- #1 Dead Cells
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Roguevania 44.3% ★, Metroidvania 20%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Platformer 6.6%, Difficult 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive roguevania experience, blending fast-paced combat and procedural exploration in a way that perfectly mirrors the core loop of Sundered.
- #2 Hollow Knight
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 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 43.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly deep, atmospheric, and challenging metroidvania experience with a distinct, hand-drawn art style.
- #3 Source of Madness
96% matchMixed70% of 1,514 reviews2022
Dev: Carry CastlePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Roguevania 38% ★, Lovecraftian 25.9%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Action Roguelike 9.1%, Atmospheric 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the Lovecraftian horror theme while utilizing procedural generation for its chaotic, nightmare-fueled combat.
- #4 Salt and Sanctuary
95% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Difficult 13.9%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D 5.3%, Side Scroller 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the core tenets of the souls-like genre into a 2D space with a bleak, oppressive atmosphere similar to Sundered.
- #5 Moonscars
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Featuring a striking, dark hand-drawn aesthetic, this game provides the same punishing, souls-like combat found in Sundered.
- #6 Blasphemous
93% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Difficult 8.4%, Side Scroller 4.6%, 2D 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at dark, religious-horror atmosphere and challenging 2D combat that rewards careful observation.
- #7 Skautfold: Usurper
94% matchMixed69% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Lovecraftian 34.5%, Platformer 4.9%, Action 4.8%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the Lovecraftian themes and metroidvania structure, focusing on dark, eldritch exploration.
- #8 Nine Sols
91% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.2%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title features stunning hand-drawn art and intense, parry-focused combat that will appeal to fans of challenging 2D action games.
- #9 GRIME
91% matchVery Positive85% of 6,299 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 12.6%, Side Scroller 10%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, dark world and a unique absorption mechanic that makes combat feel as weighty and rewarding as Sundered.
- #10 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
92% matchVery Positive81% of 5,476 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Difficult 8.2%, 2D 4.8%, Side Scroller 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, souls-like metroidvania that offers complex character builds and a dark, sprawling world to explore.
- #11 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
89% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Difficult 7.4%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game provides a melancholic, dark atmosphere and fluid combat that feels both beautiful and dangerous.
- #12 ScourgeBringer
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Roguevania 38.4% ★, Metroidvania 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Platformer 6%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: For those who enjoy the chaotic, high-speed combat of Sundered, this rogue-lite offers relentless, fluid action.
- #13 Voidwrought
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 884 reviews2024
Dev: PowersnakePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Lovecraftian 32.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, 2D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An eldritch-themed metroidvania that prioritizes exploration and lore-rich environments in a decaying world.
- #14 The Last Faith
87% matchVery Positive84% of 5,200 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 9.7%, Side Scroller 5.2%, 2D 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, dark metroidvania that combines brutal combat with a haunting, pixel-art world reminiscent of eldritch horror.
- #15 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Indie 7.4%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, gravity-defying movement system that provides a fresh take on the metroidvania genre.
- #16 Aeterna Noctis
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11%, Side Scroller 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, challenging metroidvania that focuses on precision platforming and difficult boss encounters.
- #17 Chasm
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 7.1%, Indie 4.4%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It uses procedural generation to create a metroidvania experience, directly mirroring the rogue-lite exploration elements of Sundered.
- #18 Ghost Song
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 37%, Platformer 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Difficult 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, sci-fi metroidvania that captures a sense of isolation and mystery within a hostile, alien environment.
- #19 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
84% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Side Scroller 7.4%, Platformer 7%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style metroidvania that offers immense depth in character customization and exploration.
- #20 Axiom Verge
85% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 61.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational metroidvania that excels at creating a sense of mystery and discovery through its alien world.
- #21 Hyper Light Drifter
83% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Difficult 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, its cryptic storytelling, atmospheric world, and challenging combat align perfectly with the feel of Sundered.
- #22 Foregone
82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Difficult 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D action platformer that focuses on fluid movement and visceral combat.
- #23 Hollow Knight: Silksong
76% matchVery Positive89% of 400,178 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.1 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #24 Vigil: The Longest Night
81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,533 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Difficult 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, Lovecraftian-inspired world with challenging combat and a heavy emphasis on exploration.
- #25 Dark Devotion
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,437 reviews2019
Dev: Hibernian WorkshopPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Why similar: Roguevania 42.7% ★, Metroidvania 21.7%, Action Roguelike 12%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Difficult 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, souls-like action-roguelike that emphasizes resource management and difficult combat encounters.
- #26 Iconoclasts
81% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 47.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines a distinct, vibrant art style with a story-driven metroidvania experience and challenging boss fights.
- #27 Souldiers
79% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 72.6%, Difficult 13%, Action 4.3%, Platformer 3.2%, Adventure 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania with RPG elements that rewards players who master its varied combat systems.
- #28 Afterimage
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive metroidvania with a beautiful, hand-drawn aesthetic and a massive world to explore.
- #29 Wizard of Legend
78% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 54.1%, Difficult 13.5%, Roguelike 13.3%, Action 5.9%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a fast-paced, chaotic action-roguelike experience with a high skill ceiling.
- #30 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 948 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.8%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Action 3.5%, Difficult 3.4%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It directly adapts the themes of Lovecraftian horror into an action-roguelike format.
- #31 Eldritchvania
75% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Lovecraftian 21.9%, Platformer 13%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D 3.9%
- #32 Aura of Worlds
74% matchVery Positive92% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Roguevania 43% ★, Metroidvania 19.8%, Action Roguelike 8.2%, Platformer 7.5%, Side Scroller 5.8%
- #33 Bleed 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Platformer 22.6%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11.3%
- #34 Ultros
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,117 reviews2024
Dev: HadoquePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
Why similar: Roguevania 38.2% ★, Metroidvania 25.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #35 Abyss Odyssey
79% matchMixed63% of 2,526 reviews2014
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Why similar: Roguevania 51.9% ★, Action Roguelike 13%, Metroidvania 10.2%, Platformer 7.3%, Side Scroller 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguevania that features unique combat mechanics and a dark, shifting world that changes with every run.
- #36 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, 2D 4.8%, Platformer 3.7%
- #37 Gloom
76% matchVery Positive83% of 602 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.3%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Difficult 8.2%, Side Scroller 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%
- #38 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
75% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Difficult 11%
- #39 Slain: Back from Hell
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,379 reviews2016
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Why similar: Platformer 29%, Difficult 20%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, 2D 8.8%, Action 8.3%
- #40 MO:Astray
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Indie 9.9%, Difficult 9.6%
- #41 Katanaut
68% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Roguevania 46.6% ★, Metroidvania 18.9%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Platformer 6.5%, Difficult 5.8%
- #42 Gato Roboto
72% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 5.7%, Indie 5.1%, 2D 4.8%
- #43 OUTBUDDIES DX
73% matchMixed70% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 10%, Side Scroller 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%
- #44 Rogue Worlds
67% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths!
Why similar: Roguevania 43.8% ★, Metroidvania 20.7%, Action Roguelike 8.1%, Platformer 7.9%, Side Scroller 6%
- #45 Elderand
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 777 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Lovecraftian 32.7%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 9.3%, 2D 3.9%
- #46 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 62.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 4%, Action 3.2%
- #47 Jotun: Valhalla Edition
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,541 reviews2015
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Difficult 15%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #48 Nightmare: The Lunatic
67% matchVery Positive89% of 264 reviews2024
Dev: Maetdol Games
Windows
Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.
Why similar: Roguevania 42.6% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Difficult 7.7%, Platformer 7%
- #49 Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,941 reviews2019
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Roguevania 46.9% ★, Metroidvania 20.7%, Action Roguelike 11%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Side Scroller 3.1%
- #50 Indivisible
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,670 reviews2019
Dev: Lab Zero GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #51 The Messenger
68% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Difficult 6.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #52 Rift Keeper
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Frymore
Windows
Embark on your journey, travel through rifts and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D roguelite platformer with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.
Why similar: Roguevania 64.9% ★, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Metroidvania 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 2.7%, Platformer 2.6%
- #53 Super Daryl Deluxe
70% matchVery Positive86% of 503 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Shoot rubber ducky arrows, pound enemies with a rhino hammer, and help Beethoven get his groove back in the last totally normal high school themed RPGvania you’ll ever want.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Indie 5.5%
- #54 20XX
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Platformer 23.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
- #55 Eldritch
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,216 reviews2013
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 8.1%, Female Protagonist 4%, Horror 3.5%
- #56 Dreamscaper
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,143 reviews2021
Dev: Afterburner StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Difficult 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Action 7.1%
- #57 Anima Flux
64% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Avantaj PrimPub: JollyCo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
- #58 Summum Aeterna
65% matchVery Positive85% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Roguevania 52.5% ★, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Difficult 6.8%, Hand-drawn 6.3%, Platformer 5.9%
- #59 Unbound: Worlds Apart
66% 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 34.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Difficult 8.2%
- #60 9 Years of Shadows
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Female Protagonist 6.6%