- #1 Rift Walker
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ahando
Windows
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Platformer 8.2%
- #2 Dungeon Gals
96% matchVery Positive100% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Nonlinear 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 9.9%
- #3 Fiadh
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miraculum Games
Windows
Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #4 Soulchain
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Platformer 8.3%
- #5 Amalu, Wells between worlds
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.4%
- #6 Mold
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 9.2%
- #7 Treasure Adventure Game
93% matchVery Positive87% of 55 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 34.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Nonlinear 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 10.9%
- #8 Tool Land
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bjsjsk
Windows
Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Nonlinear 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.1%
- #9 Nonolith
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JustcamhPub: Inner Pocket
Windows · Mac · Linux
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.1%
- #10 The SOL Device 2
91% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #11 Akaku Forest
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dowfamidas
Windows
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #12 Plungeez
89% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team ZerothPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Explore a non-linear underground world in this puzzle-adventure. Solve intricate environmental challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate a pixel-art labyrinth where every path leads to a new mystery. Can you plunge into the depths and find what lies beneath?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #13 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Nonlinear 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.8%
- #14 TWINSTAR 双星
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yuhan HE
Windows
A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #15 Ethereal Anchor: Rise of Yunus
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yorel GamesPub: Leroy Pietz
Windows
Explore a hand-crafted 2D pixel-art Action RPG. Master powerful skills, battle twisted creatures, uncover ancient secrets, and journey through a world torn between eternal summer and endless winter as the young mage Yunus faces his final trial.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, RPG 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%
- #16 ANIMAL WELL
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 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 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #17 Phaze Shift
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action 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 25.9%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #18 Leap Year
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,195 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Nonlinear 15%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 9.7%
- #19 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
85% 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 37.3%, Nonlinear 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #20 Switch Box
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #21 故障与漏洞世界
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stellar Reverie
Windows
《故障与漏洞世界》是一款平台解密游戏。你将探索这个未知且充满危险的世界,获取各种奇妙能力并发掘出意想不到的用法,最终解开这个世界的秘密。
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Puzzle 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #22 MONOMOON
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 8.1%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #23 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
80% matchVery Positive99% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.6%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 10.1%
- #24 Anzu Castle Gracula
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Cemetery
Windows
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%
- #25 Shattered Divinities
78% matchVery Positive95% of 888 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Platformer 13.5%, RPG 6.4%, 2D 5.7%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #26 Chibits
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #27 Gridvania
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ExpertStars
Windows
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Platformer 9%
- #28 The Matter Gun
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #29 Wisdom Tower
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #30 Remains
77% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Dancing CactusPub: Jamk Games
Windows
A 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Use tools to modify the level and how you move to explore forests and the ruins of a post-post apocalyptic world. Find keys and extra batteries to delve ever further, in search of who you are and what happened to the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.8%
- #31 Memory Draw
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #32 Dark Swords Firelink
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Lair Games Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Platformer 15%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #33 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Highberg
Windows
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #34 Lyden Lys
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Løftet
Windows
Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Nonlinear 14%, Platformer 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #35 Block Bot: Puzzle Journey
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: CyberMoon Games
Windows
BlockBot: Shape-shifting puzzle adventure in a vibrant pixel world. Transform, solve, explore. Each level unlocks new potential. Perfect for quick plays or long sessions, offering unique challenges every time you dive in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 11%
- #36 Outpost Delta
77% 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 31.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #37 Dream City
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 17.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #38 Surface Tension: Eclipse
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #39 Dormiveglia
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Cartridge
Windows
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Nonlinear 17%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Emotional 10.1%
- #40 ELIZHA;BETH
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RindikPub: RIndik
Windows
EIZHA;BETH is a fast-paced 2D action platformer set in a broken world where humanity failed but its protocols endured. Master fluid movement, brutal combat, and deep weapon systems while exploring a hostile, ever-changing world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #41 Ember Fall
73% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ASH GAMES
Windows
Step into the shoes of a lone wanderer in a ruined world, guarding the last ember of hope. Solve creative light-based puzzles, battle predators lurking in the shadows, and uncover the forgotten secrets of a broken land in this emotional platformer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #42 Öoo
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,736 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8%
- #43 Undying Elf
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: hikkk-1
Windows · Linux
A Metroidvania 2D platformer focused on exploration, puzzles and collection, with creative puzzles and well-designed maps.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #44 Sisyphus Is a Bug
70% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #45 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Lore-Rich 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #46 A Rooftop Tale
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrea Putortì Games
Windows · Mac
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Emotional 10.1%
- #47 Alwa's Legacy
72% matchVery Positive87% of 648 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #48 Goodbye Seoul
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JINO GamesPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Six months before the asteroid strike, and a new beginning. Goodbye Seoul is a narrative puzzle adventure set in a desolate yet hauntingly beautiful post-apocalyptic Seoul. Will you uncover the truth before time runs out?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12%, Emotional 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
- #49 Shifted Heart
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #50 Cryselts
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #51 FeatherCall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeil Studios
Windows
FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #52 EMUUROM
65% matchVery Positive91% of 301 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 25.6%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #53 Shell Soul:The Skull
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8%
- #54 Dutch's Chickens
69% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Hidden Object 9.5%
- #55 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Nonlinear 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 9.6%
- #56 KnightLight
67% 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 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 9%
- #57 Set In Stone
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maëlig Moreau
Windows · Linux
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Nonlinear 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%
- #58 Dark Sun
67% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: crycat
Windows · Mac
Accompany a wanderer through their dying world while they prepare to sacrifice their life to save it.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 15.9%, RPG 14.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%
- #59 Black Dust
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Alaimo
Windows · Linux
Explore a hand-drawn world of trash with your giant robot, trusty orb, and (lack of) platforming skills! These hostile lands will test your understand of many bizarre mechanics, and a complete exploration can only achieved by the most devoted of players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Nonlinear 18.8%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #60 Alchemist's Mountain
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Lore-Rich 8.9%