- #1 Axiom Verge
97% matchVery Positive90% of 6,527 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 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 61.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Platformer 5.2%, Action 4.3%
- #2 Pharaoh Rebirth+
96% matchVery Positive92% of 354 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.4%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #3 Souldiers
96% matchMixed69% of 3,040 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 70.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 3.7%, Platformer 1.3%
- #4 Alwa's Awakening
95% matchVery Positive80% of 930 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 7.3%, Platformer 7%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%
- #5 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,477 reviews2018
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Retro 9.9%, Action 8.7%
- #6 Castlevania Advance Collection
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,448 reviews2021
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 64.7%, Action 8.6%, Retro 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #7 La-Mulana
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,607 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 3.5%
- #8 The Messenger
92% matchVery Positive93% of 13,005 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 46.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Retro 9.4%, Platformer 7.6%
- #9 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
91% matchVery Positive93% of 41,155 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 74%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 4%, Platformer 3.9%
- #10 Guns of Fury
88% matchVery Positive88% of 919 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 54.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10%, Platformer 8.5%, Shooter 5.6%
- #11 OUTBUDDIES DX
90% 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 54.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 7.2%, Platformer 6.4%
- #12 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,263 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.4%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Platformer 7%
- #13 Environmental Station Alpha
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,634 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 60.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Platformer 5.6%, Adventure 4.8%
- #14 Blaster Master Zero
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Action 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 9.3%, Platformer 7.1%
- #15 Battle Princess Madelyn
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Action 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Retro 8.7%
- #16 Alchemist's Castle
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 143 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 49.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 9%, Retro 8.6%
- #17 Overbowed
83% matchVery Positive91% of 91 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 56.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 8.1%, Retro 7.5%, Adventure 6.5%
- #18 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
84% matchVery Positive81% of 5,532 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%, Adventure 5%
- #19 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,713 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 75%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Action 6.8%, Platformer 6.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #20 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
84% 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 28%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #21 AMID EVIL
82% matchVery Positive93% of 7,647 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Why similar: Retro 30.1%, Action 26.1%, Adventure 20.3%, Shooter 20.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #22 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
80% matchVery Positive92% of 3,158 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Platformer 8.1%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 5.1%
- #23 Gato Roboto
81% matchVery Positive94% of 5,144 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 59.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 7.6%, Retro 6.2%, Adventure 5.6%
- #24 After Death
82% matchVery Positive89% of 167 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 49.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #25 Alwa's Legacy
81% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 57.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 8.6%, Platformer 8%, Adventure 4.8%
- #26 Noitu Love 2: Devolution
79% matchVery Positive92% of 635 reviews2012
Dev: Joakim Sandberg
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 6.6%
- #27 Castle In The Darkness
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,272 reviews2015
Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Platformer 7.4%, Action 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%
- #28 Super Cyborg
78% matchVery Positive86% of 833 reviews2015
Dev: Artur Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Action 22.6%, Retro 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Platformer 11.6%
- #29 Skautfold: Usurper
78% matchMixed69% of 342 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 75%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Platformer 3.4%, 2D 3.2%
- #30 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,602 reviews2019
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Metroidvania 57%, Action 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Platformer 8.3%
- #31 Beyond the Ice Palace 2
74% matchMixed68% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: STORYBIRD StudioPub: PQube
Windows
Arise from the dead as the 'Cursed King' in an enthralling action platformer. Wield the chains that once imprisoned you to vanquish foes and traverse your fallen kingdom. Uncover hidden areas, strategically level up, and reclaim your throne by banishing colossal bosses!
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #32 MindSeize
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 307 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 39.8%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #33 KUNAI
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 595 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #34 Project Mercury
77% matchMixed58% of 591 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Retro 24.8%, Platformer 24%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #35 The Last Faith
71% matchVery Positive84% of 5,430 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 6.1%, Platformer 5.9%, Adventure 3.3%
- #36 Shattered Divinities
69% matchVery Positive94% of 658 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%, Action 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #37 Chronicles of Teddy
76% matchMixed69% of 334 reviews2015
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Platformer 6.3%
- #38 Fearmonium
73% matchVery Positive86% of 554 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 4.2%
- #39 Kraino Origins
73% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: GameAtomic
Windows
Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!
Why similar: Action 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Platformer 20.3%, Adventure 18.7%, Retro 8.6%
- #40 Necrosphere
74% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: Cat Nigiri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Action 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Platformer 7.8%
- #41 Blasphemous
71% matchVery Positive90% of 64,390 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%, Platformer 4.3%, Action 4.3%
- #42 Powernaut VANGARDT
75% 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 41.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 10.4%, Action 9.2%, Platformer 8.3%
- #43 Haunted Lands
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: alevgorPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Retro 21.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 12.7%
- #44 Iconoclasts
71% matchVery Positive86% of 4,968 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 54.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #45 Foregone
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,396 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 10.7%, Platformer 9.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #46 Demon Peak
72% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 55.5%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Platformer 5.8%
- #47 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
69% matchVery Positive93% of 11,754 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Platformer 8.7%, Action 8.1%, 2D 3.9%
- #48 Touhou Luna Nights
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,787 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Platformer 7.5%, Action 6.1%
- #49 Skeleton Boomerang
70% matchVery Positive96% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Skeleboom ProjectPub: Artisano
Windows
Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.5%, Action 33.6%, Platformer 14.9%
- #50 Rusted Moss
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,620 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 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 50%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 8.5%, Action 7.7%
- #51 Mute Crimson+
70% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Platformer 18.5%, Retro 15.6%, Action 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%
- #52 Paradox Soul
72% matchMixed43% of 640 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8%, Platformer 8%
- #53 Hunt the Night
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.3%, Action 22.8%, Adventure 17.7%, 2D 12%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #54 20XX
66% matchVery Positive91% of 4,554 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Action 23.9%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #55 Cally's Caves 3
68% matchVery Positive81% of 553 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Action 12.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #56 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
69% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
Why similar: Action 25%, Retro 24%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Shooter 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%
- #57 Aggelos
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 670 reviews2018
Dev: Storybird GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 57.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Retro 6.2%
- #58 Kalinur
64% matchVery Positive96% of 498 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action 9.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 7.3%