- #1 Will O Wisp
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 是政屋
Windows
This is a platform action game in which you control light in a world shrouded in complete darkness and rely on it to progress. Use the light to travel from place to place and illuminate the buried truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Platformer 15%, Emotional 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Action 8.1%
- #2 Constance
96% matchVery Positive83% of 2,685 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Psychological 16.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%
- #3 SlideNGlide
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Precision Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%
- #4 Hypnosis : Quiet Nights
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOMO Mind Lab
Windows
A psychological exploration game combining dialogue and side-scrolling action. Guide a sleepless girl through a journey of dreams, medication, and fragile emotions. Enter her dreams, battle adorable yet dangerous creatures, and gently change the course of her fate.
Why similar: Psychological 25.9%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Platformer 9.3%
- #5 Dormiveglia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Cartridge
Windows
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%
- #6 OU
94% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: room6Pub: G-MODE
Windows
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Emotional 17.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #7 Somnium Shore
93% 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 33.2%, Platformer 16.6%, Precision Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #8 Balloon to the Moon 2
92% 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 24.3%, Precision Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%
- #9 Nocturnal 2
91% 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 26.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Precision Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #10 The Perfect Pencil
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Cima
Windows
The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Psychological 19.3%, Emotional 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #11 Necrosphere64
90% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Precision Platformer 22%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #12 About Cannons & Sparrows
89% 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 23.7%, Precision Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Emotional 11%
- #13 Perception: Heart and Mind
89% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Thodoris Serafeim AdamakosPub: Daydream's Power
Windows · Mac · Linux
Perception: Heart and Mind is an action-adventure game featuring engaging platforming, mental and physical combat, and meaningful choices driven by either your heart or mind. Navigate a dangerous, interconnected world and confront the unpredictable behavior of Rootbranch's residents. Try the Demo!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 16%, Emotional 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
- #14 HAPPY UPPEN SOMETIMES DOWNSAD
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zizou
Windows
A soul-crushing, non-linear, foddylike Miseryvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Abstract 13.8%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
- #15 Memoria
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.2%
- #16 Red and White
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forget Me Not Games
Windows
Help a baby named Red and a soldier named White navigate their industrial, mutant-infested world in this narrative platformer.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Psychological 13.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Platformer 11.4%
- #17 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
85% matchVery Positive84% of 6,610 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 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 38.6%, Precision Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action 4.5%
- #18 Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overwrite Digital Services
Windows · Linux
'Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire' is a 2D, action-platformer with Metroidvania twists. Play as Gerel, a mother on a mission to face the evil Corvus Empire and save her children. Engage in a heartfelt tale of resilience and redemption, in a visually stunning, Mongolian-inspired pixel art world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Emotional 17.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%
- #19 Near The Sun
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nonlinear
Windows
God's punishment burns the earth to ashes, and eventually consumes the underground world as well. A stylish 2D stealth action game where how you explore determines your fate. A boy carries his sister on his back and races through the underground world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Side Scroller 9%
- #20 Boki: The Summit
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
Windows
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Precision Platformer 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #21 Peaky Circus
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #22 Arcadia: Colony
82% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Kibe Software House
Windows
Enter into the world of Arcadia, a 2.5D Anime-style Metroidvania. Play as the three unique characters with their unique abilities and world's interactions. Save your homeland from the troubles caused by the huge bird-like Puppets and reveal hidden truths in the underground!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 18.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #23 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,580 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 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 41.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #24 Florarium
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Melting Caramel
Windows
Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 14.7%, Emotional 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #25 Genopanic
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 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%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 11.2%
- #26 Unbound: Worlds Apart
80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,316 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.5 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 26.1%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 15%, Precision Platformer 10.2%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #27 Higher: The Last Dream
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sp3culo
Windows
Higher: The Last Dream is an immersive 2D platformer where you play as Starlight, a hero of light thrown into lost worlds, drained of all color and joy. But behind every world he crosses lies a truth he no longer remembers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Psychological 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #28 RIN: The Last Child
79% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Emotional 17.2%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #29 Jumper Jon
78% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Precision Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #30 Anna: The Magic of Words
78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: EASTPIXEL Software
Windows · Linux
Relive the golden age of gaming with this challenging 1980s-style platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System® and Famicom, blending nostalgic action with a gripping story! The game is initially beginner-friendly with a nice learning curve and will always be fair but challenging.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.2%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Emotional 12.3%
- #31 moon bride
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
This is a classic platformer with hand-drawn graphics and animations.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #32 Infinium: A Spaceboy's Tale
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Matt Glad Games
Windows
Follow the journey of Leo in a classical 2D platformer. Where 2 different worlds come together uncover an intriguing story. Explore diverse lands, fight unique enemies, and unlock new skills.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.5%, Precision Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Abstract 11.4%
- #33 The Smoke
77% 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 26.6%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #34 ORU IN THE VOID
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATC GAMES
Windows
A story-driven atmospheric platformer about loneliness, memories, and the struggles we carry within ourselves. Guide Oru through a mysterious void and overcome precise challenges in a journey shaped by symbolism and hope.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Psychological 14.7%, Emotional 12.5%
- #35 Dark Watcher
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matsapura Games
Windows
Embark on a pixelated journey of exploration, platforming, and intense battles in Dark Watcher. Unveil the secrets of a dark realm, unlock abilities, and confront formidable adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Platformer 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 7.2%
- #36 Feather's Edge
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Acorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Precision Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #37 SHAPE
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: BrightStdio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist style but inside a complex-minded With connecting word mechanism, you can make a rule for your rooms and solve the problem. Solve the puzzle and go to the door to the next room. explore new mechanism
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Abstract 15.2%, Emotional 15.1%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #38 Enemies Within
73% 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 28.9%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #39 The Adventures of Panzer 2
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelcraft Games
Windows
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action 10.7%
- #40 InOut
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bora Kara
Windows · Mac
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Abstract 8.8%
- #41 LAPIN
71% matchVery Positive94% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Doodal
Windows
LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Break through life-threatening obstacles with precise controls, and embark on an adventure filled with new encounters and stunning landscapes!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 19.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.3%
- #42 Classroom Reverie
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: TokAyı Games
Windows
A hand-drawn, 2D precision platformer set in a student's notebook. Traverse six distinct subject themes, each with a unique core mechanic, in a world where your doodles come to life. Defend this world created by your mind from a threat that seeks to turn it into a void.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11%, Psychological 10.1%
- #43 The Pale Piper
70% matchPositive97% of 34 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: Metroidvania 27.8%, Precision Platformer 22.5%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 8.6%
- #44 Jubilee
72% matchVery Positive96% of 107 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 28.7%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Action 10.5%
- #45 Hatup
72% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #46 Ani Leaving Sirius
73% 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 28.1%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
- #47 Regrets
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: T.E.R. Yarally
Windows
Do you ever feel like life is slipping away, with too many dreams left unfulfilled? Like you're trapped in wanting to do so much, but never quite getting to any of it? Doesn't that thought scare you—looking back on a life that accomplished nothing, fading without leaving a mark? It scares me too.
Why similar: Psychological 27%, Emotional 23.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Side Scroller 9.3%
- #48 Germinal
70% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Monitors
Windows
Jump, hover and clean your way through this precision platformer combining permissive jetpack mechanics with a compassionate narrative about getting lost in your own fear.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Emotional 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #49 Eternal Struggle
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game that combines hardcore platforming of classics like Celeste with mind-bending puzzles with lasers, portals, and many more.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Emotional 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action 9.7%
- #50 Lost Girl Platformer
68% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Lost Girl Platformer is a thrilling 2D platform game where you play as a courageous girl. Your task is to jump from platform to platform to survive and escape. But be careful: time is limited, and every jump must be precise!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.4%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 6%
- #51 Corestory
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leon Busch
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Emotional 15.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #52 Pentacore
69% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan CollierPub: Mythril Age
Windows
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 39.5%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Action 6.6%
- #53 TINY ASTRONAUTS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ICHIRO
Windows
Become a tiny astronaut and escape from an unknown planet where you’ve crash-landed in a dream! This is a 2D vertical-scrolling action puzzle game where you use the power of gravity to forge your path upward, discovering mysterious landscapes and unexpected encounters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Action 7.9%, Abstract 6.7%
- #54 Xanthiom 2
65% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Side Scroller 21.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13%, Action 4.4%
- #55 Crossed Worlds: The Magic Pen
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle Turtle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up on Hart Island, dazed and amnesiac, holding a mysterious magic pencil... that you're accused of stealing ? In this hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania, your creativity is your weapon: sketch your tools to survive the dangers and piece together your memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Action 6.5%
- #56 This is Love
66% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Monsterdium Games
Windows
Guide a small character through platforming and puzzle levels that explore the emotions of a toxic relationship. Uncover harrowing real quotes shared by those who endured it as you flee an antagonist determined to keep you captive while searching for freedom.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Precision Platformer 19.5%, Emotional 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #57 Mr.Moon
66% match3 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Goflyon
Windows
Discover what it means when you draw the attention of Mr.Moon in this small and bite-sized Metroidvania full of moon cheese. But dont get caught, because death is permanent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Psychological 17%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 8.2%, Emotional 6.9%
- #58 Knut
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BolmanPub: Bolman Productions
Windows
SAVE THE PLANET, FIND YOUR FISH! In this epic 2D platformer, a simple rescue mission spirals into total planetary chaos. Knut, a one-eyed rodent with a nuclear-grade grudge, engages a robotic army to find his pet. Master twitchy physics and massive upgrades. Nothing stands between you and your fish!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.3%, Side Scroller 20.9%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, Action 7.4%
- #59 Twinland
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Kaiju Sushi
Windows
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 9.7%