- #1 Janosik 2: Prologue
97% matchPositive100% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 8%, Action 7%
- #2 Ani Leaving Sirius
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: e2gamestudio
Windows · Mac
A dying planet in energy chaos, dangerous districts and challenging combats. Your only chance to escape the planet is through inconsistent portal! Gain energy crystals by slaying enemies. Improve your abilities and acquire drones. Complete your escape quest in this challenging rouge-lite gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Precision Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Action 7.1%
- #3 Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VP Games
Windows
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Precision Platformer 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #4 Iltami
95% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Nikola
Windows
2D Fantasy game. Chill and easy to play or fast and difficult..? The GREEN circle is for play, the BLUE circle is for controls. Collect all the birds and reach all the levels as fast as possible. Have fun! It goes well with red wine or cold beer...
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Runner 17.1%, Precision Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Destruction 7.1%
- #5 幽幽子大人食欲不振 Yuyuko is suffering from lack of appetite
94% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 16air
Windows
You will play the role of Youmu, moving forward and unlocking new abilities, using close and long-range attacks to break through enemy obstacles, using agile skills such as climbing walls and sprinting to overcome terrain obstacles, and ultimately solving problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Comic Book 10%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Platformer 7.8%
- #6 Deaths Of Peck
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THE LINE Studio
Windows
Deaths of Peck is a fast-paced 2D platformer where the only way to WIN is to DIE! Play as Peck, a tiny goblin cursed with immortality. Orcs took your friends. No matter how many deaths it takes to save them, you always bounce back stronger - in this charmingly gory, hand-drawn adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Fast-Paced 10.6%, Platformer 8.9%
- #7 Xplorite
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alejandro Andes
Windows
Xplorite is a hand-drawn 2d action-exploration metroidvania full of enemies and secrets. Get in Sy's shoes and explore the depths of planet Nargal in look for the missing research team. Travel through different biomes full of enemies and hazards and try to uncover what is happening on the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Precision Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #8 Amarela
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: DougVeiraDev
Windows
With precise controls and refined mechanics, Amarela offers an intense and rewarding experience, perfect for those seeking exciting challenges. Find hidden secrets, unravel an engaging narrative through environmental details.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.5%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Action 8.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%
- #9 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
90% matchVery Positive84% of 6,495 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 9%, Action 5.2%
- #10 Xolotl
91% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Precision Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Platformer 7.2%
- #11 good game
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: [TQ]kingPub: goodkarmagames
Windows
some positive-good-karma-energy flowed out of control fromout some source - made plants, insects grow bigger and come mad-happy-alive - some of them can hardly control this living-energy and stay happy - you also got affected, cant stop smiling and knowing how funny this is and got to find out more.
Why similar: Runner 19.7%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Comic Book 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #12 Jumper Jon
89% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Precision Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Platformer 8%
- #13 Tootum
88% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Douglas OliveiraPub: Doug Veira Dev
Windows
A handcrafted pixel art Metroidvania that blends deep exploration with roguelike progression. Discover secrets, evolve your build, and face a world where every choice can lead to one of three endings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Runner 8.7%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #14 Elly
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: EmotionalMingo
Windows
A metroidvania style 2D adventure platformer. Speak to the locals, level up your power and seek to find the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Precision Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Platformer 6.3%
- #15 Cloud Seeker
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MagniFish Studios
Windows
Drift adventurously in the world of Cloud Seeker! A Chinese inspired action-platformer where Yun, a young rabbit once chosen to inherit a great legacy, has to prove his worth after a sealed god is unleashed upon the world with the help of his trusted companions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Action 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #16 Jubilee
86% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action 12.1%, Platformer 10.8%
- #17 Orin
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jumit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Orin is a fast-paced metroidvania inspired by the story of a valiant warrior in the enchanting Eldoria. Explore mighty ruins, fight malevolent enemies, and forge unexpected alliances in this captivating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Precision Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 7.6%
- #18 Feather's Edge
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Acorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Precision Platformer 12%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Action 8.3%
- #19 Somnium Shore
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo Pelegrini R.
Windows
A challenging, 2D Platform Adventure game where all level mechanics can change if you don't stay balanced. Help Ethan to grow up and leave his roots in order to pursue his dreams, find clues about his past and fight against your nightmares in your journey to the Somnium Shore!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Precision Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #20 Spirit Fusion
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Adventure 11%, Action 10%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #21 Super Mombo Quest
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 873 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Precision Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 7.4%, Action 6.9%
- #22 Battery Samurai
82% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Matthewstone
Windows
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, 2D Platformer 17%, Precision Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 8.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #23 Croakspire
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lotus Wave Arcade
Windows
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Action 8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #24 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
79% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12%, Exploration 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.9%
- #25 Super Beefit
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Castle
Windows
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Precision Platformer 15.3%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #26 SlideNGlide
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Precision Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Action 6.8%
- #27 Ethereal Odyssey
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KU3 Dev
Windows · Linux
Explore a dreamscape, rich with magic, hidden secrets and mysterious creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Action 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Adventure 11%, Family Friendly 10.4%
- #28 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #29 Necrosphere64
78% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Precision Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 8%, Action 6.4%
- #30 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,645 reviews2024
Dev: Squid Shock StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Precision Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Comic Book 10.6%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #31 SHEEPO
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 593 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #32 Alruna: End of History
74% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Precision Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #33 House of Shadow
76% 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 33.7%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 9%
- #34 FeatherCall
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeil Studios
Windows
FeatherCall is a fast pace, puzzle platformer where you help Luna, a mother blue bird, rescue her lost children. Brave numerous challenges and puzzles by Dashing to new heights, Throwing a guiding feather, and Gliding back to safety!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Platformer 10.6%
- #35 Big Butt Bobby
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: K2M Games
Windows · Linux
Big Butt Bobby is a fun 2D platform game set in a grotesque fantasy world that should satisfy both casual players wanting to enjoy relaxing gameplay and those who want to challenge themselves.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%
- #36 Sinabro
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Lemiraum
Windows
Sinabro is a 2D adventer platformer game. Explore the level with characters that have different action mechanisms and find ways to break through obstacles. Depending on your proficiency in platformers and avoid genre, the experience of this game will be different.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Action 13.6%, Platformer 11%, Adventure 8.2%
- #37 Hover Groove
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Szymon AniolaPub: Szymon Anioła Entertainment
Windows
A physics-based platformer about a drone looking for a way. You are hovering above the ground with electric beams. Your goal is to angle the thrusters to overcome increasingly difficult obstacles. The controls are difficult, but mastering them is all the more satisfying!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.3%, Runner 27.4%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 7.6%
- #38 Count Pumpcula
74% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Luke EdwardsPub: Panda InkCorp
Windows · Mac · Linux
One misty moonlit night, Count Dracula is attacked by an orange object from the sky. He finds himself awaking on a mysterious island with a pumpkin stuck to his head. With the new power of the pumpkin that protects Dracula from sunlight, he must find his way off the island and back to his Castle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Platformer 8%
- #39 Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Nemo, Inc
Windows
Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.6%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Platformer 9%
- #40 Arcadia: Colony
73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Kibe Software House
Windows
Enter into the world of Arcadia, a 2.5D Anime-style Metroidvania. Play as the three unique characters with their unique abilities and world's interactions. Save your homeland from the troubles caused by the huge bird-like Puppets and reveal hidden truths in the underground!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Comic Book 12.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #41 SCRAM!
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rapid Fire Games
Windows
SCRAM! is a platformer based on speed. Play as Boki, a mischievous goblin with a need for speed. Slash, dash, and dive your way through enemies as you loot the Petrifying Forest, Ruined Bastion, and various other worlds. Fight off massive bosses in fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.6%, Runner 17.4%, Precision Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 6.7%
- #42 Hollow Floor
71% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Precision Platformer 23.5%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 6%, Exploration 5.8%
- #43 Savage Horizons
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Insolence Studio
Windows
A compact, exploration-driven metroidvania. Venture across a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 5.8%
- #44 Pain-T
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wheel Of Games
Windows
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Action 7.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #45 Dirtlight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Applava
Windows
Dig through an odd world full of dangerous creatures. Uncover hidden paths and long-buried secrets. Dirtlight is a metroidvania where the journey runs deep, and offers unexpected ways to explore.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Action 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%
- #46 Chirax's Fortress
69% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamcube
Windows
Play as a hydra in this classic-inspired 16-bit 2D platformer with Super-FX-style 3D visuals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.9%, Precision Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 7.5%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #47 The Elderseed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talebound Games
Windows
Embark on an epic action adventure by unraveling the mystery of the Elder Seed and save the world from falling into chaos. Journey with Milo through colorful handcrafted lands, forests, caves and dungeons. Forge new weapons and encounter strange creatures who will help you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #48 Mono
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Project Mono
Windows
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 22%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #49 Shards of Memories
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Twelve Games
Windows
Shards of Memories is a hand-drawn Metroidvania where defeated enemies leave behind memories that carry their abilities. Equip these memories strategically, shape your own combat style, and explore a fractured world marked by its past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Action 7.4%
- #50 Medusa
70% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: radgu8
Windows
A Metroidvania about Medusa searching for a foregone creature called the Ancient Sludge. Explore eight unique regions, face hordes of menacing enemies and acquire items to help you on your adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Runner 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #51 Knut
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BolmanPub: Bolman Productions
Windows
SAVE THE PLANET, FIND YOUR FISH! In this epic 2D platformer, a simple rescue mission spirals into total planetary chaos. Knut, a one-eyed rodent with a nuclear-grade grudge, engages a robotic army to find his pet. Master twitchy physics and massive upgrades. Nothing stands between you and your fish!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.6%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #52 Doodle Adventure of Chameleon
68% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Cube of CubePub: Edigger
Windows
Chameleon is a side-scrolling platformer with a hand-drawn doodle style. In this world of doodles, you will play as a chameleon created by a young boy's imagination. With the whimsical and imaginative adventures the young boy envisions, the charming chameleon embarks on thrilling adventures!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.4%, Runner 13%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #53 Nocturnal 2
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunnyside Games
Windows
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Precision Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #54 Stoatman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frostum
Windows
Stoatman is an exciting Metroidvania adventure where you control a brave hero with a magical sword. Explore mysterious lands, discover powerful spells, and battle fantastic creatures in an enchanting fairy-tale world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #55 MOMIBOSU
66% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: PenGames
Windows
A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26%, Metroidvania 20.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #56 EON: Reset
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team EON Reset
Windows
Explore EON Association in the wake of an apocalyptic disaster. Maneuver the artificial life EON-3033 to battle paranormal entities. Experience an exciting 2D combat in a world where elemental forces exist. Peel back the threads of ambiguous narrative and discover the secrets of time and fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Action 7.5%
- #57 Dust and Shadow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HyperStep Studio
Windows
Dust and Shadow lets you shift between multiple time dimensions, altering the map in real time. Face enemies, traps, and the environment to uncover the mystery. Unlock powerful abilities as you progress through the adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Platformer 10.5%
- #58 Genopanic
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 28%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 7.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #59 Derelict Star
64% matchVery Positive96% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Precision Platformer 26.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Exploration 9%, Platformer 7.8%
- #60 Sima: The Lost Reflection
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Distilled Games
Windows
Explore a vast mountain filled with mysteries. Play as Sima, a swift girl with a scythe, and uncover hidden knowledge to find your way through an interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Action 13%, Adventure 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.2%