- #1 A Song in Elyel Nalore
97% 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 39.9%, Action RPG 12.5%, Platformer 10%, Adventure 5.6%, Action 5.5%
- #2 The Last Tree
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zzmingo
Windows · Mac
A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 13%, RPG 11.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 7%
- #3 AOI
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Pura Studio
Windows
This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Platformer 15%, Action RPG 8.7%, RPG 7.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #4 Ineth
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mean Light Studio
Windows · Linux
A pixel-art Metroidvania with challenging platformer mechanics, set in a medieval magical world. Discover a great variety of spells and abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Find mythical charms and items to help Ineth fight her way out of her prison.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Platformer 21.5%, 2D 7%, Adventure 7%, Magic 5.1%
- #5 Elliot Quest
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Platformer 11.8%, RPG 10.9%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #6 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.7%, Platformer 14%, RPG 6.8%, Action 4.5%, 2D 3.2%
- #7 Chronicles of Teddy
93% matchMixed70% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, Platformer 12.3%, RPG 7.8%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Action 5.4%
- #8 Dusted Dusk
92% 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 44.6%, Action RPG 11.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 6%, Action 5.1%
- #9 Inexistence Rebirth
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Jonathan Brassaud
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Platformer 18.6%, RPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Action 5.5%
- #10 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Stephen Ciuca
Windows
Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Platformer 15.9%, RPG 9.4%, Action RPG 7.8%, Action 6.6%
- #11 Super Panda Adventures
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,020 reviews2014
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Platformer 25.1%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 6%, Indie 4.8%
- #12 Torii: Beyond The Gates
89% 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 44.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Action RPG 10.9%, RPG 8.9%, 2D 5%
- #13 Filiy Eclipse
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Action RPG 13.9%, RPG 9.2%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 5.8%
- #14 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
86% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 45.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 6.1%, RPG 5.8%
- #15 Chasm
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Platformer 12.2%, RPG 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Adventure 4.7%
- #16 Feudal Alloy
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 952 reviews2019
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Platformer 10.5%, RPG 9.9%, Action RPG 9.7%, Action 6.1%
- #17 Aldebaran Legend
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Solitude Games
Windows
In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Action RPG 14.1%, RPG 13.3%, Action 8.6%, Exploration 5.7%
- #18 Savior
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, RPG 12.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #19 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Action RPG 13.3%, Platformer 11.8%, RPG 8.3%, Action 6%
- #20 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Action RPG 12.3%, Exploration 5.9%, 2D 4.6%
- #21 Earthblade
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Action RPG 10.8%, Exploration 6%, Female Protagonist 5.1%
- #22 Shadows Labyrinth
82% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Kratos Games
Windows
Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Platformer 15.4%, RPG 9.1%, Action RPG 6.9%, 2D 4.6%
- #23 Primal League
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoodyChimera
Windows
The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Platformer 16.7%, RPG 14.9%, Action RPG 13%, Adventure 7.8%
- #24 Bread Adventure
81% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Wheafun Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a adventure in a seamless world of food, where you play as a brave bread. Freely explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, collect items to enhance your abilities, tackle challenging stages, and defeat formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 17.2%, RPG 8%, 2D 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #25 The Journey of Clinbo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechanical Heart
Windows
Ember Journey of Clinbo This is a fantasy, pixel-art Metroidvania-style game. You are Clinbo, the only "transgressor" robot to possess a soul in a limbo between life and death—a realm where countless souls are judged by a single standard: "Harmony."
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 14.3%, Action RPG 11.3%, RPG 8.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #26 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tortuga Software
Windows
Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Action RPG 12.3%, RPG 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #27 Silvercall
78% 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 45.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Action RPG 11.2%, RPG 8.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #28 ReSetna
78% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Platformer 20.4%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 4.8%
- #29 Mystik Belle
79% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Platformer 10.1%, RPG 7.3%, Adventure 7%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #30 Aggelos
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, RPG 14.4%, Platformer 11%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #31 Blessing Part I
76% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: 故障幽灵
Windows
Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Action RPG 13.1%, RPG 10.6%, Action 5.4%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%
- #32 Maelstrom
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D 6.8%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #33 Tower of Pandemonium
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Freddy Guerra
Windows
Tower of Pandemonium is a top-down RPG and 2D platformer where your choices determine your fate, featuring 6 guilds, 6 classes, action, puzzles, mystery and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Action RPG 12.2%, RPG 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 4.5%
- #34 Overbowed
75% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Action 5.4%
- #35 Frogreign
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkanpixel
Windows
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Platformer 15.5%, Action RPG 10.5%, RPG 7.6%, 2D 5.1%
- #36 Demon Peak
75% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6.6%
- #37 Evil Castle & Princess
73% 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 46%, Action RPG 14.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Magic 5.2%, Action 4.5%
- #38 Hunter's Legacy
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Lienzo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hunter’s Legacy is an old-school 2D single-player Metroidvania platformer where you control Ikki, a fierce kitty skilled with twin swords and a bow, better known as the Great Huntress of Un'Amak.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Platformer 23%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #39 UnEpic
73% matchVery Positive91% of 8,120 reviews2014
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Platformer 16%, RPG 15.9%, Action 4.6%, Indie 4.5%
- #40 OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OthersideCraft
Windows
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Action RPG 10.5%, RPG 7.2%, Exploration 6%
- #41 Dust: An Elysian Tail
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,936 reviews2013
Dev: Humble Hearts LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Platformer 19.6%, RPG 8%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5%
- #42 Inexistence
73% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Action 14.8%, RPG 12.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #43 Terry Tales
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ansimuz Games
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Action RPG 15.3%, RPG 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #44 God Edge
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
Windows
Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 10.7%, RPG 10.2%, Action RPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #45 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
70% matchVery Positive92% of 6,988 reviews2014
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.7%, Platformer 26.1%, 2D 9.4%, Action RPG 0.6%, Action 0.5%
- #46 Castle In The Darkness
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,266 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.7%, Platformer 17.7%, RPG 5.8%, Action 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #47 Vulpis
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, Platformer 19.2%, 2D 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 5.7%
- #48 Ariana and the Elder Codex
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 17.1%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Exploration 4%
- #49 Orcen Axe
69% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: origamihero games
Windows
Necromancy, wizards, dragons and a lost love? Better grab that magical axe of yours and get your life back on track!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Platformer 15.8%, RPG 10.7%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 6.5%
- #50 Sweet Dreams Dahlia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2357 Steps
Windows
I wake beneath the ruins of a world built on dreams. I descend the shattered Tower, explore forgotten biomes, master ancient combat techniques, and face the consequences of my absence. Beautiful metroidvania about identity, guilt, and choice after the collapse of a powerful civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 6.2%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 4.7%
- #51 The Curse Of Eira
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElenaWare
Windows
Wynn has traveled to this dying Kingdom of Alara because she heard a powerful Wizard has taken in her twin sister Eira. Explore the world that has been subjected by the Wizard and his five apprentices and discover enough power ups to find and kill Eira
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 19.7%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.2%, 2D 4.9%
- #52 Somnium Shore
68% 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 46.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 7.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.6%
- #53 Fevercide
68% 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: Metroidvania 32.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Action RPG 13.8%, Magic 5.9%, Action 5.6%
- #54 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Platformer 18.2%, RPG 7.6%, 2D 6.1%, Action 6%
- #55 Vernal Edge
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 17.4%, Female Protagonist 5.7%, 2D 5.5%, Action 5.3%
- #56 小石游记 Little Stone Journey
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZHANG SHENG
Windows
"Little Stone Journey" is a single-player action-adventure game. In a mysterious place shrouded in mist, one day, Little Stone was born here and began its journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Platformer 15.9%, Action RPG 12.2%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 4.2%
- #57 Cathedral
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.1%
- #58 Axel Quest
65% 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 38.4%, Platformer 15%, Action RPG 11.7%, RPG 7.2%, Exploration 5.4%
- #59 史莱狗(Slimg)
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cow Studio
Windows
Slimg is a Metroidvania game. Slimg left this mysterious planet to repair the crashed spaceship and embark on a magical adventure
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Platformer 16.6%, RPG 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, 2D 4.4%