- #1 Last Souls
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruben Wihler
Windows · Mac
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Souls-like 16.9%, Nonlinear 14%, Difficult 9.6%, Platformer 7.4%
- #2 Misspell
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 11.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Open World 6.5%
- #3 DREIFRAME
96% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 9.2%, Nonlinear 6.5%
- #4 Necrowave
95% 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 22.6%, Souls-like 17.6%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #5 Dimension Rift Zero
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrDyvik
Windows
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 20.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Open World 6.7%
- #6 GLIGHT
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATOMIC BREATH
Windows
Welcome to the world of Glight, a dark fantasy side-scroller adventure by ATOMIC BREATH. On a daunting journey to recover something long lost, give form to your powers of light and darkness in a fast-flowing, super-tight platformer full of hidden shortcuts and devious secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Difficult 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Gothic 10.7% ★, Platformer 8.9%
- #7 Lightwood
93% 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 29.1%, Souls-like 22.2%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 5.4%
- #8 Vesuvius
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snow Day Games
Windows · Mac
Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
- #9 Onchu
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banana Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the role of Onchu, a druid boy stranded on an island corrupted by dark magic. Learn new magic and abilities in this 2D Metroidvania and explore a stunning sidescrolling world to save the island from destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Souls-like 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Platformer 8.5%, Magic 6.8%
- #10 Anokye
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Souls-like 21.1%, Difficult 15%, Platformer 7.2%, Open World 4.3%
- #11 WarriOrb: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive88% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Souls-like 19.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Open World 8.5%
- #12 Steel Flood
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egobounds
Windows
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 21.9%, Difficult 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%
- #13 Endless Night Sonata
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sweeping Avalanche Creations
Windows
Endless Night Sonata is a hand drawn metroidvania with classic style animation. Follow the quest of Nicodemos in the "Worlds-in-middle", an unforgiving and dangerous land controlled by demonic forces on a epic mission to find his purpose...
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 22.8%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Platformer 6.4%
- #14 Celestial Lumina
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Juan Centeno
Windows
Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 19.9%, Nonlinear 13%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Platformer 7.2%
- #15 Spright
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Spright is a hand-crafted 2D action-adventure about a lone warrior in a diving helm, drawn into the ruins of a fallen world. Forge, swim, and fight through luminous caverns, cursed foundries, and drowned ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 21%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 7.1%, Action-Adventure 5.2%
- #16 HALLOW BLADE
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XekveraPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
HALLOW BLADE is a dark fantasy action adventure set in a vast interconnected subterranean kingdom where you form an unbreakable bond with an ancient possessed sword hungry for souls and vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Souls-like 21.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #17 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #18 Children of Birch
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UvuikSmoniti
Windows
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 12%, Platformer 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #19 Runic Curse Remastered
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 22.9%, Nonlinear 8.8%, Platformer 6.9%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #20 Benders of Moona
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
Windows
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Souls-like 18.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 10.8%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #21 Cryselts
82% 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 27.5%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Souls-like 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #22 Chiaroscuro
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
- #23 Silent Santicado
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vigilant Addiction Studios
Windows
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 22.2%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #24 Shieldbound
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Bangers
Windows
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Souls-like 20.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #25 SHADE Protocol
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Legendary
Windows · Linux
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Open World 6%
- #26 Lightward
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 25.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Magic 6.4%
- #27 Hollow Knight
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 542,706 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 9%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #28 Lotus Knight
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stinky Tofu Games
Windows · Mac
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Souls-like 26.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Nonlinear 8.6%, 2D 4.9%
- #29 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,186 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 20%, Souls-like 17.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Platformer 7.8%
- #30 Rune Fencer Illyia
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nootbox Games
Windows
Traverse a massive, ruined and beautiful world in this intense, atmospheric action platformer. Steal enemy abilities and fight them back with their own runic magic and deadly swordplay, as you attempt to find your lost twin sister in the sunken kingdom of Ithos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Souls-like 17%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Difficult 8.6%, Platformer 8.2%
- #31 Cliff Kingdom
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 22.9%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #32 Tenebra
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broke CoCo
Windows
Unmask the secrets of a fractured utopia in "Tenebra,"a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where baroque excess meets technology. Collect ornate masks to unlock mysterious powers, solve intricate puzzles, and battle through a world that's equal parts Versailles and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 16.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Nonlinear 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #33 Unbound: Worlds Apart
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Souls-like 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Difficult 10.1%
- #34 Cloverskar
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex K.
Windows
Venture into the unknown and begin your quest to bring back the light into a world of endless night. Engaging combat, tricky platforming, and a whole lot of exploration stand in your way as you try to uncover the secrets of this vast interconnected kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 15.9%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Platformer 9.1%
- #35 Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MadMoa
Windows
Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 22.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #36 Solateria
72% matchVery Positive84% of 523 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Souls-like 22.9%, Difficult 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Platformer 7.5%
- #37 Intertwined
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Souls-like 22.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 5.5%
- #38 Eden's Guardian
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voragine Game Studio
Windows
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Souls-like 19.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%
- #39 Before I Go
72% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: J's Labratory
Windows
Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Difficult 14%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Platformer 7.5%
- #40 Full Moon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISGames
Windows
Explore a pyramid full of misteries while fighting against the dark forces. Chain your attacks in a fast paced combat system full of stylish combo. Fuse and equip the skills you find to forge your own path.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Souls-like 18.3%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Difficult 10%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #41 Momogatari
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sentori Studio
Windows
Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Souls-like 16.8%, Difficult 9.2%, Open World 8.9%, Platformer 7%
- #42 Karma Exorcist
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyclosPub: Infini Fun
Windows
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 17.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 6%
- #43 3000th Duel
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 626 reviews2019
Dev: NEOPOPCORN Corp
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Souls-like 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Difficult 11%, Open World 7.9%
- #44 Codex Lost
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: FreemanaPub: JanduSoft
Windows
The new open world, spellcasting action-RPG. The grimoires have been stolen, civilisation is in ruins. Rise, Curator! Craft ancient elemental magics and challenge the great lords who threaten to fracture reality itself.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.5%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Difficult 12.2%, Open World 9.9%
- #45 Candle Knight
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Dracma Studios
Windows
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Gothic 17.2% ★, Souls-like 12.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
- #46 The Malice Kingdom
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Cheesecake Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Souls-like 19.9%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #47 DEVIATOR
69% matchMixed68% of 994 reviews2024
Dev: Gami Studio
Windows
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Difficult 5.3%
- #48 Isadora's Edge
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InboundShovel Games
Windows
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 14.5%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Open World 8.3%
- #49 Plateman
69% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Difficult 14.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #50 Watcher Chronicles
70% matchVery Positive86% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Third Sphere Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Souls-like 21.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Difficult 8.9%
- #51 Undone Mind
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Albar
Windows
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Souls-like 19.7%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Open World 9.4%, Platformer 9%
- #52 Loreninha Paints Dreams and Rainbows
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Eminho & Lorena Team
Windows · Linux
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Souls-like 23.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
- #53 Mendacium
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
Windows
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Action-Adventure 5.8%, Open World 5.7%
- #54 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,126 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 17.4%, Magic 8.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #55 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
65% matchVery Positive84% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Winter Crew StudiosPub: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Souls-like 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Open World 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #56 Astronium
68% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
Windows
Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 19.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Nonlinear 8.2%, Exploration 5.4%
- #57 SpellMaster: The Saga
68% matchMixed41% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: Spellbook CreationsPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SpellMaster - The Saga is a story-driving action RPG inspired by the Gothic series. Gameplay takes place in an open, seamless world filled with secrets, mysteries, terrible monsters, and varied NPCs. Who to be and how to behave is yours to choose - this is your Saga
Why similar: Gothic 20.4% ★, Nonlinear 15.8%, Difficult 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Open World 9.2%
- #58 Weapon Devourer
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogdan
Windows · Mac
Weapon Devourer is a psychological horror game with souls-like and 1930's cartoon vibes, blending subtle puzzles. Battle sentient weapons, dodge their attacks, metamorphose into a fearsome entity to overcome powerful challenges, and synthesize mighty combinations by diving into the Shield's belly.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Souls-like 21.1%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Difficult 12%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #59 Windmills
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Poor Locke
Windows
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania. Help the unreliable narrator complete his story which changes depending on the player's actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 22.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Action-Adventure 6.9%