- #1 VELASTER
97% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ODYSSEYER
Windows
VELASTER is a gruesome 3D side-scrolling action combat game set in the Middle-earth called Malum. You will find yourself growing in battles against various monsters and bosses. Take revenge that remains in your fading memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2.5D 11.5%, Action RPG 10.1%, Gothic 8.4% ★
- #2 DDS Defenders Dark Side
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nana Debrah
Windows
Are you ready to fight against hordes of monsters? Choose your Hero and start a journey through the kingdoms of Entelos, defend the magic stone from the forces of the evil King of Darkness! Orcs, Lizardmen, Dark Elven, Undeads, Dark Knights, Demons and Dragons are searching you!
Why similar: Metroidvania 14.2%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Side Scroller 12%, 3D Platformer 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10%
- #3 Stone
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heijingshi
Windows
"Stone" is an action-adventure game, a 3D Metroidvania. You are led to an unknown world, given a stone body, and given the ability to change into various forms. You explore and fight in this unknown world and finally solve the mystery of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, 3D Platformer 14.4%, Action RPG 9.6%
- #4 HunterX: code name T
95% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action RPG 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2.5D 10.8%
- #5 Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Brewed GamesPub: 1312 Interactive
Windows
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.8%, Hack and Slash 13%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2.5D 12.4%, Platformer 8.3%
- #6 Moonlight Knight
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Moonlight Knight is an action-slasher with RPG elements. Use sword, bow, magic and hook to fight your enemies. Loot gold, upgrade character stats, find unique items and unlock ultimate abilities to make it to the very end!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Action RPG 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
- #7 Bor Dungeon
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spikebor Games
Windows
Smashing your way across dark dungeons with your huge hammer to destroy all your enemies and obtain legendary loots in this cute top-down action/platformer rpg.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, 3D Platformer 16.7%, Action RPG 15.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #8 Brassfang
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hannes Realm
Windows
Explore a castle filled with monsters and strange experiments in this steampunk action RPG metroidvania. Combine vampiric and mechanical powers, face challenging bosses, and create unique builds through randomized upgrade choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.7%, Gothic 11.2% ★, Side Scroller 10.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, 2.5D 10.1%
- #9 Chasm Crawl
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Bug Gaming
Windows
Chasm Crawl is a first-person action-adventure game, filled with dangerous dungeons and even creepier creatures. A miasma in The Monster Vale has turned its inhabitants into hostile creatures that will attack on sight. Level up and maintain resources to discover what lies in The Chasm.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, 3D Platformer 15.7%, Action RPG 15.3%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #10 HunterX
91% matchVery Positive84% of 733 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Action RPG 13.4%, 2.5D 13.2%, Hack and Slash 8.3%
- #11 Brain Cell
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skypunk
Windows · Linux
Brain Cell is a co-operative multiplayer adventure game. Play up to 4 players co-op to explore dungeons, complete puzzles, with twisting gravity physics. Explore huge worlds with friends. Work together to complete mind bending puzzles and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, 3D Platformer 12.2%, Action RPG 11.4%
- #12 The Curse of Tethria
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew PiperPub: Threax Software
Windows
Explore dungeons, avoid traps, fight monsters and progress through a hand-crafted world. Defeat your enemies with action combat using your sword and shield, the tools you find and items from the environment. Can you overcome these challenges to end the curse and restore the world from evil?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, 3D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 8.7%
- #13 Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Unravel the dark history of the Bloodstained universe and explore a hauntingly immersive 16th-century England steeped in a 2.5D gothic atmosphere, enthralling players in strategic battles, crafting, and exploration across a sprawling, cursed land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Gothic 16.4% ★, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2.5D 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #14 Succubus: The Lustborn Curse
87% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Lustborn Studio
Windows
A Hentai action Metroidvania where you play as a cursed succubus reclaiming her powers. Slash through enemies with fluid Hack & Slash combat, drain their essence through animated lewd abilities, and unlock new powers as you explore a dark, corrupted world of lust, and corruption.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, 2.5D 11.9%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #15 Geranium:Tale of Dawn's Desire
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bekotaizi
Windows
The story follows the journey of Geranium, a female swordswoman with amnesia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, 2.5D 14%, Action RPG 11.9%, Side Scroller 9.5%
- #16 Jrago III Requiem of the Night
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
JRAGO III Requiem of the Night is a gothic METROIDVANIA action RPG. Play as JRAGO, a demon hunter in an epic battle of spiritual warfare. Slay your way through hordes of demons and monsters to a heavy metal soundtrack! Overcome the forces of darkness to save the world and restore the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Action RPG 10.4%, Platformer 9.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #17 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,069 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, 2.5D 10.3%, Platformer 8.6%
- #18 GO, GO, Knight!
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richard Shock
Windows
Long live the brave knight! He is ready to fight skeletons and dodge traps to save this world ... or he just wants to find ancient treasures. It doesn't matter - GO, GO, Knight!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Metroidvania 13%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Action RPG 10.3%
- #19 Vampiric Crown
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLEGIONS
Windows
Vampiric Crown is a side-scrolling action RPG set in a strange gothic world. A young vampire girl decides to rebel against her race, upon discovering that her sister will be the victim of a macabre plan to unearth the prince of darkness ...
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Gothic 17.2% ★, Side Scroller 13.7%, 3D Platformer 11.3%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #20 Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yusheng
Windows
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a Metroidvania action game. Three forces collide across the continent of Eterna: the Divine Empire, the Gaia Faction, and the forces of Sin. Descend into Mount Olympus and recover the shattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Action RPG 12.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #21 Lost Boy : Lost Island
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Action RPG 18.7%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2.5D 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #22 The Darkblade
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: MikalyhPub: Lyh Project
Windows
The Darkblade is a souls-like 2D singleplayer RPG where you battle through cursed lands, master deadly combat, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious stone core—all while adventuring with a loyal, cute companion by your side.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Hack and Slash 15%, Action RPG 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 10.3%
- #23 The Legend of Karl
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 311 reviews2021
Dev: Actplus Studio
Windows
The Legend of Karl is a 2.5D hack and slash platformer. You'll master various weapons while exploring the deep diabolical world. A quest struggling between Good and Evil, fight for Justice and what you Believe!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, 2.5D 16.8%, Action RPG 16%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #24 Jrago The Demon Hunter
82% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
Jrago The Demon Hunter is an indie METROIDVANIA style 2D Platforming Action-Adventure Role Playing Game. The world is overcome in darkness, and you are a hunter named Jrago on a quest to slay the demons and bring back the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Demons 13.3%, Action RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 10%
- #25 Nightfall Empress
80% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: SEEP
Windows · Linux
A 16‑bit dark fantasy action adventure with metroidvania‑style maps, RPG growth, and hidden secrets. Lead the Nightfall Empress through a mature journey suspended between the sacred and the profane.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Action RPG 9.6%
- #26 S.P.L.I.C.E.D.
81% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Fishbait StudiosPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
S.P.L.I.C.E.D. is a FREE Metroidvania made by students from Breda University of Applied Sciences. Traverse a Biopunk Chinatown with high mobility and difficult combat encounters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, 2.5D 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 3D Platformer 12.2%, Hack and Slash 11.9%
- #27 Alpha Sorcerer
79% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
An elite sorcerer king with forgotten magical powers mysteriously reappears in a bloody quest for revenge in the supreme action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Hack and Slash 18.7%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Action RPG 13.3%, Platformer 10.9%
- #28 Project Ants
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ant Team
Windows
Project Ants is a 3D Metroidvania combining the exploration depth of Hollow Knight with the technical hack-and-slash of Ninja Gaiden. Set in a fractured insect kingdom, a fallen Phragmotic Ant Warrior explores a brutal, layered world to uncover the secrets at its core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Hack and Slash 21%, 3D Platformer 16%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #29 Nephilim
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Overscope StudiosPub: Montreal Video Game School
Windows
Battle Angels and Demons alike as Strider Lazarus - a fighter born again to master Darkness and Light - in this student-made isometric combat game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Demons 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #30 Hack and Slime
78% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: BULLWARESOFT
Windows · Linux
What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Action RPG 13.5%, Platformer 10.9%
- #31 The Shrouded Parchments
77% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: XPub: Ember Games Studio
Windows · Linux
Our game aims to offer a more casual RPG experience brimming with quests, combat, crafting and more. Our goal is to ensure it's effortless to pick up and play. Complete quests according to your preferences – whether through combat, dialogue, evasion, or even by hiring someone to handle the task
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Action RPG 17.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, RPG 9.5%
- #32 A Knight of Lothen
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Angelos KyprianosPub: Spiral Lane Productions
Windows
A dark fantasy metroidvania fueled by heavy metal. Fight, explore, and carve your path through the ruined kingdom of Lothen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Action RPG 14.6%, Platformer 11.9%, RPG 7.5%
- #33 Hallow Maze
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solcom Games
Windows
Hallow maze is a soulslike metroidvania set in a gothic world in 2D. Use transformations into different creatures to open your way, as well as incredible tools of energy. Discover the origin of the scourge that is infecting the lands of the Evernight Valley and venture into The Hallow Maze...
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2.5D 10.2%, Gothic 9.9% ★
- #34 Elderand
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 22.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Gothic 14% ★, Action RPG 11.5%, Hack and Slash 11.3%
- #35 Beholgar 2
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
The barbarian warrior Beholgar returns — and this time, his enemies are otherworldly! Deep beneath the earth, the mighty Djinn King stirs. To prevent his rise and save the world from eternal darkness, Beholgar embarks on a quest for a legendary, ancient sword.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Gothic 10.2% ★, Platformer 8.3%
- #36 Jude
77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Trois7ème
Windows
Explore the deep metroidvania world of Jude as you jump, collect, run for survival, and mentally build strategies to uncover the mysteries behind creation and purpose. Explore through the forests to the the dark side of the bayou and more as you are challenged to open the doors and find answers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, 3D Platformer 14%, 2.5D 13.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 11.7%
- #37 Hollowdeep
73% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Kyle Burgin
Windows
Hollowdeep is a first person dungeon crawler inspired by oldschool games of the ps1 era. There is a large focus on fast gameplay and parrying mechanics.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Hack and Slash 18.3%, Action RPG 13.8%, Demons 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
- #38 Night Hazard
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Holy Sword Studio
Windows
A Dark Fantasy Action Hack N' Slash RPG Discover powerful weapons and tear demons and monsters apart in a stylish frenzy as you explore a mythical dystopian world
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Action RPG 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #39 Essentia: Echoes of Reality
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neon Bug Games
Windows
Essentia: Echoes of Reality is an Action RPG with stunning 2D/3D art, a vast world, and real-time combat. Follow Yel Aquil, a young villager struck by illness, as he uncovers a hidden link between his condition and mysterious events shaking the world—and beyond. A life changing journey begins!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.7%, 2.5D 18%, Action RPG 16.3%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #40 Breaking Gates
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Action RPG 14%, Platformer 8.4%
- #41 Rot In A Porcelain Dream
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yamo Studios
Windows
Rot is a 2.5D tag-team action adventure that combines exploration and fighting game mechanics. Explore a dying, dark fantasy world warped by powerful personas known as beacons. Fight, survive, save your home, and watch as the world around is changed as the powers of the beacons strengthen or weaken.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Action RPG 13.8%, 2.5D 12.8%, Platformer 10.4%
- #42 Being and Becoming
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IchthysPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Action RPG 12.2%, Platformer 10.5%
- #43 Voltumna
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BoarBytePub: IndieGala
Windows
A 2.5D action-adventure platformer set in a land of forgotten gods. Armed with a bayonet and bound to a goddess you can't trust, fight through a single connected world, learn the bosses the hard way, and take back the throne the gods above her stole.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Action RPG 18.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2.5D 13.6%, Platformer 12.7%
- #44 Ario
72% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Vata GamesPub: Artax Games
Windows
A fantasy land plagued by nightmares, a common lad trying to rescue his missing mother and an evil forces conspiration to be unveiled. Join Ario in this thrilling adventure where your crossbow and skills will determine the fate of your people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2.5D 10.9%, 3D Platformer 10.4%
- #45 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
71% matchVery Positive93% of 41,286 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 25.0 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 46.6%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2.5D 10.9%, Gothic 8.8% ★, RPG 7.1%
- #46 Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
69% matchVery Positive83% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Gothic 13.7% ★, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action RPG 11%, Platformer 10.6%
- #47 The Mysterious Misadventures of Mollie & Mordecai
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunarfall
Windows
Mollie and Mordecai are transformed into dolls by an evil wizard, and have to team up to find his magical book to change themselves back.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.4%, 3D Platformer 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Action RPG 10.7%, Platformer 10.2%
- #48 Mortal Darkness
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Faction Games
Windows
“One grim dawn and noble I wake, The darkness is rampant, our oath shall break. A noble warrior soon shall rise, and clear the air of the darkened skies.”
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Hack and Slash 21.5%, Action RPG 16.1%, Demons 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #49 Sword of Hokushin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystal Portal Studio LLC
Windows
A grand evil has cast the world into the Forever Night. Play as Renima, a celestial guardian awakened after millennia to hunt the demons who shattered the balance between realms. Explore the esoteric world of Azareth, uncover forgotten secrets, and restore light to a dying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Gothic 9.4% ★, Demons 8.2%
- #50 The Flawless: Art's Tale
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Hack and Slash 18%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Action RPG 12%, Platformer 10.2%
- #51 The Tower Between Us
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alessandro de OliveiraPub: Black Ember Games
Windows
A 2D Hand Drawn, high-intense metroidvania, telling how two brave women helped to build the Tower of Babel and faced their annihilation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 10.1%
- #52 Axel Quest
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Action RPG 14%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #53 Shadow Complex Remastered
71% matchVery Positive85% of 954 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Side Scroller 18.5%, 2.5D 16.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 4.8%
- #54 Faction Reticent
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, Action RPG 13.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #55 Rise of Koreth
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Vizzini Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Koreth's resting place in this exciting hack n slash, dungeon crawler, platformer adventure.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.7%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Demons 8.9%
- #56 Catastrophe
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strange Monkey Studios
Windows
Catastrophe is survival horror dungeon crawler. Try not to get lost in the labyrinth as you choose to slay the dungeon's inhabitants or sneak past as many as you can.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Action RPG 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #57 Necrodepths
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Typhereus
Windows
A Dark Fantasy 2.5D Action RPG with a heavy dark atmospheric aesthetic inspired by the once greats. Character customization reminiscent of open world RPGs. Unique races and classes. An endless random, but meaningful, generation of enemies and dungeons, for everlasting Hack n' Slash gameplay.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Hack and Slash 17%, Action RPG 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%
- #58 Possessor(s)
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 672 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Platformer 13.4%, 3D Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #59 Demon Skin
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Ludus futurePub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Brutal Hack&Slash game with a challenging combat system plunges you into the harsh dark fantasy world to test your will and your skills. Only those who dare to get into the Demon Skin can survive!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2.5D 13.4%, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #60 Delegati Genesis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delegati Games
Windows
A cyberpunk fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action RPG 14.1%, Platformer 10.4%