- #1 Harvester of the dead
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOMAGameStudio
Windows
Uncover the dark story of the 'Harvester of the Dead' in this pixel art Metroidvania. Battle infernal bosses, explore mysterious worlds, gain experience, and unlock powerful spells as you fight to close the gates of hell!
Why similar: Action RPG 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Metroidvania 15%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #2 Evil Castle & Princess
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLightProject
Windows
"Evil Castle & Princess" is a game similar to Metroid Castlevania, mainly a horizontal action game based on exploration and combat. Wear your favorite weapons to explore the mysterious and dangerous relic castle! Destroy all the monsters that block you and find the secrets of the magic castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Action RPG 20.9%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #3 Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 586 reviews2026
Dev: Frontside 180Pub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Roguelike 11.2%, Platformer 9.2%
- #4 War of the Gods: Prologue
95% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: YCGamePub: WiseGames
Windows
Come and defeat the evil gods! Create your personal outfit, overcome the siege of numerous monsters and leaders, and usher in a new victory! Gods Wars is a pixel ARPG Rogue like Game. You can obtain epic artifacts, upgrade epic skills, choose your epic pet, face the powerful evil gods!
Why similar: Action RPG 20.4%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #5 Infinity Wanderer
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Imdie Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infinity Wanderer is a roguelite, souls-lite action-platformer. Players dive into Lunara's dark story, facing her fears in a nightmare world. With handcrafted levels and deep character customization, it offers fluid, challenging combat that blends fast-paced and strategic souls-like mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Action RPG 11.9%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #6 Ceraphic Requiem
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elias IDIRI
Windows
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Action RPG 17.5%, Hack and Slash 15%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%
- #7 Immortals Must Die
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: CharlesPGames
Windows
Slay demons in another multiverse as you look for the seals to unlock your divine powers, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Platformer 11.1%
- #8 Talaka
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Potato KidPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Dive into a hand-painted world where myths come alive and turn against you. Unravel branching stories shaped by ancient Gods, explore lush, vibrant landscapes, and battle corrupted creatures from Afro-Brazilian folklore that threaten the balance of the realms. Destiny calls. The Gods are watching.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #9 Celestial Visitor
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Malingshulaile
Windows
No longer just defending against monster attacks – survival now demands offensive action. Assemble an elite expedition to subjugate the monstrous hordes, and you'll take the role of a warrior in this crusade.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Action RPG 23.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #10 A Song in Elyel Nalore
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Action RPG 23.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #11 Silvercall
90% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: CUNX
Windows · Mac
Silvercall – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Action RPG 18.2%, Platformer 13%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #12 Dragon Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Action RPG 18.1%, Hack and Slash 15%, Roguelike 14.4%, Platformer 8.4%
- #13 幻域 Fantasy Domain
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YiLing Games
Windows
"Fantasy Domain" is a fantasy action-adventure roguelike. Explore freely, fight nimbly, and grow your character to stay versatile on the battlefield. Ever-changing bosses deliver thrilling combat. Keep training to become the overlord!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Action RPG 18%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Adventure 5%
- #14 Legends Of Elementia
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahmet Babagil
Windows
10 elements. 10 heroes. 10 elemental Ultimate Forms. Only a true element bender can master them all. Switch heroes mid-battle and unleash devastating transformations in this fast-paced roguelite Action-RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.7%, Action RPG 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Hack and Slash 13.6%, Platformer 9.8%
- #15 Chronoscript: The Endless End
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DeskWorks Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Action RPG 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #16 Shadows of Rogue: The Sorcerer's Curse
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Blueace Studios
Windows
In this roguelite game, you'll face increasingly hordes of enemies and formidable bosses, all while discovering an array of valuable items and surprises along the way. Inspired by medieval themes and RPGs. Prepare for a casual yet intensely challenging gaming experience!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Action RPG 19.2%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #17 Pit of Gerstan
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pit of Gerstan is a roguelite dungeoneering action game. Hack, slash, throw and blast your way through hordes of enemies and bosses, as you collect various items, upgrades and weapons to create the ultimate dungeon-clearing hero.
Why similar: Action RPG 21%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Adventure 6.6%
- #18 Necrotombs
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Typhereus
Windows
You descend into darkness, a warrior mad enough to face the black depths. Slay demons, butcher undead, loot relics, upgrade, and master brutal combat. Cast epic spells, crush horrific bosses, and carve through endless horrors. Find the ancient evil haunting your soul in this relentless action RPG!
Why similar: Action RPG 20.3%, Hack and Slash 16%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Demons 10.5%
- #19 Irang
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BREMEN
Windows
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Action RPG 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%
- #20 Fevercide
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fevercide is a metroidvania with elements of horror and adventure games. Join Sandra as she explores the stately cities of a Russian Empire that never fell. Solve puzzles, fight with monsters, and face the demons from her past.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.8%, Metroidvania 19.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #21 7th Domain:Tree of Chaos Prologue
83% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Lightimpact
Windows
"7th Domain" is a horizontal version action game derived from Roguelike Metroidvania combined with treasure grinding gameplay. You will play a child of destiny who repairs the world and finds the truth of the broken world. You will grow in battle and challenge the unknown and hidden forces.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action 8%
- #22 Ultimate Barbarian
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: United State Machines
Windows
Fast paced 2D top-down action game, with Roguelike and RPG elements. Fight your way in the world of Barbarians, through training, quests and bloody melee skirmishes. Slain vilains and monsters, loot taverns and find treasures in lost dungeons. Hard and rewarding !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Action RPG 22.7%, Hack and Slash 19.6%, RPG 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #23 Into the Necrovale
80% matchVery Positive86% of 593 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Action RPG 18.6%, Hack and Slash 16%, Roguelike 14%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #24 A Knight of Lothen
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Angelos KyprianosPub: Spiral Lane Productions
Windows
A dark fantasy metroidvania fueled by heavy metal. Fight, explore, and carve your path through the ruined kingdom of Lothen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Action RPG 19.7%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #25 Alpha Sorcerer
81% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
An elite sorcerer king with forgotten magical powers mysteriously reappears in a bloody quest for revenge in the supreme action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Action RPG 18.1%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #26 Brother Brother
82% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Patrick VanMackelbergPub: None
Windows
You awake in a small world, in the small house that you share with your brother. His bed is cold and empty, and there’s no sign of his whereabouts. Something doesn’t feel right. Explore the land and gear up, finding your brother is going to be no walk in the park.
Why similar: Action RPG 19%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, RPG 6.4%
- #27 Moonlight Traveler
79% matchMixed55% of 56 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 19.4%, Action RPG 17.1%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #28 Red's Ascent
79% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Özgür ÇallıPub: Bitmon Studios
Windows
Red's Ascent will take you on a challenging journey with an action-packed roguelike loop. Every death is an opportunity to respawn and try again, stronger than before. As you battle various enemies in different environments, you'll uncover the reasons behind your actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Platformer 9.9%
- #29 Ghost Shock
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Wingjoy Games
Windows
Switch roles between heroes and monsters to fight, become the embodiment of justice or let evil rule, everything is possible.
Why similar: Action RPG 23%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 9.7%
- #30 Spiretela
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shivary Game Studio
Windows
Climb the tower, defeat powerful enemies, and uncover the cause of a cosmic instability in this intense roguelike adventure.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.4%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelike 11.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #31 Blessing Part I
77% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: MalfunctionGhost
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style action-adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman Lowe who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a great sword and flesh and blood, you will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Action RPG 22.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, RPG 7%, Dark Fantasy 7%
- #32 Murim Survival
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Sunwood Games
Windows
Murim Survival is a survival roguelite game where you must survive against constant waves of enemies within a limited time. Explore a dying world, acquire martial arts, equipment, and traits, and be reborn as a hero of Murim.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.7%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelike 16.9%, Adventure 7.1%, RPG 6.5%
- #33 Trinity Fusion
77% matchVery Positive86% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.9%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Action RPG 15.4%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #34 Traveler's Refrain
74% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.
Why similar: Action RPG 23%, Metroidvania 18%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Combat 6.6%
- #35 RELICBORN
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Gnome Works
Windows
Relicborn is a story-driven platformer game that tells the story of Alice, a young dressmaker who finds herself in an undiscovered world, searching for a distant, long lost possibility. ARPG elements, fantasy environments, legendary loot, a skill system along with many secrets to be discovered!
Why similar: Action RPG 21.5%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 7.8%
- #36 PickaLegend
75% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 2kblater (5)
Windows · Mac · Linux
PickaLegend - A bullet hell game about visiting interesting places and destroying everything in sight with your pets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.4%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Action RPG 14.7%, Roguelike 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13.2%
- #37 Heart Lock: A Cozy Intro To Spellcraft
76% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Lunar Penguin Media LLC
Windows · Mac
Enter this crafting-driven Metroid-like game to plunge deep into your emotions. You must craft spells to defeat monsters plaguing your heart, and explore a dreamscape to unlock the skills needed to defeat your nemesis.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.5%, Action RPG 15.6%, Roguelike 12.1%, Hack and Slash 12%, Platformer 8.7%
- #38 Maidens Madness
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jitsu Koan Games
Windows
Face the immortal Overlord with Lyria and her sword Edelstern! But beware, his power is immense! Die and return stronger, aiming to one day surpass him. Yet, does he hold one last trump card? What a strange place this is!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 17.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Demons 8.9%
- #39 7th Domain:Tree of Chaos
73% matchVery Positive86% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Lightimpact
Windows
"7th Domain" is a horizontal version action game derived from Roguelike Metroidvania combined with treasure grinding gameplay. You will play a child of destiny who repairs the world and finds the truth of the broken world. You will grow in battle and challenge the unknown and hidden forces.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Action Roguelike 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Hack and Slash 11.1%, RPG 9.4%
- #40 Goblin Escape
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PsychoSeel
Windows
Goblin Escape is an action-platformer with unique stance-based combat mechanics that will test your skills. Explore, level up, find new allies, choose your side. Find your own way in your own style. Sneak in shadows or paint your path with the blood of your foes.
Why similar: Action RPG 23%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Platformer 8.3%
- #41 Jrago The Demon Hunter
73% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
Jrago The Demon Hunter is an indie METROIDVANIA style 2D Platforming Action-Adventure Role Playing Game. The world is overcome in darkness, and you are a hunter named Jrago on a quest to slay the demons and bring back the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Action RPG 18.4%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Demons 10.7%
- #42 Faction Reticent
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Action RPG 18.8%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 5.5%
- #43 Last Rebirth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Logic Unit
Windows · Linux
Face relentless monster hordes in this gripping roguelike adventure. Explore Last Rebirth, where underworld lords await. Collect treasures, fortify heroes, and conquer otherworldly horrors. How far can you push your limits in this survival test?
Why similar: Action RPG 22.3%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Roguelike 15.4%, Action 9.2%, RPG 8.7%
- #44 Shattered Divinities
69% matchVery Positive94% of 496 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 32.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Action RPG 10%, Adventure 8.7%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #45 TOOSIN : 투신
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: TEAM NIRIZ
Windows
Face an AI that evolves by learning your combat patterns in real-time. TOOSIN is a roguelike action game where enemies analyze your habits to counter you. Strategically combine 100+ traits and weapon skills to push past your limits and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.4%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelike 15.4%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Action 9.4%
- #46 Whose Story (아무개전)
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yunji Heo
Windows
A Korean-style action roguelike set in a dark Joseon-inspired world. Fight supernatural enemies and survive ever-changing dungeons.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.4%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #47 EVEN OR ODD 1
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fermat Freaks co., Ltd
Windows
"Even? Odd? Forget the math!" Enter the Collatz Conjecture—mathematics' greatest unsolved mystery—reimagined as a high-speed roguelike action game. Play as "Ichi," the muscle-brained magical girl, teleporting between lanes to smash back incoming numbers with charge shots!
Why similar: Action RPG 24.8%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelike 17.2%, RPG 9.9%, Hack and Slash 9.5%
- #48 BirdKnight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Action RPG 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Hack and Slash 9.3%
- #49 SOULGRAVE
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bromanguy
Windows
SOULGRAVE is a character-driven action roguelike where you create wild builds, explore ever-changing dungeons, and battle brutal bosses with puzzle-like, telegraphed mechanics. Restore a shattered world... or doom it forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelike 14.8%, Hack and Slash 13%, Platformer 10%
- #50 My Beautiful Winter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havanna Directive
Windows
A sci-fi survival action RPG focused on tactical real-time combat, elemental weaknesses, weapon upgrades, and constant resource pressure.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.6%, Metroidvania 17%, Roguelike 13.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #51 Underground Lords
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Muffin Studios
Windows
Purge the underworld from the demons!. Underground Lords is a hardcore action rogue-like dungeon crawler with procedurally generated levels. Chose one from the 3 characters, gather equipment, and mow the lords that rule the underground!
Why similar: Action RPG 19.3%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 15%, Demons 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #52 Magic Monster Slasher
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BloomFrost Games
Windows
Enter the battlefield of "Magic Monster Slasher", an intense round-based combat game that tests your strategic skills and quick decisions. Choose your abilities, arm yourself, and prepare to face waves of relentless enemies with only one goal: to defeat you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Hack and Slash 20%, Action RPG 19.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, RPG 6.3%
- #53 Axel Quest
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Action RPG 19.3%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
- #54 Beastfall
66% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Raven GamesPub: Raven Label
Windows
Beastfall: Pure Boss Rush × Roguelite. No minions, no mobs — every encounter is a meticulously crafted boss fight. Hone your combat style in fast-paced duels of life and death. On a journey of redemption and revenge, meet gods with conflicting loyalties, and uncover the buried truth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Metroidvania 22.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #55 Torii: Beyond The Gates
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows · Mac
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Action RPG 19.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, RPG 5.9%
- #56 Asbak
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team FossilPub: Vifth Floor
Windows
Asbak is a 2D action roguelike where you play as a corporate demon hunter in a demon-ridden urban Southeast Asia. In a dangerous world where demon hunting is a profession, your rare talent is used to slay demons and earn a living.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.8%, Hack and Slash 15.9%, Action RPG 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #57 Realm of Illusion
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Lx
Windows
Realm of Illusion is an action rogue game featuring diverse skill combinations and synergies, delivering exhilarating hack-and-slash combat. With hundreds of collectible skills, over a dozen weapons, and a variety of build paths
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Action RPG 19%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #58 Spectral Climb
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Jordan
Windows
3D Platformer with some basic combat, also added some Bosses to overcome, climb the rise, impress the outer Gods and Transend
Why similar: Action RPG 17.9%, Metroidvania 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Platformer 12.5%
- #59 Defenders of Kronos
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glorius Game Studios
Windows
Defeat the corrupted inhabitants of Kronos in this 4-player online co-op adventure. Uncover the source of corruption, collect unique weapons and items, and upgrade your arsenal with stars. Join forces with friends, vanquish hordes of enemies, and save Kronos in this epic co-op experience.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.9%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelike 14%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Hack and Slash 6.4%
- #60 Heroes Quest Survival - Vampire and Zombie Apocalypse
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TamalakiPub: Matryoshka
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey in Heroes Quest Survival. Unite with fellow heroes to liberate lands from monstrous orcs and zombies. Master the art of swordplay and sorcery to rescue innocent lives in this thrilling quest.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Action RPG 22.7%, Roguelike 19.5%, Adventure 8.5%, RPG 6.8%