- #1 Rebel Transmute
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Nonlinear 16%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Emotional 9.8%, Exploration 8.7%
- #2 Blue Fire
96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,030 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 3D Platformer 22.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Third Person 9.9%, Stylized 6%
- #3 Retrace the Light
96% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, 3D Platformer 19.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Third Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%
- #4 MIO: Memories in Orbit
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Combat 7.3%
- #5 Axiom Verge
95% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 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 68.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 5.2%, Indie 4.2%, Action 3.9%
- #6 Otherskin
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Third-Person Shooter 25.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Third Person 7.3%
- #7 ReCore: Definitive Edition
94% matchMixed63% of 1,653 reviews2018
Dev: Armature Studio, LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.5%, 3D Platformer 19.7%, Metroidvania 18.7%, Third Person 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%
- #8 Vision Soft Reset
92% matchVery Positive89% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Combat 5.7%
- #9 Possessor(s)
91% 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 42.9%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Stylized 7.6%
- #10 MindSeize
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: Kamina Dimension
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Beautiful 24.2% ★, Adventure 10.9%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.7%
- #11 XEL
90% matchMixed47% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.3%, Exploration 19.1%, Third Person 18.9%, Combat 15.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #12 Venineth
89% matchVery Positive81% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 16.8%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Third Person 9.2%, Adventure 9%
- #13 Ato
89% matchVery Positive97% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Nonlinear 20.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Combat 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #14 Zexion
87% matchVery Positive91% of 432 reviews2025
Dev: Gallant Leaf
Windows · Linux
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #15 PI.EXE
88% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ZenBerry Team
Windows
Take the role of an antivirus software within the world of an operating system, eliminating malware spawns in a challenging, platforming quest!
Why similar: Hacking 48.4% ★, Sci-fi 28.2%, Action 9.6%, Combat 9.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #16 Remember Me
86% matchVery Positive83% of 16,663 reviews2013
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Why similar: Beautiful 28.8% ★, Sci-fi 25.3%, Third Person 21.8%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #17 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
86% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: SandBloom StudioPub: HandyGames
Windows
Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!
Why similar: Emotional 34.3%, Exploration 25.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10%
- #18 Hyper Light Drifter
85% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #19 Axiom Verge 2
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 9.2%
- #20 DeadCore
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,040 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 41.9%, Sci-fi 27%, Action 14.9%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #21 Deflector
83% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Nonlinear 45.9%, Combat 16.2%, Stylized 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Action 7.6%
- #22 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
81% 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 53.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Third Person 6.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Combat 5.9%
- #23 Morphite
82% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Crescent Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Morphite is a casual atmospheric FPS, inspired by the classics. Research plants and animals, battle hostile entities, and unravel a mystery surrounding a rare material called Morphite.
Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Action 32.7%, Indie 25.4%
- #24 Akimbot
79% matchVery Positive81% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.5%, 3D Platformer 26.2%, Third Person 11.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Combat 7.3%
- #25 Iconoclasts
80% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 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 67.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 7.9%, Indie 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #26 Construct: Escape the System
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 170 reviews2016
Dev: Oliver BoycePub: Immanitas Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
„First person platforming gameplay at its very best!“ Construct: Escape the System is a sci-fi themed first person platformer that sees you trapped in a computer system, trying to escape. Explore the system and discover the 8 empowering 'ability orbs'.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.6%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 10%, Action 9.8%
- #27 Trinity Fusion
78% matchVery Positive86% of 859 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 75.6%, Action 8.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #28 Guns of Fury
77% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.8%, Bullet Time 12% ★, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Combat 6.8%, Indie 4.5%
- #29 Hazel Sky
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: Coffee Addict StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.7%, Emotional 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Third Person 12.9%, Mystery 11.9%
- #30 Metro Gravity
76% matchVery Positive94% of 700 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, 3D Platformer 23%, Exploration 11.4%, Third Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #31 LUNARK
77% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.2%, Exploration 18.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #32 Haiku, the Robot
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 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 49.7%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #33 Paradox Soul
81% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #34 HunterX: code name T
75% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #35 Soul Axiom
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From the studio that brought you Master Reboot comes a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 17.3%, Indie 12.4%
- #36 The Mobius Machine
74% matchVery Positive84% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Nonlinear 26.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Indie 4.3%, Combat 3.7%
- #37 Retro Machina
75% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Emotional 24.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Action 7.7%, Indie 6%
- #38 Quarion
72% matchVery Positive94% of 149 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 43%, Nonlinear 27.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Adventure 5.8%
- #39 MotionRec
71% matchVery Positive100% of 360 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Sci-fi 22.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 7.2%
- #40 Trash Quest
73% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55%, Exploration 15.3%, Stylized 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Action 5.4%
- #41 Environmental Station Alpha
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Exploration 5.2%, Action 4.7%
- #42 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 49.7%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Combat 4.1%
- #43 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
71% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Bullet Time 65.5% ★, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action 8.1%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #44 Fallback
73% matchVery Positive86% of 396 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Exploration 18.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Action 6.5%
- #45 Foregone
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.9%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #46 Moonlight Pulse
69% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Action 5.9%
- #47 Grimhook
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,988 reviews2023
Dev: Unlimited Fries
Windows
Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers and decimating robotic foes. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 39.5%, Combat 14.4%, Stylized 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%
- #48 Beyond a Steel Sky
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,598 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.
Why similar: Hacking 33.9% ★, Sci-fi 16%, Third Person 13.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #49 Pseudoregalia
66% 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 35.4%, 3D Platformer 23.9%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Third Person 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #50 HAAK
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 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 55%, Exploration 12.8%, Combat 12.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 5.7%
- #51 Transistor
68% matchVery Positive94% of 31,025 reviews2014
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Why similar: Beautiful 55.8% ★, Sci-fi 20.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Indie 6.9%, Action 3.6%
- #52 FPS Infinite
70% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: Phr00t's Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Phr00t's Software is all about procedural generation, optional VR support and fun! This is a full free game inspired by Metroid Prime: explore randomly generated worlds for new abilities to unlock new ones. Will you upgrade your missile launcher or teleporting abilities? Will you escape in time?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Bullet Time 23.5% ★, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #53 Spark the Electric Jester 3
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.4%, Third Person 18.3%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Combat 10.1%
- #54 MegaSphere
72% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.3%, Indie 11.5%
- #55 Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
66% 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 50.3%, Combat 12.2%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Action 6.4%
- #56 Resolutiion
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 139 reviews2020
Dev: Monolith of MindsPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Resolutiion is a zelda-like action-adventure, where an old killer and his AI explore a vast, mysterious world, full of mighty weapons, surreal abilities and gruesome bossfights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Atmospheric 10%
- #57 Airhead
67% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Beautiful 24.9% ★, Adventure 10.1%, Emotional 8%, Indie 7.6%
- #58 ANIMAL WELL
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 46.6%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #59 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
69% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.5%, Indie 17.7%, Stylized 17.3%, Action 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.6%