- #1 Restless Lands
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Crackin'
Windows
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Surreal 13.3%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #2 Sect-Machina
96% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Dystopian 11%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #3 Cold Lazarus
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyrusTheVirus Studios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling odyssey with Lazarus amidst Nimbranumbra's asteroid islands. Encounter charismatic characters, explore ancient ruins, quaint villages, and brave the eerie 'Frameworks.' Battle foes, complete quests, and solve puzzles in this captivating hand-drawn fantasy epic!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Psychedelic 21%, Dystopian 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #4 City of None
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #5 Mutacronia: hidden threat
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatRus GamesPub: KatRus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer detective set inside a living organism. Leukocytus investigates the “Cough,” battles mutants, and uncovers a conspiracy. Harness a dangerous mutation: transform into a monster for power, then regain control to save a dying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Surreal 15.8%, Dystopian 12%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 10.5%
- #6 Bound City
94% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Problem Machine
Windows
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Surreal 19.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Side Scroller 6.9%
- #7 Fourmiworld
92% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.7%, Metroidvania 23.3%, Surreal 22.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Platformer 5.8%
- #8 Beholgar
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #9 Crimson Wanderer
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RottenPixel Studio
Windows · Linux
Blast your way through a thrilling adventure that brings back the spirit of 90s arcade classics… with a modern twist.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #10 Pixgun
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Chexie is a teenage girl who, as a result of mysterious events, is transported to the virtual kingdom of Pixgun. There she discovers a magic wand that becomes her key to survival. Your task is to discover the source of corruption in the kingdom and the plight of its inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #11 Little Droid 2: Escape
90% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: KingStyle
Windows
"Little Droid 2: Escape" is a classic 2D (Metroidvania) side-scrolling pixel art adventure where you need to find a way to escape a mysterious planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Atmospheric 7%
- #12 Ghost Trap: Underworld
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%
- #13 Croakspire
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 8%
- #14 Slumbering Feline
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #15 Destinesia
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Tay
Windows
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #16 GRODA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fingernail Tea
Windows
GRODA is an intense arcade experience, blending nerve-wracking action with precision platforming and rogue elements
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Surreal 11.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #17 Curse of the Draugr Kings
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XSKR LLC
Windows
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #18 Axiom Verge 2
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #19 Transiruby
84% matchVery Positive92% of 302 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 39.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Platformer 8.5%
- #20 Sylv and the Ancient Tree
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameByKel
Windows
The balance of Sunroot Island is fading. Join Sylv, guardian of the Ancestral Tree, in a vibrant platforming RPG adventure. Reclaim the elemental energy stolen by the egocentric Umbra before the biomes collapse and the corrupted wildlife takes full control.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Arcade 10.3%
- #21 史莱狗(Slimg)
83% 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 39.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #22 PSYCRON
82% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #23 Garrison
82% 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 34.4%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #24 King Story: Prologue
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Surreal 18.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 5%
- #25 Giant's Heart
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drunk Dragon
Windows
A mysterious journey across a collapsing island. Reforge a lost blade, defeat ancient giants, and uncover the truth about your past. Save the island before it’s too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Platformer 9.9%
- #26 Makis Adventure
80% matchVery Positive94% of 127 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 34.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #27 Possessor(s)
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Dystopian 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #28 Zozo and the Lost Dreams
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Dunes Games
Windows
Help Zozo find his way home in this cartoon-inspired Metroidvania platformer. Pillow-fight sentient pastries, train under an octopus master, and brave a cybernetic jungle as you explore the vibrant landscapes of Zozo's dreams.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #29 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, Adventure 8.7%
- #30 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
78% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
- #31 Beep's Escape
77% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Little Martian Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Beep, a brave yet cavalier robot who is on a mission to escape from the strange tech facility that he and his fellow bots are being held captive in. Using just your wits and the items you find around you, will you help Beep find a route to safety?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Dystopian 13.2%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #32 Tres-Bashers
76% matchVery Positive96% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #33 THE IRONY
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SYLOPON
Windows
You are a nameless mercenary, dispatched to the research facility 'UNDERDOG CORP.' Survive the horrors of this dangerous facility, twisted by human experimentation, and uncover the hidden secrets within before they consume you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Dystopian 18%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #34 PATHFINDER 08
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #35 Havoc Fox
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Studios
Windows
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #36 Keena The Voidslayer
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #37 Fogrest: The Whisper of Harbingers
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Admia
Windows
Fogrest is a 2D pixel adventure game. A fog has descended on the land, monstrous creatures are waiting to attack. Make your way through dark forests and deserted towns to find answers.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.6%, Dystopian 18.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.4%
- #38 Goo Keeper
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.5%
- #39 Velvet Veil
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Platformer 8.6%
- #40 Mishaka Ubivaka
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Low ResPub: Low Res games
Windows
Mishaka is an ordinary mouse with extraordinary courage. Upon learning of the cheese theft, he decides to take gun into his own paws and reclaim the lost delicacies. Throughout his adventure, Mishaka will encounter dangers, traps, and a multitude of enemies — from cunning rats to giant predators.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Arcade 10.7%
- #41 Dormiveglia
72% 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 33.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #42 The Smoke
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #43 Stoatman
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Atmospheric 9%, Side Scroller 7.5%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #44 Bread Adventure
70% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #45 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #46 Xanthiom 2
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #47 Alruna: End of History
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Dystopian 8.9%
- #48 The Adventures of Panzer 2
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelcraft Games
Windows
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Adventure 9%
- #49 Plague of Yamorn
69% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: DozenByte
Windows
Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #50 Dirtlight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #51 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
66% matchVery Positive96% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #52 BLIGHTWRECK
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mothware
Windows · Linux
Stuck at the bottom of the sea floor, escape a sunken ocean liner in this handcrafted 2D METROIDvania! Find powerful upgrades, and fight strange bosses. You may be isolated from your shipmates, but you're not alone...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #53 Sealed Bite: Extended
67% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #54 The Elderseed
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #55 Little Ghost
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alan AbbadessaPub: Sync Book Games
Windows
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 8.2%
- #56 Somnium Shore
68% 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 39.7%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #57 Pipsqueak!
67% 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 36.7%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #58 Surface Tension: Eclipse
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Navigate a surreal, dreamlike world in this atmospheric 2D puzzlevania. Manipulate light and shadow to cast solid platforms out of thin air, solve intricate room puzzles, and uncover the mysteries hidden within the high-contrast darkness. Master the eclipse to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Surreal 22.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #59 Maelstrom
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.2%