- #1 Rabi-Ribi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,274 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Anime 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #2 Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
96% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, Female Protagonist 19%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Adventure 5.1%
- #3 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,423 reviews2016
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Platformer 12.6%, Anime 8%, Comedy 7.9%
- #4 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,813 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.1 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 32.5%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Anime 8.6%
- #5 KAMIKO
95% matchVery Positive84% of 229 reviews2019
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Cute 16.9%, Fantasy 15.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #6 TEVI
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,070 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #7 Gensokyo Night Festival
93% matchMixed70% of 4,778 reviews2019
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 107.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Platformer 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #8 Transiruby
92% matchVery Positive92% of 309 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Platformer 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #9 Lost Ruins
91% matchVery Positive85% of 5,816 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Anime 12.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Cute 8.1%
- #10 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,043 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 5.5%, Anime 4.9%
- #11 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
89% matchVery Positive93% of 256 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 9.6%, Cute 8.3%
- #12 Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,464 reviews2021
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Anime 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #13 Akatori
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Exploration 9.5%
- #14 Whirlwind Magician
86% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Santi Ponce
Windows
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Funny 8.3%
- #15 Witchcrafty
88% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Funny 7.4%
- #16 ITORAH
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 962 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #17 Iconoclasts
85% matchVery Positive86% of 5,021 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 43.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 12%, Adventure 4%
- #18 Gastova: The Witches of Arkana
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: MechWolf Productions
Windows
Gastova is a lighthearted 2D platform adventure game. As the Guardian Witch of Arkana, Gastova must keep the balance of magic, solve a mystery involving the elemental fount guardians, discover hidden truths, and protect the future of her world from ominous forces before it's too late...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Anime 6.3%
- #19 An Automaton's Journey
83% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Exploration 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Funny 7.8%, Cute 6.9%
- #20 Phoenotopia: Awakening
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,921 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Fantasy 6.1%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
- #21 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Seedy Eye SoftwarePub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #22 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
80% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #23 Shattered Divinities
78% matchVery Positive95% of 962 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, 2D Platformer 6.2%, 2D 5.2%
- #24 The Adventure of NAYU
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,786 reviews2021
Dev: ambai
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nayu is a fox who lives in a strangely cozy world.Go on a little adventure with Nayu ♪ in this adorable clicker-like game for everyone to enjoy.
Why similar: Cute 31.5%, Fantasy 17.3%, Anime 16%, 2D 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #25 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,740 reviews2014
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Platformer 18%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Anime 4.5%
- #26 Strikey Sisters
81% matchVery Positive89% of 962 reviews2017
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Say hello to a fantasy themed action arcade brick breaker! Featuring cute characters, silly humor, powerful magic, crazy bosses, and even local 2 player co-op mode!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Anime 12.5%, Comedy 12%, Cute 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #27 Janosik 2: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Comedy 7.4%, Cute 6.2%
- #28 Wife Quest
79% matchVery Positive82% of 430 reviews2021
Dev: Pippin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Funny 9.9%, Anime 9.5%
- #29 Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
76% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Turkey GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Exploration 11%, Cute 6.6%, Anime 6%
- #30 TOMOMI
77% matchVery Positive97% of 280 reviews2022
Dev: NUL2 STUDIO
Windows
Full of hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! A super exhilarating Metroidvania action game!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Comedy 10.9%, Cute 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 6.7%
- #31 Little Witch Nobeta
76% matchVery Positive84% of 10,055 reviews2022
Dev: Pupuya Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!
Why similar: Cute 24.3%, Funny 23.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Anime 15.9%, RPG 6.6%
- #32 Super Beast Hunt
77% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Woah_maaan
Windows
A crazy platformer about a hungry demon girl who wants to eat lots of meat!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20%, Platformer 19.4%, Anime 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Comedy 8.5%
- #33 Dungeon Gals
73% matchVery Positive100% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Exploration 9%
- #34 Ariana and the Elder Codex
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Anime 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #35 Taimumari: Definitive Edition
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: TERNOX
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.2%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Anime 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #36 Outrider Mako
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.9%, Exploration 17.7%, Cute 14.7%, Anime 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #37 Alice Escaped!
74% matchVery Positive83% of 333 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Anime 8.7%, Cute 8.4%
- #38 Rosenkreuzstilette
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 443 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.
Why similar: Platformer 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Retro 9.2%
- #39 Haiku, the Robot
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,583 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 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 36.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #40 The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms
73% matchVery Positive87% of 201 reviews2020
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #41 Eroico
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,372 reviews2018
Dev: KyrieruPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Eroico is a colorful, lighthearted platformer with monster-girls and sexual content. Journey across the land, battling and escaping the grasp of monster-girl foes in your quest to defeat the demon lord!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.1%, Platformer 23.3%, Anime 12.3%, 2D 8.8%, Cute 6%
- #42 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,298 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Anime 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #43 Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
72% matchVery Positive89% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Platformer 19.8%, Anime 15.5%, Cute 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #44 Frauki's Adventure!
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #45 Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
71% matchVery Positive82% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: G CHOICEPub: Bliss Brain
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The adventures of Asha, the little warrior, begin! Together with her blue sidekick Pepelogoo, she will run through numerous stages and save the Monster World from the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Anime 7.4%
- #46 Tres-Bashers
70% matchVery Positive96% of 199 reviews2021
Dev: ondydev
Windows
Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Funny 8.5%
- #47 Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
67% matchVery Positive85% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Funny 8.6%, Anime 7.3%
- #48 Pinch of Fighting Girls
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: ダメージ床の上でPub: SM KING
Windows
Pinch of Fighting Girls is a cute sideways action fighting game! You must control the fighting girls and clear all the monsters in the map!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Cute 11.5%, Combat 11.5%
- #49 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
68% matchVery Positive93% of 3,106 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Anime 6%
- #50 Mekabolt
69% matchVery Positive87% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24%, Platformer 20.1%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Cute 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #51 Super Mombo Quest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 899 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Funny 6.7%
- #52 Mighty Gunvolt
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 436 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Retro 23.9%, Indie 7.9%
- #53 Freedom Planet 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,743 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Anime 12.7%, Retro 10.5%
- #54 Kokoro Clover Season1
67% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: ひこてるPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Plop down on the couch in your comfiest pajamas, grab a big bowl of cereal, and prepare to enter "Kokoro Clover", a 2D platformer inspired by Sunday morning Japanese anime shows of the past! Transformations, cards, dancing, and robots! Let's find out what this wonderful world has in store!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 14.7%, Anime 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #55 Frogun
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 643 reviews2022
Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Cute 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Funny 6.3%
- #56 Freedom Planet
67% matchVery Positive95% of 4,907 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 11.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #57 Touhou Luna Nights
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,000 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 44.6 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 37.2%, Platformer 13%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 8.2%, Anime 8%