- #1 Soul Cipher: The Code Within
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studios O.S.A.A.T. Inc.
Windows
Explore the vast abandoned V.I.R.U.S. Compound corrupted by machines. Restore order to the facility with a full arsenal of customizable weapons and armory acquired around the debris of this forgotten world. Can you uncover the mystery behind the Soul Cipher?
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, 2.5D 15.2%, Dystopian 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 8.9%
- #2 Shadow Complex Remastered
96% matchVery Positive85% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, 2.5D 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Action 7.2%
- #3 Possessor(s)
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 27.8%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Dystopian 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #4 Identity Sector
96% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Dynamicron LLC
Windows
Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Action 13.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 12.6%
- #5 Cold Lazarus
94% 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 25%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Cartoon 12%, Dystopian 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #6 Living Shadows
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MR ConsultingPub: Messier Data e Creative
Windows
In Living Shadows, explore a dystopian future where humans and shadows have been separated. Solve puzzles, face challenges, and dive into a deep narrative as you uncover hidden secrets in a dark world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, 2.5D 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Dystopian 11%, Platformer 10.6%
- #7 Signal
93% matchPositive82% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Les NébuleuxPub: Montreal Video Game School
Windows
Signal is an immersive action-adventure game made as a student project where you attempt to uncover the mystery behind your old mentor's distress message. To succeed in your mission, you will have to use your martial arts skills and fight off hostile creatures that are trying to stop you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2.5D 13%, Dystopian 11.8%, Platformer 9.5%
- #8 Lost Boy : Lost Island
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, 2.5D 15%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 11.6%
- #9 The Castle Of Xanxillia
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
The Castle of Xanxillia is an immersive side-scroller action RPG that captures the Metroidvania genre. Play as Leonel, searching for his brother, Lenoel, in the treacherous Castle , ruled by a Dark Lord and corrupt Bishop. Navigate dangerous areas and battle enemies to save Lenoel from evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2.5D 13.5%, RPG 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.2%
- #10 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
91% 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 32.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, RPG 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #11 MindKatt:First Strike
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MapacheXstudio
Windows
An action-adventure game set in a dystopian future where mentally evolved cats fight for their freedom using robotic suits to interact with the human world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, 2.5D 18.4%, Side Scroller 12%, Dystopian 11.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #12 Kingless Dungeon
89% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: G3 Studio
Windows
《Kingless Dungeon》 is a 2D hack and slash platformer where you control the Shadow Prince, a warrior with no memory. Fight undead enemies, discover your skills, and explore this deep dungeons filled with traps and secrets. Can you reclaim your memories and escape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 10.8%
- #13 THE IRONY
89% 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 24.5%, Dystopian 17.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, 2.5D 8.3%
- #14 Arishia Tale
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Side Scroller 19.3%, 2.5D 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 5.7%
- #15 Axiom Verge 2
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 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 35.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.1%
- #16 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
86% matchVery Positive89% of 2,575 reviews2019
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Cartoon 8.1%
- #17 FrogeON
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JofraDev
Windows
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #18 Blackfield
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionary Games
Windows · Mac
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, 2.5D 18.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.7%
- #19 S.P.L.I.C.E.D.
84% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Fishbait StudiosPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
S.P.L.I.C.E.D. is a FREE Metroidvania made by students from Breda University of Applied Sciences. Traverse a Biopunk Chinatown with high mobility and difficult combat encounters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, 2.5D 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #20 Bitlands
83% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 7.8%
- #21 Glitcheon
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: River ForgePub: River Forge Games
Windows
Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which you use glitchy abilities to launch yourself and enemies across the level at high speeds, create temporary platforms, and more in your search to uncover the secrets of your origin in The Forum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, 2.5D 16.3%, Dystopian 13.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #22 The Last Tree
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, RPG 16.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 10%, Action 9.6%
- #23 Bread Adventure
80% matchPositive100% of 21 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 40.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, RPG 11.2%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #24 The Busker
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kevin Sullivan
Windows
Explore a dystopian urban landscape in a non-linear, hand drawn, Metroidvania. Smash your enemies with your guitar and discover upgrades like efx pedals to customize your play through.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Dystopian 16.7%, Cartoon 11%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #25 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2.5D 22.6%, Platformer 16%, Action-Adventure 7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #26 Far Star
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #27 Nym: Path of the Skycaster
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Full Heart Games
Windows
An all new action platforming adventure, forge your own path through the vibrant ruins of Stratos, a sprawling interconnected world above the clouds. Follow the path of the Skycaster, master powerful elemental magics and close the Void before it rips the world asunder!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 19%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 7.4%, Cartoon 6.9%
- #28 The Smoke
78% 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 28.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, RPG 10.7%
- #29 Between Worlds
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Pletenica Studios
Windows
MAT is a young boy trapped in a school he barely recognises. Help him in the search for answers, shifting between worlds, uncovering new challenges, creatures, and abilities in each of them. Explore a narrative platformer inspired by the metroidvania genre, made by friends for friends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2.5D 15.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Cartoon 10%
- #30 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 11%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #31 Runic Curse Remastered
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, RPG 11.8%, Side Scroller 10%, Platformer 9.9%, Action 7.7%
- #32 Sect-Machina
75% 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 28.2%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Dystopian 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
- #33 Him
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, 2.5D 10.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 8.3%
- #34 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
74% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, 2.5D 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, RPG 10.5%, Platformer 7.5%
- #35 Nihilsearch
75% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Team_Bug
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, RPG 10.7%, Futuristic 10%, Adventure 7.1%
- #36 Dexter Stardust: Odyssey in Outer Space
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dexter Team Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An SNES-Inspired, platforming, sci-fi adventure. It's like playing a Saturday Morning Cartoon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Cartoon 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #37 Rhythm of Resistance
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NetherMoon Game Studio
Windows
Rhythm of Resistance is a rhythm metroidvania where your playlist is your weapon. Fight to the beat, explore a forbidden past, and play music to restore culture in a silenced future. Every beat, a rebellion. Every song, a revolution.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, 2.5D 13.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Dystopian 10.6%
- #38 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Team Quantum Games
Windows
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Cartoon 12.3%
- #39 We're Closed Sorry
73% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: GUMBO DAY
Windows
We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2.5D 22%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 6.6%
- #40 Runnyk
73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A 2D mini action RPG about Runnyk, a viking who goes on a journey for the Four Magical Runes to find a way to save his beloved.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12%, RPG 10.9%
- #41 Lumen Veil
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obox
Windows
A dark metroidvania where you play as a silent, white-hooded specter drifting through forgotten realms. Master precise hand-drawn platforming and uncover the mystery of the veil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2.5D 17.7%, Platformer 16%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Action 11.3%
- #42 WetBread
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: biksbit.games
Windows
WetBread is a 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer, where you gain control of the Dry Rusk, travel through the store shelves of various departments, solve puzzles and fight enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2.5D 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 10.3%
- #43 The Elderseed
71% 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 29.5%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 7.9%
- #44 Jumper Jon
70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Cartoon 7.6%
- #45 PROJECT NULL
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KOZARI
Windows
You wake up in a dark forest and you don't know how you got here, and you don't remember anything. But somehow everything changed. You meet strange creatures, and no one is very friendly in this world. Soldiers, monsters and basically everything in this place is trying to end your journey quickly.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.5%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Futuristic 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 7.9%
- #46 白泽图:黑飨
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juunen
Windows
白泽,诞生在东望山的神灵,某天突然被帝子授职为妖籍司,肩负起查明、统计九州所有妖族的大任。但是在这之前,有件事需要他去调查——五百年前浊兽玄织在九州东方的遥州与黑龙汁光纪大战之后销声匿迹。于是妖籍司白泽五百年来第一次踏上了九州的土地,一边统计妖族信息一边寻找浊兽玄织的消息。
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, RPG 13.7%, Cartoon 12.9%, 2.5D 11.7%, Action 7%
- #47 No One's Earth
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No One Plays
Windows
Explore the abandoned CCTA through various simulations of alien environments, and improve your equipments to beat natural and synthetic challenges, looking for the ingredients that can resolve the Earth dispute, in this 2.5D science fiction adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2.5D 20.9%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Futuristic 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #48 Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Brewed GamesPub: 1312 Interactive
Windows
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, 2.5D 16.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #49 Steam Punks
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ash JacksonPub: Monster Robot Studios
Windows · Mac
inspired by SNES 90's classic like Mega Man X 1-3, Super Metroid & Link to the past, Steam Punks mixes elements from the classics into a lore rich adventure with some modern twists! Unlock items & power-ups and discover secrets & lore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, 2.5D 17.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Cartoon 10.7%
- #50 Honey's Sweet Revenge
69% 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 47.4%, Action-Adventure 16%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #51 Arya's Blade
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: WorldMatrixGames
Windows
A physics based, fast paced Hack and Slash game set in a world where the lines between past, present and future have blurred
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.8%, RPG 16.8%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, 2.5D 10.8%
- #52 God Edge
69% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
Windows
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Side Scroller 20.2%, RPG 14.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 5.9%
- #53 The Doors That Led to Nowhere
66% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: SoloCap Games
Windows · Mac
Wake up lost in a void of darkness. With no other option, press onward through cryptic dimensional doors, wielding a mysterious blade created by the fallen entities that came long before you in this heart-pounding First Person RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, RPG 18.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 11.5%
- #54 Teratale: Tide of Wishes
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ManafishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel with your mysterious partner Tupa, fight powerful monsters, discover treasures and secrets scattered around the world, and uncover the truth of the world, Tupa and yourself with the help of the tide of wishes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, RPG 19.5%, 2.5D 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Action 12%
- #55 Chasm
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Platformer 12.7%, RPG 11.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Adventure 6.5%
- #56 Orcen Axe
67% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: origamihero games
Windows
Necromancy, wizards, dragons and a lost love? Better grab that magical axe of yours and get your life back on track!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Platformer 15.6%, RPG 15.1%, Action 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #57 Ariana and the Elder Codex
67% 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 43.1%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #58 Silvercall
66% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Platformer 16.3%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, RPG 13%, Adventure 7.6%