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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, 2D.

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Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 130 reviews
Released: 2025-01-20
Developer: Vincent Penning
Publisher: VP Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Robots 14.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Exploration 7.2%

  2. #2 Haiku, the Robot
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Robots 19.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8%

  3. #3 Retro Machina
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Robots 18.5%, Hand-drawn 13%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  4. #4 Feudal Alloy
    95% matchMostly Positive71% of 952 reviews2019
    Dev: Attu Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Robots 16.9%, Platformer 9.6%, RPG 8.8%, Action 5.7%

  5. #5 Robot Wants It All
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2019
    Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Robots 20%, Platformer 11.4%, Family Friendly 9%, Retro 8.1%

  6. #6 HAAK
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
    Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Combat 7.6%

  7. #7 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.2%, Retro 10.1%

  8. #8 bobo robot
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2020
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Action 25.4%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 16.7%, Exploration 6.8%

  9. #9 Ghost Song
    91% 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 29.3%, Robots 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11%, Platformer 10.4%, Sci-fi 10%

  10. #10 Guns of Fury
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Retro 10.3%

  11. #11 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
    Dev: BASTI GAMES
    Windows

    Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.9%

  12. #12 SHEEPO
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 561 reviews2020
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%

  13. #13 Zexion
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 432 reviews2025
    Dev: Gallant Leaf
    Windows · Linux

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Robots 16%, Aliens 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

  14. #14 SJ-19 Learns To Love!
    89% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Zertuk
    Windows · Linux

    SJ-19 Learns to Love is a short boss focused metroidvania about a killer robot who learns to love~ 💕 Explore, defeat bosses, and gain the power of LOVE!

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  15. #15 Genopanic
    87% 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

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  16. #16 Rebel Transmute
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Retro 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%

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    86% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio MechkaPub: Studio Mechka
    Windows

    Marko: Beyond Brave is an action-packed Metroidvania adventure. Wander through lush forests and crumbling castles, battle corrupted creatures, and escape intricate traps. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through challenging foes and mighty bosses inspired by Slavic myths and legends.

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  18. #18 MindSeize
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Action 9.6%, Aliens 9.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%

  19. #19 The Adventures of Poppe
    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
    Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.

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  20. #20 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
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  21. #21 Iron Diamond
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: North Folk Studios
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Platformer 8.5%, Exploration 8.1%

  22. #22 Super Win the Game
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  23. #23 Berserk Boy
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
    Dev: BerserkBoy Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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  24. #24 Axiom Verge
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Retro 6.1%, Exploration 3.9%

  25. #25 Primal Planet
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 597 reviews2025
    Dev: SeethingswarmPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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  26. #26 INAYAH - Life after Gods
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
    Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows

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  27. #27 Trash Quest
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
    Dev: Francis Vace
    Windows

    Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.

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  28. #28 Genopanic: Prologue
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows

    Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.

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  29. #29 Minishoot' Adventures
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
    Dev: SoulGame Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  30. #30 Transiruby
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2021
    Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
    Windows

    Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!

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  31. #31 Gato Roboto
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Retro 8.7%, Action 5.4%, 2D 5.4%

  32. #32 孙悟空大战机器金刚 / Sun Wukong VS Robot
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2019
    Dev: Bitca
    Windows · Mac

    Sun Wukong VS Robot is a mini retro pixel metroidvania game.

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  33. #33 CYBERDAD
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 120 reviews2021
    Dev: Cyberpunk EnjoyersPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    Set in the year 2078, CYBERDAD is a 2D cyberpunk gunfight dungeon crawler following a disgruntled father seeking to rescue his daughter, and exact his revenge.

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  34. #34 The Weird Dream
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Action 6.1%

  35. #35 Super Dungeon Boy
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
    Dev: Tower Up Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

    Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Retro 17.3%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Action 9.9%

  36. #36 Elroy and the Aliens
    72% matchVery Positive97% of 429 reviews2025
    Dev: Motiviti
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 26.4%, Hand-drawn 24.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Adventure 9.5%

  37. #37 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Retro 11.4%, Sci-fi 6.2%

  38. #38 Super Mombo Quest
    73% 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 40.2%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Action 5.4%

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    72% matchVery Positive84% of 461 reviews2024
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows

    Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Robots 15.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Aliens 9.1%

  40. #40 Last Vanguard
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
    Windows

    Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.4%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 10.4%, 2D 4.2%

  41. #41 OUTBUDDIES DX
    74% 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 50.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 8%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 5%

  42. #42 PONCHO
    75% matchMixed64% of 194 reviews2015
    Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

    Why similar: Robots 25.4%, Platformer 22.4%, Retro 14.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 7.4%

  43. #43 Lone Fungus
    70% 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 40.6%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 13.8%, Retro 7.2%, Exploration 7.2%

  44. #44 100 Pumpkins 2
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
    Windows · Linux

    Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, 1980s 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.5%, 1990's 9.8%

  45. #45 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

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  46. #46 PSYCRON
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

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  47. #47 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
    Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

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  48. #48 DEVIATOR
    70% matchMixed68% of 988 reviews2024
    Dev: Gami Studio
    Windows

    Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.

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  49. #49 Xanthiom Zero
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2023
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

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  50. #50 Paradox Soul
    74% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

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  51. #51 Retro Machina: Nucleonics
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 150 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as they solve intricate puzzles and begin unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Robots 54.7%, Sci-fi 26.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

  52. #52 Voidwrought
    68% 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.

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  53. #53 Islets
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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 44.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%, 2D 5.1%

  54. #54 Plus Ultra: Legado
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Póntica
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a vast, colorful world in this 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set during the Age of Discoveries. Grab your halberd and become a hero amid the storm!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

  55. #55 Pronty
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,254 reviews2021
    Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%

  56. #56 Something Ate My Alien
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Rokabium Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    SAMA is a hand painted, digging and puzzle adventure where you take the role of a mining ship and the little Alien blob crew hijacked by a pirate ship. Your Aliens have to dig, fight and puzzle their way through the subterranean worlds fulfilling the ransom demand. Can you do it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%

  57. #57 lost bits
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2023
    Dev: Studio Mabbit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2.5D retro platformer where you join M1L0 on his quest for the Great Legume.

    Why similar: Robots 30.3%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Retro 11.7%, Action 9%

  58. #58 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2019
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows · Mac

    Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Retro 11.3%, Adventure 8%, Family Friendly 7.7%

  59. #59 Gravity Circuit
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
    Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

    Why similar: Robots 28.6%, Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Retro 9.9%, Action 6.8%

  60. #60 Super Panda Adventures
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,020 reviews2014
    Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 50.5%, Platformer 25.3%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 6%, Indie 4.8%

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