- #1 Vision Soft Reset
97% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.4% ★, Metroidvania 21.2%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Platformer 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #2 Teslagrad 2
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 565 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Steampunk 27% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #3 Dungeon Gals
95% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #4 Whisper: in the Dark
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Primitive Pixels Games
Windows
Embark on a vibrant 2D pixel odyssey as Whisper, an emissary of the darkness. Explore an atmospheric, nonlinear world with branching paths and hidden wonders. Engage in fast-paced combat and smooth platforming in this nostalgia-infused Metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Steampunk 21.7% ★, Metroidvania 21.2%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #5 The Abandoned Presence
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M.O. Studios
Windows
The Abandoned Presence is a gritty and challenging Metroidvania set in a world heavily inspired by India's urban heritage and industrial core. Search for answers as Zoe; wield industrial weapons, traverse city skylines, and take on elite enemies to uncover the secrets of The Abandoned Presence.
Why similar: Steampunk 33% ★, Metroidvania 29%, Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #6 Dewdrop Dynasty
93% matchNo user reviews2026
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 24.3%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Platformer 9.7%, Funny 7.3%
- #7 A Rooftop Tale
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrea Putortì Games
Windows · Mac
Explore, solve enigmas and fight mutated creatures in a 2D narrative-driven metroidvania with pets, set on the rooftops and the undergrounds of a flooded countryside, enriched by cinematic cutscenes, diverse scenography and memorable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #8 Plateman
92% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Steampunk 21.8% ★, Nonlinear 14.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #9 Iconoclasts
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 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 31.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%
- #10 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
90% matchVery Positive99% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.9%, Metroidvania 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 9.1%
- #11 Teslagrad
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,464 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Steampunk 27.6% ★, Metroidvania 25.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Nonlinear 4.7%
- #12 Phaze Shift
89% 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 24%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #13 Vacoo. The adventure in Garbage city.
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oina Studio
Windows
Single-player 2D platformer with metroidvania and puzzle elements.Discover this amazing new world has been drawn by our artists from scratch.Fend off the enemy, climb into the most secret places, learn the rules of this city and finally save your friend.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Cartoon 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #14 Teslagrad Remastered
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 251 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Steampunk 32.3% ★, Metroidvania 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #15 Capybound
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vinicius de Moraes
Windows
Capybound is a 2D platformer with puzzle elements. You wake up as a capybara in a beautiful pixelated world. Find oranges, meet and talk to many different animals, solve puzzles, unlock skills, explore the world and it's secrets, all in a quest to find your way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Nonlinear 12%, Funny 9.1%
- #16 Amalu, Wells between worlds
86% matchNo user reviews2026
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 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #17 Wisdom Tower
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8%
- #18 The Forbidden Forest
84% 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 33.7%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #19 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
85% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Cartoon 11.3%, Platformer 10.1%
- #20 Dark Swords Firelink
84% 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 36.8%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #21 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake
82% matchVery Positive93% of 87 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 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Cartoon 12%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #22 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
83% 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: Steampunk 33.2% ★, Metroidvania 27.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Exploration 6.1%
- #23 Billy Saves the World
82% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Paw Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run & rocket boost your way across an open alien world, complete quests for locals, and save the world in this sci-fi cartoon epic!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #24 TEVI
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,880 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Steampunk 19.5% ★, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 7.5%
- #25 Reso-Seeker
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralta Studios
Windows · Mac
Resort adventure of exploration, life-sim and a little action. Your guide is in-game "Brochure" filled with map and activities. Check them off as you go. Learn new skills to unlock new areas. Days at the waterpark, nights at the hotel lounge. No enemies. Just your own pace. A cozy Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 7.8%
- #26 Broken Hero: Slime Tower
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Tale Studios
Windows
Explore a non-linear tower filled with secrets in a pixel-art Metroidvania. Awaken as a slime, master elemental powers, and progress as each new ability reveals previously impossible paths, leading you to discover your true purpose.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Platformer 8.8%, Funny 7.2%
- #27 Soulchain
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Platformer 8.7%
- #28 Shellbound
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fake Lobster
Windows
Shellbound is a Post-Metroidvania on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite, exploring a (literally) living world, fighting and controlling enemies for platforming, puzzles and combat and evolving its ecosystem like Darwin on steroids – all while unraveling your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.3% ★, Metroidvania 23.8%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Exploration 6.7%
- #29 Randomice
77% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Funny 7.5%
- #30 Eggventure
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TLD_Productions
Windows
Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #31 ANIMAL WELL
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #32 Alwa's Legacy
78% matchVery Positive87% of 625 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #33 Barty's Adventure
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Sam, LLC
Windows
Discover the world of Barty’s Adventure: a cozy, time-loop metroidvania set in the world of children’s toys. Make new friends, explore unique biomes, and master the three-day cycle to stop the Colic from returning once and for all!
Why similar: Time Travel 40.8% ★, Metroidvania 24.9%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Cute 5.9%
- #34 Piko Piko
77% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Funny 7.8%
- #35 Babsi Bullet
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Marty
Windows · Mac
You’re a bullet... so you won’t need guns to fight evil alien hordes in this non-linear action and puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Nonlinear 20%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Cartoon 13.7%, Platformer 7.7%
- #36 Tribe of the Accord
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SMKS Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tribe of the Accord is a pixel-art action game where you play as Adira, a young huntress on a quest to rescue her father. Throughout your journey, you'll gain new abilities, form alliances, and discover your place in a harsh and unforgiving world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #37 Fornani
74% 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 23.3%, Steampunk 17% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Platformer 9.7%
- #38 Chakana, Gold of the Gods
74% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Equinoxis Studios
Windows
Embark on a 2D metroidvania adventure that immerses players in Andean mythology, focusing on exploration, combat, and discovery. Join Hoyustus, a brave jaguar warrior, on his journey to free his people from the oppression of an usurping god.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Platformer 9.3%
- #39 Chiaroscuro
73% 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 26.3%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #40 Erandique
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jack Game Studios
Windows
Erandique the indigenous hero!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 8.1%
- #41 Witchfall: Secrets of Emotica
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BaconFish GamesPub: Top Hat Curios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the world of Witchfall, a magical land filled with adventure! Play as five adorable critters: Koemi, Rez, Maya, Sloberg or Envel as they embark on a perilous journey to stop the evil Professor Flitz from stealing the mysterious Emotica Shards.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #42 Alchemist's Mountain
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #43 Cantirium: God Slayer
72% matchMixed56% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nekod team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful metroidvania in which you must help catgirl save a world on the brink of destruction, honing your exploration and combat skills in epic battles to challenge the gods themselves!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #44 Lyden Lys
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Løftet
Windows
Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #45 Bleeding Deities
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Duty Over
Windows
Embark on a journey through a hand-drawn world of Bleeding Deities inspired by ancient tribes and their beliefs. Unveil dark secrets, face ruthless challenges, and confront evil deities as you search for the Legendary Baktun Stone. Will you restore peace to your people?
Why similar: Time Travel 27.6% ★, Metroidvania 20%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Platformer 8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #46 Plungeez
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team ZerothPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Explore a non-linear underground world in this puzzle-adventure. Solve intricate environmental challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate a pixel-art labyrinth where every path leads to a new mystery. Can you plunge into the depths and find what lies beneath?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Platformer 9.2%
- #47 Chronautical
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Sleepy Siren Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
In this narrative-driven sci-fi mystery, investigate across space and time to uncover clues and unravel the secrets of a star system that has disappeared, and the man trying to find it.
Why similar: Steampunk 30.4% ★, Time Travel 26.6% ★, Nonlinear 16.4%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.4%
- #48 Eldritchvania
70% matchVery Positive85% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 6.9%
- #49 Rift Walker
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ahando
Windows
Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #50 Dream City
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #51 BIOMORPH
68% matchVery Positive92% of 671 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 24.8%, Lore-Rich 15%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #52 Rolled: A Pinball Nightmare
69% 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 26.9%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #53 Anzu Castle Gracula
68% 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 23.5%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #54 House of Shadow
69% 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 33.1%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #55 Set In Stone
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maëlig Moreau
Windows · 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 36%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Cute 7.2%
- #56 LUCID
67% 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 23.4%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #57 Sisyphus Is a Bug
65% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8.8%
- #58 Constance
64% matchVery Positive83% of 2,522 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #59 Nym: Path of the Skycaster
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Full Heart Games
Windows
An all new action platforming adventure, forge your own path through the vibrant ruins of Stratos, a sprawling interconnected world above the clouds. Follow the path of the Skycaster, master powerful elemental magics and close the Void before it rips the world asunder!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Platformer 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #60 Axiom Verge 2
67% 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 35.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%