- #1 The Abandoned Presence
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M.O. Studios
Windows
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Steampunk 23.1% ★, Platformer 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Exploration 6.1%
- #2 ABYSS X ZERO
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Pixel Punk
Windows
Explore an expansive world in this 3D Metroidvania with carefully crafted dungeons and stylish combat. Take control of two different characters, fated to battle each other: Codename A and Codename Z, legendary heroes with unique abilities that change how you fight and interact with the environment.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, 3D Platformer 18.7%, RPG 13.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #3 Liturnian
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Solar Fish Games
Windows
Discover a strange world inhabited by living lights. Liturnian is a 3D-Metroidvania with fluid movement, fights against strange creatures and exciting puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 3D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Third Person 7.1%, Exploration 6.6%
- #4 The Journey of Clinbo
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Action RPG 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Platformer 12.6%, RPG 11.1%
- #5 Shawley - Zoo of Wonders
94% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Join Shawley on a magical rescue mission in "Shawley - Zoo of Wonders"! Navigate through enchanted worlds, defeat foes with your hammer, unlock new skills and save escaped animals to reopen the zoo. A grant platformer adventure full of fun and excitement awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Third Person 5.9%
- #6 Shattered Divinities
93% matchVery Positive94% of 496 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 46.8%, Platformer 14%, RPG 8.1%, Action RPG 7.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #7 Convent Of Magical Chambers
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucakPub: SadRooster
Windows
3D adventure metroidvania inspired by the early 2000s level design explore an abandoned convent filled with ghosts and magical chambers and try to solve the mystery behind everything
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, 3D Platformer 21%, Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 6.8%, Third Person 5.7%
- #8 Bitup
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmogonia Games
Windows
BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, 3D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 4.8%
- #9 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Action RPG 16.7%, RPG 10.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #10 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
91% matchVery Positive87% of 7,022 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Steampunk 23.9% ★, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Linear 3.9%
- #11 Defrost
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radiant Bear Games
Windows
Defrost - a 3D third-person metroidvania. Jump, climb, explore, collect coins, and upgrade your abilities. Fight, help strange characters survive, and use the world in creative ways. Discover why the fridge is defrosting before it's too late.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, 3D Platformer 12.8%, Action RPG 11.2%, Exploration 10.2%, RPG 9.3%
- #12 Chronicles of Teddy
90% matchMixed69% of 333 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Platformer 11.6%, RPG 10.4%, Action RPG 6%
- #13 A Song in Elyel Nalore
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action RPG 18.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Action 5.5%
- #14 Project Ants
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ant Team
Windows
Project Ants is a 3D Metroidvania combining the exploration depth of Hollow Knight with the technical hack-and-slash of Ninja Gaiden. Set in a fractured insect kingdom, a fallen Phragmotic Ant Warrior explores a brutal, layered world to uncover the secrets at its core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 3D Platformer 18.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Third Person 5%
- #15 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
88% matchVery Positive84% of 2,713 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 62%, Platformer 13.3%, RPG 9.2%, Action 4.1%, Exploration 4%
- #16 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #17 Minute
86% matchVery Positive87% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Arcadia StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 3D action platformer where you play as a wind-up toy in a Tinkerer's workshop set in the Victorian Age. As a small wind-up toy, you must rely on your wind-up key to embark on an arduous journey. Defeat enemies and uncover a dark secret within the rooms.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.4% ★, 3D Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 12%, Third Person 7.9%
- #18 回魂者 CallBacker
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KingGood
Windows
Explore the mysterious 3D Underworld and fight on the edge of life and death. A Metroidvania blending hardcore combat with deep storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Action RPG 11.2%, RPG 9.8%, Third Person 7.9%
- #19 Stone
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heijingshi
Windows
"Stone" is an action-adventure game, a 3D Metroidvania. You are led to an unknown world, given a stone body, and given the ability to change into various forms. You explore and fight in this unknown world and finally solve the mystery of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Action RPG 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 10.4%
- #20 Green Field Cube Island
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Chodnii
Windows
Green Field Cube Island is a 3D action RPG. Step into the role of Chodnii, cross the mysterious teleportation portals scattered across Cube Island, explore wildly different worlds, hone your skills, defeat dangerous enemies, and ultimately find a way to escape Cube Island.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.7%, Action RPG 20.2%, RPG 16.9%, Third Person 8.2%, Linear 5.9%
- #21 Pseudoregalia
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,186 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, 3D Platformer 22%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #22 Lock & Key: A Hunter's Legacy
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cloud Roost Games
Windows · Mac
Become an unlikely hero by exploring, building new gadgets, jumping, and shooting to delve into a mysterious tower that has emerged from the ground without warning and awakened a terrible power...
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action RPG 12.1%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9.7%, RPG 7.9%
- #23 Feudal Alloy
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 956 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, RPG 13.4%, Action RPG 13.2%, Platformer 10%, Action 5.6%
- #24 Beyond Zero Line
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BIIMSPub: BIIMS GAMING
Windows
A nation is on the brink of collapse and you have been given a special order: rescue the trapped president. Run, jump, and gun your way across its interconnected districts full of enemies and secrets. Uncover the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Platformer 16.3%, 3D Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Action 5.9%
- #25 Earthblade
81% 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 40.4%, Action RPG 14.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%
- #26 Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
Liminal City: Axiom of Maria is a 3D Metroidvania set in Seoul — a ghost city run by AI after humanity's population collapse. Explore a twisted Seoul and discover new abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, 3D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%
- #27 Terry Tales
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ansimuz Games
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Action RPG 20.1%, Exploration 14%, RPG 13.7%, Platformer 9%
- #28 Savior
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, RPG 17.3%, Platformer 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action 7.1%
- #29 Aldebaran Legend
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Action RPG 19.6%, RPG 18.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Action 8%
- #30 Mona: The Endless Journey
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Level Pub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Mona: The Endless Journey is a 3D side-scrolling Metroidvania. Players play a fragile pillow-carrying girl, adventuring in a nightmarish fantasy continent. They rescue powerful companions, traverse mysteries, solve puzzles, fight eerie creatures, and uncover the world’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, 3D Platformer 20%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 10%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #31 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
76% 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 48.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%, RPG 8.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #32 Fevercide
76% 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 32.5%, Action RPG 18.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #33 Inexistence Rebirth
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 133 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in 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 49.3%, Platformer 18.4%, RPG 12.6%, Action 5.2%, Exploration 5%
- #34 Mystik Belle
77% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, RPG 9.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 5.7%
- #35 Bewitching Gears
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WitchCatHat
Windows
★ Bewitching Gears ★ is an adventure platformer about a witch-engineer and her friends. Explore the world full of mechanisms, use magic and artifacts, and ride broomsticks. Solve the Merchant mystery!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, 3D Platformer 18.7%, Action RPG 8.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Magic 7.5%
- #36 PHANTOM CAMPER : REBIRTH
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 理叶洲Leafica
Windows
PHANTOM CAMPER:REBIRTH is an anime-style side-scrolling action-adventure. Play as Audrey Hill, a girl from another world, collect post-apocalyptic surface resources, bring them back to the space station to build a base and repair the RV until she leaves.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action RPG 15.6%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 11%, Exploration 9.2%
- #37 Possessor(s)
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Platformer 15.3%, 3D Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Action 7.2%
- #38 Sandloop
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yoku Games
Windows
Help Hura save her village from invaders by exploring the intricate lands of Iman and gaining ancient skills that will enhance her mobility!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 3D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #39 Palingenesia
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cozy foxPub: Sailing Fox
Windows
Explore the ruins of a mysterious castle filled with deep magic, brutal monsters, and ancient secrets. Fight your way through the dark castle to find the king's son.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 3D Platformer 21.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Third Person 7%
- #40 Dust to Dust
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlimited Spoons
Windows
Fight for your afterlife in this colorful, action-packed 3D top-down Metroidvania-style game! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, sneak around interconnected levels, unlock new powers and team up with the local psychic to turn gigantic foes into dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Action RPG 11.5%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 5%
- #41 Longtail!!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hologram Monster
Windows
Longtail!! is a story-driven action-adventure game where metroidvania-style exploration meets puzzle-filled dungeons. Uncover secrets, master energy powers, and traverse a shifting world on the brink of collapse. A heartwarming, action-packed journey full of charm and discovery awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 3D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Third Person 8.4%
- #42 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
72% 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 45.7%, Action RPG 14.3%, Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 12.2%, RPG 9.7%
- #43 Etherland Saga
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChillFace Games
Windows
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Action RPG 13.2%, Platformer 11.8%, RPG 9.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 The Elementum
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Baturalp ÖZMEN
Windows
Tactical combat powered by combo-based spellcasting and elemental reactions. Explore, grow stronger, and unlock sealed-off areas.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, 3D Platformer 7.4%
- #45 Silvercall
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Action RPG 15.7%, Platformer 15.4%, RPG 12.3%, Action 5.1%
- #46 Evil Castle & Princess
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLightProject
Windows
"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Action RPG 19.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Magic 4.3%
- #47 The Flame and the Fart
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Saucy Steel Games
Windows
The Flame and the Fart: Hunt treasure, forge gear, build your hero. Loot bones, ores, relics from monsters; smelt and forge legendary equipment. Mix basic attacks, dashes, and spirit skills via gems into your own style. Battle through forests, snowy mountains, cursed villages, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 14.6%, RPG 14.4%, Magic 3.8%
- #48 The Doors That Led to Nowhere
69% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: SoloCap Games
Windows · Mac
Wake up lost in a void of darkness. With no other option, press onward through cryptic dimensional doors, wielding a mysterious blade created by the fallen entities that came long before you in this heart-pounding First Person RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, 3D Platformer 19.2%, RPG 17.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 8%
- #49 Filiy Eclipse
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Action RPG 20.1%, RPG 13.2%, Exploration 6.6%, Action 6.3%
- #50 AlterMage
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AlterTech
Windows
AlterMage is an immersive first-person spell slinging adventure that combines metroidvania world design and abilities with RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Action RPG 17.5%, Exploration 11%, RPG 10.4%, 3D Platformer 7.9%
- #51 Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
70% matchVery Positive82% of 795 reviews2022
Dev: WindThunder StudioPub: Skywalker HK
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
ZERO 2 is an ARPG with intriguing storytelling, an unpredictable battle system, and endless heartfelt adventure. The story includes multiple subtle metaphors for the relationship between God and humans.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Action RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Platformer 11.1%, RPG 10.3%
- #52 Final Nation
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyperlimits
Windows
In this challenging action-adventure you are on a quest to find a mystic crystal to save your country from an evil militant cult. Explore vast lands and secret chambers invested with dangerous enemies. In order to succeed you must escape hazards, collect crucial items, and destroy key targets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, 3D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Third Person 6.5%
- #53 Dusted Dusk
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Action RPG 16.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Platformer 11%, Action 5%
- #54 Shadows Labyrinth
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Kratos Games
Windows
Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 15.4%, RPG 13%, Action RPG 9.8%, Exploration 9.4%
- #55 Legend of Hiraq
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Devai
Windows
Traverse a blazing desert and brave ancient ruins teeming with deadly traps, enigmatic djinn, and hidden lore. Experience heart-pounding action and thrilling mysteries in this epic adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Action RPG 15.8%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #56 AOI
68% 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 47.4%, Platformer 16%, Action RPG 13.3%, RPG 11.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #57 Legend of a Soul Hunter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micha Schmid
Windows
Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Action RPG 19.1%, Exploration 12.9%, RPG 7.9%, Third Person 7.8%
- #58 Escape From Tethys
69% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.5%, Platformer 21.1%, Exploration 12.9%, Action 9.4%
- #59 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Platformer 16.3%, RPG 13.8%, Action RPG 11.5%, Action 6.5%
- #60 Teratale: Tide of Wishes
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ManafishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel with your mysterious partner Tupa, fight powerful monsters, discover treasures and secrets scattered around the world, and uncover the truth of the world, Tupa and yourself with the help of the tide of wishes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Action RPG 19.7%, RPG 18.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 8.5%