- #1 Souldiers
96% matchMixed69% of 3,012 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 63%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Exploration 2.2%
- #2 Super Daryl Deluxe
96% matchVery Positive86% of 506 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 31.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Action 13%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #3 Adventures of Chris
95% matchVery Positive86% of 200 reviews2020
Dev: Guin Entertainment, LLCPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Embark on a global adventure in this ‘90s-inspired adventure platformer. Help a chubby underdog kid with wacky superpowers battle bizarre villains, unlock and customize special moves and spells, and save the world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 15.4%, Indie 12%
- #4 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
94% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Action 13%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #5 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
94% matchVery Positive85% of 3,703 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Action 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 13%, 2D 9.1%, Comedy 6.4%
- #6 Dogworld
93% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Multiple Endings 18%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 11.4%
- #7 Guns of Fury
91% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 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 48.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Action 8%, Indie 7.5%
- #8 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: RogueCode (PTY) LTD
Windows
The world's best mass llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish couch co-op top-down twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 62.2%, Action 17.8%, Indie 13.7%, Roguelite 6.3%
- #9 Overloop
91% matchVery Positive94% of 247 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 15.5%, 2D 11.2%
- #10 Turbo Kid
89% matchVery Positive93% of 566 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 8%
- #11 DLC Quest
90% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2013
Dev: Going Loud Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.
Why similar: Indie 22.7%, Metroidvania 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Comedy 11.6%, 2D 7.7%
- #12 Anima Flux
89% matchVery Positive85% of 124 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 36.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.5%, Indie 8.7%
- #13 Underhero
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,153 reviews2018
Dev: Paper Castle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, 2D 14.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #14 Slavania
87% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
Windows
Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.3%, Hack and Slash 26.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 7.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #15 Super Panda Adventures
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,022 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 56.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.8%, Indie 12.6%, 2D 2.9%
- #16 Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
84% matchVery Positive95% of 13,808 reviews2021
Dev: Snoozy KazooPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
Why similar: Exploration 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Action 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%
- #17 Escape from Ever After
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,619 reviews2026
Dev: Sleepy Castle StudioPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!
Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, 2D 20%, Comedy 18.4%, Funny 14.8%, Retro 14.7%
- #18 Skelattack
86% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Action 22%, Adventure 21.6%, Metroidvania 18.3%, Indie 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%
- #19 The Warrior
82% matchVery Positive98% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: ThornDuck
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Action 11.1%
- #20 OUTBUDDIES DX
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 41.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 8.2%
- #21 The Superfluous
84% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Action 22.2%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #22 Suits: A Business RPG
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,046 reviews2016
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Corporations control the entire global government. Injustice has inspired a revolution in Suits City. Follow the journey of a businessman's descent into corruption...
Why similar: Action 24.9%, Exploration 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, 2D 13.9%, Adventure 13.9%
- #23 Geeksos
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Survive in a city controlled by a game corporation. Residents have to buy DLC for every unfinished product, developers are forced to make endless sequels, and lootboxes are now sold even at the grocery store. Stop the madness or join it in the cybernetic stealth-shooter Geeksos.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Action 23.6%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 19.8%, Comedy 4.8%
- #24 Mayhem in Single Valley
81% matchVery Positive87% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: Fluxscopic Ltd.Pub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
In this fast-paced, puzzle-loaded action adventure, you’ll juggle housework, zombie hordes, family dinners and radioactive squirrels! Oh, and you have to prevent the end of the world while keeping everyone from finding out it was all your fault.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #25 JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action
79% matchVery Positive96% of 260 reviews2022
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
JUSTICE SUCKS is a stealth/action game about a killer robot vacuum cleaner on a quest for vengeance through a 90s TV universe. Stalk your prey, hack smart devices, turn them into deadly traps and consume the blood of your enemies to unleash devastating powers.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Action 22.7%, Indie 20%, Comedy 15.5%, Funny 14.5%
- #26 Super Trench Attack!
80% matchVery Positive90% of 1,291 reviews2014
Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting.
Why similar: Action 46.9%, Indie 34%, Comedy 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Retro 2.8%
- #27 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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 11%, Action 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #28 Curse of the Sea Rats
79% matchMixed59% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Petoons Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Hack and Slash 24.4%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Action 13%
- #29 MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
78% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49%, Beat 'em up 11.2%, Indie 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #30 SuperQuest
74% matchVery Positive100% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: HyperShrimp
Windows
Depart on a life-changing turn-based adventure to save the President!
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.7%, Comedy 16.9%, 2D 13%, Funny 11.4%
- #31 HyperParasite
77% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Action 22%, Roguelite 21.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Funny 9.8%
- #32 Clunky Hero
77% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.2%, Hack and Slash 24.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Comedy 6%
- #33 Lair of the Clockwork God
76% matchVery Positive92% of 752 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Action 25.3%, Indie 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #34 Dimensional Animals
75% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Action 5.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #35 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
76% matchVery Positive89% of 792 reviews2016
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Why similar: Action 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #36 Haiku, the Robot
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 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 53.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 11.1%, 2D 5.2%
- #37 Axiom Verge
74% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 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 50.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5.7%
- #38 Last Vanguard
73% matchVery Positive85% of 93 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 58%, Exploration 11.4%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 5.6%
- #39 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
75% matchVery Positive87% of 898 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 10.9%, Indie 9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #40 Fearmonium
72% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 10.3%, 2D 6.7%
- #41 Gunbrella
70% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 8.1%
- #42 The Crackpet Show
71% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 62.9%, Roguelite 10.6%, Indie 9.6%, Funny 8.5%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #43 SHEEPO
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 581 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 56.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Indie 8.6%, 2D 5.4%
- #44 Romancelvania
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: The Deep End GamesPub: 2124 Publishing
Windows
Bite into Romancelvania, a darkly comic genre mashup, combining side-scrolling action and tongue-in-cheek romance into one completely absurd and unforgettable adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Hack and Slash 22.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Action 9.1%
- #45 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
72% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Tristan Barona
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedic RPG about the cynical and hilarious realities of social interaction, personal growth, and confronting your inner demons.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #46 Super Mombo Quest
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 869 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 45.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 11.8%, Indie 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #47 UnderMine
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,783 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 63.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Roguelite 8.6%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.8%
- #48 Super Roboy
68% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #49 The Messenger
68% matchVery Positive93% of 12,928 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 37.7%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 6.7%, Indie 6.2%
- #50 QUIT TODAY
67% matchVery Positive93% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: YOHCAN Co., Ltd.Pub: Justdan International Co., Ltd.
Windows
"QuitToday" is a beat ‘em up game around the workplace theme. You will step into an epic resignation adventure and kick your colleagues' asses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.8%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Roguelite 10.1%, 2D 6.7%
- #51 Paper Animal Adventure
65% matchVery Positive97% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Beat 'em up 10.9%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #52 Aestik
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Hooded Traveler Games
Windows
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Action 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #53 Imp of the Sun
69% matchMixed65% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Sunwolf EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #54 Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,927 reviews2013
Dev: sparsevector
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is a fast-paced 2d shooting game with a random story. You control a group of three migrants traveling west along a wagon trail. The game consists of short scenes that are sequenced together in a semi-random way to tell a crazy adventure story.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.4%, Roguelite 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7%
- #55 Furquest
67% matchVery Positive87% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: bitter
Windows
A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #56 Cyberwar: Neon City
65% matchVery Positive92% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Cyber Monkey StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Action 8.4%, Exploration 8%
- #57 MegaSphere
70% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #58 Crypt Custodian
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,896 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 12%, Exploration 10.5%, Indie 8.5%