- #1 Isostasy
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Nonlinear 16%, Gun Customization 15.8% ★, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #2 The Forbidden Forest
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #3 House of Shadow
96% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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 35.3%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #4 Anzu Castle Gracula
95% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Cemetery
Windows
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Nonlinear 22.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Dark 7.2%
- #5 Legendary Knight
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WebsatGame
Windows
Prepare for a brutal metroidvania where a legendary knight battles monsters to save his land. Explore dangerous labyrinths and castles, fight enemies, and craft powerful gear with the help of the Mage, Alchemist, and Treasure Hunter. Ready for epic adventures?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Gun Customization 16.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #6 PhotophoBoy
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: More_RetroGames
Windows · Linux
A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.
Why similar: Nonlinear 30.1%, Metroidvania 23.4%, Noir 15%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #7 Citadel Knight
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fayvit
Windows
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #8 PATHFINDER 08
92% 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 38.5%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #9 Phaze Shift
91% 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 42.3%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Lore-Rich 5.8%, Exploration 5.5%
- #10 Escape Zolstar
91% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Nonlinear 25.1%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Shooter 7.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #11 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
89% 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 43.2%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
- #12 Xolotl
90% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Nonlinear 20.9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #13 Set In Stone
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maëlig Moreau
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Nonlinear 18%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 7%
- #14 Cryselts
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Platformer 6.9%
- #15 Shifted Heart
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Exploration 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #16 Piroot
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frank Force Games
Windows
Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #17 BIOMORPH
84% matchVery Positive92% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7%, 2D Platformer 6.6%
- #18 Eystrandi
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leiksmidr studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle powerful monsters, discover ancient artifacts, and forge your own path in Eystrandi, a 2D, Norse - inspired Metroidvania in which health is constantly draining, with the only thing between life and death being one's ability to reap health from their enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Nonlinear 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #19 Tater Spud
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Exploration 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #20 Pipsqueak!
84% 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 38.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9%, Exploration 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #21 Fornani
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minus One Percent
Windows
Explore an ancient island that drifts amongst the raging clouds of a gas giant. Collect various guns and items, solve puzzles, and shoot any thugs or monsters that get in your way. Meet the locals and aid them in their quest to take down Skycorps while they aid you with yours: finding your brother.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Noir 17.8%, Lore-Rich 10%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Shooter 7.8%
- #22 Dusted Dusk
82% 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 44.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Dark 5.5%
- #23 Quarion
81% 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 38.6%, Nonlinear 29.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Platformer 5.6%
- #24 Rolled: A Pinball Nightmare
82% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: No Agenda Studios
Windows · Linux
A pinball horror adventure game. You will bounce and ping your way through a nonlinear world in hopes to get back to the life you were living before.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #25 Dewdrop Dynasty
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GoodgisPub: Firith Studio
Windows · Linux
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nonlinear 18%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #26 Croakspire
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus 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 45.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #27 LUCID
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%
- #28 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Exploration 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.3%
- #29 Temporal Branches
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Relic LTD
Windows
Explore large levels in endless ways with the ability to switch between Past, Present & Future. Set your own pace and challenge with a variety of unlockable characters and difficulty modes. Unlock additional content by clearing in-game challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Nonlinear 25.8%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #30 Celestial Lumina
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Juan Centeno
Windows
Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #31 Chegra: The Lost Recipe
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciderheart Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Nonlinear 22%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
- #32 Jenny's Adventures
76% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Pranav Gaur
Windows
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Nonlinear 25.7%, Exploration 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 7.5%
- #33 Souldiers
77% 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 52.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Lore-Rich 9%, Combat 7.2%
- #34 Ex Vitro
75% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, Nonlinear 23.1%, Exploration 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Platformer 6.7%
- #35 Clockwork Ambrosia
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RealmsoftPub: OI Games
Windows
Clockwork Ambrosia is a steampunk fusion of metroidvania and weapon-building 2D shooter. Players pull on the boots of an airship pilot to combat an army of deadly robots and monsters. Experiment with a range of rule-breaking weapon modifications and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Gun Customization 16% ★, Shooter 9.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #36 Iron Diamond
75% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Nonlinear 24.8%, Exploration 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #37 Lost Call
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Nonlinear 29.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Adventure 4.7%
- #38 Amalu, Wells between worlds
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Nonlinear 21.3%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Platformer 6.5%
- #39 JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wyatt Everett
Windows
JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Shooter 15.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #40 Seeker
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mika Mikajiki
Windows
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #41 Haiku, the Robot
73% 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 33.8%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Exploration 8.1%, 2D Platformer 6.9%
- #42 Microvania
70% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Dreampunk
Windows · Mac
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #43 Dark Swords Firelink
72% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Lair Games Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Nonlinear 28.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, 2D 5.1%
- #44 The Swordfish: Knight of the Deep
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wander Brain
Windows · Mac
Embark on an epic adventure as a sword-wielding fish and restore order to the kingdom's depths. Explore an ocean world full of adorable characters, menacing foes, and hidden wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Lore-Rich 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #45 Ariana and the Elder Codex
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Platformer 8.2%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Nonlinear 7.1%
- #46 Voltage High Society
71% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Platonic PartnershipPub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
A first-person Metroidvania where you fight with your fists. No guns. Explore a prison island crawling with cybernetic horrors, rip new abilities from what you kill, and punch your way to freedom. Inspired by Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Noir 24.6%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Dark 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #47 Zero Moment
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Whalecat Interactive
Windows
You wake up trapped in a derelict generation ship. It was humanity's last hope. Your only ally is a suit fused to your skin. It's whispering instructions into your ear. Survive and uncover a mystery thousands of years in the making.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Nonlinear 20.9%, Dark 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #48 Erandique
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 8.4%
- #49 Voice of Flowers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomasz Chabora
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Lore-Rich 15%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #50 Lightwood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfixed Brain
Windows
Lightwood is an immersive semi-open world Metroidvania. Master your skills and fight magnificent Lords as you unravel the ancient mysteries behind the kingdom's decay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Nonlinear 28.3%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 7.8%, 2D 3.6%
- #51 Acrolyte
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyber Komodo
Windows
Acrolyte is a 2D action-adventure platformer which brings the player through vast, mysterious alien landscapes. Awaken from your dying rest in an endless pursuit of revenge against ancient forces beyond your own comprehension.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Nonlinear 24.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.3%
- #52 Ubirajara
72% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
Windows
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 8.5%
- #53 Erebound
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omar de BoerPub: Hyperviolet Games
Windows
As the Tower’s last defender, you’ll battle relentless hordes and descend into a dark underground crevice. Harness a fully customizable totem system alongside runes and abilities in this fusion of tower defense and Metroidvania action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Dark 6.7%
- #54 Jessica's Uncomfortable Hanukkah Adventure
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Dog and Spider Productions
Windows
It's a 16 bit styled pixel Metroidvania crafted by someone who loves the genre! Put your fingers on WASD and arrow keys or grab your favorite controller to play, simple and easy as these games should be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Nonlinear 22.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #55 Whim
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Stonk
Windows
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.9%, Nonlinear 23.3%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Platformer 7%
- #56 Our Metal Bowl
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Intrugli Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Nonlinear 24.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #57 Dimensional Animals
67% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Nonlinear 24.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #58 The Celestial Seeker
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VinciWare
Windows
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Nonlinear 24.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #59 Chiaroscuro
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Nonlinear 22.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #60 Halchemist
65% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Team Flask
Windows
For Mercuri, a girl who fell into a fallen kingdom, everything is overwhelming. She digs deeper into the depths of the kingdom with the help of Golem Hando. Take down the enemies in front of you with TAG-ACTION that alternates between two characters and continue your exploration!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, 2D 5.4%