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  1. #1 Axiom Verge
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Indie 3.2%

  2. #2 MindSeize
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

  3. #3 Iconoclasts
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Indie 5.4%

  4. #4 Environmental Station Alpha
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Difficult 6.7%

  5. #5 Haiku, the Robot
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Exploration 6.7%

  6. #6 Gato Roboto
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Indie 5.3%, Action 4.8%

  7. #7 Auridia
    90% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: Norseboar Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 5.6%

  8. #8 After Death
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Platformer 7.4%, Action 5.8%, Side Scroller 5.7%

  9. #9 Cave Story+
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
    Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Difficult 4.5%

  10. #10 Lone Fungus
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Exploration 5.1%

  11. #11 Overbowed
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%

  12. #12 Hyper Light Drifter
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
    Dev: Heart Machine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Metroidvania 18.5%, Difficult 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Adventure 5.3%

  13. #13 Souldiers
    87% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60%, Difficult 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 2.9%

  14. #14 Anima Flux
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
    Dev: Avantaj PrimPub: JollyCo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Local Co-Op 7.5%

  15. #15 The Mummy Demastered
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 7.2%, Platformer 6.7%

  16. #16 One Dog Story
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 516 reviews2017
    Dev: Big Way GamesPub: Big Way
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

  17. #17 Hollow Knight
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 3.9%

  18. #18 3000th Duel
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 623 reviews2019
    Dev: NEOPOPCORN Corp
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%

  19. #19 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
    Dev: Endlessfluff Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Difficult 6.6%, Action 4.3%

  20. #20 Guns of Fury
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Retro 4.9%

  21. #21 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 5.2%, Action 4.5%

  22. #22 Cathedral
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
    Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Difficult 8.1%, Action 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

  23. #23 A Robot Named Fight!
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 883 reviews2017
    Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Local Co-Op 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 5.5%

  24. #24 Wunderling DX
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2020
    Dev: Bitwave Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!

    Why similar: Action 26.5%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 24%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Retro 7.6%

  25. #25 Skautfold: Usurper
    81% matchMixed69% of 340 reviews2018
    Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 68.8%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7.9%, Platformer 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

  26. #26 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 62.9%, Local Co-Op 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 5.8%, Exploration 5.7%

  27. #27 Super Win the Game
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%

  28. #28 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
    78% matchMixed60% of 443 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

    Why similar: Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9%

  29. #29 Wuppo: Definitive Edition
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,902 reviews2016
    Dev: snekflat
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Local Co-Op 9.9%

  30. #30 Alwa's Awakening
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Indie 4.9%

  31. #31 Out There Somewhere
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
    Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

    Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Difficult 7.5%

  32. #32 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    70% 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 56.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%

  33. #33 MO:Astray
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
    Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

    Why similar: Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Difficult 9%, Action 8.7%

  34. #34 Dogworld
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2021
    Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
    Windows

    Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Difficult 10.2%, Action 10%, Adventure 8.9%

  35. #35 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2019
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows · Mac

    Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%

  36. #36 Other Worlds India
    77% matchMixed61% of 140 reviews2017
    Dev: SharF Co.
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Pure metroidvania game, adventures, secret locations, tons of weapons, and of course hardcore gameplay.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action 4.1%

  37. #37 Inexistence
    76% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 8.7%, Indie 7.7%

  38. #38 PSYCRON
    73% 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 48.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Exploration 7.2%

  39. #39 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 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 36.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Adventure 5.9%

  40. #40 Gunbrella
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 969 reviews2023
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

    Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%

  41. #41 Super Dungeon Boy
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
    Dev: Tower Up Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 13.7%, Side Scroller 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  42. #42 Touhou Luna Nights
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,634 reviews2019
    Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

  43. #43 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2019
    Dev: CollectorVision Games
    Windows · Mac

    In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Adventure 9.6%

  44. #44 Last Vanguard
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
    Windows

    Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.2%, Difficult 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 6.4%

  45. #45 20XX
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
    Dev: Batterystaple Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

    Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Difficult 10.4%

  46. #46 KUNAI
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
    Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Action 12.2%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10%

  47. #47 Aura of Worlds
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  48. #48 Genopanic
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Exploration 6.4%

  49. #49 Moonlight Pulse
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.5%

  50. #50 Aggelos
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
    Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

  51. #51 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: ヨコゴシステムズPub: GRAVITY
    Windows · Linux

    A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%, Adventure 5.9%

  52. #52 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 5,120 reviews2017
    Dev: Thunder Lotus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 10%, Side Scroller 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

  53. #53 ANIMAL WELL
    62% 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 50.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Adventure 3.4%

  54. #54 Pronty
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,254 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Exploration 6.1%

  55. #55 Aeterna Noctis
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
    Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Difficult 16.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Exploration 4.9%

  56. #56 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.5%, Indie 5.5%

  57. #57 Dex
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
    Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action 5.7%

  58. #58 Songbringer
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 258 reviews2017
    Dev: Wizard Fu
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Nonlinear 5.8%, Open World 4.4%

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