- #1 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,020 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 10.1%
- #2 Cathedral
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 456 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Retro 7.3%
- #3 Gato Roboto
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Retro 6.6%, Indie 6.3%
- #4 Haiku, the Robot
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Exploration 9.6%
- #5 La-Mulana
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,608 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Indie 4.3%, Retro 3.9%
- #6 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
94% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Retro 10.2%, Indie 10%
- #7 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
92% matchVery Positive95% of 121 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 45.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Retro 7.6%
- #8 Alwa's Legacy
93% matchVery Positive87% of 634 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #9 Environmental Station Alpha
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Indie 4.2%, Action 4.1%
- #10 Chasm
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 10%, Indie 5.6%, Action 5.5%
- #11 Super Win the Game
90% matchVery Positive89% of 654 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 6.8%
- #12 Overbowed
89% matchVery Positive91% of 92 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 48.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Retro 7.5%
- #13 Beholgar
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.5 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 43.4%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 13.2%, 1990's 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #14 ANIMAL WELL
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,197 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Retro 4.8%
- #15 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
88% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: CollectorVision Games
Windows · Mac
In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Action 14.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Indie 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #16 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
86% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ヨコゴシステムズPub: GRAVITY
Windows · Linux
A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Exploration 8.6%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Retro 6.7%
- #17 Super Dangerous Dungeons
87% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2018
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Action 19.8%, Indie 17.1%, Retro 14.2%
- #18 Quarion
84% matchVery Positive95% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Retro 8.9%
- #19 Axiom Verge
84% matchVery Positive90% of 6,545 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 4.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #20 Elliot Quest
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.6%
- #21 Super Roboy
82% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, 1990's 11.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #22 The Mummy Demastered
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 921 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 9.3%, Platformer 6.7%, Retro 6.3%
- #23 Venture Kid
82% matchVery Positive83% of 228 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Action 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Retro 18%, Indie 16.3%
- #24 Genopanic
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #25 Lone Fungus
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,171 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Exploration 11%, Metroidvania 10.2%
- #26 Auridia
78% matchVery Positive98% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Reed Molbak
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 5.4%
- #27 Dungeon of Zolthan
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 534 reviews2016
Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Indie 22.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Action 8.2%, Retro 6.1%
- #28 Escape From Tethys
81% 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 57.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Action 11.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #29 Shovel Pirate
78% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Neutronized
Windows
X marks the spot! Follow the map and find hidden treasures.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 17.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #30 SAOMI
79% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
Saomi is a little adventurer who likes challenges and exploring new places. In this adventure, Saomi sets out in search of a very rare diamond that was lost in an old family treasure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Retro 7.6%
- #31 Transiruby
77% matchVery Positive92% of 303 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 53.9%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Action 6.7%
- #32 Master Key
76% matchVery Positive91% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Retro 13%, Exploration 11.2%, Action 5.9%
- #33 HAAK
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,432 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #34 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
75% matchVery Positive93% of 90 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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.8%, 1990's 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #35 Robot Wants It All
77% matchVery Positive90% of 192 reviews2019
Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 9.2%, Retro 8.3%
- #36 Janosik
74% matchVery Positive94% of 683 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 12.8%, 1990's 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #37 Shovel Knight Dig
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 901 reviews2022
Dev: NitromePub: Yacht Club Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 47.5%, Action 31%, Retro 15.6%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #38 Eldritchvania
72% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action 5.7%
- #39 Xeodrifter
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 861 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #40 PSYCRON
73% 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 50.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%
- #41 Owyn's Adventure
73% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Gazoid
Windows · Mac
Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Retro 16.6%, Action 12%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
- #42 The Siege and the Sandfox
72% matchMixed66% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #43 EMUUROM
69% matchVery Positive91% of 254 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 9.1%
- #44 The Little Brave
70% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 18.5%, Action 1%, Exploration 0.9%
- #45 Kingdom Shell
70% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 8.9%, Exploration 8%
- #46 Rush to Adventure
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Digital Awakening
Windows
Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.
Why similar: Action 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Platformer 19.4%, Indie 18.6%, Retro 15.8%
- #47 Treasure Adventure Game
71% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 12.1%, Action 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #48 KnightLight
69% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #49 SteamWorld Dig
69% matchVery Positive94% of 10,883 reviews2013
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.4%, Platformer 22%, Indie 6.1%, Exploration 5.4%, Action 4.7%
- #50 Castle In The Darkness
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,277 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.4%
- #51 Cave Crawler
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,121 reviews2022
Dev: Evan Youssef
Windows
Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.2%, Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Retro 13.1%, Action 9.3%
- #52 Hollow Floor
67% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 8.4%, Retro 8.3%
- #53 OUTBUDDIES DX
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 7%, Action 6.3%
- #54 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
67% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Benji
Windows · Linux
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Action 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Retro 5.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #55 Pharaoh Rebirth+
70% matchVery Positive92% of 355 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Action 16.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Indie 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #56 Iconoclasts
68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,973 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 7.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #57 Cursed Gem
68% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.
Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Action 11.7%, Retro 10.3%
- #58 Nuclear Blaze
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 923 reviews2021
Dev: Deepnight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.1%, Platformer 19.7%, Exploration 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 7.6%
- #59 Turbo Kid
64% matchVery Positive94% of 570 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Retro 9.8%
- #60 Phoenotopia: Awakening
66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,863 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.4%, Platformer 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 9.1%, Singleplayer 2%