- #1 Grav1ty
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo MachadoPub: Eduardo Machado
Windows
Discover an enigmatic universe. Explore diverse biomes, face ancient guardians, and uncover hidden secrets in this captivating 2D pixel art platformer. Embark on an unforgettable cosmic odyssey!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Open World 9.2%
- #2 Tac-Tums: DreamQuest
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Carlos Sánchez Valenciano
Windows
Tac-Tums: DreamQuest is a cozy but challenging pixel art action-platformer. A young boy enters his dreams to rescue his Yaya. Explore magical worlds inspired by Venezuela, overcome enemies, puzzles, and platforming challenges, discover new powers as you advance through this retro adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12%, Cute 6.2%
- #3 Little Droid 2: Escape
95% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: KingStyle
Windows
"Little Droid 2: Escape" is a classic 2D (Metroidvania) side-scrolling pixel art adventure where you need to find a way to escape a mysterious planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Platformer 16.3%, Arcade 13.4%, 2D Platformer 6.6%, Linear 5.9%
- #4 Destroyed Base
96% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Riddik
Windows
Destroyed Base is a 2D platformer adventure where your main task is to survive, find resources to strengthen your shelter and defeat the enemies inhabiting these gloomy corners of the forest. Various bandits have escaped into this forest, who, like you, are hunting for various resources.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Arcade 10.4%, Linear 8.6%
- #5 Shadow King
94% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Platformer 8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #6 The Ramsey
94% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Cute 6%
- #7 Tiny Turnip DX
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luke Sanderson
Windows
Help a turnip reach the stars in this award-winning 1-bit metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Open World 9.1%, Cute 7.7%
- #8 Havoc Fox
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Studios
Windows
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Cute 6.5%
- #9 Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VP Games
Windows
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Action 6.4%
- #10 Witchcrafty
91% 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 26.2%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 8.8%, Linear 8.6%
- #11 SHEEPO
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 615 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Open World 10.4%, Cute 7.2%
- #12 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
89% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Cartoony 6.9%
- #13 Thrilling Triple Treat
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
What do you get if you mix a platformer with a metroidvania and tower defense but then seperate that mix into three games that are then collected into a single game? Nonsense. You get nonsense. This game is nonsense. But dear, is it funny!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Linear 8.1%
- #14 Jumper Jon
87% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #15 Super Vili
88% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Affordable Care Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help minister of health destroy deadly virus! Visit beautiful Croatia, try out jumping on the virus or shooting protective masks at it, find secret passages, try out the underwater level and more! Collect all the cool stuff you will need to give to your citizens during the lockout. Have fun!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Cartoony 7.4%
- #16 Bread Adventure
86% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #17 Dexter Stardust: Odyssey in Outer Space
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dexter Team Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An SNES-Inspired, platforming, sci-fi adventure. It's like playing a Saturday Morning Cartoon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Cartoon 7.5%
- #18 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
85% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 17.4%, Action 7.1%, Cute 6.4%
- #19 Mishaka Ubivaka
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Low ResPub: Low Res games
Windows
Mishaka is an ordinary mouse with extraordinary courage. Upon learning of the cheese theft, he decides to take gun into his own paws and reclaim the lost delicacies. Throughout his adventure, Mishaka will encounter dangers, traps, and a multitude of enemies — from cunning rats to giant predators.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #20 Overbowed
84% matchVery Positive91% of 93 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 38.4%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #21 The Adventures of Poppe
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, 1990's 6.1%
- #22 Red Pippy
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Magnific Studios
Windows
Red Pippy is a 2D pixel art platformer starring a red bird who dreams of flying high! Before taking off, he must train with his wise master, facing challenges filled with obstacles and enemies that will test his strength, endurance, and courage.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25%, Platformer 20%, Arcade 14.7%, Linear 11%, Cute 9.2%
- #23 Cloud Seeker
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Action 5.9%
- #24 Dipod: The Foot Legacy
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
A cursed clan.A female hero who making everyone tremble with fear, and a journey. Join Dipod’s adventure. Is this a punishment from Gods or is it just a rebel against Gods? If you were in Dipod’s shoes, what would you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 7.5%
- #25 Iliad
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jean-Sébastien PayettePub: XXIst Century Digital Boy
Windows · Linux
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Open World 10.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Arcade 7.6%
- #26 Montezuma's Revenge - Director's Cut
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Normal Distribution LLC
Windows
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 14.6%, Open World 8.9%, Cartoony 6.1%
- #27 Super Mombo Quest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 880 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 33.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #28 Crocs World Construction Kit 2
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Sprakelsoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
"Crocs World Construction Kit 2" is finally there! Play and create custom levels of Croc's World! You can publish them on the internet and other players can play them as well!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Arcade 12.6%, Cartoony 7.9%
- #29 Funny Bunny Gun
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
The game is a cartoon-style Metroidvania. Explore winding mazes, ancient temples, and fiery caves. Fight in fast-paced battles against aggressive oversized vegetables and mutant beetles. Gear up with customizable guns to stop the inhumane experiments of a mad scientist!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #30 Janosik 2: Prologue
77% matchPositive100% of 48 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 29.2%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Cute 6.2%
- #31 Pulse Jumper
78% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Fifth Edge Studios
Windows
Pulse Jumper is a Precision-Platformer where you can jump with guns!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Arcade 10%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #32 Bluso Hero and the Copper Heart
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Abrigo de Paulo
Windows
Explore the ruins of a decaying mechanical world in this visceral Metroidvania. Fight through clockwork horrors in search of the legendary Copper Heart, aided by a brilliant medic-engineer companion. Forge your path, repair your body, and unravel the truth behind the corrosion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Arcade 10.6%
- #33 TIES: Soul Link
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Tokyo
Windows
TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Open World 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #34 Curse of Diamond
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toonwich IsaPub: Gigantic G
Windows
After a mysterious flash of light, Jennifer, a magic student, finds herself trapped in a cursed floating castle. Explore the castle’s interiors in search of a way to escape...
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Cartoony 8.9%
- #35 Sylv and the Ancient Tree
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kelkorne
Windows
The balance of Sunroot Island is fading. Join Sylv, guardian of the Ancestral Tree, in a vibrant platforming RPG adventure. Reclaim the elemental energy stolen by the egocentric Umbra before the biomes collapse and the corrupted wildlife takes full control.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Arcade 12%, Cartoony 8.1%
- #36 Croakspire
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #37 City of None
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #38 Transiruby
73% matchVery Positive92% of 307 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 39.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #39 史莱狗(Slimg)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #40 Maelstrom
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #41 AOI
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #42 Dark Labyrinth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Open World 9.4%
- #43 Sunken Sky
71% matchPositive92% of 13 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 37.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Open World 13.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #44 Dirtlight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Cartoony 6.3%
- #45 Son-Hit Origins
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uri Games StudioPub: Uriel Studio Oficial
Windows
Blood must find a way to locate the Son-Hit Chalice, destroy his brother Zip and the evil, mysterious creatures, and find his grandfather.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Arcade 8.5%
- #46 Sir Noggin
69% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair StrangePub: Scarlet Moon Games
Windows
Sir Noggin is a platformer inspired by the glorious 8-bit days and in the style of the Master System. Relive the days where the controllers only had a couple of buttons and you'd have to re-tune in your television sets.
Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Cartoony 8.4%
- #47 Battery Samurai
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #48 Grumblemoor
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lev Roland-KalbPub: Cat106
Windows · Mac
Explore a colorful haunted world, fight and befriend its bizarre inhabitants, unlock game changing upgrades, and unravel a story of epic proportions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Linear 8.9%, Space 7.6%
- #49 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
70% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #50 PSYCRON
70% 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 35.6%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, Space 8.9%
- #51 Pixgun
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Chexie is a teenage girl who, as a result of mysterious events, is transported to the virtual kingdom of Pixgun. There she discovers a magic wand that becomes her key to survival. Your task is to discover the source of corruption in the kingdom and the plight of its inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 16%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7.5%
- #52 Pain-T
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Open World 9.7%, Cute 6.6%
- #53 Bearable Nightmares
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel KonarikPub: CybertoothStudio
Windows
Smash, dash, crash, and slash through spooky forests, creepy arcades, chilling schools, and more as you upgrade your teddy hero with amazing set of abilities to reclaim the freedom to dream!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Linear 13.3%, Cute 10.1%
- #54 Beholgar
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 386 reviews2022
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Arcade 11%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #55 Doe and Dot
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon Turkey
Windows · Mac
Speed through a sinister space station to free yourself and fellow aliens from captivity in this 2D fast paced platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #56 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
65% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Cute 8.4%
- #57 Keaton's Adventure
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trent SavagePub: Ripsted Studio
Windows · Linux
Keaton's Adventure is an expressive 2D action-adventure platformer. Traverse the recently formed Milkdromeda Galaxy to bring about peace and stomp out an alien invasion!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Cartoony 8.2%
- #58 Charlie from the swamp
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #59 Diggy Diggy Mole
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Novasplore Games
Windows
In this metroidvania platformer originally made for NES, play as mole digging your way with great agility through deep caverns, in search of a lost dwarven treasure to repay your debts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #60 Berry
66% matchVery Positive99% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Robert BorghesePub: KOMODO
Windows
Berry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer about a tiny, blue spider. Gain new abilities, weave through projectiles, collect and purchase a variety of items, and combat various bosses in this tiny metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 7.8%