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Games Like Shining Symbol

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Metroidvania, Singleplayer, Adventure.

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This is a galactic castlevania-type game, based on the design of four elephants and twenty-eight stars as the boss, four scenes, five attribute skills, and a variety of gem abilities waiting for you to unlock.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: 小桨哥
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Project Mono
    Windows

    『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Action 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Adventure 7.2%

  2. #2 Super Beefit
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bad Castle
    Windows

    Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 5.2%

  3. #3 GoldFish Brain
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
    Windows

    Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.2%

  4. #4 Garden of the Atom
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rookbird GamesPub: Blacc Ski Weekend Industries
    Windows · Linux

    Garden of the Atom is a combat-focused Metroidvania where you hold nothing back. Start with every movement ability unlocked and play as 'Prodigy,' an exiled genius infiltrating a futuristic dictatorship to stop a tyrant from harnessing a cataclysmic meteor shower.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, PvE 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Action 5.6%

  5. #5 Pain-T
    94% 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 46.2%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Action 5.6%, Cute 4.9%

  6. #6 The Weird Dream
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%

  7. #7 Blessing Part I
    93% 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 47.7%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, RPG 5.9%, Action 5.8%

  8. #8 Torii: Beyond The Gates
    92% 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 49.1%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Hand-drawn 5.9%, RPG 5.2%

  9. #9 Naru-Morph!
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Huge Tails Studio
    Windows

    Naru-Morph! is a 2D action platformer featuring a morphing gimmick.Utilize various abilities unique to each morph to explore the world, defeat fierce enemies, and to reach the Heavens!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.2%, PvE 17.9%, Action 6.7%, Cute 6.1%, Anime 5.4%

  10. #10 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Hand-drawn 7.5%

  11. #11 Second Works
    90% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: #Sharp
    Windows

    『Second Works』 is a 2D platform action-adventure game set in a sci-fi fantasy world based on biotechnology. Enjoy the unique atmosphere created by colorful anime-style graphics and the thrilling experience of high-difficulty action.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 9.6%, Hand-drawn 5.9%

  12. #12 Nihilsearch
    89% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Team_Bug
    Windows

    Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.1%

  13. #13 MADO
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Drainage-GameStudio
    Windows

    The freedom here, or beyond the window.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 16%, PvE 12.9%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Action 4.3%

  14. #14 BeforeDisaster
    88% 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 58.4%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 5.9%

  15. #15 EXIL
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
    Windows

    A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action 7.8%, Hand-drawn 5.8%

  16. #16 Maelstrom
    87% 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 54.5%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.9%, 2D 5.6%

  17. #17 The Search: Lost Dreams
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: gninjastudio
    Windows

    The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 5.3%

  18. #18 Bread Adventure
    84% 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 50.9%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 4.7%, RPG 4.6%

  19. #19 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nao Games
    Windows

    This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.8%, PvE 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 10.6%, 2D 5.1%

  20. #20 Spirit Fusion
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%

  21. #21 King Story: Prologue
    83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Kinto Games LLC
    Windows

    A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.3%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 4.6%

  22. #22 Irang : the last hope
    82% 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 38.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%

  23. #23 EON: Reset
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team EON Reset
    Windows

    Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Action 5.9%, Hand-drawn 5.9%

  24. #24 Shards of Memories
    81% 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 48.5%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Action 5.9%

  25. #25 Kokoro's Gensokyo Journey: The Lost Masks
    81% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
    Dev: CygnusA-1
    Windows

    A 2D exploration danmaku action Touhou fangame (AKA a danmaku Metroidvania). Control Hata no Kokoro in a journey to find her masks. Look for power-up items along the way and challenge powerful bosses to reclaim them!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Action 10.9%, Cute 5.1%

  26. #26 Croakspire
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lotus 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 53%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.4%

  27. #27 Kitty Cat Castle
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Robot, DESTROY!
    Windows · Mac

    A cute, Metroidvania platformer about cats and aliens: you are a cat defending a castle from waves of enemies. When the going gets too tough, head out and explore the world to find powerful artifacts to aid in the castle's defenses. Enjoy a handcrafted world, story, and super-cute kitten NPCs.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, PvE 13.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Cute 7%

  28. #28 Ariana and the Elder Codex
    79% 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 52.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Action 7.4%, Anime 6.2%

  29. #29 Garm Ruins
    78% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: kiukiu
    Windows

    An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Action 14%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  30. #30 史莱狗(Slimg)
    78% 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 51.5%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, RPG 5.4%, Action 4.7%

  31. #31 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
    Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 48.8%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Anime 8.5%, Cute 7.3%

  32. #32 Honey's Sweet Revenge
    77% 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 59%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Hand-drawn 6.7%

  33. #33 Nameless adventure
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Haberon Games
    Windows

    Nameless Adventure is an action RPG with elements of metroidvania, sandbox, and platforming. You will face a dangerous dungeon that transforms in real time and holds many secrets. Only by reaching its deepest depths will you uncover the truth about what this "dungeon" really is...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, PvE 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Action 6.3%

  34. #34 Shadow Labyrinth
    75% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
    Windows

    Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 4.8%

  35. #35 Shadow King
    76% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Action 4.7%, 2D 4.3%

  36. #36 Ataraxie
    75% matchPositive85% of 13 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 40.4%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 10.7%, PvE 8.3%

  37. #37 The Smoke
    74% 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 37.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Hand-drawn 6.8%, Anime 6.5%

  38. #38 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
    72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: DIE SOFT
    Windows

    Explore a dream world as the iconic Little Nemo, armed with toys, candy, and stuffed animals in this cute & colorful Metroidvania adventure. Experience NES-era platformer gameplay in a vast, non-linear world that has been hand-animated frame-by-frame, as you unlock new abilities to progress.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Cute 6.8%

  39. #39 Sunken Sky
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Codenightly
    Windows · Linux

    Welcome to the world of Sunken Sky and get ready for an epic action adventure through a vast open world. No place is beyond your reach - from the tallest mountains to the very minds of others. Battle bizarre creatures and befriend even stranger people. All in a detailed, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Anime 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Action 5.1%

  40. #40 Tater Spud
    74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Nate DeHart
    Windows

    Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, PvE 15.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Cute 5.8%

  41. #41 Eystrandi
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Leiksmidr studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 5.9%, 2D 5.2%

  42. #42 Solaris: Good Harvest
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moving Pixels
    Windows

    A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%

  43. #43 Reso-Seeker
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ralta Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 5.7%, Cute 5.4%

  44. #44 Hamstory
    69% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
    Dev: Dotori Doguldan
    Windows

    is a 2D pixel platformer with heartfelt emotion and thrilling challenge. Time your jumps to leap forward—falling is okay. Find your route through the paths ahead. Journey to Haessi Star with warm encouragement from animal townsfolk, experiencing a world that transforms with every season.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Action 8.2%, Hand-drawn 6.9%

  45. #45 PATHFINDER 08
    73% 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 50%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Adventure 4.9%, Action 4.3%

  46. #46 The Last Tree
    71% 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 57.1%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Action 9%, Adventure 8%, RPG 7.4%

  47. #47 Caesura
    71% matchNo user reviews
    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 49.7%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Cute 5.8%, Hand-drawn 5.7%

  48. #48 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    68% 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 55%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 7%, RPG 3.7%

  49. #49 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
    70% 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 46.9%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%, RPG 6%

  50. #50 Museful
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nostalgicat
    Windows

    Museful is 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 48%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, 2D Platformer 7%, 2D 5.9%

  51. #51 Echoes of Nox
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Orange Party
    Windows

    Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, 2D Platformer 18%, PvE 15.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Action 5.1%

  52. #52 The Curse Of Eira
    69% 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 44.8%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%, PvE 8.9%

  53. #53 Havoc Fox
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Havoc Studios
    Windows

    Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.

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  54. #54 Battery Samurai
    69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Matthewstone
    Windows

    Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.

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  55. #55 Dusted Dusk
    68% 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 54.6%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 4.6%

  56. #56 Faeland
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 324 reviews2023
    Dev: Talegames
    Windows

    Take on the role of skilled hunter, Sam, in Faeland, an adventure RPG set in a beautiful world inspired by 8-bit classics.

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  57. #57 Cavalier
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Coin Laundry Games
    Windows · Mac

    The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.

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  58. #58 Filiy Eclipse
    65% 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 55%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 6.3%, RPG 5.9%

  59. #59 Ed's world story
    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: KoKoGames
    Windows

    Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, 2D Platformer 22%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, PvE 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%

  60. #60 Transiruby
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 290 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 54.8%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Action 6.5%, Cute 5.5%

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