- #1 Lola's Familiars: Prison of Argnoh
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caracal Games
Windows
Escape a demonic underworld prison in this stunning anime inspired lite-vania adventure. Explore mysterious magical realms, forge pacts with powerful Familiar bosses, uncover dark secrets, and guide Lola through an emotional journey of growth in a haunting dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.7%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Magic 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%
- #2 Fevercide
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Magic 11.5%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #3 Liminalia
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space74
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Exploration 7%
- #4 The Wicked Souls
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Konsonautic
Windows
The Wicked Souls is a Metroidvania with a strong focus on an exciting and imaginative story. Explore the mysterious tower in the afterlife with the postman Bones and his mischievous companion Dietrich and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #5 Misspell
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Open World 7.6%
- #6 Well Dweller
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,655 reviews2026
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Metroidvania 19.5%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Gothic 8.5% ★, Cute 7.4%
- #7 Pages of Time: Prologue
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,971 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.2%, Metroidvania 15%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Cute 9.6%
- #8 Vitavania
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NekodPub: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
🍂The most vibrant Metroidvania about a catgirl! Sandbox elements, divinity, and mysticism!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #9 Dark Labyrinth
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Exploration 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Open World 9.3%
- #10 Colorize
91% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: GisulE
Windows
Colorize is the 2D adventure game colorizing the world became dark. Are you ready to be the brave color-pencil adventurer? Set off for a new adventure chasing the wizard made the world dark.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Magic 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #11 Onchu
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banana Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Hand-drawn 15%, Magic 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #12 Astra: Fading Stars
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
Windows · Linux
Trust your soul. Astra: Fading Stars is a challenging, 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania where corruption is spreading across the universe. Explore and uncover secrets, confront deadly bosses and master Astra Call, a power from within your soul, to help you every step of the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.4%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #13 Ceraphic Requiem
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elias IDIRI
Windows
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Hand-drawn 16%, Magic 11.8%
- #14 Pain-T
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Exploration 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Open World 9.7%, Magic 9.5%
- #15 Sima: The Lost Reflection
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Distilled Games
Windows
Explore a vast mountain filled with mysteries. Play as Sima, a swift girl with a scythe, and uncover hidden knowledge to find your way through an interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Adventure 13%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #16 Irang
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.3%, Metroidvania 21.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #17 lil: Essence of Life
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BananaFox
Windows · Mac
A hand-drawn Metroidvania focused on exploration, combat, and progression through essence absorption, evolving weapons, and player-driven balance choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Hand-drawn 19%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #18 Slime Cores
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.5%, Open World 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #19 Mendacium
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
Windows
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Magic 9.4%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #20 Primland The Magus -プリムランド ザ メイガス-
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 琥珀Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
A dark fantasy 2D action game that revolves around the mysterious girl Magus and a desolate island which was turned into hell! Set on an island transformed into a living hell, Take up arms as Magus — the girl bearing the “Unending Curse of Carrion” — as she confronts foes and mysteries.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Cute 13.7%, Magic 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #21 諧槓青年
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HalaSpark
Windows · Mac
《HeyGun》is a puzzle game built around puns and wordplay. Play as a boy who struggles to express himself. Explore a world where nonsense is taken very seriously, trade witty banter, solve puzzles, and try to set everything pun-straight while finding your own way to speak.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.5%, Adventure 16%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cute 10.4%
- #22 Mysterious
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IVA team
Windows · Mac
Mysterious is a dark mythical metroidvania, where you travel between physical and astral worlds in order to explore the source of dark matter.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Open World 9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #23 Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Storyan teaM
Windows
A hand-drawn Metroidvania set inside a notebook. Explore a world of ink and paper, fight monsters, overcome deadly traps, unlock new heroes and uncover its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.1%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Open World 12.7%, Magic 10.6%
- #24 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Magic 17.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Open World 10.3%
- #25 Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: King's Pleasure
Windows
Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #26 Puppetmaster
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Open World 8.4%
- #27 Frank and Stein
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Emberstaff Studio
Windows · Linux
Trapped in one stitched body, Frank & Stein must swap heads to survive this gloomy Metroidvania. Wield light and psychic powers to explore a castle shrouded in darkness, solve puzzles and reveal the unseen. Discover abilities and secrets, but beware of threats lurking in these twisted corridors...
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Gothic 15.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #28 BirdKnight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Metroidvania 20.1%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #29 Erratum
76% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Half & Half Studios
Windows
Erratum is a solo offline puzzle game where you play as Tilde, a young curious girl who finds herself trapped into an ominous tome's grasps. Solve turn-based dungeon-like puzzles and cast light magic to help Tilde escape danger and uncover the secrets held within the pages.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.1%, Magic 15.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Cute 9.1%
- #30 Echoes of the Outworlder
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outworlder LLC
Windows
Explore a shattered land in this isekai Metroidvania, mastering fluid movement, battling monsters, clashing with Outworlders, and uncovering the truth behind a world on the edge of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #31 Unbound: Worlds Apart
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,338 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #32 Marko: Beyond Brave
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Studio MechkaPub: Studio Mechka
Windows
Marko: Beyond Brave is an action-packed Metroidvania adventure. Wander through lush forests and crumbling castles, battle corrupted creatures, and escape intricate traps. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through challenging foes and mighty bosses inspired by Slavic myths and legends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.9%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Exploration 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #33 Signiverux
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Signiverux GmbH
Windows · Linux
Signiverux is a Metroidvania-inspired action adventure with fluid gameplay and detailed graphics. Explore the depths of a mysterious castle in search for a way back home, enjoy fast ability progressions, search for powerful magic upgrades and grow your character by expanding the skill tree.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Metroidvania 17.1%, Gothic 13.9% ★, Magic 12.1%, Open World 9.9%
- #34 Dread Delusion
74% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Magic 15.7%, Open World 14.8%, Metroidvania 11%, Exploration 10.8%
- #35 Memoria
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.7%, Hand-drawn 17%, Magic 14.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%
- #36 Sexy Furries: Fetish
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Red Sasori
Windows
You arrive on an island where no man has set foot in years. Long ago, all furry men left for war... and none ever returned. Now, only the girls remain. In this game you’ll meet three unique types of furry girls: those who enjoy bondage, those who love footjobs, and those who can’t resist the 69.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.8%, Magic 20.6%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, RPG 6.6%
- #37 Greak: Memories of Azur
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,557 reviews2021
Dev: NavegantePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #38 Cloverskar
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex K.
Windows
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #39 Doctor Arcana and The Secret of Shadowspire
72% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows
Doctor Arcana's second adventure takes you to a legendary castle on a mysterious island where new puzzling challenges await and dark secrets are guarded by deadly traps. Can you complete the Trials of the Elders?
Why similar: Gothic 17.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Magic 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #40 ARANEA, BREACH!
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CROOSER ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Control a heavy armored vehicle equipped with the ARANEA Spider-Bionic Module. Use the mechanical climbing system to overcome spatial limitations, dismantle obstacles, collect resources, and install functional modules to adapt your vehicle to ever-changing exploration environments.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #41 GLIGHT
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATOMIC BREATH
Windows
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Gothic 9.8% ★
- #42 Deer Crusade
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Open World 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #43 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
69% matchVery Positive96% of 287 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #44 SHEEPO
73% 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 26.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Open World 11.8%, Exploration 11.5%
- #45 Chern
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamega
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey through the vast locations of a fantasy universe inspired by Slavic mythology. We got inspiration from genres such as metroidvania, soul-like and classic RPGs, while working on the design of the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Magic 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #46 Mindbreak
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lost Umbrella Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindbreak is an exploration driven tile-based puzzle adventure game about the escape from a corrupted insane asylum. Play as the supernaturally gifted asylum patients as you build and combine their unique abilities to explore and master the vast interconnected asylum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Open World 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #47 Parallel Destiny
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funtick Games
Windows
Escape the magical forest full of mushrooms and insects! Control 2 characters where you battle, befriend strange creatures and connect their Parallel Destiny.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Open World 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #48 Ashen Daughter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Bichon Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Battle corrupted emissaries, explore a mythical world, and sacrifice health for power in this hand-drawn Metroidvania. With tight, responsive controls, guide Kára on a journey of grief, vengeance, and forgiveness.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Metroidvania 19.3%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #49 Makis Adventure
70% matchVery Positive94% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Exploration 11%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #50 Obscura: A Sleep Worth Dying For
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hü Hü Hü Studio
Windows
A hand-drawn gothic 2D action-platformer. Fight through surreal dream worlds with precise sai combat, magical scepters and strange powers, uncover buried memories, and decide whether Obscura wakes—or loses herself in the dream.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Gothic 18.2% ★, Hand-drawn 17.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #51 ProtoDungeon: Episode I
68% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Spacefarer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the moonlight spell to trade places with objects and escape from the mysterious nightmare in this short puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Magic 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #52 Candle Knight
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Dracma Studios
Windows
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Gothic 14.5% ★, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #53 Alice Into the Panopticon
68% 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 28%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Gothic 11.7% ★, Exploration 11%
- #54 Selfloss
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 311 reviews2024
Dev: Goodwin GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Selfloss is an emotional exploration game filled with rich lore, set in a whale-worshipping, Slavic-inspired world. Embark on the journey of the healer, Kazimir, and his magical staff as he fights a mysterious Miasma in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.4%, Metroidvania 13.1%, Magic 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%
- #55 HINO
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: UnGloomStudioPub: TOEI GAMES
Windows
Hino, a girl with a red ribbon, and the white Monimoni Skeleton journey through a world of darkness in this 2D dark fantasy game. Having lost her memory, Hino seeks a safe haven in a land overrun by monsters, uncovering the truth of the dark world as she travels.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.8%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #56 ARTMESS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIMstudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Maya and a mysterious companion enter a fairytale world turned nightmare. Explore stunning locations, meet mythical characters, and battle the darkness to uncover the truth!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.7%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Metroidvania 13.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #57 Caesura
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Cute 8.4%
- #58 Chiaroscuro
66% 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 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%