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  1. #1 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Robots 14.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

  2. #2 Axiom Verge
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 67.1%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 5.3%, Exploration 4.9%, Indie 3.6%

  3. #3 Haiku, the Robot
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 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 33.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Robots 13.6%, Platformer 9.2%

  4. #4 Minishoot' Adventures
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,565 reviews2024
    Dev: SoulGame Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Shooter 5.8%

  5. #5 Zexion
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 488 reviews2025
    Dev: Gallant Leaf
    Windows · Linux

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Robots 11.3%, Aliens 7.5%

  6. #6 Guns of Fury
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 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 42.6%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 14.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 7.5%

  7. #7 Escape From Tethys
    94% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
    Dev: Whimsical
    Windows · Mac

    You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 55.4%, Platformer 18.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Action 6.7%

  8. #8 Axiom Verge 2
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 935 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  9. #9 Xanthiom Zero
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2023
    Dev: MathanGames
    Windows

    Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Space 12.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.6%

  10. #10 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
    Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Robots 18.2%, Indie 7.5%

  11. #11 Exophobia
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2024
    Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

    Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Aliens 9.9%, Space 9%

  12. #12 Feudal Alloy
    90% matchMostly Positive71% of 956 reviews2019
    Dev: Attu Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 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 50.5%, Robots 13%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Indie 4.9%

  13. #13 Retro Machina
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 254 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Robots 18.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9%

  14. #14 Akimbot
    87% matchMostly Positive80% of 785 reviews2024
    Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

    Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Robots 25%, Shooter 21%, 3D 6.5%, Combat 6%

  15. #15 Powernaut VANGARDT
    88% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
    Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Exploration 8.5%

  16. #16 Environmental Station Alpha
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,627 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 68.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 5%, Indie 3.9%, Adventure 3.1%

  17. #17 Possessor(s)
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 5.4%

  18. #18 PLANET ALPHA
    85% matchMixed70% of 1,116 reviews2018
    Dev: Planet Alpha ApSPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 29.2%, Platformer 18.1%, Aliens 15.5%, Space 14.7%, Exploration 11.4%

  19. #19 Robotex
    86% matchMostly Negative38% of 986 reviews2014
    Dev: YFYX GAMESPub: My Way Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Life on Earth is unsustainable. Humanity must seek a new home but the only planet found is very hostile. You were sent on a expedition to slay the monsters inhabiting the surface of this planet. In this adventure you end up being the villain. Game contains two basic controls, many puzzles and lots of guns and enemies.

    Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Indie 28.5%, Action 23.3%, Adventure 18.7%

  20. #20 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 898 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 73.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Indie 5.5%, Action 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%

  21. #21 Clockwork Ambrosia
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2026
    Dev: RealmsoftPub: OI Games
    Windows

    Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Robots 13.2%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.7%

  22. #22 PSYCRON
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Space 10%, Platformer 9%

  23. #23 Hexodius
    84% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2013
    Dev: Brain Slap StudioPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    EXPLORE-EQUIP-ESCAPE!With its potent blend of twin-stick shooting, exploration and customization, HEXODIUS invites players to explore the vast complex, equip their drone with powerful items and upgrades, and ultimately escape the clutches of the deadly enemy droids in a blaze of laser fire!

    Why similar: Indie 52.2%, Action 47.8%

  24. #24 Oblivion Override
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 2,016 reviews2024
    Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...

    Why similar: Side Scroller 45.3%, Robots 37.7%, Futuristic 6.4%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 2.8%

  25. #25 Last Vanguard
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 93 reviews2025
    Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
    Windows

    Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Shooter 2.9%

  26. #26 Astronite
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 186 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Nonlinear 17%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 8.4%

  27. #27 Quarion
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 159 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 42.2%, Nonlinear 27.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Space 4.1%

  28. #28 Super Roboy
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 135 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 35.8%, Robots 15.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Aliens 9.1%

  29. #29 Rebel Transmute
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 275 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Space 11.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Platformer 9.1%

  30. #30 MindSeize
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 306 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 35%, Side Scroller 15%, Indie 9.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 8%

  31. #31 Zapling Bygone
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 197 reviews2022
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows

    Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nonlinear 18.5%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Aliens 7.4%

  32. #32 30XX
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
    Dev: Batterystaple Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 42.6%, Robots 25.8%, Platformer 23.4%, Action 4.6%, Adventure 3.6%

  33. #33 OUTBUDDIES DX
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 49.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Nonlinear 5.6%

  34. #34 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 7,022 reviews2021
    Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Old School 3.9%

  35. #35 Inescapable
    79% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
    Dev: Magnetic Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 60%, Platformer 13.7%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 7.8%

  36. #36 Ex Vitro
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 146 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 37.7%, Nonlinear 20.8%, PvE 12%, Platformer 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%

  37. #37 SELINI
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: Cymban
    Windows

    A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Robots 13.7%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 10.2%

  38. #38 Recompile
    75% matchMixed69% of 175 reviews2021
    Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.6%, Nonlinear 26.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Indie 4.2%, Combat 3.6%

  39. #39 Ghost Song
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,413 reviews2022
    Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Robots 12.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 6.5%

  40. #40 The Tribulation Entanglement
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: Anxious Neck Games
    Windows

    You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 46.7%, Platformer 22.4%, Old School 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action 3.9%

  41. #41 forma.8
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2017
    Dev: MixedBag Srl
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Side Scroller 24.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Indie 7.6%, Action 6.4%

  42. #42 Genopanic
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Side Scroller 25.4%, Platformer 14%, Exploration 11.3%, Action 2.9%

  43. #43 Rusted Moss
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,593 reviews2023
    Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Indie 2.9%

  44. #44 Zombotron
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,533 reviews2019
    Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Platformer 17.3%, Aliens 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

  45. #45 Exographer
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Platformer 22.1%, Exploration 21.2%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Adventure 5.3%

  46. #46 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 792 reviews2022
    Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.

    Why similar: Platformer 67.1%, Futuristic 11.8%, Indie 7.2%, 3D 7.1%, Action 6.8%

  47. #47 Revenge of the Savage Planet
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,391 reviews2025
    Dev: Raccoon Logic Studios Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Space 14.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

  48. #48 Mechanic Escape
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 794 reviews2014
    Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

    Why similar: Platformer 52.4%, Indie 23%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 10.8%

  49. #49 Kingdom Shell
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 261 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Side Scroller 22%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 8.1%, Old School 5.7%

  50. #50 MARS 2120
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: QUByte Interactive
    Windows

    Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Nonlinear 16%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Space 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%

  51. #51 Moon Mystery
    68% matchMixed66% of 696 reviews2024
    Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.

    Why similar: Robots 31.6%, Space 23.9%, Exploration 16.4%, Shooter 15.9%, Adventure 7.1%

  52. #52 Waking Mars
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,197 reviews2012
    Dev: Tiger Style
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Platformer 22%, Exploration 19.9%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Indie 6.7%

  53. #53 Gato Roboto
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,104 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 59.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Indie 5.5%, Exploration 4.9%

  54. #54 The Signal From Tölva
    70% matchMixed68% of 1,111 reviews2017
    Dev: Big Robot Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.

    Why similar: Robots 43.1%, Exploration 17%, Shooter 11.4%, Space 8.5%, Futuristic 6.3%

  55. #55 Venineth
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 27%, Aliens 13.8%, Space 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Indie 9.8%

  56. #56 Shooting Saucer
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: SinksAdventure
    Windows

    A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted

    Why similar: Side Scroller 36.3%, Platformer 19.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Space 10.6%, Aliens 8.8%

  57. #57 The Stranded Traveler
    68% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: DeadEaglePub: Spitfire-Games
    Windows

    Embark on an epic journey in The Stranded Traveler, a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a traveler stranded on a mysterious island. Explore dangerous environments, fight fierce enemies, and defeat challenging bosses!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 32.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Space 12.2%, PvE 5.7%

  58. #58 HAAK
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 3,398 reviews2022
    Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

  59. #59 Planet Cube: Edge
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

    Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, Robots 17.3%, Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Space 12.9%

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