- #1 Dimension Rift Zero
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrDyvik
Windows
Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 7.6%, Open World 6.1%
- #2 Loreninha Paints Dreams and Rainbows
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Eminho & Lorena Team
Windows · Linux
A cute dreamworld hides a growing darkness. Explore, fight, and steal the powers of your enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 24.6%, Difficult 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 5.6%
- #3 Anatine
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel TrashPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 25.7%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Minimalist 6.3%, Platformer 6.1%
- #4 Frauki's Adventure!
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 23.8%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 6.7%
- #5 DEVIATOR
94% matchMixed68% of 988 reviews2024
Dev: Gami Studio
Windows
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 24.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%, Platformer 7.1%
- #6 Solateria
94% matchVery Positive85% of 331 reviews2026
Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
Windows
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #7 SHADE Protocol
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Legendary
Windows · Linux
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where music, code, and combat collide. Swap between DAWN and SHADE forms to unleash devastating abilities, wield Instruments as weapons, and rewrite reality itself in a world on the brink of annihilation by the SHADE Protocol.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 25.4%, Difficult 11.7%, Platformer 7.8%, Open World 5.4%
- #8 Anokye
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mills Media
Windows
Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 24.9%, Difficult 14.4%, Platformer 5.9%, Open World 4%
- #9 MIO: Memories in Orbit
91% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.1%, Souls-like 17.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Platformer 7.2%, 2D Platformer 6.3%
- #10 Castleward
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanari Studio
Windows
Forge your destiny in Castleward! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Souls-like 17.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Platformer 9.1%
- #11 Steel Flood
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egobounds
Windows
Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #12 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
89% matchVery Positive86% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Winter Crew StudiosPub: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 23.5%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #13 WarriOrb: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive88% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
WarriOrb: Prologue is a free standalone demo for the action platformer WarriOrb, where you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one... Are you ready to do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Souls-like 23%, Difficult 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Open World 8%
- #14 GINSHA
88% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Souls-like 22.9%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Open World 7.9%, Platformer 6.9%
- #15 Intertwined
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoidNode
Windows · Mac
Choose between Seren and Umbra, two warriors who despise each other. Armed with a spear that can strike in any direction, explore a fractured world, uncover the truth behind your bond, and hunt down the one person you must destroy. Desperate for Separation~Forever Intertwined
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 25.6%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 7%, 2D Platformer 6.1%
- #16 Thread
86% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Medow
Windows · Linux
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #17 Enemies Within
85% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 23%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Difficult 10.2%, Exploration 6.5%
- #18 THE DARK DWELLERS
86% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: COLNELIUS
Windows
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.6%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, 2D Platformer 7%
- #19 DREIFRAME
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: MrDrone
Windows
Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 27.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 8.2%, Exploration 3.7%
- #20 Lost Wish: In the desperate world
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 8%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #21 Midpoint
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frandy
Windows
Midpoint is a 2D Metroidvania with RPG elements. Destroy, dodge, and steal spiritual energy from your foes. Be possessed by spirits of light and darkness to gain unique upgrades, sacrifice certain traits to unlock greater power. Free the world before being consumed by darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Platformer 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #22 The Shadowland
84% matchMixed60% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: Bloodcraft DevPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 22.5%, Difficult 11%, 2D Platformer 10%, Open World 6.5%
- #23 Hollow Knight
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Souls-like 24.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 4.6%
- #24 Children of Birch
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UvuikSmoniti
Windows
"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 26.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
- #25 Eden's Guardian
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voragine Game Studio
Windows
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 22.9%, Difficult 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
- #26 The Malice Kingdom
80% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Cheesecake Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an ancient world in The Malice Kingdom. Travel the rich and diverse landscape filled with ancient ruins, foreboding forests, and haunting mansions. Discover powerful weapons, befriend Whimsical characters, and uncover the dormant secret within the kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 23.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
- #27 Crownless
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Wallnut
Windows
Carry your life as a fragile crown in Crownless! An epic action adventure built for exploration and punchy combat. Explore a vast hand-crafted 2D world, uncover forgotten realms, and dash, swim, and forge your way through the unknown.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 6.7%, Open World 4.8%
- #28 Momogatari
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sentori Studio
Windows
Explore the Yomi world with a sacred weapon that can change sword types. Fight different "Yokai" and challenge the "Kami" of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Souls-like 19.9%, Difficult 8.9%, Open World 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #29 Akatori
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 7%
- #30 Misspell
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bones Keeper Studio
Windows
Misspell is a 2D atmospheric Metroidvania about magic and mysteries of the past. Uncover the secrets of an island risen from the ashes of a catastrophe and master a magical living vine that changes the way you fight and explore. Every step tells a story — every enemy echoes the mistakes of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Souls-like 15.8%, Platformer 9%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Open World 6.9%
- #31 Custodian: Beginning of the End
78% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Red-Pixel
Windows
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 22.9%, Difficult 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #32 Roc's Odyssey
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunshine Festival Studios
Windows
Explore vast landscapes and get lost in a beautiful yet dangerous world in Roc's Odyssey. Filled with intense combat, strange allies, platforming, enemies, treasures, secrets, upgrades, friendships and lore this hand drawn action adventure will have you hooked!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 6.1%
- #33 The Devil Within: Satgat
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: Newcore Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Souls-like 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #34 Obsidian Legion
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Palisade Games
Windows
Embark on a dark journey in this 2D Adventure Game. Explore the treacherous isle of Am Balla and collect the tools necessary to overcome the many dangers set before you. Find out why turmoil has so suddenly stricken this land and put an end to it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 28.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8%, Combat 6.1%
- #35 Rain World
76% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, Difficult 16.9%, Souls-like 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
- #36 Bloodline
74% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Two Moons
Windows
Revenge against the forces of good! That is the goal of the dark elf Belphora, who wants to avenge the death of her father. Explore the beautiful pixel art world, find items to improve yourself and fight various enemies in this Metroidvania-like game. Fight for glory and revenge!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 25.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Platformer 7.7%
- #37 Celestial Lumina
74% 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 28.1%, Souls-like 25.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Platformer 6.3%
- #38 CINCILLA
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Jesus G. PaternaPub: JPGames
Windows · Mac
CINCILLA es una aventura metroidvania 2D de fantasía oscura con temática pixel art. Explora un misterioso pueblo con más de 50 niveles interconectados y descubre los misterios que se ocultan entre los Hilos y la Superficie.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Souls-like 27.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #39 Gedda Cake
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 25.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
- #40 Last Order
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: KujiraDanceRoom
Windows
'Last Order' is a 2D action game with pixel art graphics and high difficulty. Utilize a variety of wire actions to recover the Last Order in a devastated world.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Difficult 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 9.2%
- #41 Stellar Poetry
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MXL-StudioPub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Stellar Poetry is a 2D action adventure game similar to the galaxy Castlevania. The sorceress, who awakens after sensing the call of a mysterious voice, goes on a series of adventures in order to find memories lost due to the curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Souls-like 26.5%, Difficult 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 7.8%
- #42 Last Souls
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruben Wihler
Windows · Mac
Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
- #43 Briar Flame
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: HappyDoodz Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 28.7%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Platformer 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #44 Benders of Moona
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lincoln Charlles BorgesPub: Tao Team
Windows
Discover the power of healing through the pursuit of mastery in the art of waterbending. Learn new skills, explore a living world full of riddles and mysteries that plague the peace between the material and spiritual world. A hand-drawn 2d platformer inspired by digital oil painting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 23%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 5.4%
- #45 Chibits
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Explore an abandoned planet and uncover the mysteries behind the event that ended the world. Travel through a charred forest, large factory and run down cities as you collect upgrades and battle the relics that were left behind.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 6.9%
- #46 Aeternum Vale
71% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: pixhellk9
Windows
“Aeternum Vale” is a weird atmospheric Metroidvania set in a cryptic open-world full of dangers, mysteries, and odd characters. Make friends & slice your way through this out of time realm in a infinite quest to save your soul… or give it away?
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 27.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Open World 9.5%, Platformer 6.3%
- #47 The Legend of Simurgh
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelNodes
Windows
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 27.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #48 Astronium
70% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: LukeThePolicePub: The Council
Windows
Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 23.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Combat 5.8%, Exploration 4.9%
- #49 Undone Mind
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Albar
Windows
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 23.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Open World 9%, Platformer 7.5%
- #50 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #51 Salt and Sanctuary
69% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.1%, Metroidvania 25.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Platformer 4.3%
- #52 Rebel Transmute
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 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 26.9%, Souls-like 23.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%, 2D Platformer 6.4%
- #53 Unworthy
69% matchVery Positive81% of 842 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Souls-like 35.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 4%
- #54 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
69% matchVery Positive81% of 5,476 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 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: Souls-like 44%, Metroidvania 29.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Difficult 6.4%, Platformer 4.1%
- #55 Cryselts
67% 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 34.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Souls-like 13.3%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #56 Unbound: Worlds Apart
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 14.2%, Difficult 10.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #57 Awita: Journey of Hope
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 22.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #58 Hippoxxus
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohan Patel
Windows · Mac
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 24.4%, Difficult 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 7.1%
- #59 The Witch Blade
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SergS WorkshopPub: Rokyte Publishing
Windows
An exciting classic adventure in the world of dark fantasy with honed game mechanics, memorable enemies, and retro aesthetics.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.7%, Metroidvania 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 5.4%