- #1 Final Nation
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyperlimits
Windows
In this challenging action-adventure you are on a quest to find a mystic crystal to save your country from an evil militant cult. Explore vast lands and secret chambers invested with dangerous enemies. In order to succeed you must escape hazards, collect crucial items, and destroy key targets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 3D Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 8.2%
- #2 Junklands
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deadleaf Games
Windows
Junklands is a 3D action-platformer that thrusts Rahr, a brave paper fledgling, into a polluted world ruled by its toxic overlords. Forced from home, Rahr must navigate smog-filled lands and sludge-choked rivers on a perilous quest to cleanse the Junklands and restore life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, 3D Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 8.3%
- #3 Liturnian
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Solar Fish Games
Windows
Discover a strange world inhabited by living lights. Liturnian is a 3D-Metroidvania with fluid movement, fights against strange creatures and exciting puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 5.2%
- #4 DreamWatcher
95% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, 3D Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Platformer 8.4%
- #5 Bitup
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmogonia Games
Windows
BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, 3D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 8.1%
- #6 Get the Ball Rolling
94% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: GET THE BALL ROLLING LLC
Windows
A single player ball rolling adventure/platformer with puzzles, powerups, physics, portals and gravity flips. Get the Ball Rolling!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 3D Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 5.1%
- #7 Elephantasy: Flipside
93% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Isometric 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Platformer 8.9%
- #8 Ginger Snap: Islands of Rot
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meepalasheep
Windows
Two games in one! GingerSnap: an action platformer with a unique ability combination system. YMIR: a non-linear puzzle platformer with collectable upgrades.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Nonlinear 15.5%, 3D Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Old School 10.5%
- #9 Wisdom Tower
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #10 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Difficult 12.5%, Nonlinear 12%, Old School 9.9%
- #11 Chaos Rider
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy Factory Inc
Windows · Mac
The Chaos Rider finally wakes up after ages. Explore a mysterious island with tons of secrets and treasures to discover ! Fight your way through hordes of enemies and fulfill the dream of the Great Architect. Create your own playstyle, beat bosses and do crazy platforming in this epic adventure game
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Difficult 18.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Platformer 8.8%
- #12 Labyrinth of Light
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roman GlebovPub: Gleb Romanov
Windows
Labyrinth of Light is a first-person puzzle game with platforming elements. The player can walk on any illuminated wall. Through a giant concrete maze in the Brutalist style, the player saves a withering tree.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #13 Plateman
89% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Difficult 16.9%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #14 Explosiovania
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Eye
Windows
Rocket-jump using exploding fireballs, unlock abilities and master an ever-growing movement system. After descending into a broken underworld, you must learn to traverse Satan Hill. Explore the non-linear corners of the underworld, find secrets, defeat demons and reclaim the Eye of Evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, 3D Platformer 21.6%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #15 Amalu, Wells between worlds
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10.8%
- #16 TUNIC
86% matchVery Positive91% of 17,199 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%
- #17 Pseudoregalia
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, 3D Platformer 19.7%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Old School 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%
- #18 Zebulon 3D
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potico Games
Windows
Meet Zebulon once more in a new adventure now in 3D and crispy voxels! Jump, dash, explore, and gather back your siblings in this new exciting game about purpose and family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Voxel 18% ★, 3D Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Nonlinear 8.6%
- #19 Hob
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,495 reviews2017
Dev: Runic GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, 3D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #20 Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
A parkour-focused 3D Metroidvania set in AI-run Seoul after a population collapse. Solve movement-driven puzzles through acrobatic traversal and momentum-based exploration. With fractured memories, you’re searching for someone who might help—guided only by a voice you may not trust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, 3D Platformer 18.5%, Nonlinear 18%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 8%
- #21 Plungeez
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team ZerothPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Take a dive in the world of Plungeez, a puzzle platformer where Bonnie, a fierce woman who, after falling in the underground, must explore the sewers of Salvador in search of a way out. Light torches, boilers, and use plungers to climb and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Platformer 19.2%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Retro 7.3%
- #22 This Game is About Robots
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: a small boat
Windows
This Game Is About Robots is a 3D Metroidvania about a battery robot named S04R who is trapped in the hidden lower levels of Cog Springs, a fully robotic society that unknowingly serves a long-forgotten humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 3D Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Platformer 6.8%
- #23 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
79% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 41.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #24 HYPERWORLD (Working Title)
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fluddformat
Windows · Mac
Far away, a strange world awaits you. Explore a vast network of rooms and paths, unlock new abilities, solve mysteries, make friends, discover secrets, and more in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 3D Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #25 La-Mulana
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,571 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Difficult 19.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 7.4%, Retro 3.6%
- #26 Jumping Pirates
82% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Happy Games
Windows
Jumping Pirates are fun adventures where you have to get to the finish line alive but there are some problems with that ... Overcome obstacles, collect coins, avoid water and sharp objects! Complete all levels and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Voxel 29.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 3D Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 9.8%
- #27 Aleya's Ascent
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minor Games
Windows
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 9.1%
- #28 Microvania
78% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Difficult 10.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%
- #29 Axial Rift
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Edzenga
Windows
Axial Rift introduces the groundbreaking voxel rift mechanic; From an isometric view, slice the world at any point, in any direction into sidescrolling sections; creating entirely new ways to solve puzzles, discover secrets, engage in agile melee combat and platforming, and outsmart bosses!
Why similar: Voxel 36% ★, Isometric 16.6%, 3D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #30 The Curse of Tethria
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew PiperPub: Threax Software
Windows
Explore dungeons, avoid traps, fight monsters and progress through a hand-crafted world. Defeat your enemies with action combat using your sword and shield, the tools you find and items from the environment. Can you overcome these challenges to end the curse and restore the world from evil?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, 3D Platformer 16.6%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 9%
- #31 ANIMAL WELL
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 9.9%
- #32 Raji: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2020
Dev: Nodding Heads Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #33 Stone
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heijingshi
Windows
"Stone" is an action-adventure game, a 3D Metroidvania. You are led to an unknown world, given a stone body, and given the ability to change into various forms. You explore and fight in this unknown world and finally solve the mystery of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 3D Platformer 18%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #34 Randy & Manilla
75% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Ofihombre Studios
Windows
Play as Randy or Manilla and explore the amazing virtual quantum universe of the Net-Cubes. Each one provides a distinct gameplay experience. Your mission is to stop the evil Cracksom from destroying the Net-Cubes for taking over the real world.
Why similar: Voxel 32.4% ★, 3D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Colorful 6.9%
- #35 Alwa's Legacy
76% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #36 Zoy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpringDing
Windows
Explore the sandbox world with Zoy, collect fluorescent petals, navigate through the crisscrossing labyrinths, and uncover the stories hidden behind the world. You can also roam between the gurgling brooks and magnificent waterfalls and enjoy a relaxing and pleasant time.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 3D Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9.1%
- #37 Dream City
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 7.4%
- #38 Valkyrie Saga
71% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Nonlinear 16.8%, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #39 Vulpis
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Difficult 20.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 4%
- #40 Wish World
73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Zyphreon
Windows
Sent on a mission to explore and help the people of a nearby planet, many things on Wish world are in need of repair and mending, can you repair the world of WISH WORLD?
Why similar: Voxel 31.4% ★, 3D Platformer 19.8%, Difficult 17.6%, Platformer 11.7%, 3D 5.1%
- #41 Rolled: A Pinball Nightmare
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: No Agenda Studios
Windows · Linux
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Difficult 8.4%
- #42 Escape Zolstar
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 9.4%, Exploration 8%
- #43 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Difficult 18.1%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Platformer 7.5%
- #44 Quarion
68% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Nonlinear 23%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Retro 8.4%
- #45 Juno's Darkest Hour
72% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: Antoine Bilodeau
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Juno’s Darkest Hour is a simple but challenging 2D action adventure platformer game inspired by the side-scrollers of the past. Explore the secrets of a vast monochromatic world. Will you succeed against all odds, or will you die over and over again?
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.3%, Difficult 21.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Metroidvania 11.7%, Old School 9.3%
- #46 Goo Keeper
70% 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 36%, Platformer 12.1%, Old School 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #47 You Have to Win the Game
71% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Retro 10.6%, Old School 3.6%
- #48 Head Over Heels: Deluxe
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty PixelsPub: SpecNext Ltd
Windows
Join Head and Heels (pun intended) to defeat the Emperor in this award-winning vintage gem remake that plays (and looks!) better than ever before.
Why similar: Isometric 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Old School 12%, Retro 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #49 Yuna and the Spirit Forest
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RavenRaiders
Windows
A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #50 Seedless Light
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unknown Bit Games
Windows
Seedless Light is a 2d action-adventure game focused on combat and exploration with a unique and contemplative world of fantastic and vibrant creatures driven by a touching and atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Difficult 19.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Fantasy 4.8%
- #51 Tater Spud
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #52 Adapta Solva Legacy
68% matchVery Positive97% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Isometric 16.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #53 PATHFINDER 08
70% 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 40.3%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 5.7%
- #54 Timelines: Frame of Mind
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: <Namespace> Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this game, you play as 15-year-old Cole Andrews on a journey through a Virtual World his machine generated. Using Perspective, you'll have to help Cole get through every Altitude in the world, and reach the exit. Remember, "Everything is not what it seems..."
Why similar: Isometric 25%, 3D Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #55 Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
66% matchVery Positive83% of 929 reviews2024
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 7.5%, Colorful 6.8%
- #56 Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
65% matchVery Positive84% of 8,228 reviews2024
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode
Why similar: Difficult 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, 3D Platformer 14.2%, Old School 13.2%, Platformer 10.5%
- #57 Chiaroscuro
67% 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 31.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #58 Mable & The Wood
69% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #59 The Pale Piper
64% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: FreeTimeDev
Windows · Linux
Uncover the truth behind your death and your sibling’s in a story-driven precision platformer inspired by the Pied Piper myth. Navigate a decaying, interconnected world where movement is your only defense. No combat, only precision, consequence, and secrets hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Difficult 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%