- #1 Isle of Reveries
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: desertcucco
Windows · Linux
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Retro 8.6%
- #2 Tales of Kid Goblin: Dawn of the Hero
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WhiteSword StudioPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
Help Kid Goblin overcome tricky puzzles and dangerous obstacles in this charming retro-style adventure packed with levels, secrets and classic 8-bit spirit.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Action-Adventure 15%, Action 11.6%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10.5%
- #3 Elementallis
95% matchVery Positive91% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: AnKae GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Retro 7.3%
- #4 Dispersio 2
96% 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 39.1%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Medieval 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.4%
- #5 Stress testing
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: CALICO CAT
Windows
This is a challenging level game with almost no language barriers, showcasing a resilient spirit of challenge
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #6 Croakspire
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Medieval 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Action 7.6%
- #7 Monstrous Molecules
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Dream Labs
Windows · Mac
Gregory and Victoria were on the verge of a breakthrough. Alas, their experiment has opened a series of portals and it's up to them to use their knowledge of chemistry to end the madness. Will they be able to overcome the hoards of monsters or find themselves the victims of an experiment gone awry?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.1%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Action 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #8 Elmer
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miòpe Games
Windows
“ Elmer is a Metroidvania-style adventure game. ” AltroQuando is a place for those with a forgotten past, an illusionary present, and a future held only as a promise. Your presence here is the proof that you are seeking your own original sin, your own mask.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Action-Adventure 16%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.3%
- #9 Pact Warden
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astro Beef
Windows
As a Marchwarden, you travel the southern roads to protect pilgrims and travelers. You will fight multi-phased bosses, shape the storylines of characters, and explore an interconnected world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Hack and Slash 9.4%
- #10 Side Scape
91% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
A light-hearted, Side-Scroller/ Top-Down hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #11 Grim Heart: Bleak Laments
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Unable
Windows
You are Hemwick, ex-witch hunter, chasing an ancient artifact: the Grim Heart. Ready your arsenal and survive brutal encounters in a handcrafted 2D pixel-art world. Your expertise is your greatest weapon and, ultimately, the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Medieval 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Dark 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #12 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
89% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Benji
Windows · Linux
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Action 11.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #13 Moonlight Knight
89% 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 30.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Hack and Slash 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #14 Bruno: Lost In Nightmares
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bruno Batista
Windows
A Metroidvania game Where the player will have to face their worst nightmares With a sword, bow and arrow, and some secret powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 10.7%
- #15 Bluso Hero and the Copper Heart
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Abrigo de Paulo
Windows
Explore the ruins of a decaying mechanical world in this visceral Metroidvania. Fight through clockwork horrors in search of the legendary Copper Heart, aided by a brilliant medic-engineer companion. Forge your path, repair your body, and unravel the truth behind the corrosion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #16 Liona's Adventure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peyman Hadizadeh
Windows
Once in a peaceful village , there lived a brave little warrior named Liona,One fateful night, the village was attacked by a horde of monstrous creatures. Liona's parents died in battle. Liona, witnessing the loss of her parents, felt a fire ignite within her heart—a burning desire for vengeance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Medieval 11.6%
- #17 Adrenaline Dungeon
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Reea Games
Windows
Adrenaline Dungeon is a top-down dungeon crawler game, play as an unknown man stuck in a time-looped dungeon. Uncover clues to discover a new order trying to rewrite history. Use different weapons and abilities to escape the dungeon and prevent history from being rewritten.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Medieval 12.9%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #18 Maxwell's Odyssey
85% 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 32.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Action 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Adventure 9.3%
- #19 Limos' Lair
84% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Action 8.3%
- #20 Life in Arena: Village
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DanyaTangens
Windows
"Life in Arena: Village" is the story of a young man who decides to become an adventurer, but is he ready for unexpected challenges along the way?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, Medieval 18%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 12.4%
- #21 Rescue Hornet
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackmoth Entertainment
Windows
Take command of the galaxy's newest search and rescue ship, the Rescue Hornet, and venture into this metroidvania set on a hostile alien world. Use all your tools including your powerful claw arm to defend yourself from dangerous creatures, solve puzzles and search for survivors of an alien attack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 14.9%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #22 Amo
82% matchNo user reviews2026
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 47.6%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Retro 7.5%, Action 6.5%
- #23 King Lucas
83% matchMixed65% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metroidvania game with 2.5D graphics, single and multiplayer modes and classic game mechanics for the delight of platform and adventure games lovers as well as for you who didn't live the 80's; this is an opportunity for you to taste that classic feeling with the graphics and sound quality of today.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Retro 8.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #24 Skeleton Dungeon
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Team Gar
Windows
Explore the dungeon and defeat the Skeleton King!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.1%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #25 Runic Winds
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GeccoBot
Windows
Runic Winds is a top-down action RPG about mastering rune magic through deliberate combat, exploration, and atmospheric dungeon crawling.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.7%, Metroidvania 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #26 Them
80% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Retro 8.5%, Dark 8.1%
- #27 Blade of Mana
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 08 Games
Windows
A game about exploring the fascinating world full of hostile tremendous bosses. Gather loot, and level up your hero making your way throughout the ancient ruins!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 11.3%, Exploration 10.8%
- #28 Dirtlight
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Puzzle 10.4%, Action 9.9%
- #29 Lelu
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jamierowanPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Retro 6.1%
- #30 Horn of Balance
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Martijn den Hollander
Windows
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #31 Eggventure
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 36.8%, Action-Adventure 17%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #32 Strongloween: The Escape
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: François LinckPub: François Linck Games
Windows
Live the adventure of Torkin, prisoner of STRONGLOWEEN. Discover powerful items and fight bosses that will prevent you and other prisoners from escaping. Strongloween holds many secrets, will you discover them all?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Medieval 8.1%
- #33 Shell Soul:The Skull
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Action 7.5%
- #34 Project Damascus
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Damascus Team Games
Windows
A first person adventure platformer, focused on exploration with time based mechanics and puzzle elements. Enter the ruins of the Kingdom of Pharygia. Swiftly traverse its dillapidated, intricate infrastructure to delve further into the depths of iniquity, in order to cast light on hidden truths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Action 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #35 Secrets of Orion: Sword of Destiny.
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Alisson araujoPub: Alisson Araujo
Windows
A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Medieval 8.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #36 Chern
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamega
Windows
Embark on an exciting journey through the vast locations of a fantasy universe inspired by Slavic mythology. We got inspiration from genres such as metroidvania, soul-like and classic RPGs, while working on the design of the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Dark 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #37 YANCY
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olivenaut
Windows
YANCY is an NES style action adventure that follows a small protagonist in a vast world full of danger, swords and rewards. Lead your own adventure in a non-linear game world, explore hand-crafted dungeons, forge magical weapons, battle challenging bosses and unearth ancient secrets!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Retro 9.4%, Action 8.6%
- #38 Lola - The Escape
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Humberto Jiménez OleaPub: Hujiol Games
Windows · Mac
In this challenging action platformer. Help the little cow Lola to escape from the Martians who kidnapped her. Explore and avoid obstacles in each level. Her main ability is to float while she falls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Action 7.2%
- #39 House of Shadow
74% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #40 The Spectral Web: Hitodama
73% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Aevin Abstract
Windows · Linux
Explore a Labyrinth full of magic, monsters, and mystery in this dungeon crawler inspired by retro classics. Wield unique spells to battle enemies, break blocks, and uncover hundreds of secrets hidden within the Labyrinth's walls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Action-Adventure 18%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 7.7%
- #41 Pixtalgia
73% 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 45%, Retro 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #42 The Ramsey
72% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10%, Action 9.2%
- #43 Dusted Dusk
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 11.6%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%
- #44 Just A Man And His Ladder
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DevJockeys
Windows
Descend into a vast network of forgotten caves, twisting corridors, ancient ruins, and undiscovered terrain. As the last hope of humanity, you’ll carve your own path by building and demolishing blocks, battling hostile creatures, and scavenging vital resources.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Retro 7.9%
- #45 Kingsgrave
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 639 reviews2024
Dev: Egg or Chicken GamesPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Medieval 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #46 Last Night of Winter
71% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: DigitalZeon
Windows
Wake up and walk, Warden! Because the siege continues. We must find the Heir... And finally put an end to this cursed night.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 9.2%, Medieval 8.4%
- #47 Pipsqueak!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Retro 6.5%
- #48 Dungeon Survivor
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: QPub: Q Games
Windows
Collect food, slay monsters, and stay alive as you explore the canyons, caves, and dungeons.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 10%, Medieval 9.5%, Hack and Slash 9%
- #49 Noad: The Priest
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Falling Spring
Windows
Noad: The Priest is a 2D action adventure game. It tells the story of a priest who begins an expedition where an unknown black substance 'Adven' flows out of the gate and cannot return beyond it. Face the truth with newcomers beyond the gate!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Medieval 9.8%
- #50 The Curse of Tethria
70% 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 30%, Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Medieval 9.6%
- #51 Solaris: Good Harvest
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moving Pixels
Windows
A humble farmer sets out to rescue his chicken from monstrous abductors. Punch, slash, and parkour your way through elemental-infused chaos in this fast-paced 2D action-platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Medieval 10.8%
- #52 PATHFINDER 08
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #53 Spikes&Traps
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Veltrion Studios
Windows
A brutal 2D action platformer filled with deadly spikes, traps and enemies. Master movement, combat and skills to survive. Every level is a new challenge. Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Hack and Slash 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #54 Go Alone
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #55 Roots of the mind
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 15.1%, 2D 9.9%
- #56 Silvercall
67% 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 42.2%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Medieval 8.3%
- #57 UnderDungeon
68% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Josyan
Windows
Embody Kimuto on the first day of his new job in this humor-packed dungeon crawler with surprising secrets to discover!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 9.7%, Action 7.6%
- #58 Nyana
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 13.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #59 Beyond the Mountains II
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EricPub: Corporate Frog
Windows
Uncover a vast land filled with secrets, monsters, and ancient myth in BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS II, a direct sequel to BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS. Stranded in a foreign land and armed only with your wits and curiosity, you will collect items, unlock secrets, and fight monsters to save the Oracle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%
- #60 Overbowed
66% matchVery Positive91% of 93 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 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Action 7.9%