- #1 Night Breaker
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 10 DEAD Pixels
Windows
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Platformer 7.4%
- #2 Stoatman
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 7%, Atmospheric 7%, Side Scroller 6.9%
- #3 Goo Keeper
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Side Scroller 6.9%
- #4 Nocturnal 2
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%
- #5 Florarium
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #6 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 1990's 13.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Space 10.6%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #7 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 7.8%, Action 5.9%
- #8 Museful
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
Museful is a colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Colorful 8.2%, Exploration 6.8%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #9 SHEEPO
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Open World 7.4%
- #10 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
89% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a dream world as the iconic Little Nemo, armed with toys, candy, and stuffed animals in this cute & colorful Metroidvania adventure. Experience NES-era platformer gameplay in a vast, non-linear world that has been hand-animated frame-by-frame, as you unlock new abilities to progress.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, 1990's 9%, Exploration 8.4%, Platformer 6.7%
- #11 Dewborne Dawn
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mythwalk Studios
Windows
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Combat 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 4.4%
- #12 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Platformer 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%, Combat 7.1%
- #13 Blightseeker
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypernoodle Games
Windows
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Colorful 6.2%
- #14 Misspell
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #15 PSYCRON
86% 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 37.8%, Space 15%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 6.8%
- #16 Reso-Seeker
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #17 Gnomad
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JollyWare
Windows
Gnomad is an offbeat, hand-drawn, bouncing-ball platformer. Play as a gnome exploring a whimsical, sunken forest while engaging in fast-paced combat by spiking, ricocheting, and redirecting oddball enemies and bouncy projectiles. Chain together pogo bounces with volley attacks for unique combos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #18 Unbound: Worlds Apart
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #19 Ethereal Odyssey
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KU3 Dev
Windows · Linux
Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 7.6%, Platformer 6.8%
- #20 The Smoke
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Colorful 6%
- #21 Nightmare Boy
83% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2017
Dev: The Vanir ProjectPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania, action/adventure 2D game where you'll meet weird and unique friends and foes. But tread carefully: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. Be prepared to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #22 Puppetmaster
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Combat 10.1%, Platformer 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #23 Constance
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,256 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 6.6%
- #24 Islets
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Exploration 7.3%, Open World 6%
- #25 Honey's Sweet Revenge
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Platformer 7.8%, Action 6.5%
- #26 Pain-T
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Colorful 9%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, Open World 6.7%
- #27 Jumper Jon
78% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 9%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #28 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
77% matchVery Positive95% of 79 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 29.2%, 1990's 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #29 Shards of Memories
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.4%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Platformer 6.3%, Exploration 5.9%
- #30 Potata: Foxy Tale
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Side Scroller 5.5%
- #31 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,575 reviews2019
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Exploration 5.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #32 Lost Tribe
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestone Games
Windows
Use a Spear Guardian to rescue your missing tribe members! A mysterious enemy has turned the once peaceful island into chaos. With help from your Companion and your Tribe’s wisdom, you must uncover secrets, gain new abilities, and restore peace to the island.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 10.5%, Combat 8.6%, Open World 8%, Side Scroller 7%
- #33 Polyroll Pocket
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows
An all new, Pocket-Sized adventure starring Polyroll! Kaiser Kiwi has landed on the moon with a diabolical plan to wipe out the Polyrolls. You'll need to uncover secrets, reclaim the stolen batteries from Kiwi's goons, and power up your rocket ship to blast off for the final confrontation!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Space 11.4%, Platformer 9.8%, 1990's 8.2%, Open World 7.4%
- #34 Savage Horizons
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Insolence Studio
Windows
A compact, action-driven metroidvania. Explore a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral. Designed to be completed in under two hours, with all the exploration, progression, and challenge fans of the genre expect.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Hand-drawn 20%, Exploration 10%, Colorful 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #35 Cavalier
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, 1990's 14.5%, Platformer 9%, Cute 5.5%
- #36 Peaky Circus
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #37 Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty
75% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, 1990's 15.5%, Space 11%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #38 Makis Adventure
73% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Hand-drawn 11%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #39 VeLM
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GMS LabPub: MV Games
Windows
VeLM is an atmospheric adventure in Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, full of enemies and traps set by the Gods of Darkness. Unlock the secrets of the ancient myths, defeat the powerful Hun-Came and save the town of San Lamar from the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 5.9%
- #40 The Starlight Amulet
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FreddeGredde
Windows
Explore a mysterious island in this beautiful hand-drawn side-scrolling adventure. Befriend the characters you meet in order to learn new abilities that let you reach new areas. Story, visuals, game design and music by FreddeGredde.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.7%, Colorful 5.8%
- #41 Mushroom Empire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sprucehead Games
Windows · Mac
Run, gun, and platform your way through the 4 seasons, shotgunning, freezing, and burning your foes along the way. Light animals on fire, get eaten by flowers, crush baby spiders underfoot, featuring an interactive world, competent physics, and custom death animations for all you freaks out there.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #42 Shieldbound
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Bangers
Windows
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Combat 7.5%
- #43 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 11%, Adventure 4.6%, Colorful 4.4%
- #44 Stomp and the Sword of Miracles
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogteam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet a charming cast of little creatures and save the world from a mischievous god in this character-driven metroidvania! Explore a world full of lost secrets, make new friends, and use strange creatures to your advantage to reach new heights!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%, Cartoony 6.8%
- #45 Phaze Shift
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Exploration 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #46 Deer Crusade
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Open World 6.3%
- #47 BANX
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uni Dreams
Windows
Play as BANX, a hero wielding a balloon as his weapon... and head? In this hand-animated action adventure set in a solar-punk world, take on hundreds of enemies in fast-paced, free-flow combat, fight an epic cast of bosses, and freely bounce through a stunning, dense, and vertical city.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 7.7%, Cartoony 7.6%
- #48 Memoria
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.3%
- #49 Spirit Fusion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.5%
- #50 BioGun
67% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Platformer 7.7%, Cartoony 6.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #51 Quest of Dungeloria
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Future Games
Windows
Quest of Dungeloria is a short metroidvania with elaborate locations. Forget about linear progression, the entire game world is a puzzle. The melancholy of a dying fantasy kingdom. Hardcore platforming, puzzles, bosses, gear items and a lot of secret places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, 1990's 13.4%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Platformer 9.3%
- #52 ITORAH
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #53 The Eternal Life of Goldman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
In this breathtaking platformer adventure, explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation, and defeat a mysterious Deity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 6.5%
- #54 Bitlands
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #55 Xanthiom Zero
66% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Space 19.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8%, Side Scroller 6.5%
- #56 Destinesia
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Tay
Windows
Destinesia is a sci-fi metroidvania which you are looking for a new home for humanity. Parkour your way through most dangerous jungles and explore the ancient dungeons. Upgrade your suit with the remains of your ancestors. Reveal the oldest secrets of Homo Sapiens.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Combat 7%