- #1 Dispersio 2
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.9%
- #2 RELICTUM
96% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Triple I
Windows
Become the Messenger of God and descend into the endless abyss to defeat powerful enemies and bosses while fulfilling the divine command in this 2D Metroidvania action adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 9.3%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #3 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
Windows
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 9.6%, Retro 6.9%
- #4 Pixtalgia
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixitalia Games
Windows
A hand-crafted action-adventure that pays tribute to the 8-bit golden era. Explore, fight, experience different genres of classic gameplay and grow stronger in a world built one screen at a time by a solo first-time developer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 7.8%, Retro 6.4%
- #5 Ninja Smasher!
94% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
Windows
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #6 Amo
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryoshitsude
Windows
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #7 Old Ninja : UnderWorld
91% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Old Ninja: Underworld is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania action game where an aging ninja explores a chaotic underground world. Battle through a bizarre mix of enemies with no apparent connection, strengthen your ninja, and challenge the boss lurking deep below.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Action 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.5%
- #8 The Mummy Demastered
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 931 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Retro 4.7%
- #9 Chasm
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,741 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.0 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 61.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.1%
- #10 Cathedral
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 5.6%
- #11 Odallus: The Dark Call
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,364 reviews2015
Dev: JoyMasher
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 8.1%, Action 7.9%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #12 Maxwell's Odyssey
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
Explore the dungeons of an ancient castle in search of a vanished sorceress. Blast through monsters, solve puzzles, and dodge the deadly traps waiting inside.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 1990's 7.5%
- #13 Demon Peak
88% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.7%, Adventure 14%, Action 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Indie 3.4%
- #14 Makis Adventure
86% matchVery Positive94% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Zoroarts
Windows
Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Side Scroller 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #15 Infernax
85% matchVery Positive93% of 2,265 reviews2022
Dev: Berzerk StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Action 6.4%
- #16 Him
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8%, Old School 6.5%
- #17 Death Projection
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Wing Studio
Windows
Explore every corner of the realms of death in this Metroidvania! Face enemies, platforming challenges, and gain more power as you try to bring balance to this world, as a reaper!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.8%
- #18 Ghostly Matter
84% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: Small BrosPub: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Action 17%, Adventure 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #19 RE∀IVE(REVIVE)
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RHYSOMO
Windows · Mac
RE∀IVE is a 2D action metroidvania set on the war-torn artificial island of Atrificia. Switch between a former soldier and his damaged AI companion, Lily, unlock new abilities, and uncover the city’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.1%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #20 Artifacts
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Eric LaberPub: Self Published
Windows
Become Strong And Reclaim What You Lost! Artifacts is a 2D adventure platformer set in an ancient interconnected kingdom littered with powerful relics. Collect synergistic artifacts to challenge the mighty, corrupted foes that lurk beneath the ground.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #21 AVELUNE
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Skyho
Windows · Mac
AVELUNE is a 2D action Metroidvania. Explore the fallen Kingdom of Abel and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #22 Sparkborn
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CUBE STUDIO
Windows
An atmospheric 2D metroidvania set in a world changed by a mysterious cataclysm, where many living creatures have vanished and toys have gained consciousness. Explore interconnected locations, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, and uncover the mystery behind this new form of life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Side Scroller 18%, Adventure 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #23 Axiom Verge 2
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Action 10.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #24 Alchemist's Castle
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 8%
- #25 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,596 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 59.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10.3%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #26 Sealed Bite: Extended
78% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Ruben S. LuisPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one. Forced to put her trust in a wolf spirit, Emilia sets off to search the land while pressured into feeding a monstrous power. Will the enigmatic figure she encounters offer guidance, or is Emilia diving head-first into peril?
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #27 Utopia: Haven
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: João Mendonça
Windows
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Adventure 8.9%, Retro 8.3%, Side Scroller 8%, Action 6.7%
- #28 Garm Ruins
77% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: kiukiu
Windows
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.5%, Action 17.1%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #29 MegaSphere
79% 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 53.3%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Indie 4%
- #30 Albert's Journey
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 8%, Old School 6.7%
- #31 Voidnomicon
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shichi Studio
Windows · Mac
2d platformer, action, adventure - "Metroidvania" set in fantasy world filled with ancient magic and monsters. Pixel art graphic with anime style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 5%, Indie 1.4%
- #32 Environmental Station Alpha
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,660 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 5.3%, Retro 3.4%
- #33 Elliot Quest
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 10.9%, 2D 2.9%
- #34 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
75% matchVery Positive96% of 91 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 32.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 8.3%
- #35 入替人-ReplaceR-
74% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: ラルカス
Windows
It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Action 14%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 5.4%
- #36 Gato Roboto
73% matchVery Positive94% of 5,267 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 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 56.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Side Scroller 6.6%
- #37 Alwa's Awakening
74% matchVery Positive80% of 955 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 8.3%, Retro 6.4%, Side Scroller 6.3%
- #38 Beholgar
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 395 reviews2022
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, 1990's 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #39 Slumbering Feline
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: The Flavare
Windows · Linux
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.8%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #40 Vanishing Starlight
71% matchMixed50% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: GAMEPOCH
Windows
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Action 14%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D 3.8%
- #41 Souldiers
71% matchMixed69% of 3,156 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 63.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 4.4%
- #42 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 127 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.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, 1990's 8.9%, Action 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #43 Maelstrom
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Maelstrom
Windows
Maelstrom is a platformer adventure set on a mysterious island. Explore an island designed in pixel art style, acquire ancient magic to upgrade yourself, defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Use the unique ability 'Rewind' to reach places that seemed impossible!
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #44 Tiny Turnip DX
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Sanderson
Windows
Help a turnip reach the stars in this award-winning 1-bit metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.4%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Old School 5.5%
- #45 Eggventure
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: TLD_Productions
Windows
Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #46 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
70% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 8%
- #47 The Waste Land
72% matchMixed50% of 105 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 15.6%, Indie 4.2%
- #48 Hell Being
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLife
Windows
Hell Being is a metroidvania where the player explores hell as a hell-born creature, face its challenges and monsters to unlock new powers and find a way out from the injustice of being born in this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #49 End's Reach
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 5.1%, Indie 1.4%
- #50 Overbowed
67% matchVery Positive92% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.8%, Retro 6.3%
- #51 Axiom Verge
68% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 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 68.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.3%, Retro 3.9%
- #52 Mini Ghost
69% matchVery Positive94% of 422 reviews2017
Dev: @unepic_fran
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.3%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 7.7%
- #53 Ghost Trap: Underworld
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
- #54 Dungeon Dot Ruby
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IIShots Entertainment
Windows
Delve into the Master Dungeon as you explore the unyielding tunnels from a top-down view or hop and bop through expansive caverns in 2d-sidescrolling action! Danger and discovery are to be found wherever you are in this retro-style adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #55 Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery
69% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: ScaryPotatoPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Go Ape-bit with this fast-paced retro platformer, in which you work to recover a stolen magical artifact in the labyrinth of an ancient temple!
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #56 Iliad
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jean-Sébastien PayettePub: XXIst Century Digital Boy
Windows · Linux
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Old School 7.3%, Adventure 7.1%
- #57 We're Closed Sorry
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: GUMBO DAY
Windows
We're closed sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure while combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.2%, Action 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Old School 6.5%
- #58 Curse of the Draugr Kings
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XSKR LLC
Windows
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Side Scroller 13%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, 1990's 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%