- #1 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
97% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: CollectorVision Games
Windows · Mac
In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 9.4%, Retro 8.8%
- #2 King Lucas
96% matchMixed66% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 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 33.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Platformer 6.8%
- #3 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 8.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #4 Super Win the Game
96% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.5%, 1980s 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Platformer 7%
- #5 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
95% matchVery Positive96% of 89 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 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Retro 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #6 OUTBUDDIES DX
94% matchMixed70% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%, Adventure 5.9%
- #7 The Adventures of Poppe
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, 1980s 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Retro 8.7%
- #8 Guns of Fury
91% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Retro 10.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #9 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9%, Platformer 7.2%
- #10 Alchemist's Castle
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 139 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 47.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #11 100 Pumpkins 2
89% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, 1980s 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #12 Super Roboy
88% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, 1980s 12%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Retro 7%
- #13 You Have to Win the Game
89% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.6%, Retro 11.4%, Platformer 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Exploration 2.7%
- #14 Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge
90% matchMixed61% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Level Evil
Windows
Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, Action 34.9%, Indie 22.5%
- #15 Overbowed
87% matchVery Positive91% of 86 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 44.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.6%
- #16 Quarion
86% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #17 Dungeon of Zolthan
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2016
Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Indie 12.9%, Platformer 8.1%, Retro 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #18 Beholgar
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 37.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 1980s 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
- #19 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
82% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action-Adventure 12%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 7.4%, Platformer 6%
- #20 Environmental Station Alpha
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 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 58.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Platformer 6.5%, Adventure 4.9%, Retro 4.7%
- #21 Noreya: The Gold Project
82% matchVery Positive84% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: DreamirlPub: PixelHeart
Windows · Linux
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying Light to achieve your ends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 7%
- #22 Auridia
80% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Norseboar Games
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Platformer 6.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #23 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
81% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows
Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 8%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #24 Rex Rocket
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Adventure 7.2%
- #25 Demon Peak
83% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 9.1%, Platformer 6.2%
- #26 Souldiers
79% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 4.2%, Adventure 3.2%
- #27 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 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 46.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 5.4%
- #28 Simona's Requiem
79% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Team Simona
Windows · Mac · Linux
Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #29 Janosik
77% matchVery Positive94% of 677 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, 1980s 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #30 Super Dangerous Dungeons
78% matchVery Positive98% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Retro 13.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Action 12.3%
- #31 Alwa's Legacy
77% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 7.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #32 Flynn: Son of Crimson
76% matchVery Positive85% of 747 reviews2021
Dev: Studio ThunderhorsePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #33 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
74% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Retro 9.4%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
- #34 Robot Wants It All
76% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Retro 9.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 7.7%
- #35 Master Key
72% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 1980s 11.1%, Retro 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #36 Owyn's Adventure
75% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Gazoid
Windows · Mac
Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Retro 15%, Platformer 13%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%
- #37 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
73% 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 53.3%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Platformer 7%, Action 6.3%
- #38 MindSeize
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: Kamina Dimension
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #39 Venture Kid
74% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Retro 22.6%, Action 18.8%, Platformer 16.6%, Indie 10%
- #40 Castaway
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Canari Games
Windows
Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 8.7%, Action 4%
- #41 GIGASWORD
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, 1980s 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Retro 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.9%
- #42 After Death
73% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Retro 7.4%, Action 5.9%
- #43 Adventures of Chris
72% matchVery Positive86% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Guin Entertainment, LLCPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Embark on a global adventure in this ‘90s-inspired adventure platformer. Help a chubby underdog kid with wacky superpowers battle bizarre villains, unlock and customize special moves and spells, and save the world!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #44 The Messenger
69% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Retro 11.7%, Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #45 Odallus: The Dark Call
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,345 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 47.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Retro 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Platformer 6%
- #46 Knights of the Road
69% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Retro 18.7%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11%
- #47 Owlboy
70% matchVery Positive84% of 6,043 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Retro 7.3%
- #48 Comit the Astrodian
73% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.
Why similar: 1980s 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Retro 11.5%
- #49 Haiku, the Robot
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Retro 6.7%
- #50 Narita Boy
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,785 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: 1980s 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Retro 10.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #51 Aggelos
71% 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 51.2%, Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 7.7%, Platformer 5.7%
- #52 Azaran: The Demon Bottle
66% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Benji
Windows · Linux
Explore cryptic puzzle dungeons in this short, retro, action-adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Action-Adventure 16%, 1980s 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 9%
- #53 Oblitus mortis
65% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Oblitus mortis
Windows
A Pixel art adventure inspired by the fascinating legends and myths of Venezuela. Enter a mysterious world where you will be the one to help this little Espanto solve the mystery of why all these creatures and lost souls are wandering the earth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Supernatural 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #54 Cave Story+
66% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Retro 6.5%, Adventure 4.2%
- #55 Iconoclasts
66% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, Platformer 5.6%, Puzzle Platformer 5.6%
- #56 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
68% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8%, 1980s 7.7%
- #57 The Way
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Retro 11.9%
- #58 Super Life of Pixel
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.3%, Retro 26.3%, Platformer 22.2%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 7.6%
- #59 Elliot Quest
69% 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 55.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 9%, Action 7.1%, Platformer 6.3%