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  1. #1 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    97% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 15.3%, 1990's 12.3%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Action 5.5%

  2. #2 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,678 reviews2014
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 20.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Anime 5%

  3. #3 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
    96% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Cacareco Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 1990's 13.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Retro 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  4. #4 Chronicles of Teddy
    95% matchMixed70% of 330 reviews2015
    Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Retro 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

  5. #5 Blaster Master Zero 2
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 551 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Platformer 17.9%, Retro 14.6%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  6. #6 Momodora III
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,458 reviews2014
    Dev: rdein
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Anime 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  7. #7 Piko Piko
    93% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
    Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
    Windows

    Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Retro 7.3%, Anime 7.2%

  8. #8 Odallus: The Dark Call
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
    Dev: JoyMasher
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Retro 14.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 6%

  9. #9 Blaster Master Zero
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,058 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 14.3%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  10. #10 A Dream of Burning Sand
    91% 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 27%, Platformer 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Retro 7.1%

  11. #11 The Adventures of Poppe
    90% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
    Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, 1990's 13.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Retro 11%, Action-Adventure 6.4%

  12. #12 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
    89% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2024
    Dev: CITY CONNECTION
    Windows

    Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 17.5%, 1990's 14.4%, Action 9.1%, Retro 7.8%

  13. #13 Cantirium: God Slayer
    88% 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 35.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Anime 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7%

  14. #14 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
    86% 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 43.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Anime 6.3%, 2D 3.2%

  15. #15 Amazing Princess Sarah
    87% matchMixed68% of 230 reviews2014
    Dev: Haruneko Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Arcade platform game where every killed enemy can be picked up and thrown to kill more enemies!

    Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Metroidvania 23.1%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Anime 10%, Action 7.5%

  16. #16 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wayward Games
    Windows

    A game about saving a dying planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Retro 8%, Anime 5.8%

  17. #17 Blaster Master Zero 3
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 469 reviews2021
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 10.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Anime 9.2%

  18. #18 Gastova: The Witches of Arkana
    84% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
    Dev: MechWolf Productions
    Windows

    Gastova is a lighthearted 2D platforming adventure game. Journey into Arkana and become the Guardian Witch!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Retro 10.5%, Anime 9.2%

  19. #19 Inexistence Rebirth
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
    Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Retro 6.6%, Action 6%

  20. #20 Vernal Edge
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 629 reviews2023
    Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Combat 6%

  21. #21 Alwa's Awakening
    83% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  22. #22 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
    82% 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 43.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Action 9.7%, Indie 8.1%

  23. #23 Shattered Divinities
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: StellarSoul
    Windows

    In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 17.5%, Hidden Object 10.7%, 2D 5.6%, Action 5.6%

  24. #24 Back to Home
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Skylaxx Studio
    Windows

    Help Mila to return home in Back to Home! An epic adventure that fuses the Metroidvanias and the Souls Like and makes you travel fantastic places like forgotten caves, high snowy mountains and dark forests created in a “Dirty-Pixel Art” 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Retro 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7%

  25. #25 Ariana and the Elder Codex
    80% 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 41.5%, Platformer 16.2%, Anime 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.9%

  26. #26 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
    79% 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 38.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Anime 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7%

  27. #27 Honey's Sweet Revenge
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
    Windows

    Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

  28. #28 Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty
    79% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2018
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows

    Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Platformer 14.8%, 1990's 14.3%, Retro 7.5%, Exploration 6.6%

  29. #29 Battle Princess Madelyn
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2018
    Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 12%, Action 8.2%

  30. #30 Escape From Tethys
    77% matchMixed69% of 457 reviews2018
    Dev: Whimsical
    Windows · Mac

    You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Platformer 21.5%, Action 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.6%

  31. #31 Mini Ghost
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2017
    Dev: @unepic_fran
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Retro 14%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

  32. #32 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 3,006 reviews2015
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Anime 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

  33. #33 You Have to Win the Game
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, 2D 3.6%

  34. #34 Earthblade
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
    Windows

    You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

  35. #35 The Ramsey
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Platformer 17.4%, 1990's 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action 7.1%

  36. #36 Overbowed
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action 5.9%

  37. #37 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,067 reviews2024
    Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

  38. #38 Ichiro
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: SeikaGames
    Windows

    This is a difficult metroidvania style game with 90's arcade mechanics. It requires precision jumping and good highlights to shoot and jump.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Platformer 18%, 1990's 14.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Action 10.4%

  39. #39 Cathedral
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Retro 11.4%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  40. #40 Powernaut VANGARDT
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2017
    Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Platformer 14.3%, Retro 12.7%, 1990's 11.9%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

  41. #41 CHIP: Rescuer of Kittens
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Khamitovs TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Platformer 18.1%, Retro 15.6%, Indie 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  42. #42 Shadow King
    71% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Retro 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  43. #43 Mystik Belle
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
    Dev: Last Dimension
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action 5.8%

  44. #44 Pipsqueak!
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
    Windows

    Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  45. #45 Garrison
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WKH
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 16.2%, 1990's 10%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%

  46. #46 Spaceport Hope
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 488 reviews2016
    Dev: team BitClubPub: team BitClub , Sunken Treasure Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 22.3%, Indie 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Retro 7.9%

  47. #47 Ganymede
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Clydeware LLC
    Windows

    Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%

  48. #48 Queen of treasure isle
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: gobou
    Windows

    Poor Windy has come to search for the treasure hidden on the island. The queens who protect the island are not afraid of her as long as she doesn't do anything unnecessary.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Action 9%, Retro 7.7%

  49. #49 BUDD
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EngineerKappa
    Windows · Linux

    Join Eris Altair as she explores abandoned planets, battles monsters with her trusty BUDD units, and unravels the mysteries of the Lumina system in this cute sci-fi adventure platformer inspired by the games and anime of the late '80s.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 10.5%, Retro 9%

  50. #50 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
    68% 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 43.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

  51. #51 Sandloop
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Yoku Games
    Windows

    Help Hura save her village from invaders by exploring the intricate lands of Iman and gaining ancient skills that will enhance her mobility!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Time Management 25.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Exploration 6.8%

  52. #52 Rex Rocket
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 262 reviews2014
    Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Retro 12.8%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

  53. #53 Iconoclasts
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Action 5.9%

  54. #54 Night Castle
    66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: LHCB
    Windows

    A retro-inspired Metroidvania set in a gothic fantasy castle.Your time is limited: conquer the castle within 30 days, or darkness will consume everything.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 1990's 17.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Action 6%, 2D 5.2%

  55. #55 Jungle Jim
    66% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: David FernandezPub: FLD Games
    Windows

    An action/adventure 2D platformer game focus on exploration

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 18.8%, 1990's 15%, Action 10.8%, Retro 8.7%

  56. #56 Alwa's Legacy
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Retro 10.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

  57. #57 Environmental Station Alpha
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 6.7%, Action 4.5%

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