- #1 HALLOW BLADE
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XekveraPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
HALLOW BLADE is a dark fantasy action adventure set in a vast interconnected subterranean kingdom where you form an unbreakable bond with an ancient possessed sword hungry for souls and vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 20.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Nonlinear 7.8%
- #2 Lightwood
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfixed Brain
Windows
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 21.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 7.8%
- #3 Crown Of Blight
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyammkatan
Windows
Crown of Blight is a dynamic top-down 3D metroidvania. As an elite Hunter of the Church, descend into cursed dungeons to find the source of the Blight. Annihilate hordes of enemies, unlock new paths, and uncover the grim truth hidden in the depths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.2%, Souls-like 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Adventure 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #4 The Will of Our Fathers
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David M Tippy
Windows
The Will of Our Fathers is a top-down 2D action-exploration game with an old-school design philosophy. Explore a large, interconnected world full of traps and treasure, delve into challenging and mysterious dungeons, and uncover secret schemes against The Will of Our Fathers.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Action 7.4%
- #5 Lumnis
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Wild Moose Games
Windows
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 19.2%, Action 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 12.6%
- #6 Curse of Elmwood
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broadwood Studio
Windows · Linux
A folklore-inspired, eerie action-adventure dungeon crawler about preventing a curse that requires your blood to complete. Master your weapon, explore a world brimming with items, abilities, and spells, and ensure that endless night never befalls your hometown of Elmwood.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Nonlinear 13%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #7 The Forgotten Castle
93% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: DogKing Games
Windows
Play as an old man who wakes up in a mysterious castle full of magic and danger. Explore every corner of the castle and discover what is hidden between the walls of this misterious and ancient place while you keep fighting with monsters and improving your abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 10.3%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #8 The Last Heroine
92% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Marcus Basquaise
Windows
A 3rd-person adventure game of sword fighting against powerful enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.4%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Adventure 14.4%
- #9 Time Travel Shanty
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gypynkt
Windows
Jump back and forth through time to escape the cursed island. Explore maze-like ruins, hack and slash undead guardians and plunder lost treasure. Gather your pirate crew in this isometric, metroidvania inspired, action-adventure, but beware: your actions in the past can affect the future!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Souls-like 17%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Action 7.5%
- #10 Zenith
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturnia Studios
Windows
Step into a dark and decaying world with Zenith, an Action RPG that blends intense combat, deep exploration, and an immersive atmosphere. Explore ruined cathedrals and gothic landscapes filled with secrets, facing relentless enemies that will challenge your skill and strategy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 22.3%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Action 10.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #11 Necrowave
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arfhis The Wizard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 19.4%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 7.9%
- #12 Deathward
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lauxly
Windows
Seek Death as you face dangerous foes, solve puzzles, and explore forgotten dungeons to become the ultimate necromancer.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Action 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #13 Hong Kong Horror Fun : The Ghostly Loop
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hong Kong Horror Fun
Windows
"Well-shaped" public housing is a historic Hong Kong icon.The Ghostly Loop, a first-person game, immerses players in a Hong Kong housing estate to interact with residents and escape.Each floor and character has a unique story, showcasing Hong Kong’s culture.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Simulation 17.8%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%
- #14 TUSK
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeverCry Studio
Windows
Top-down 3D action-adventure with the spirit of 90s classics. Tight combat, handcrafted dungeons, clever puzzles, and modern pacing. Collect enchanted masks to channel primal powers, brave ancient alien trials, and awaken the island’s lost protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Souls-like 18.7%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Action 9.8%
- #15 Mother's Sword
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monsitle
Windows
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 29%, Metroidvania 27.5%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #16 Go Alone
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 26.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #17 Stress testing
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: CALICO CAT
Windows
This is a challenging level game with almost no language barriers, showcasing a resilient spirit of challenge
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Metroidvania 19.4%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 13.9%
- #18 Last Night of Winter
85% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: DigitalZeon
Windows
Wake up and walk, Warden! Because the siege continues. We must find the Heir... And finally put an end to this cursed night.
Why similar: Souls-like 24%, Metroidvania 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #19 BackroomsNegativeLvLs
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: End'sgames30
Windows
A non-linear Backrooms experience focused on isolation, exploration, and uncertainty. This is not a puzzle game — every level can lead to multiple destinations through unpredictable noclips.
Why similar: Simulation 26.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Alternate History 14.9%, Nonlinear 10.7%
- #20 Take Care
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanesto
Windows
In Take Care you discover a great forest full of challenging enemies and puzzles. Help rebuild a withering town in its center and bring back its inhabitants who have lost their way in search of something better.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 22.6%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #21 False Earth
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuffoPub: Breakbound Studios
Windows
Descend deep into the Earth beneath the Kola Superdeep Borehole, exploring underground layers as a geologist sent to investigate strange signals — and uncover that Earth is not what science believes it to be.
Why similar: Simulation 20.5%, Adventure 20%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 9.1%
- #22 Peristeria
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peristeria
Windows
An atmospheric 3D metroidvania with heavy emphasis on platforming and exploration. Use projectiles, grappling, and dash to discover hidden ruins and secrets beneath the surface.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Action 17.5%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #23 Schoolboy Escape 2: Village
81% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: D one GamesPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Grandma and grandpa won’t let you have fun? Outsmart them and plan your runaway! Immerse yourself in an incredible adventure, solve puzzles and stay out of sight!
Why similar: Simulation 25.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Action 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #24 Barely a Hero
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adorable Abyss Studio
Windows
A hand-crafted little fable. Barely a Hero is a solo-developed adventure that hides challenging Souls-like combat behind a charming art style. The fate of a dying world rests on its weakest soul. Brave the dangers outside, learn from your defeats, and rise to save your home.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.2%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Action 8.2%
- #25 Chronoscript: The Endless End
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DeskWorks Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.9%, Souls-like 11.2%
- #26 Silent Santicado
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vigilant Addiction Studios
Windows
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 23.7%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #27 Tenebra
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broke CoCo
Windows
Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 17.5%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 8.1%, Nonlinear 7.7%
- #28 Grim Knight
79% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
explore dungeons, collect powerful relics, defeat monsters. Hoards of unique monsters with speciel abilities are guarding the dungeons from you. Use and combine a ton of diffrent relics and weapons to get stronger and cut through them and their bosses.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Adventure 6.9%
- #29 Shadows of the Ruins
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: InTheNight Games
Windows
Venture yourself into the ancient Ruins of a fallen evil empire in order to loot treasures and save your village from eternal poverty. But behold, there is MORE than traps and MONSTERS waiting for you in this dungeon...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Action 16.9%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 14.6%
- #30 EXCEED GEAR
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
A 2D rogue-lite anime action game, focused on combos and freedom of expression. Build synergistic combos through mind-blowing modifiers and combat upgrades each run. Fight through hordes of Valkyries and become the savior of the E.X.C.E.E.D program!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Action 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #31 Broken Spirit
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LiuYingjian
Windows
Broken Spirit is a fantasy action RPG. Explore palaces, ruins, tombs, and forests across a vast world, experiencing both the splendor of history and the desolation of the apocalypse.Compose your own equipment and craft your own tactics as you battle a variety of enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.8%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Adventure 10%
- #32 Cryselts
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Souls-like 11.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #33 Ruby's Land
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VGD EntertainmentPub: PixelProdigy
Windows
Ruby's Land, once a joyful park, became a haunted place after a mysterious fire. Investigate the disappearance of the director and children, uncover terrifying secrets.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.1%, Simulation 21.3%, Action-Adventure 18%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 7.1%
- #34 Bunni Gunni Classic
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoidRedDevPub: Void Red Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
They took your kids... Take their lives! Bunni Gunni Classic is a much needed polishing for the game jam game made in 4 days!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Dungeon Crawler 22%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Action-Adventure 15.1%
- #35 Tawa : Lost in Time
74% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: DrexTheDrake
Windows
Survive as Tawa, a tiny mouse in a dinosaur-ruled prehistoric world. Manage health & stamina, follow Phiso, read Luma’s warnings, and escape predators with stealth.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.3%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 10.4%
- #36 Crypt
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Z1c
Windows · Mac
Enter dungeons, slay monsters, discover new items and fight bosses!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.1%, Action 19.8%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #37 Noad: The Priest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Falling Spring
Windows
Noad: The Priest is a 2D action adventure game. It tells the story of a priest who begins an expedition where an unknown black substance 'Adven' flows out of the gate and cannot return beyond it. Face the truth with newcomers beyond the gate!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 20.4%, Action 16.4%, Action-Adventure 15%, Adventure 14.2%
- #38 A Game About Mining Rocks
73% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Syllec
Windows
A Game About Mining Rocks is a single-player survival game where you mine rocks, gather minerals, sell them, and upgrade your gear to explore deeper. Reach the bottom to find a legendary crystal, but be careful something down there is waiting for you.
Why similar: Simulation 36.6%, Adventure 19.8%, Action-Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 8.3%
- #39 Cliff Kingdom
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 24.8%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.4%
- #40 Tairo: Lost In Time
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Philuma
Windows
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Souls-like 32.4%, Stylized 8.7%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #41 Ghost Ship
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trigger Labs
Windows
In Ghost Ship, you become an epidemic expert aboard the quarantined cruise ship, stranded in the open seas. No port will offer you shelter, as an unknown virus wreaks havoc among the crew and the passengers. Your job is to save their lives, but also save the world in the long run.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.7%, Simulation 22.5%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #42 Hour of Redemption
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4MenArmy
Windows
A action adventure where every second counts. Slow time, fight your way through dungeons, and conquer the clock before it conquers you.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, Action Roguelike 25.9%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 18.7%, 3D 5.4%
- #43 止境 Ends
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: 正人君子杨某人
Windows
"Ends" is a classic 2D horizontal board action game. In the game, you will play a dead soldier. In the chaotic order, you will pick up the broken weapons again, explore the broken world, challenge the changing creatures, and find your final destination.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Metroidvania 20.4%, Action 19.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Action-Adventure 14%
- #44 Brichi Quest
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Wovkulaka Games
Windows · Linux
One day, Brichi finds a mysterious sword that suddenly transports him to an unknown land. He needs to search every island and dungeon in search of an opportunity to return home. Many dangers and obstacles await him along the way. Embark on this adventure and see it all for yourself!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #45 Zareck: The VideoGame
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArgentinGames
Windows
Play as Záreck, a prince condemned by darkness, in a brutal action-adventure with intense melee combat. Explore wild lands, face demonic creatures, and fight to rescue your sister from the fanatical monks of the underworld.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.3%, Action 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #46 Kena: Scars of Kosmora
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ember LabPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Kena’s journey to cure her affliction leads to the island of Kosmora, plagued by its own mysterious corruption. To protect Kosmora, she must master the elements with the aid of spirit companions and dynamic combat in this action-packed yet heartfelt adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Souls-like 21.3%, Action 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 12.7%
- #47 Mage's Legacy
70% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Ver Studio
Windows
In Mage's Legacy, you play as a brave mage who fights monsters, explores mysterious areas, and uses magic to overcome challenges. Bringing along your familiars, you will search for treasures and solve mysteries to uncover mystical stories and the ultimate secrets of this magical world.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Action 10.1%
- #48 Varuni: Heir of Time
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yūgen.co
Windows
Time’s Gate is a narrative driven action adventure game where you shift timelines between past and present to explore fractured worlds. Master fast-paced combat, blend into crowds, and hunt powerful guardians to reclaim fragments of the Varunavarta where your choices shape the fate of time itself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Souls-like 23.4%, Action 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Adventure 13.6%
- #49 Life Blood
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Connor Minns
Windows
You awaken on the Altar inside the Life Cathedral. Life Blood is a first-person, Kingsfield-like action adventure game with a focus on exploration. Travel the interconnected world with fast-paced, reaction-based combat and discover the secrets within the heart of the mountain.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.7%, Metroidvania 20.1%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #50 Summit Climber
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FunX
Windows
"Summit Climber" is a third person adventure game and a virtual journey. As youths from the Ancient Path Village, manage your stamina, food, supplies and unique gadgets. climb The Milon Mountain. Only through unity and cooperation can you reach the summit together.
Why similar: Simulation 23.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 15.6%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #51 Bruno: Lost In Nightmares
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruno Batista
Windows
A Metroidvania game Where the player will have to face their worst nightmares With a sword, bow and arrow, and some secret powers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Metroidvania 21%, Adventure 15.9%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 15.4%
- #52 Celestial Lumina
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Juan Centeno
Windows
Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 22.6%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Action 6.6%
- #53 Glyphen
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ToccGames
Windows
Glyphen is an Immersive Spellcasting Adventure in which you draw mysterious Glyphs to cast spells. Glyphs have meanings and can be combined to invoke complex magic. Draw Glyphs, create spells and become a mage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #54 Battle Witch
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feliciano Creadoros
Windows
Battle Witch is a bullet hell metroidvania where you shoot, dodge, and fly using powerful spells. Explore the ruins of a mana-infested mining town, left in chaos after a catastrophic magical incident. Master your magic, conquer the chaos, and uncover the secrets buried beneath the rubble.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Souls-like 13.6%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
- #55 Abyss of Kings
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Star Banner GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Linux
Explore the remnants of an underground civilization and battle sentient chess pieces. Discover magical rings and use them to create your own spells. Meet the last inhabitants of a dead kingdom and escape the Abyss.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #56 The Doors That Led to Nowhere
66% 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 22.6%, Action 16.9%, Souls-like 16.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%
- #57 Our Metal Bowl
65% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Intrugli Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Action-Adventure 16%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #58 SLYME BREAKER
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recurring Adversaries
Windows
SLYME BREAKER is the RPG that hates the genre. SLYME BREAKER has a focus on proactive combat, involved exploration, and meaningful deconstruction of RPG standards. Play as the bandit Gryme after his attack on a lowly Slime monster for some XP goes wrong and he is devoured by the Slime!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.3%, Souls-like 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Nonlinear 13%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #59 Lightward
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Souls-like 28.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #60 The Malice Kingdom
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Cheesecake Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Souls-like 21.6%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.1%