- #1 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
97% matchVery Positive84% of 6,153 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Precision Platformer 17.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #2 Somnium Shore
96% 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 32.3%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #3 MOMIBOSU
96% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: PenGames
Windows
A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.9%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Difficult 12%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.6%
- #4 The Pale Piper
95% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: FreeTimeDev
Windows · Linux
Uncover the truth behind your death and your sibling’s in a story-driven precision platformer inspired by the Pied Piper myth. Navigate a decaying, interconnected world where movement is your only defense. No combat, only precision, consequence, and secrets hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.1%, Metroidvania 22.2%, Difficult 9.8%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Platformer 7.2%
- #5 Jumper Jon
94% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Platformer 8%
- #6 A Sister's Journey
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Florian Lackner
Windows
Explore a charmingly beautiful, hand-crafted pixel art world and help Violet on her journey searching for her sister. Uncover its mysteries, face its threatening foes, and run 'n gun your way through this challenging action-metroidvania - which will put your true platforming skills to the test.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 10.8%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Exploration 5.9%
- #7 Trash Heart
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Explore Trash Heart, a planet in the iron grip of the Trash Lord. Find artefacts that grant powerful abilities, fight hordes of deadly foes, and save a planet of outcast robots. Or just scrounge up all the trash your grubby little raccoon hands can hold.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Precision Platformer 24.1%, Difficult 12.3%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Platformer 5.2%
- #8 How About Spikes
93% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: SoulPixel Studio
Windows
How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Precision Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Difficult 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #9 Lone Fungus
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 7.6%
- #10 Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda
91% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Barış TaranPub: Yoto Games
Windows
Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Precision Platformer 22.6%, Difficult 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 7.8%
- #11 Goblin and Coins II
90% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows · Linux
Years have passed, decades maybe. Little goblin moved on, all but forgot about the great coin trouble, not even realizing that a new trouble is awaiting behind the doors!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Precision Platformer 19.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Difficult 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
- #12 Bones Beneath
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Herb Software
Windows
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Precision Platformer 24.3%, Difficult 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 7.3%
- #13 Aleya's Ascent
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minor Games
Windows
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Precision Platformer 20.1%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Difficult 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
- #14 Genopanic
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Precision Platformer 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 7.3%
- #15 Moonbrella
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jett Williams
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer Metroidvania with deep movement and no jump button. Upgrade your umbrella to explore an abandoned planet and ascend to the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%
- #16 Timothy and the Tower of Mu
86% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Kibou EntertainmentPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Ascend the tower to save your grandfather in this classic, hardcore action-platformer. The Tower of Mu is waiting for you... Push past each check point to the next awaiting challenge; dashing, jumping, and slinging your way up to the towers peak. Die. learn. Overcome.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.4%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Platformer 8.9%
- #17 Balloon to the Moon 2
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Prospective Games
Windows
Explore the Moon in this open world 2D platformer with 30 areas. Find all the sacred treasures to please the Moon Princess! Explore the deep caverns of the moon and soar above the clouds. But there is more than what all might seem!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Precision Platformer 21%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 8.6%
- #18 Xolotl
86% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Precision Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #19 Oirbo
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Precision Platformer 17.3%, Difficult 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #20 Ziggy
84% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Afil Games
Windows
Ziggy is a challenging platformer about a small lightning bolt trying to get back home. Your main objective is to go through all the traps and reach the end. Can you do it?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.8%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Difficult 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 8.1%
- #21 Enemies Within
83% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 9.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #22 Jubilee
82% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Precision Platformer 23.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Action 8.9%
- #23 Nocturnal 2
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Precision Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 16.1%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.2%
- #24 LUCID
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 7%
- #25 Unbound: Worlds Apart
80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 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 27.6%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Precision Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Difficult 9.3%
- #26 Xeodrifter
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Precision Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Difficult 9.1%
- #27 Aggelos 2
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WONDERBOY BOBIPub: PQube
Windows
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Precision Platformer 15%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.4%
- #28 Akatori
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 7.3%
- #29 Into The Underdusk
79% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Stone Crow Games
Windows
Get lost in the Underdusk: a broken world full of danger and mystery. Experience brutal precision platforming, search for collectibles to expand your powerset and regain your lost memories in an atmospheric 2D pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Precision Platformer 25.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #30 Ayna: Shattered Truth
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: designmatic
Windows
Become water. Be shapeless, be formless, be fluid. All living things are from water and you can transform water into what it needs to be. Dive into this newly crafted fairytale and take on the journey of finding your place in this 2.8D Metroidvania fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Difficult 9.1%
- #31 Necrosphere64
77% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Precision Platformer 27.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 4.6%
- #32 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #33 Battery Samurai
76% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Precision Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #34 Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VP Games
Windows
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Precision Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 9.8%, Action 8.3%
- #35 1 Screen Platformer 2
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows
Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps, 8 playable characters each with a unique gameplay style. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.9%, Side Scroller 19%, Difficult 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%
- #36 1 Screen Platformer: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive87% of 218 reviews2020
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLCPub: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows
FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.3%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Difficult 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 7.4%
- #37 Veilslash
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boiling Lava Hot LLC
Windows
In this action adventure, generate and phase terrain with various tools. Carry a massive communication device to the apex of an alien planet, but don't drop it. It's a long way down...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #38 House of Shadow
74% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 8.1%
- #39 Windy Day
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreaming Rabbit
Windows
Ride the wind in Windy Day! On a windy day, you begin your journey to meet a dear friend, carrying a gift in hand. With only your own two legs to move and jump, push forward through the wind. Your friend is waiting for you at the end of the road.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 7.8%
- #40 Amber's Tale
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyTeaStudios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Precision Platformer 21.2%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 7%
- #41 Ducky Runnerz
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Occasional Gamer Studios
Windows · Linux
Ducky Runnerz is a fast-paced 2D precision platformer where you play as a determined mother duckling rescuing her stolen eggs from the malicious raccoon gang!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.9%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Difficult 13%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 8%
- #42 Blade's Legacy
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2Design Games
Windows
Use your skills to double jump, crouch, climb wall, jump across platforms, defeat your enemies and save the world! You are the last hope to this land, go through challenging levels and defeat Rorudark!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 7.9%
- #43 YesterSol
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neat Games
Windows
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 6.7%
- #44 Valerie
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jole
Windows
Follow Valerie on a charming 2D adventure where you'll jump, slide, bounce and boost your way through dense forests and dreamscapes using her bubble powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 12%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.9%
- #45 Chiaroscuro
71% 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 29.1%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.4%
- #46 Super Mombo Quest
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Precision Platformer 26.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #47 Janosik 2: Prologue
70% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Precision Platformer 23.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #48 Super Beefit
70% 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 34.3%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #49 Night Breaker
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 10 DEAD Pixels
Windows
Venture into an unusual, alien world full of danger and mysteries in this sci-fi Metroidvania. Grab your gear and face the challenge of sustaining a once-thriving space colony. Can you bring this place back to life? Are you ready to uncover all the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 7.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #50 Before I Go
69% matchNo user 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 31.2%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Difficult 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 6.6%
- #51 DARK MINUTE: Kira's Adventure
69% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: KovalGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Platform your way through a shadowy dungeon, grab the cells to unlock the exit, and rush out before the clock hits 1 minute and the lights go out. Welcome to the darkest minute of your life, Kira!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7.9%
- #52 Xanthiom 2
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Side Scroller 20.5%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #53 PizzaBoy
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Breadless
Windows
Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.2%, Metroidvania 25.8%, Difficult 13.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 6.7%
- #54 Luciform
69% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Chaos Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luciform is a color-based precision platformer that demands quick reflexes and nerves of steel. Can you help “Luci” navigate a dangerous forest to save its people from the nasty Red-Eyed Gorilla?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.6%, Side Scroller 15%, Difficult 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 9.8%
- #55 About Cannons & Sparrows
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: About Cannons & Sparrows Creative StudioPub: NA
Windows
Prepare yourself for a visually stunning Metroidvania adventure that delivers a cinematic look and an engaging storytelling experience. Embark on a thrilling journey as a small cannon who hatches from a bird's egg, unaware of its true potential.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.1%
- #56 Redneck Rift
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Floor Chicken
Windows
Every problem can be solved with a shotgun and every solution can be celebrated with an ice cold beer. Help Cletus quench his thirst after a long hard days work as he platforms his way through the bayou, time and back again in this retro styled, difficult action precision platformer game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Precision Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #57 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #58 Axiom Verge 2
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Action 7.7%
- #59 Ani Leaving Sirius
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: e2gamestudio
Windows · Mac
A dying planet in energy chaos, dangerous districts and challenging combats. Your only chance to escape the planet is through inconsistent portal! Gain energy crystals by slaying enemies. Improve your abilities and acquire drones. Complete your escape quest in this challenging rouge-lite gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Precision Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #60 1 Screen Platformer
67% matchVery Positive87% of 424 reviews2019
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows · Mac
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.2%, Side Scroller 18%, Difficult 16%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 9%