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  1. #1 BIOMORPH
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 667 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Nonlinear 10%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%

  2. #2 Voice of Flowers
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tomasz Chabora
    Windows · Linux

    Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

  3. #3 The Forbidden Forest
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stone Studios
    Windows

    Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

  4. #4 Chiaroscuro
    95% 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 25.1%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

  5. #5 Isadora's Edge
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: InboundShovel Games
    Windows

    Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Platformer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  6. #6 EON: Reset
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team EON Reset
    Windows

    Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  7. #7 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Myrwood Games
    Windows

    Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.8%

  8. #8 Astra: Fading Stars
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
    Windows · Linux

    It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Open World 8%

  9. #9 Peaky Circus
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

  10. #10 Shifted Heart
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pickle Jar Games
    Windows

    Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%

  11. #11 Ex Vitro
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2024
    Dev: Evolver Dynamics
    Windows

    EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Nonlinear 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  12. #12 Earthblade
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
    Windows

    You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9%

  13. #13 Museful
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nostalgicat
    Windows

    A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  14. #14 Iron Diamond
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: North Folk Studios
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Nonlinear 15.7%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%

  15. #15 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
    Windows

    Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 11.1%

  16. #16 Set In Stone
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Maëlig Moreau
    Windows · Linux

    A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Nonlinear 12.1%

  17. #17 A Dream of Burning Sand
    87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: Eldwood
    Windows · Linux

    Two girls travelling through the desert, fighting monsters and solving puzzles. An action-adventure exploration-based platformer game with lots of sidequests and more secrets than you will ever find.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

  18. #18 Cryselts
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: B3N Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9%

  19. #19 Spirit Fusion
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Hand-drawn 6.2%

  20. #20 Axiom Verge 2
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 934 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 35.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Nonlinear 7.9%

  21. #21 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2357 Steps
    Windows

    I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  22. #22 Echoes of Nox
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Orange Party
    Windows

    Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

  23. #23 Rust Song 锈歌
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Meme Games
    Windows

    Explore this unique sci-fi style metroidvania-like adventure world. You can acquire a variety of abilities to explore the world and assemble powerful chip combinations. You'll also have the ability to go back in time to change the map's structure and unlock shortcuts.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

  24. #24 Sunken Sky
    79% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: Codenightly
    Windows · Linux

    Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Open World 10.5%, Platformer 9.4%

  25. #25 The Celestial Seeker
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: VinciWare
    Windows

    Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Nonlinear 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8%

  26. #26 Shellbound
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fake Lobster
    Windows

    Shellbound is a Post-Metroidvania on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite, exploring a (literally) living world, fighting and controlling enemies for platforming, puzzles and combat and evolving its ecosystem like Darwin on steroids – all while unraveling your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%

  27. #27 Mable & The Wood
    82% 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 27%, Nonlinear 14%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

  28. #28 Ariana and the Elder Codex
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2026
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
    Windows

    Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 5.9%

  29. #29 Memoria
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 7.5%

  30. #30 Eon's Insomnium
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tryxe
    Windows

    A dark Metroidvania where memory and madness intertwine. Explore surreal biomes, face grotesque bosses born of trauma, and recover fragments of a forgotten identity in a world that twists with your sanity.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Lore-Rich 14%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8%

  31. #31 Anzu Castle Gracula
    76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Rainbow Cemetery
    Windows

    Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Nonlinear 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

  32. #32 Seeker
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mika Mikajiki
    Windows

    Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Nonlinear 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

  33. #33 Fevercide
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Redblack Spade
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%

  34. #34 Dr. Atominus
    78% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
    Dev: Pikku-a
    Windows · Linux

    Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Open World 10%

  35. #35 PorBor
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Brett CrayfishPub: Brett Crayfish
    Windows

    PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization due to a past destructive event. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to prevent another event, and learn about the mind of a god...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%

  36. #36 Kuzo
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Eads Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Platformer 8.9%, 2D Platformer 7.6%

  37. #37 Overplasma
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Twisted 4M
    Windows

    Overplasma is a combat, platforming and exploration game in alien worlds where you must face challenging enemies and obstacles as a space explorer who was in the wrong place at the wrong time!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

  38. #38 Liminalia
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Space74
    Windows · Mac

    Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

  39. #39 Constance
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,490 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8%

  40. #40 Piroot
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Frank Force Games
    Windows

    Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Open World 9.4%

  41. #41 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
    74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Dog and Spider Productions
    Windows

    It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, 2D Platformer 16%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

  42. #42 Ganymede
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Clydeware LLC
    Windows

    Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

  43. #43 Erandique
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
    Windows

    Erandique the indigenous hero!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12%, Lore-Rich 12%, 2D Platformer 11.4%

  44. #44 Divine Guardian | Vệ Thần
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Young Buffalo
    Windows

    Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

  45. #45 Amalu, Wells between worlds
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    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 33.4%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%

  46. #46 Haiku, the Robot
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,444 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 28.4%, Lore-Rich 12%, Nonlinear 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.6%

  47. #47 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,758 reviews2023
    Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

  48. #48 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    67% 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 39.7%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

  49. #49 KeyBound
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: amnesea
    Windows

    Embark on a thrilling rogue-vania platformer adventure in a keyboard-inspired realm. Reclaim lost keys to restore your keyboard, each one bringing logic back to the realm. Explore interconnected maps, battle rogue keys, and confront unique bosses in this epic quest!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.1%

  50. #50 Ubirajara
    73% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
    Windows

    Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Nonlinear 10%

  51. #51 Project Atno
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Olsen Games LLC
    Windows

    Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

  52. #52 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: OthersideCraft
    Windows

    OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%

  53. #53 100 Pumpkins 2
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
    Windows · Linux

    Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Nonlinear 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  54. #54 PATHFINDER 08
    71% 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 36.5%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Exploration 10%

  55. #55 Whim
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pixel Stonk
    Windows

    On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9%

  56. #56 Celestial Lumina
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Juan Centeno
    Windows

    Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Lore-Rich 14%, Nonlinear 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.1%

  57. #57 Cliff Kingdom
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
    Windows · Mac

    The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

  58. #58 Isostasy
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
    Windows

    A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Platformer 11.3%

  59. #59 LUCID
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows

    Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Nonlinear 14%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%

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