
A metroidvania for the rest of us: casual and fun rather than frustrating and challenging, that is, if you have the wits to employ strategic approaches.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Platformer, Metroidvania, Action.

A metroidvania for the rest of us: casual and fun rather than frustrating and challenging, that is, if you have the wits to employ strategic approaches.

Ned: Iron Outlaw
Blast your way through hordes of enemies in Ned! An action-packed adventure platformer set in the rich history of the Aussie outback.

Wreckdigger
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Blast your way through hordes of enemies in Ned! An action-packed adventure platformer set in the rich history of the Aussie outback.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Alternate History 17.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Action 7.2%
Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Platformer 19.8%, Action 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%, 2D 5.5%
Explore this unique sci-fi style metroidvania-like adventure world. You can acquire a variety of abilities to explore the world and assemble powerful chip combinations. You'll also have the ability to go back in time to change the map's structure and unlock shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Open World 7.2%
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 54.3%, Platformer 22.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Platformer 17.2%, Adventure 3.9%, 2D 3.2%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Platformer 10%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.2%
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 46.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Action 4.5%
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.6%
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 5.6%, 2D 5.5%, Female Protagonist 5.5%
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 66.2%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 5.9%
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 65.4%, Platformer 25.5%, 2D 8.4%, Action 0.5%, Adventure 0.2%
Faye Freelance: Rebel Reporter is a brand new NEWSVANIA that combines the nostalgic charm of pixel platformers with the spirit of Journalism in a stylish twist. Face your foes not with guns and blades, but with pen and ink! Featuring stylized pixel-art aesthetic and hand-crafted animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, America 14.5% ★, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 7%
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Platformer 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action 3.7%, 2D 3.3%
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Action 5.8%, 2D 5.5%
Prepare for an electrifying journey through a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world with Nova. Unleash her extraordinary powers and confront ruthless factions to reclaim a world on the brink of chaos, and reforge the destiny of humanity. Are you ready to shape the future?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Sci-fi 4.1%
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, 2D 5.1%, Action 2.9%
Get portal-napped to an alternate version of The United States 2000 years in the future. Travel the 16-bit landscape of MURICA on a search for the way home; and maybe save the past while you're at it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, 2D 4.2%
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 57.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.8%
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 57.6%, Platformer 26.9%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.9%, 2D 2.6%
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 47.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Action 5.2%, 2D 5%
Join Shawley on a magical rescue mission in "Shawley - Zoo of Wonders"! Navigate through enchanted worlds, defeat foes with your hammer, unlock new skills and save escaped animals to reopen the zoo. A grant platformer adventure full of fun and excitement awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Open World 10.1%, Action 5.4%
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Action 5.4%, Story Rich 5.2%
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 58.4%, Platformer 15.7%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
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 52%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 6%, Adventure 4.8%
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Platformer 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Action 5.5%
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 71.4%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 5%, 2D 3.2%, Female Protagonist 3.1%
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Action 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Adventure 9%, Open World 7.2%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Platformer 15.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 6.4%
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 57.8%, Platformer 23.8%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 8.5%
A momentum-heavy 2D Metroidvania where you dash, double-jump and wall-cling beneath Goen, the last city on earth, chaining whip combos and parrying to bank Maia essence for permanent rituals or short-lived upgrades you drop on death.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.5%, Platformer 17.8%, Action 6.6%, Story Rich 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%
Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.9%, Platformer 18%, Open World 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%
Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Platformer 21.8%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 8%, Sci-fi 6.5%
Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.4%, Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action 10%, 2D 2.9%
A terror in the sky is bent on exterminating a young wizard and her loved ones. Featuring a riveting and sinister story, set out to explore a vast world in this modern Metroidvania RPG, filled with devious monsters, lethal dungeons, creative puzzles, lively towns & many uncharted wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Open World 8.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Open World 7.6%, Story Rich 6.2%, 2D 4.9%
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5.4%, Story Rich 4.9%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.2%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Adventure 5.3%, 2D 4.3%
Pentacore is a metroidvania with a focus on platforming and exploration. Run, shoot, climb, and blast your way through a massive world. All in order to find five keys and leave your prison of a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Platformer 17.8%, Action 6.2%, 2D 5.5%, Sci-fi 4.8%
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 59.3%, Platformer 20.1%, 2D 6.1%, Action 6%, Adventure 5.6%
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 44.6%, Platformer 20.5%, Action 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 8.9%
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 45.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Open World 7.1%, Action 4.7%
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 46.8%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Open World 7.7%, 2D 4.4%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Sci-fi 5.1%, 2D 3.9%, Action 3.7%
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 45.1%, Platformer 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.8%
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 45.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Open World 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, 2D 5.4%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Platformer 18.1%, Action 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Adventure 5.6%
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 6.2%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 5.3%
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 51.3%, Platformer 17.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 8.3%, Open World 4.4%
Arcade platform game where every killed enemy can be picked up and thrown to kill more enemies!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Platformer 28.6%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Action 8%, 2D 3.3%
"Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.1%, Platformer 12%, Action 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Platformer 21%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, 2D 4.5%, Action 3.6%
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Platformer 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Action 6.2%, Adventure 5%
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 48.3%, Platformer 17%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Open World 8.1%, 2D 4.7%
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 54.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action 5.7%, Story Rich 4.7%
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Platformer 17.5%, Open World 8.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 5%
The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection! Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 19%, Adventure 5%, Action 4.7%