- #1 Disavowed
97% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Grim RaccoonsPub: Orbis Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disavowed is a Metroidvania that allows the player to freeze time and set up pinpoint shots to stun enemies. It is set in a world of plush and cute creatures where the player has been cast out and needs to go on a journey to gather more strength and get back at his creator for tossing him out.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Bullet Time 26.3% ★, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 6.2%
- #2 Future Knight (CPC/Spectrum)
96% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #3 Archesis
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dynabox Games
Windows · Mac
Save the kingdom of Archesis in this unique 2D metroidvania game where you can freeze time! Traverse a vast kingdom packed with exciting encounters, unlock new abilities, and overcome its various obstacles! Skillfully harness the power of time, as time only moves when you move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Bullet Time 38.1% ★, 2D Platformer 6.5%, Action 6.5%, Platformer 3.2%
- #4 Overbowed
95% matchVery Positive91% of 86 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 47.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Retro 7.5%, Action 6.6%
- #5 Maelstrom
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 7.7%, Platformer 3.9%
- #6 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ancient ruins! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. Warning: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 7.6%, Retro 6.2%
- #7 Pentacore
92% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Platformer 6.5%
- #8 Shadow King
91% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 8.5%, Action 5.1%
- #9 Smelted Kin
91% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Microbat Studio
Windows · Linux
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Robots 9.1%, Action 9.1%
- #10 CHIP: Rescuer of Kittens
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khamitovs TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Retro 10.5%, Robots 8.3%, Platformer 7%
- #11 The Mummy Demastered
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 61.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 10.1%, Retro 6.3%, Platformer 3.6%
- #12 Neon Fusion
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Rodrigo Oak
Windows
Venture out on a machine-packed rescue mission in a 2D platform game, action, shooting and lots of Neon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action 11.7%, Robots 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #13 Blaster Master Zero
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,058 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Retro 10.8%, Platformer 6.6%
- #14 Axiom Verge
87% 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 63.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Platformer 5.1%, Retro 5%
- #15 Cathedral
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 61.5%, Action 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Retro 7.8%, Platformer 4.9%
- #16 Garden of the Atom
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rookbird GamesPub: Blacc Ski Weekend Industries
Windows · Linux
Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Robots 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 6.8%
- #17 Xanthiom Zero
85% 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 40.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #18 Environmental Station Alpha
84% 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 62.9%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Platformer 5.7%, Action 5.1%, Retro 4.5%
- #19 Outpost Delta
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Robots 7%, Action 6%
- #20 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
81% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 9.3%, Platformer 6.4%
- #21 H=ZERO
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jefferson Nascimento Ferreira Pub: Jefferson Nascimento Ferreira
Windows
In a future where humanity has vanished, machines maintain vast underground complexes under the command of artificial intelligences. You are a unit activated to deliver a mysterious payload. Face hostile systems, precision challenges, and uncover the forgotten purpose of your existence.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action 11.1%, Robots 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #22 Xeodrifter
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 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%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Retro 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #23 Far Star
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: This is Vini
Windows · Linux
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Robots 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #24 Microvania
79% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Robots 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #25 JETBOY
81% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: GameOverDog
Windows · Mac
Jetboy is a retro supercharged jetpacking pixel shooter with a pumping metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Retro 15.1%, Action 2.2%
- #26 #INNER UNIVERSE 1F0000
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The_Ear_Man
Windows
This 360° STG offers the tension of a dogfight and a turn-based strategy. As a hero with the superpower of time-stopping, you fight, talk, and maintain your aircraft in the inner universe, aiming to save everything in the world.
Why similar: Bullet Time 52.8% ★, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Action 13.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Shooter 6%
- #27 Croakspire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 7.7%, Platformer 4.2%
- #28 Wattson the Bulb
78% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DegDeGames
Windows
A metroidvania platformer set in a bizarre world. Master unique abilities and combine them in creative ways to overcome challenges over a hundred hand crafted levels. Speed through to find the fastest route or explore at your own pace to unlock everything — a tough but rewarding adventure awaits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 8.5%
- #29 Nihilsearch
78% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Team_Bug
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Action 7.1%
- #30 The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest
76% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Elden PixelsPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows · Mac
After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in the mind of a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. Experience a metroidvania-lite drenched in anxiety and based on a very true story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Western 21.8% ★, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Retro 7.9%
- #31 Axiom Verge 2
77% 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 48.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Action 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #32 SUPER ANT
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrygast
Windows
Embark on a manic search to locate a ontological superweapon lost on a rogue planet. Bash vicious monsters in close-quarters combat and master hidden movement and fighting techniques to overpower and outspeed your problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Retro 9.6%, Combat 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #33 Bread Adventure
75% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Platformer 7.2%, Action 5.6%
- #34 The Last Tree
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Platformer 5.9%
- #35 Junk Sec
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shoehead
Windows
Explore, Fight, Scavenge, Escape. Fight your way out of recently unearthed underground facility teeming with disgusting creatures in a pixelart survival-horror, platform shooter mix. Will you save the rest of your squad, or will you recreate the very disaster that left this place buried?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 6.3%
- #36 Blaster Master Zero 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 551 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 14.4%, Retro 11.7%, Platformer 8.2%
- #37 孙悟空大战机器金刚 / Sun Wukong VS Robot
74% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Bitca
Windows · Mac
Sun Wukong VS Robot is a mini retro pixel metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 9.7%, Robots 9.4%
- #38 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
73% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Action 7.5%, Platformer 6.6%
- #39 Guns & Thorns
72% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: spreezonas
Windows
Fight through hordes of bandits and a powerfull boss in this fast-paced, combat-heavy 2D-Pixel-Platformer. Explore the wild west-inspired world and discover many secrets lying within. Can you do it and regain what was stolen from you?
Why similar: Western 30.5% ★, Metroidvania 28.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 5.5%
- #40 HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition
73% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Where am I pyooooo??? HEBEREKEis back and so is his great and surreal adventure! A mysterious little creature Hebe fell into a mysterious world. Discover a brand new world, explore every corner, find the treasures with your new wonderful friends, and use their skills to find new places.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 7.8%
- #41 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Dog and Spider Productions
Windows
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Platformer 6.7%
- #42 Planet Chyton
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peter Lin Jr.
Windows
Crash-landed on a fungus infested planet, Cubit the robot must find its path through fighting alien creatures and navigating through an increasing hostile world with a platform creation gun in sci fi inspired dark but cute Metroidvania platforming game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Platformer 6.4%, Action 5.3%
- #43 Pipsqueak!
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Retro 6.1%
- #44 Maya Star
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: RetroLamen
Windows
In a magical land ruled by an ancient evil, a prophecy says that salvation will come with the awakening of a new hero. Explore different maps, fight evil creatures and decide the fate of Maya Star.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action 13.1%, Platformer 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #45 Eystrandi
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 6.8%, Platformer 3.3%
- #46 Battery Samurai
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 7.5%, Platformer 6.7%
- #47 Guns of Fury
68% 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 40.4%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 8.9%, Bullet Time 8.3% ★
- #48 Odallus: The Dark Call
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Retro 11.9%, Action 8.1%, Platformer 5.8%
- #49 GoldFish Brain
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.6%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action 6.1%, Robots 3%, Pixel Graphics 2.5%
- #50 史莱狗(Slimg)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Platformer 6.7%, Action 5.6%
- #51 Monad Tachyon
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OMEME
Windows
Accelerate beyond the speed of sound! Monad Tachyon is the ultimate high-speed Metroidvania .
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Bullet Time 31.9% ★, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Indie 0.9%
- #52 Crimson Glaive Sigma
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Artery
Windows · Linux
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 8.3%, Platformer 6.4%
- #53 PLAN:B
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BAKSAL.Studio
Windows
A black cat pulls multiple triggers of revenge. Set, a feline mercenary with a massive bayonet, is haunted by her past and driven to avenge her fallen comrades. In a cyberpunk world of twelve races, she uncovers hidden truths through brutal action and vast Metroidvania exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Platformer 7.9%
- #54 Ninja Smasher!
69% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
Windows
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #55 Shadow Labyrinth
66% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action 11%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Platformer 6.2%
- #56 The Curse Of Eira
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElenaWare
Windows
Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Platformer 8.1%
- #57 AOI
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 7.3%, Platformer 7%
- #58 Xanthiom 2
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Platformer 6%
- #59 Demon Peak
67% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, Action 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Platformer 5.4%, Adventure 5%