- #1 Mainasutto: I'm Not Alone
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DAndrëwBox
Windows
Break the time loop, save your world! A combat-focused metroidvania that lets you capture enemy souls and turn their powers against them. Explore a corrupted timeline in a fractured world where death isn't the end. Rewind your choices, change your path, and prevent the Mainasutto.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #2 Divine Guardian | Vệ Thần
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Young Buffalo
Windows
Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Nonlinear 24.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #3 Ataraxie
95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Gravenoire
Windows · Linux
ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #4 Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtlevania Games
Windows · Mac
Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #5 Mycorrhiza
94% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #6 Him
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Old School 10.4%, Adventure 9%, Stylized 8.9%
- #7 Tower Of Tears
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: xena-spectrale
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 3D Survival-Horror Metroidvania in a vast, interconnected tower ruled by cryptic systems, strange residents and esoteric mysteries...
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nonlinear 23.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #8 LOCURA
92% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Nerpa Production
Windows
LOCURA is a survival horror action-adventure game. Immerse yourself in a non-linear plot of mysterious secrets of the island and unravel the secrets of its inhabitants. In the penumbra you can find the answers...
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.5%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 8.6%
- #9 Project Unknown Designation
91% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Diggidy.net
Windows
Meet your friends at their cabin in the woods. What lies ahead?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Horror 23.8%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #10 Rosie
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: justwatchgames
Windows
Rosie is a Choose Your Own Adventure Horror experience that takes place inside a series of pop up books.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Horror 17.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #11 Never Ending corridor
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert Nieto
Windows
A First-person horror game with multiple endings. Endings and Events might change Every time you Replay it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Horror 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #12 Make Your Choice
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
How would your life look like if you entered a magic school? if you became a monster hunter? or maybe if you were transported to another world? Pick your scenario, make your choice and discover what you become in this highly customizable choose your own adventure game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Stylized 8%
- #13 The Adventures of Graham
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cents
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Stylized 9.7%, Adventure 7.3%
- #14 A Game with a Kitty 1 & Darkside Adventures
88% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: origamihero games
Windows
Foil a little nerd's world domination plans with Kittey in A Game with a Kitty 1 and help a grumpy little Archchancellor solve a mystery in Darkside Adventures! And as a bonus, the collection also features Treasure Hunter Man 1.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Nonlinear 29.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Old School 11.3%, Adventure 5%
- #15 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
87% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: First Choir
Windows
In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #16 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
86% matchVery Positive96% of 258 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 48.2%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Old School 8.9%
- #17 Tomb nightmares
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Main Games
Windows
One excerpt from the adventure story of two treasure seekers. Explore the mysterious dungeon, pass all the tests and get out alive! The catacombs full of mysteries are waiting for you!
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 13.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #18 Lightwood
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfixed Brain
Windows
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Nonlinear 27.9%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Stylized 5.3%
- #19 イワクツギ -IWAKUTSUGI-
84% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
This is the third horror adventure game from TEAM SHINZA.Players progress through the game by writing comments while watching videos of [problem properties] being investigated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.1%, Horror 27.6%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #20 Billy Saves the World
83% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Paw Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run & rocket boost your way across an open alien world, complete quests for locals, and save the world in this sci-fi cartoon epic!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Nonlinear 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #21 House of Shadow
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Nonlinear 22.5%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Magic 4.1%
- #22 Ex Vitro
82% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.1%, Nonlinear 23.9%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Old School 4.8%
- #23 Cursed
82% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Horror 16.5%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Stylized 9.9%
- #24 Museful
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Nonlinear 24.8%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #25 Boki: The Summit
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
Windows
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #26 Citadel Knight
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fayvit
Windows
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Nonlinear 23.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 6.6%, Mystery 5.3%
- #27 Twinland
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Kaiju Sushi
Windows
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Nonlinear 22.6%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Adventure 6.1%
- #28 Necrowave
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arfhis The Wizard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with his butt stuck in a microwave. It's a 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Nonlinear 25%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #29 Until Dawn™
76% matchVery Positive83% of 4,730 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Choices Matter 21%, Horror 19.7%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #30 100 Pumpkins 2
78% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Nonlinear 27.2%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Old School 6.5%
- #31 Rolled: A Pinball Nightmare
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: No Agenda Studios
Windows · Linux
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Nonlinear 21%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Old School 9%
- #32 Kairo: Lore of the Magic
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gatoware, LLC
Windows
Guide Kairo throughout this exciting and challenging metroidvania adventure. Defeat enemies, solve mysteries, learn skills and restore peace back to the kingdom of Haamit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Nonlinear 22%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Magic 5.7%
- #33 The Trials - Chapter Two
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Horror 9.8%, Old School 6.6%
- #34 Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh
75% matchMixed58% of 338 reviews2023
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Tintin and his faithful companion Snowy are going to experience some extraordinary adventures…After meeting Professor Sarcophagus whilst cruising the Mediterranean Sea, the famous reporter sets out in search of the tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.4%, Investigation 25%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Hearths of Voidsk
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Painting With Water
Windows
Explore the surreal city of Voidsk in a first-person atmospheric Metroidvania. Unlock new abilities, uncover hidden places, and choose your own path through its quiet, unsettling streets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Nonlinear 20.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Horror 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #36 Road To Salvation
77% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: UlaşPub: 4 BUDDIES
Windows
Road to Salvation is a stylized action adventure game set in the 80s. As a result of the chaos and gangs that arise as a result of a spreading virus, your wife dies and your daughter is kidnapped. Throughout the journey, you will be trying to find out who kidnapped your daughter, where and why.
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #37 At Fate's End
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Fate’s End is an action-adventure game where you fight the ones you love and your skill tree is your family tree. Explore a lush fantasy world, defeat the foul creatures of the realm, and face your estranged siblings in intense, emotional duels to decide your family’s fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #38 When the Crow Sings
73% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Safe Haven Studio
Windows
WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Nonlinear 15%, Investigation 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Horror 9.6%
- #39 Selenetrope
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Verrysoft
Windows
Selenetrope is a survival horror game where you play as a lab grown homunculus struggling to survive in a base below the surface of an exoplanetary moon. Battle your insane and misbegotten brothers and stave off a raging fever that threatens to destroy you from within.
Why similar: Nonlinear 34.6%, Metroidvania 25.5%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Mystery 6.5%
- #40 Voice of Flowers
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomasz Chabora
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Nonlinear 23.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Magic 7.6%
- #41 Ariana and the Elder Codex
70% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Nonlinear 7.6%, Stylized 6%
- #42 ERROR:Ai.lien
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamincat, Inc.
Windows
"ERROR:Ai.lien" is a bishoujo horror adventure where she watches, learns, and slowly invades your everyday life— ordinary routines twist bit by bit, until the AI’s love transforms into madness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.1%, Horror 20.3%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #43 White : The Hero's Return
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiapigeon
Windows · Mac
Just a hardcore, lore-deep RPG based on your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Magic 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #44 (RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Senna Holste
Windows
(RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1 is a pixel, adventure and horror game. You have to choose the fate determined of characters they'll be alive or death, but there might be other things that could help you to have advantage...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #45 Spirit Quest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avalon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Spirit World. Challenge mysterious ruins and face intimidating bosses to gain new powers that will aid your exploration in this retro top-down action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Nonlinear 27.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #46 The Forbidden Forest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Nonlinear 22.9%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 5.4%, Fantasy 4.6%
- #47 Bound City
70% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Problem Machine
Windows
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Horror 14.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Nonlinear 9.5%
- #48 Ubirajara
74% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
Windows
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 6.7%
- #49 Inheritance
68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: VimmGames
Windows
Kamgrad, 1986. A mysterious explosion left a city frozen in death. Years later, a journalist enters the ruins to uncover the truth — and may never return.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41.1%, Horror 22.4%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #50 Legendary Knight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WebsatGame
Windows
Prepare for a brutal metroidvania where a legendary knight battles monsters to save his land. Explore dangerous labyrinths and castles, fight enemies, and craft powerful gear with the help of the Mage, Alchemist, and Treasure Hunter. Ready for epic adventures?
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Nonlinear 23.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Magic 5.9%
- #51 Our Metal Bowl
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Intrugli Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Nonlinear 26.3%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 5.2%
- #52 Noad: The Priest
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Falling Spring
Windows
Noad: The Priest is a 2D action adventure game. It tells the story of a priest who begins an expedition where an unknown black substance 'Adven' flows out of the gate and cannot return beyond it. Face the truth with newcomers beyond the gate!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Dark 2.9%
- #53 Shadows Of Lir'Ah
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Moonkey Lab
Windows
A battle ensues and the fauna of the depths has awaken. Those who seek fortune, those who seek power gathered. You find yourself amidst it all, with no memory on how you reached the Island in the first place. What will you do?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%
- #54 We're Closed Sorry
70% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: GUMBO DAY
Windows
We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Old School 10.7%, Stylized 9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #55 BeforeDisaster
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.9%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Fantasy 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #56 The Testing Chamber
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 14.2%
- #57 Cryselts
67% 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 43%, Nonlinear 22.8%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #58 PowerSlave Exhumed
67% matchVery Positive89% of 900 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Old School 12.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 5.3%
- #59 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Horror 18.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #60 Valkyrie Saga
64% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Nonlinear 24.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Old School 9%