- #1 Rabi-Ribi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,274 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.8 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 32%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Platformer 8.3%, Cute 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same blend of cute anime aesthetics, intense bullet-hell boss fights, and deep metroidvania exploration.
- #2 TEVI
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,070 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 40.1%, Anime 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Platformer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly fast-paced combat system wrapped in a charming, anime-inspired metroidvania world.
- #3 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,298 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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 33.9%, Anime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same responsive 2D platforming, tight combat, and cute yet atmospheric pixel-art style.
- #4 Touhou Luna Nights
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,000 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Anime 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on agile, anime-styled action-platforming with unique mechanics reminiscent of Nyaruru's fast pace.
- #5 Lost Ruins
94% matchVery Positive85% of 5,816 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Anime 16.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Cute 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends cute anime character designs with intense 2D action-survival metroidvania gameplay.
- #6 Gato Roboto
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Cute 5.8%, Cats 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a feline protagonist navigating a hostile metroidvania environment, matching the cat-themed adventure vibe.
- #7 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
93% matchVery Positive93% of 11,963 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 9%, Anime 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers tight melee combat and exploration in a beautifully crafted pixel-art metroidvania world.
- #8 Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
91% matchVery Positive93% of 7,464 reviews2021
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 10.8%, Platformer 9.9%, Cute 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid 2D sprite animation and swordplay in a metroidvania adventure starring a beloved female protagonist.
- #9 Piko Piko
92% 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 32.5%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar retro pixel-art aesthetic and whimsical, cute approach to side-scrolling platforming.
- #10 Afterimage
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,497 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 34.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Anime 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast, beautifully drawn anime-inspired world filled with challenging exploration and deep combat mechanics.
- #11 Glimmer in Mirror
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 924 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Platformer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a gorgeous anime-styled atmospheric world with light metroidvania exploration and a female lead.
- #12 Transiruby
89% matchVery Positive92% of 309 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Platformer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Stars a cute cybernetic heroine in a smooth-moving 2D action platformer with heavy metroidvania elements.
- #13 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,716 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.8%, Platformer 12%, Action 3.2%, Exploration 3.1%, Female Protagonist 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep combat and rich exploration in a 2D action-RPG metroidvania framework.
- #14 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
86% matchVery Positive94% of 45,986 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.8%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%, Anime 6%, Difficult 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features dark fantasy atmosphere contrasted with graceful female protagonist-led metroidvania action.
- #15 Minoria
87% matchVery Positive81% of 2,659 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 50.1%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Anime 13.5%, Platformer 4.3%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of Momodora, it brings dark yet stylized action platforming with a strong female protagonist.
- #16 Pronty
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,323 reviews2021
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores an underwater metroidvania world with quick, responsive action mechanics and quirky charm.
- #17 Witchcrafty
88% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, 2D Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Cute 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Pits a young witch against magical threats in a charming pixel-art 2D platforming adventure.
- #18 9 Years of Shadows
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,382 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Anime 12.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a striking anime-inspired art style, musical combat elements, and a brave female lead.
- #19 Islets
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,527 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Cute 8.9%, Exploration 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a charming and approachable metroidvania experience with vibrant visuals and smooth platforming.
- #20 Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
85% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Platformer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on a clumsy witch apprentice exploring a sprawling magical school in a metroidvania-style adventure.
- #21 Kotama and Academy Citadel
82% matchVery Positive81% of 3,042 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Anime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on cute anime exploration with magical academy settings and tight platforming.
- #22 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,478 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: Anime 26.4%, Cute 22%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cute indie platforming experience with quirky mechanics and charming visuals.
- #23 Timespinner
81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,191 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines time-manipulation mechanics with classic pixel-art metroidvania exploration and a female lead.
- #24 The Knight Witch
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 970 reviews2022
Dev: Super Mega TeamPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends fast-paced bullet-hell shooting with metroidvania exploration and a cute magical protagonist.
- #25 SHEEPO
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Cute 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on whimsical animal transformation and platforming exploration akin to light-hearted metroidvanias.
- #26 Awita: Journey of Hope
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores a handcrafted pixel-art metroidvania world rich in side-scrolling action.
- #27 BIOMORPH
78% matchVery Positive92% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers shape-shifting action platforming within an interconnected sci-fi metroidvania world.
- #28 HAAK
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,531 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 41.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a post-apocalyptic metroidvania experience with precise movement and action elements.
- #29 Vernal Edge
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 689 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 45.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-flying action and fast-paced combo combat in an anime-styled floating island metroidvania.
- #30 Fatal Claw
75% matchVery Positive91% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Anime 10.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #31 Gastova: The Witches of Arkana
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: MechWolf Productions
Windows
Gastova is a lighthearted 2D platform adventure game. As the Guardian Witch of Arkana, Gastova must keep the balance of magic, solve a mystery involving the elemental fount guardians, discover hidden truths, and protect the future of her world from ominous forces before it's too late...
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Anime 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%
- #32 Shattered Divinities
75% matchVery Positive95% of 962 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Exploration 4.7%
- #33 Akatori
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 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 28.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #34 Dungeons And Cat
74% matchVery Positive89% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: CatBellUnionPub: Mango Party
Windows
Cat and Dungeon is a 2D side-scrolling exploration adult game. Play as Nora, a naive cat beastgirl, explore dungeons, challenge monsters and bosses, and experience H events featuring clothing damage, humiliation, and magic draining upon defeat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
- #35 Gensokyo Night Festival
77% matchMixed70% of 4,778 reviews2019
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 107.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Anime 9.6%, Cute 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
- #36 ITORAH
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 962 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Anime 7.8%
- #37 Whirlwind Magician
73% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Cute 9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #38 Kubinashi Recollection
73% matchVery Positive95% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: 給食頭蛮Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!
Why similar: Cute 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #39 白猫骑士物语/ White Cat Knight
71% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Dumpling Game StudioPub: Crew Interactive
Windows · Mac
A cute but perilous 2D action platformer. Play as a fallen white cat knight: slash, dash and shoot through cursed forests and ancient dungeons, unlock new skills, fight alongside loyal companions, and uncover the mystery buried beneath the town of Harstad.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Anime 11.5%, Cute 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #40 Bobo The Cat
74% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Bobo The Cat
Windows
In this Marioid styled game you can help little cat Bobo. Jump on enemies, run, scratch and spit furballs to fight your way back home. Bobo feels completely powerless and struggles to get in shape at first, but he constantly learns new mechanics and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Anime 9%, Cute 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #41 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,135 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Anime 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 9.3%
- #42 Momodora III
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,500 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 32.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Anime 12.9%, Cute 9.9%
- #43 Ariana and the Elder Codex
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Anime 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #44 Little Witch Nobeta
69% matchVery Positive84% of 10,055 reviews2022
Dev: Pupuya Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!
Why similar: Cute 31.8%, Anime 24.5%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 4.5%
- #45 Aeruta
66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,532 reviews2025
Dev: FromDawn GamesPub: GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A bread revolution across the world now begins! Aeruta is a side-scrolling action game with a shop management twist, fight monsters for materials and use them to make breads, then finally make the deserted town popular again!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.4%, Anime 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Cute 10.7%
- #46 Dark Water : Slime Invader
70% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: DEVBOX
Windows
Dark Water is an Action Platformer game where you use a bow.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 9.5%, Platformer 8.7%
- #47 Catmaze
71% matchVery Positive83% of 606 reviews2018
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Anime 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #48 Wicce
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the town of death to save the dear daughter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 13.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Cute 9.4%
- #49 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 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 53.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #50 Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to reach the sky
67% matchVery Positive89% of 74 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 45.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Cute 7.5%
- #51 Dungeon Gals
65% matchVery Positive100% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9%
- #52 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
70% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Platformer 12%, Cute 10%, Action 7.2%
- #53 Before The Night
67% matchVery Positive94% of 497 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.3%, Cute 20.6%, Exploration 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Cats 9.6%
- #54 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,218 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Anime 23.7%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Cute 14.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #55 Alice Escaped!
67% matchVery Positive83% of 333 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 11.1%, Cute 9.1%
- #56 Super Puzzled Cat
65% matchVery Positive99% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.5%, Platformer 19.4%, Cute 16%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #57 Blade Kitten
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,089 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Anime 28%, Female Protagonist 26.8%, Platformer 24.7%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #58 Cat Warrior
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Sadi & AyuPub: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Cute 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%