- #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 8.5%, 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 28.9%, 3D Platformer 18.8%, RPG 13.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #3 Shattered Divinities
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarSoul
Windows
In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 15%, Action RPG 11.8%, RPG 9.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #4 Liturnian
95% 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 42.1%, 3D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Third Person 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #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 39.3%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Third Person 5.9%
- #6 Seed of Life
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ki3 Games
Windows
Seed of Life is an old school action-adventure game. You play as Hope, a wolf spirit on a quest to restore natural order. In your journey, you'll be accompanied by a bird named Letty. Use both their unique skills to explore exotic places, fight formidable foes, and discover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, 3D Platformer 14.9%, Action RPG 13%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #7 The Journey of Clinbo
93% 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 36.8%, Action RPG 14.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 11.1%
- #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 15.1%, Exploration 10.4%, 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%, Action RPG 17.3%, RPG 10.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 6.7%
- #10 A Song in Elyel Nalore
90% 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 44.4%, Action RPG 18.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Action 5.5%
- #11 Chronicles of Teddy
91% matchMixed70% of 330 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 44.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Platformer 11.5%, RPG 10.4%, Action RPG 6%
- #12 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
89% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Steampunk 23.9% ★, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Linear 3.9%
- #13 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.9%, Platformer 13.3%, RPG 9.3%, Action 4.1%, Exploration 4%
- #14 Minute
88% matchVery Positive88% of 109 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 14.2%, Exploration 12%, Third Person 7.9%
- #15 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
87% 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%, Action RPG 16.5%, Platformer 14%, Exploration 12%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #16 Stone
86% 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 34.1%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Action RPG 12%, Exploration 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%
- #17 Beyond Zero Line
85% 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 16.2%, 3D Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Action 5.9%
- #18 Feudal Alloy
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 952 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 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 13.5%, Action RPG 13.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Action 5.5%
- #19 Pseudoregalia
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 35.1%, 3D Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%
- #20 Lock & Key: A Hunter's Legacy
84% 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 34.8%, Action RPG 12.1%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9.7%, RPG 8%
- #21 Earthblade
83% 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 40.3%, Action RPG 14.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 12.4%
- #22 Terry Tales
82% 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 30.9%, Action RPG 20.1%, Exploration 14.1%, RPG 13.8%, Platformer 8.9%
- #23 Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
A parkour-focused 3D Metroidvania set in AI-run Seoul after a population collapse. Solve movement-driven puzzles through acrobatic traversal and momentum-based exploration. With fractured memories, you’re searching for someone who might help—guided only by a voice you may not trust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 3D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%
- #24 Savior
81% 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 17.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action 7.1%
- #25 Aldebaran Legend
81% 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 35.3%, Action RPG 19.6%, RPG 18.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Action 7.9%
- #26 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
77% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 12.5%, RPG 8.2%, Adventure 5.5%
- #27 Torii: Beyond The Gates
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Action RPG 15.6%, Platformer 14.9%, RPG 12.6%, Action 4.1%
- #28 Mystik Belle
80% matchVery Positive88% of 223 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 53.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, RPG 9.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 5.7%
- #29 Inexistence Rebirth
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 18.3%, RPG 12.7%, Action 5.2%, Exploration 5.1%
- #30 VIOLENCE DOLL バイオレンスドール
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Games
Windows
Hack enemies to stop them in their tracks, then unleash relentless real-time combat. The closer you fight, the faster your hacking power grows. Master distance and timing to dominate every battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 3D Platformer 21.4%, RPG 19.3%, Action RPG 19.3%, 3D 3.1%
- #31 Fevercide
78% 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 32.3%, Action RPG 18.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #32 Bewitching Gears
77% 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 30.7%, 3D Platformer 18.7%, Action RPG 8.9%, Platformer 7.7%, Magic 7.6%
- #33 Sandloop
76% matchNo user reviews
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 34.4%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #34 Dust to Dust
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlimited Spoons
Windows
Fight for your afterlife in DUST TO DUST! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, dash through interconnected levels, befriend the psychic Matthias, and take control of his body and powers to break down hostile coalesced creatures and wipe them out once and for all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Action RPG 11.5%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 5%
- #35 Longtail!!
75% 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 31.6%, 3D Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Third Person 8.4%
- #36 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
75% 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 45.6%, Action RPG 14.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 12.3%, RPG 9.7%
- #37 PHANTOM CAMPER : REBIRTH
74% 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 29.9%, Action RPG 16%, Platformer 12.7%, RPG 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%
- #38 The Elementum
74% 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 39.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, 3D Platformer 7.4%
- #39 Silvercall
73% 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 15.3%, RPG 12.3%, Action 5.1%
- #40 AlterMage
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AlterTech
Windows
Explore a vast island citadel as an agile mage in a first-person spell-slinging sword-swinging metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Action RPG 17.5%, Exploration 11.1%, RPG 10.4%, 3D Platformer 7.9%
- #41 The Doors That Led to Nowhere
72% matchVery Positive94% 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 17.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Action 8%
- #42 Evil Castle & Princess
73% 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 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Magic 4.4%
- #43 Filiy Eclipse
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 48.7%, Action RPG 20.2%, RPG 13.3%, Exploration 6.6%, Action 6.2%
- #44 Possessor(s)
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 37.2%, Platformer 15.6%, 3D Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Action 7.5%
- #45 Final Nation
71% 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 36.3%, 3D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Third Person 6.5%
- #46 Dusted Dusk
70% 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%, Action RPG 16.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Platformer 11%, Action 4.9%
- #47 Escape From Tethys
71% matchMixed69% of 457 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%, Exploration 13%, Action 9.4%
- #48 Legend of a Soul Hunter
70% 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%, Action RPG 19%, Exploration 13%, RPG 7.9%, Third Person 7.8%
- #49 AOI
70% 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 15.9%, Action RPG 13.3%, RPG 12%, Adventure 5.3%
- #50 Shadows Labyrinth
69% 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 15.3%, RPG 13%, Action RPG 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #51 Mona: The Endless Journey
69% 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 39.4%, 3D Platformer 20%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 10%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #52 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
69% 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 16.2%, RPG 13.9%, Action RPG 11.5%, Action 6.4%
- #53 Teratale: Tide of Wishes
68% 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 28.7%, Action RPG 19.7%, RPG 18.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 8.5%
- #54 Legend of Hiraq
68% matchNo user 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 28.4%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Action RPG 15.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #55 Get the Ball Rolling
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: GET THE BALL ROLLING LLC
Windows
A single player ball rolling adventure/platformer with puzzles, powerups, physics, portals and gravity flips. Get the Ball Rolling!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 3D Platformer 29.1%, Exploration 14%, Platformer 6.7%, 3D 4.5%
- #56 SteamWorld Dig 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Steampunk 23.7% ★, Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%
- #57 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
65% matchVery Positive80% of 2,037 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorphosis GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Steampunk 21.5% ★, RPG 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #58 The Last Tree
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, RPG 17.6%, Platformer 14%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #59 Axel Quest
65% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Action RPG 15.8%, Platformer 14%, Exploration 11%, RPG 9.7%
- #60 DreamWatcher
67% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%