- #1 Keena The Voidslayer
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 12%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #2 Velvet Veil
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #3 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,580 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Action 6.8%, Platformer 6.8%
- #4 Jumper Jon
94% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #5 Goo Keeper
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.6%
- #6 ITORAH
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 918 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 31.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #7 Croakspire
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave 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 45.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 8.2%, Action 5.5%
- #8 Stoatman
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Exploration 6.6%, Cute 6.1%
- #9 Arishia Tale
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #10 Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
90% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Team Quantum Games
Windows
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 7.5%
- #11 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
89% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%
- #12 Pain-T
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Cute 5.1%
- #13 Axiom Verge 2
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Action 7.1%
- #14 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
86% matchVery Positive84% of 6,495 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #15 Without kidney
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antena
Windows
Without kidney is a shooter metroidvania game with a hero who can hook like spiderman and jump with cannon explosions. Using a grappling hook, a cannon and other bonuses, that can be found on the way, you go forward to the main Capitalist BOSS
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #16 Honor Mice
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Torerit Studios
Windows
Dash, slash, and shoot through handcrafted levels across vibrant worlds in a fast-paced action platformer! Stop the forces of evil from stealing your mysterious lunch and uncover the destiny that awaits you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Side Scroller 17.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Platformer 6%
- #17 The Elderseed
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8%
- #18 Makis Adventure
84% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #19 TINY ASTRONAUTS
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ICHIRO
Windows
Become a tiny astronaut and escape from an unknown planet where you’ve crash-landed in a dream! This is a 2D vertical-scrolling action puzzle game where you use the power of gravity to forge your path upward, discovering mysterious landscapes and unexpected encounters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 6.4%, Relaxing 5.7%
- #20 Cloud Seeker
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8%
- #21 Transiruby
82% matchVery Positive92% of 302 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 45.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Cute 5.3%
- #22 RYSTEL
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RelicSquare
Windows
A 2D action-adventure through a world in soft pixel art. The brilliance of the star crystal "RYSTEL" is being lost. Let the adventure begin to uncover the mysteries!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #23 Honey's Sweet Revenge
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Platformer 5.8%
- #24 Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karuma Games
Windows
Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink is a 2D adventure-platformer metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, for 1-2 player local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #25 Ghost Trap: Underworld
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Action 8.4%
- #26 Dirtlight
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.1%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8%
- #27 The Smoke
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vino VenitasPub: Eternally Forward Games
Windows
The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania where players wield a gun to disperse the smoke that threatens to engulf the world. Explore a world filled with hidden pathways and treacherous chambers. Blast away enemies, clear toxic clouds, and unlock new abilities. Stop the darkness before it swallows everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 7%
- #28 Elysian Siege
77% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Side Scroller 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #29 City of None
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Noel & Liam BerryPub: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A metropolis crumbles into ruin as powerful Barons satisfy their greed upon souls lost in time. You are but one spirit, with a wooden body left to rot in the wild…
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 8.9%
- #30 Shards of Memories
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Exploration 5.8%
- #31 Crimson Wanderer
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RottenPixel Studio
Windows · Linux
Blast your way through a thrilling adventure that brings back the spirit of 90s arcade classics… with a modern twist.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 7.4%
- #32 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Exploration 7.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #33 PATHFINDER 08
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 4.4%
- #34 Irang : the last hope
75% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: SnoozyMondayPub: DCD
Windows
In Joseon, a kingdom honoring the Four Deities, chaos reigns. Nobles have unleashed sealed evils in a power grab, causing calamities. Join Irang and Haru on a journey to liberate the Deities and reclaim Joseon's last hope.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%
- #35 Restless Lands
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Crackin'
Windows
A Norse mythology Metroidvania where an orphan sets out on a journey through interconnected realms. Master tactical combat, discover ancient powers, and unveil the secrets of a dying world in this hand-crafted pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #36 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,775 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 7.4%
- #37 Shell Soul:The Skull
73% 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 43%, 2D Platformer 14%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #38 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
71% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.7%
- #39 Bitlands
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ByteForge
Windows
Platform across strange, magical terrain while meeting even stranger friends and enemies! Discover the history behind the Bitlands, and unlock new allies and powers to traverse the dangerous worlds of the Bitlands, and restore peace to a broken kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Platformer 8.1%
- #40 Caesura
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Cute 5.8%
- #41 Dark Labyrinth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 8.9%
- #42 Alwa's Legacy
73% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 36.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #43 Well Dweller
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #44 Ariana and the Elder Codex
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 6.6%
- #45 Crown Of Silence
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #46 KnightLight
70% 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 39.2%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%
- #47 Dusted Dusk
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 5.5%
- #48 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
68% matchVery Positive96% of 266 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 6.5%
- #49 Clean Energy Creatures
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clean Energy Fun
Windows
Clean Energy Creatures is an action packed platformer about cute, disc-golf loving, alien creatures summoned to earth to install solar panels, battle the Coal Chunk Chuckers and survive the impacts of climate disasters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 7.3%
- #50 Somnium Shore
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Action 6.3%
- #51 Potata: Foxy Tale
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Cute 6.7%
- #52 MADO
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
Windows
The freedom here, or beyond the window.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Platformer 5.5%
- #53 The Ramsey
67% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Platformer 8.4%
- #54 WetBread
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: biksbit.games
Windows
WetBread is a 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer, where you gain control of the Dry Rusk, travel through the store shelves of various departments, solve puzzles and fight enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.9%
- #55 SlideNGlide
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Side Scroller 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #56 Sealed Bite: Extended
64% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 6.8%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
- #57 Slime Cores
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 7.8%