAON : Fragmented Core
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kulin Studio
Windows
KAON: Fragmented Core is a 2D action-platformer featuring precision combat, fluid movement, and striking hand-crafted animation. Switch between powerful Transformation Forms to break defenses, pierce armor, and unleash explosive abilities as you uncover the truth behind the Fragmented Core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Platformer 16%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #40 Wattson the Bulb
72% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Platformer 19.7%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Action 7.3%, 2D 4.7%
- #41 SlideNGlide
74% 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 38.8%, 2D Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Precision Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%
- #42 NIGHTRAVEL
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Yoshida Gakuen
Windows
「NIGHTRAVEL」は、荒廃した電子街が舞台のマルチビルド2Dアクションゲームです。電脳支配された故郷を救うため「ハッカー」となり、反撃の狼煙を上げよう。 荒廃した空虚な街を駆け抜け、有象無象の敵対者たちを蹂躙しよう。一人でも友達と一緒でもプレイ可能。 戦利品を組み合わせて能力増強、各キャラクターを使いこなし、電脳システムに支配された街を取り戻そう。
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Cyberpunk 22.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 7%, Futuristic 5.5%
- #43 史莱狗(Slimg)
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, 2D 3.4%
- #44 Jubilee
73% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Precision Platformer 10.2%, Action 6.6%
- #45 Ex Vitro
71% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 7%
- #46 Corrupt
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Gabry Corti
Windows
Survive in a dark and atmospheric action-platformer characterized by environments full of mystery and fearsome enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Dark 6.9%
- #47 Albert's Journey
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Side Scroller 9.3%
- #48 Gravity Castle
69% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Studio LEFPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Gravity Castle is a 2D puzzle platformer where you explore mysterious subterranean ruins using gravity augmentation powers. Overcome impossible Trials, trudge past the remains of fallen explorers and make your way to the very bottom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Precision Platformer 8.7%
- #49 Squizzo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meraki LLC
Windows
Platform game, be available to choose your path. You have to develop your skills, use the action combos along with logic, to advance along the path you want to investigate , where you will looking for the explanation of what are happening to our character...careful you have many possible ends
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #50 Trapers Platformer
70% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: molamucho.com
Windows · Linux
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Exploration 4.7%
- #51 Call from the Abyss
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
This is an exploration action game in which you travel around the vast underwater world wearing manta-shaped diving suit, defeating the enemies that stand in your way. Dig up lost technology sunk by the rising sea level and proceed to the deep sea where the truth of the world awaits you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #52 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 16%, Action 5%, 2D 3.4%
- #53 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
68% 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 55.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 6.6%, Action 5.4%, Multiple Endings 4%
- #54 Enemies Within
68% 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%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #55 Spirit Fusion
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Multiple Endings 5.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #56 BOGs: Earth vs Sea
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hammerhead Shark
Windows
Battle of Gods: Earth vs Sea is a 2D platform game inspired by Vietnamese myth. Destroying monsters, tracing treasures, overcoming challenges... to marry a beautiful princess.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #57 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
67% 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 64.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Action 6.2%, 2D 5.8%
- #58 Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Dark 7.8%, Side Scroller 7.7%
- #59 MindKatt:First Strike
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MapacheXstudio
Windows
An action-adventure game set in a dystopian future where mentally evolved cats fight for their freedom using robotic suits to interact with the human world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Platformer 10.5%
- #60 Delta Zero
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Tyler M Richardson
Windows
A fast-paced action platformer with non-linear world progression and level design! Challenging gameplay with 3 difficulty modes, 2 playable characters and local co-op! Fight bosses in any order and experience the world change with each victory, enemies become harder, faster and smarter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.5%, Futuristic 8.6%