- #1 Rebel Transmute
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 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 69.8%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 6%
- #2 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,218 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 60%, Platformer 20.5%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #3 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,265 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.7%, Platformer 15.9%, Action 11.6%, Indie 9.8%
- #4 Somber Echoes
95% matchVery Positive84% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65%, Platformer 20.9%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #5 Rusted Moss
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,644 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Platformer 29.7%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 4.5%
- #6 Shattered Divinities
93% matchVery Positive94% of 733 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 63.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 6.4%, Action 5.6%
- #7 REDO!
94% matchVery Positive88% of 238 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #8 UNSIGHTED
92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,191 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Metroidvania 66%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 6%
- #9 ITORAH
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 921 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 60.7%, Platformer 20.4%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #10 Roah
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 9.8%
- #11 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
90% matchVery Positive91% of 241 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
Why similar: Platformer 49.3%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14%
- #12 Ariana and the Elder Codex
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 7.8%
- #13 Gato Roboto
88% matchVery Positive94% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67%, Platformer 13.7%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%
- #14 System Purge
87% matchVery Positive96% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Actual Nerds
Windows
Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 35.6%, Action 11.5%, Indie 7.5%
- #15 Red Goddess: Inner World
89% matchMixed51% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Yanim Studio
Windows
Red Goddess is an action adventure platformer. Explore an epic magical world. Unlock powers of Rage and Fear, and fight deadly enemies in fast paced red & blue combat system
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 12.4%, Indie 9.7%
- #16 MARS 2120
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63%, Platformer 18%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 7%, Indie 4.3%
- #17 INAYAH - Life after Gods
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.6%, Platformer 23.8%, Action 9.5%, Indie 1%
- #18 Vision Soft Reset
84% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.4%, Platformer 20.3%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #19 Inescapable
86% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Magnetic Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.1%, Indie 9.6%
- #20 Paradox Soul
85% matchMixed43% of 643 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Platformer 19.4%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 6.3%
- #21 Iconoclasts
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,973 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #22 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
83% matchMixed55% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 84.4%, Action 12%, Indie 3.6%
- #23 Kotama and Academy Citadel
79% matchVery Positive80% of 2,726 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.3%, Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Action 6.3%, Indie 4.5%
- #24 Vigil: The Longest Night
81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,600 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Metroidvania 72.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 5.5%
- #25 Alwa's Awakening
82% matchVery Positive80% of 936 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69%, Platformer 18%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #26 RIN: The Last Child
81% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.2%, Platformer 21.3%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 4%
- #27 Elypse
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Chili GamesPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Platformer 23.6%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 5.7%
- #28 Awita: Journey of Hope
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 2.8%
- #29 Noreya: The Gold Project
77% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
Windows · Linux
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67%, Platformer 21.4%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 5%
- #30 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,250 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 89.8%, Platformer 5.1%, Action 4.2%, Indie 0.9%
- #31 Project Mercury
79% matchMixed58% of 592 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 57.4%, Action 25%, Indie 17.6%
- #32 Moonscars
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 71.3%, Platformer 15%, Action 10.4%, Indie 3.3%
- #33 9 Years of Shadows
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,241 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Platformer 21.8%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.1%, Indie 2.2%
- #34 Evil Genome 光明重影
78% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.6%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 10.2%
- #35 Ghost Song
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,441 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #36 Pseudoregalia
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,437 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 74.1%, Platformer 19.2%, Adventure 3.9%, Indie 2.9%
- #37 Metal Unit
74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,886 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Action 26.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 17.7%
- #38 Possessor(s)
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 672 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 58.3%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.4%
- #39 Mechanic Escape
75% matchVery Positive85% of 794 reviews2014
Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!
Why similar: Platformer 46.3%, Indie 20.2%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 15%
- #40 Escape From Tethys
75% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.4%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 12.3%
- #41 Ultros
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,200 reviews2024
Dev: HadoquePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.9%, Platformer 21.4%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #42 Transiruby
71% matchVery Positive92% of 303 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 76%, Platformer 15%, Action 8.9%
- #43 ScourgeBringer
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,245 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Action 18.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 14%
- #44 METAGAL
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Platformer 48.2%, Action 30.6%, Indie 21.2%
- #45 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
72% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Platformer 18.2%, Action 15.8%, Indie 11.1%
- #46 Protodroid DeLTA
69% matchVery Positive81% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Platformer 45%, Action 21%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 14.8%
- #47 Oblitus
73% matchMixed52% of 135 reviews2015
Dev: Connor Ullmann
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny.
Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Adventure 23.9%, Action 22.7%, Indie 17.7%
- #48 Moonlight Traveler
69% matchMixed54% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Blueprint Core
Windows
This is an action game focused on combat, where a girl returns from the abyss to explore her own secrets and redemption, until the end of an eternal battle to see if she can break free from the shackles of fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 85.6%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #49 Fearmonium
69% matchVery Positive85% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 80.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 8%, Indie 3.4%
- #50 Mina the Hollower
64% matchVery Positive89% of 7,457 reviews2026
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!
Why similar: Platformer 68.6%, Action 20.6%, Adventure 10.7%
- #51 Grey Area
68% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"
Why similar: Platformer 68.6%, Action 28%, Indie 3.5%
- #52 Hunt the Night
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 506 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
- #53 Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
66% matchVery Positive83% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Platformer 22.1%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #54 Mai: Child of Ages
65% matchVery Positive93% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 77.4%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #55 Jubilee
68% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Platformer 26.2%, Action 14.5%, Indie 3.7%
- #56 Battle Princess Madelyn
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Platformer 22%, Action 12.8%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 5.2%