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  1. #1 Torii: Beyond The Gates
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oh Baby Games
    Windows · Mac

    The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, RPG 14.1%, Platformer 8%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Action RPG 7.3%

  2. #2 Dewborne Dawn
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mythwalk Studios
    Windows

    In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 6.5%

  3. #3 The Last Tree
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zzmingo
    Windows · Mac

    A 2D pixel-like Metrovania game, exploring the game world with a unique atmosphere. In a mysterious and huge tree world, as time goes by, trees and plants have withered, the ecology has become worse, life has become scarce, and who will save the world that is about to break.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, RPG 19.5%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Platformer 7.5%

  4. #4 Florarium
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Melting Caramel
    Windows

    Florarium is a Metroidvania game focused on exploration and battle. Explore the mysterious world full of unexpected secrets. Battle fierce enemies with your bow. Choose your own path to your goddess in the vast, interconnected world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  5. #5 Dreadstone - The Immortal Prisoner
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tortuga Software
    Windows

    Dreadstone – The Immortal Prisoner is an upcoming indie 2D Metroidvania platformer. Especially important to us are the game elements “looting” and “leveling“. The goal is to create a combination of our favorite games.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, RPG 15.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Action RPG 8.3%, Action 6%

  6. #6 Raji: Prologue
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2020
    Dev: Nodding Heads Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Fantasy 10.5%, Platformer 9.5%

  7. #7 Tyto
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dreamjob Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take flight and glide through a breathtaking world in this visually stunning platformer, where you play as a lost owlet searching for its family in a vast and perilous forest.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Atmospheric 14%, Story Rich 12.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 8.2%

  8. #8 Lovanium - The Rising Suns
    92% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Poser Games
    Windows

    Find a way to escape Lovanium before it's too late. Extract resources, trade them, confront the wildest and most dangerous enemies, and fully harness the power of the suns. Are you up for it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, RPG 18.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Action 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%

  9. #9 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
    Dev: Endlessfluff Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 63.5%, RPG 11.9%, Platformer 8.1%, Action 6.1%, Fantasy 3.4%

  10. #10 Cryogear
    91% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
    Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
    Windows

    CRYOGEAR is a unique Metroidvania inspired Pixel Art platformer, set in an open sci-fi world and driven by rewarded exploration. Control the reprogrammed clone G.3.4.R as he discovers the world, learns new abilities and unveils the mystery of the Emperor AI.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, RPG 25.6%, Action 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Platformer 7%

  11. #11 Ethereal Odyssey
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KU3 Dev
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, Action 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%

  12. #12 Savior
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, RPG 21.4%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Platformer 5.4%

  13. #13 Dust: An Elysian Tail
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,936 reviews2013
    Dev: Humble Hearts LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, RPG 13%, Platformer 10.7%, Fantasy 7.7%, Action 7.7%

  14. #14 Beraltors
    88% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
    Dev: Phair Games
    Windows

    Beraltors is an indie 2-D Metroidvania that focuses on collecting monsters called Beraltors. Beraltors features over 70 playable monsters, an unique hand drawn art style and an absurd story with over 15 hours of gameplay. Beraltors is a fun romp that feels as satisfying as petting your neighbor's dog.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, RPG 26.5%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 6%

  15. #15 Inexistence
    87% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, RPG 21.4%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 5.3%

  16. #16 Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke
    86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Stephen Ciuca
    Windows

    Poor Lucas and the Evil Duke is a Metroidvania with action and RPG elements. Jump, slide, wall jump, swim, and battle your way through the Dukedom. Other mechanics include pushing boxes, pulling levers, and swinging on ropes.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.2%, RPG 16.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 9%, Fantasy 5.9%

  17. #17 Blessing Part I
    84% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: 故障幽灵
    Windows

    Blessing Part I is a 2D pixel style horizontal board action adventure game. Players will take on the role of a swordsman 'Luo' who lost everything in the past and embarks on revenge alone. With only a large sword and flesh and blood, they will fight against the twisted creatures in the darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, RPG 18%, Action RPG 9.3%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Action 7%

  18. #18 Elliot Quest
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
    Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    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 51.3%, RPG 19.6%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Platformer 7%

  19. #19 Life on Mars Remake
    85% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2017
    Dev: Oscar Kenneth Albero Ingles
    Windows

    Remake of the 8 bits MSX2 game of the same name, with a 16 bits look. Genre: Metroidvania (2D Metroid/Castlevania style) with RPG elements. Explore, investigate, find improvements for your suit, find weapons, upgrade your weapons in workshops, fight incredible mutants...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, RPG 23.2%, Action 13%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 4%

  20. #20 Aggelos
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 656 reviews2018
    Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, RPG 24.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 7.9%, Platformer 6.3%

  21. #21 Islets
    82% 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 44.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Fantasy 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Platformer 9.3%

  22. #22 Runic Curse Remastered
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Alexey Suslin
    Windows

    Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, RPG 14.4%, Fantasy 10%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 6.1%

  23. #23 Misspell
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
    Windows

    Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9%, Platformer 8.8%

  24. #24 Feudal Alloy
    81% 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 50.4%, RPG 17.6%, Action 8.3%, Action RPG 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%

  25. #25 Shattered Divinities
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: StellarSoul
    Windows

    In Shattered Divinities, embark on an adventure that pits you directly against divinity itself! An ancient War of Gods shattered the world, and their broken power has become the Calamities that consume all life. How will you survive in this land? And how will you uncover the secrets behind the War?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, RPG 13.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Action RPG 7.1%, Action 7%

  26. #26 AOI
    80% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2022
    Dev: Pura Studio
    Windows

    This is a 2d platform adventure exploration game that combines platform jumping and straightforward fighting. Players will gradually find the lost memory and uncover the truth of this fantastic world with AOI.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, RPG 14.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 7%

  27. #27 Spirit Fusion
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Platformer 9.2%

  28. #28 Filiy Eclipse
    78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Muramasa Fudo
    Windows

    Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, RPG 16.6%, Action RPG 10.5%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.1%

  29. #29 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

  30. #30 Benders of Moona
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
    Windows

    Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Fantasy 12%, Platformer 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  31. #31 Primal League
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MoodyChimera
    Windows

    The Primal League is platformer metrodvania with multiple playable characters, a vast world and intricate crafting system

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, RPG 26.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Action RPG 9.7%, Adventure 9.3%

  32. #32 Vitavania
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nekod team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sandbox Metroidvania. No words. Life and drifting autumn leaves with adorable catgirls! . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Action 8%, Adventure 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  33. #33 UnEpic
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 8,120 reviews2014
    Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, RPG 27.4%, Platformer 9.2%, Fantasy 6.6%, Action 6.1%

  34. #34 Stoatman
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frostum
    Windows

    Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Fantasy 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Adventure 6.2%

  35. #35 Puppetmaster
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
    Windows

    Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Platformer 5.8%

  36. #36 Liminalia
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Space74
    Windows · Mac

    Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Platformer 9.2%

  37. #37 Evil Genome 光明重影
    75% matchMixed68% of 523 reviews2017
    Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, RPG 30.7%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 4%

  38. #38 Sorrowself
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vieri Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Save your sister from a certain death by finding her soul fragments in this mystical hand-drawn world! Utilize a variety of morphing abilities and fight through the dream-like Land Of Sorrow. It is known to be flooded with crying creatures who are creating a chaos under the dark soul Self.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, RPG 11.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Platformer 7.9%

  39. #39 God Edge
    73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Weaver Games
    Windows

    Travel across Azmra and slay barons using the God Edge; A sword capable of transferring power from the slain to the slayer!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, RPG 17.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Action RPG 7%, Fantasy 6.4%

  40. #40 Forsaken Castle
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Duck Block Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lily is a newly appointed paladin sent to investigate the appearance of undead near a village. Her search leads her to an old castle that is known to have been long abandoned, but signs of life have begun to appear, with lights visible in the distance and drawbridge closed.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, RPG 26%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10%, Indie 4.1%

  41. #41 Super Panda Adventures
    73% 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 55.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 8.8%, RPG 8.4%, Adventure 7.5%

  42. #42 Potata: Foxy Tale
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Potata Company
    Windows

    Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Fantasy 10%, Platformer 9.9%

  43. #43 Crypt Custodian
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 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 39.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Action RPG 7%

  44. #44 Blightseeker
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hypernoodle Games
    Windows

    Jump and dash through unknown, labyrinthine worlds in this VR adventure. Fight back against maddened creatures, or cure them of the blight that fuels their rage. Collect treasures, tools, and powers as you search for the source of this ancient ill, and decide whether to quell or unleash it.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Platformer 10%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.6%

  45. #45 Soul Passage
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Emrah Ozbay
    Windows · Mac

    The fate of the unbound souls is in your hands. Take control of Obligor with lots of different skill and weapon combinations, and fight, and explore different planets in Soul Universe. A fantastic 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania with a unique quest and story system.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, RPG 19.4%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  46. #46 Chasm
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
    Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 59.9%, RPG 13.7%, Platformer 7.4%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 5.7%

  47. #47 Tower of Pandemonium
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Freddy Guerra
    Windows

    Tower of Pandemonium is a top-down RPG and 2D platformer where your choices determine your fate, featuring 6 guilds, 6 classes, action, puzzles, mystery and memorable characters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, RPG 19.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Action RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

  48. #48 Twell
    70% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Lucas RobPub: Lucas Rob Holding B.V.
    Windows

    This adventure is about you waking up in this world named Twell. The only thing you can do now is explore what this world has to offer. Explore 8 unique dungeons, discover many secrets and visit many locations.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, RPG 22.5%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Action RPG 7.1%

  49. #49 ReSetna
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
    Windows

    What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 66.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 3.4%

  50. #50 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 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 56.3%, Action 10.3%, Platformer 9%, Adventure 8.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

  51. #51 Indivisible
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,670 reviews2019
    Dev: Lab Zero GamesPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, RPG 25.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Action 10.6%, Platformer 8.4%

  52. #52 TIES: Soul Link
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: North Tokyo
    Windows

    TIES: Soul Link is an emotional and brutal 2D metroidvania that combines action RPG with adventure platforming. Explore a decaying world in the year 2097, uncover its secrets, and face savage, bloody battles that will test your endurance and your deepest fears.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, RPG 14.1%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Action RPG 8%, Platformer 7.8%

  53. #53 Phaze Shift
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lord Mango Games
    Windows

    Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Action 7.7%

  54. #54 Traveler's Refrain
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Story Rich 15%, RPG 13.6%, Action RPG 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  55. #55 Shadows Labyrinth
    67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Kratos Games
    Windows

    Shadows Labyrinth – is a gloomy metroidvania with RPG mechanics. Chop, conjure and survive in a perpetual darkness filled with monsters, traps and betrayal.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, RPG 17%, Platformer 9.5%, Fantasy 9.1%, Action 6.4%

  56. #56 The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game
    69% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2018
    Dev: 64k
    Windows

    The Unfolding Engine: Paint a Game is a new paradigm of Metroidvania 2.5D game making software. That allows you to make the content of your game while you are playing it! The entire software is designed around allowing you to make and share worlds, share tools, and levels. All in real time.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, RPG 25.9%, Action 11.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 4%

  57. #57 Wreckdigger
    68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
    Dev: Karlis ZabersPub: team BitClub
    Windows

    Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Action 15%, Platformer 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 4%

  58. #58 The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
    67% matchMixed64% of 227 reviews2022
    Dev: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    ONE MAN AGAINST AN EMPIRE

    Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Fantasy 19.2%, Story Rich 18.5%, Action 15.5%, Action RPG 12.8%

  59. #59 Silvercall
    66% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: CUNX
    Windows · Mac

    Silvercall​​ – A retro action-platformer RPG. Play as an amnesiac adventurer, battling through perilous terrain and collecting Memory Crystals to uncover your past and your lover's dark transformation into the "Saintess".

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, RPG 16.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Action RPG 8.7%, Action 7.7%

  60. #60 Aldebaran Legend
    67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Solitude Games
    Windows

    In a village located to the south, there is one of the twelve guardians, the warrior of Leo, known for his determination in combat and number of victories. Our hero will be responsible for finding the mystical artifacts, to prevent the kingdom from being bathed in blood and darkness.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, RPG 25%, Action 12.4%, Action RPG 11.1%, Fantasy 7.8%

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