- #1 Rats Survivors
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forge Games
Windows
Survive endless hordes of rats in a fast-paced survivors-like game, upgrade your abilities, and fight to stay alive as the chaos intensifies.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47% ★, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelite 10.8%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Action 4.2%
- #2 Dino
96% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Russell Matney
Windows · Mac · Linux
Short 2D games in an open-source Godot project. The games are procedurally generated and feature platforming and top-down gameplay. Originally a monorepo with multiple game jam submissions, Dino has been refactored into a sandbox for exploring and experimenting with new game mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Action Roguelike 27%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 3.6%
- #3 王异工坊FanCraft
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Author王异
Windows
你说的对,但是《王异工坊FanCraft》是由Author王异自主研发的一款开源、格斗、肉鸽、二次元的缝合游戏。 在《王异工坊FanCraft》中,玩家将进入一个充满敌人、陷阱和未知的世界。游戏采用肉鸽玩法,每局游戏都在随机中展开。每一局的敌人、道具乃至战斗方式都不同,让你每次游戏都有全新的体验。 你将与形形色色的敌人战斗,并不断收集不同的技能、装备和武器。随着挑战的深入,敌人会变得越来越强大,玩家需要通过精妙的操作和策略来战胜他们。每个角色都有独特的技能和成长,允许你根据自己的喜好与战斗风格定制自己的角色。
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.9% ★, Action Roguelike 24.8%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Roguelite 8.1%, Casual 3.6%
- #4 The VIllage of Eri
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhoulSoftware
Windows
A metroidvenia rouglike platformer RPG.Explore the world as you upgrade your character, buy gear, solve puzzles and save villagers.Fight hordes of monsters in the hopes of learning more about the world and yourself.Gain bonuses for every building you restore and every villager you save.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
- #5 Red's Ascent
94% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Özgür ÇallıPub: Bitmon Studios
Windows
Red's Ascent will take you on a challenging journey with an action-packed roguelike loop. Every death is an opportunity to respawn and try again, stronger than before. As you battle various enemies in different environments, you'll uncover the reasons behind your actions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #6 Fractured Balance
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vrglab
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced action-platformer where your health is tied to the world's stability. Defend energy cores from waves of magical skulls, repair damage, and stop reality from decaying—because if the world dies, you die with it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Incremental 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
- #7 RuneWeaver
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Slade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Combine elemental runes into powerful spells and blast through waves of enemies. Runeweaver is a spell-crafting roguelike survivor where six elements mix into devastating combinations and permanent upgrades fuel the next run.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46% ★, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Roguelite 7.6%, PvE 5.1%
- #8 喵德行 Meowdness
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowball Games
Windows
"Meowdness" is a Survivor-like game with light roguelike strategy elements. In the game, you play as a cat, defeating insect enemies to earn gold and purchase weapons, with the goal of taking down bosses.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38% ★, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Bullet Hell 10%, 2D Platformer 9%, Casual 6.7%
- #9 AstroVoids
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Windmill's Light
Windows
Blast through space enemies, master insane upgrades, and face cosmic horrors! AstroVoids is a frantic action roguelike where every choice shapes your build. Upgrade your ship, survive waves of chaos, and fight for the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.1% ★, Action Roguelike 27.9%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #10 KnightLight
91% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 10.6%
- #11 Lunaris
89% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: FlacherPub: Flacher Gang Studio
Windows
Lunaris is a fast-paced sci-fi top-down roguelite shooter: survive escalating enemy waves, stack powerful passive and active abilities, craft wild build synergies, and turn the arena into a neon storm of lasers and explosions. Every run feels fresh and intense.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.9% ★, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Roguelite 6.9%, PvE 4.9%
- #12 Bean Mage
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NPC Theater
Windows
Bean Mage is a chaotic third-person roguelite where you stack absurd spell builds until the arena becomes pure magical nonsense.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51% ★, Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 9.1%, PvE 6.2%, Action 3.3%
- #13 Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Perfect Execution Games
Windows
Pulverize your enemies for underestimating this cute little wizard by counter attacks, deflecting projectiles, unleashing face-melting ultimate abilities and building insane combos boosting your power until you are strong enough to beat the boss or break the game - Either way you win.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Traditional Roguelike 31.5% ★, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Action 4.8%
- #14 KOTARO Survivor
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: D.H Inc.
Windows
"KOTARO Survivor" is an auto-shooting roguelike action game.Defeat relentless waves of enemies, build the ultimate loadout, and survive the battlefield until the timer runs out!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.5% ★, Action Roguelike 28%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Roguelite 6.6%, Casual 4.1%
- #15 Shell Soul:The Skull
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWindGame
Windows
A nameless skeleton awakens in a graveyard. To recover lost memories and uncover the truth, it embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #16 Home
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BuriGame
Windows
Join your friends on an adventure in a post-apocalyptic world, gathering resources from various locations to strengthen yourself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Action Roguelike 28%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Roguelite 7.4%, PvE 5.1%
- #17 HOTSHOTS
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Zelinskiy Mikhail
Windows · Mac
HOTSHOTS — is a dynamic, 2D adventure where the price of error is the complete loss of progress. There is no place for saving here: every run is an intense, separate battle. Your only reward for victory is taking valuable weapons with you to start the next, even more dangerous run...
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.3% ★, Action Roguelike 30.7%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Roguelite 11.1%, Action 4.9%
- #18 Moo Lander
85% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: The Sixth Hammer
Windows
Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, 4 Player Local 19.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #19 No Sweet Looks
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: halvardo13
Windows
Nothing but ocean in every direction, and monsters eyeing you down everywhere you go! Wake up, confront the monsters, and find your way home in this top down rouge-like, with a unique take on shooting mechanics.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46% ★, Action Roguelike 26.4%, Bullet Hell 14%, Roguelite 8.4%, Action 3.3%
- #20 Xanthiom 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #21 Fool's Gold
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: amlPub: 0aml
Windows
A pirate themed arcade survivor with rouge-lite elements. Shoot your way though the ever expanding sea as you defend yourself from sea snakes and ghost ships as you collect gold to upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.3% ★, Action Roguelike 28.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelite 8%, Casual 7.7%
- #22 Rogue Shapes
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Vacantknight5Pub: Vacantknight Studios
Windows
Rogue Shapes is a fast-paced roguelike bullet hell where you battle waves of deadly shapes, level up, and choose powerful upgrades. Complete challenges to unlock new playable shapes, each with unique weapons. How long can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.9% ★, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Roguelite 8.7%, PvE 5.9%
- #23 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
81% matchVery Positive84% of 6,610 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 53.7%, Side Scroller 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Action 4.1%
- #24 Little Crow, Little Crow
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FizzTiger
Windows
Little Crow, Little Crow. Is a fast paced roguelike hoarde battler. Build machines that fight alongside you, Travel the underground and uncover its secrets all while restoring the impurities!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.6% ★, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Side Scroller 13%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #25 Usagi's Dreamy Day Off
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Snowy Fox
Windows · Linux
After a hard day of adventuring, Usagi falls asleep and slips into a world that feels familiar, but wrong in some sense. Guide Usagi through this strange dreamscape: eat carrots to sustain the light, rank up to gain dreamy powers, dodge enemies, and snack on vegetables… and candies?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.8% ★, Action Roguelike 32.5%, Roguelite 11%, Action 8.9%, Colorful 4%
- #26 Rising Fox
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Spark
Windows
Embark on an unforgettable adventure. Explore a mysterious world, uncover the secrets of the Zoodiacs, and face a threat that could destroy everything. Save your village as you dive into a story where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 6.1%
- #27 NIGHTRAVEL
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Yoshida Gakuen
Windows
「NIGHTRAVEL」は、荒廃した電子街が舞台のマルチビルド2Dアクションゲームです。電脳支配された故郷を救うため「ハッカー」となり、反撃の狼煙を上げよう。 荒廃した空虚な街を駆け抜け、有象無象の敵対者たちを蹂躙しよう。一人でも友達と一緒でもプレイ可能。 戦利品を組み合わせて能力増強、各キャラクターを使いこなし、電脳システムに支配された街を取り戻そう。
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.1%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Action 6.4%
- #28 Reso-Seeker
78% 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 47.7%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%
- #29 Space Vomit
77% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: TENTACLES INTERACTIVE
Windows
Survive an alien invasion, wipe out your enemies with powerful weapons, and collect perk cards and upgrades for your character!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.3% ★, Action Roguelike 31%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Roguelite 7%
- #30 Hamster Quest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ColaDev
Windows
A Roguelike 2D platformer in a Small Open World, every time you play its different.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53% ★, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #31 Entity Strike
76% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Tropical Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Entity Strike is a 2D top-down survival game where you face endless hordes of monsters. Choose your upgrades, build powerful loadouts, and survive as long as you can. Fast, intense, and addictive.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.4% ★, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action 4.4%
- #32 LoopMage: The Infinite Trials
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamwave Labs
Windows
Fight an endless onslaught of foes in this minimalist wizard survival roguelike. Each loop makes you AND the horde stronger. How many loops can you survive? Ascend the global leaderboards to claim your glory!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.3% ★, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, PvE 6.9%
- #33 Break Through The Illusion
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: 90E GAMES
Windows
"Break Through The Illusion" is a dungeon barrage shooting game. The protagonist Mick needs to try to pass one room after another, make full use of the specific weapons and limited bullets in his hand to kill the monsters in these rooms, in order to reach the boss room for the final battle.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.7% ★, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #34 Aurora: Genesis
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alberto MalujePub: Berserk Pixel
Windows · Linux
Uncover the secrets of the shattered realm in Aurora: Genesis, a roguelike action game. Traverse the dynamically changing landscape, battling creatures and exploring the realms. With masterful combat, endless replayability, and a rich lore to unravel, prepare for an immersive journey like no other.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52% ★, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Roguelite 9.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Action 2.6%
- #35 Velvet Veil
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonBloom Studios
Windows
Velvet Veil is a 2D Metroidvania-style Action Adventure with elements of Bullet Hell and unique platforming Mechanics. Ages after a forgotten apocalypse only the dolls of a humanoid species remain. These dolls come to life through the power of memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Action 5.4%
- #36 Hazy Monochrome Wand
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: S_Case
Windows
A roguelite action game drawn in black and white pixel art. Operate a magic wand that uses actions such as "time stagnation", "time leap", and "explosion magic", Break through randomly connected dungeons
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.8%, Side Scroller 23.7%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action 6.2%
- #37 Touhou - Kira's Fangame Collection
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kira - Games&Stuff
Windows
A collection of 6 in 1 free to play fangames based on the Touhou Project! Play as Reimu and other iconic characters in these couch co-op adventures that include genres such as platforming, metroidvania, tower defense and 3D stealth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, 4 Player Local 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.6%
- #38 Mech Survivor Elite
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Viktor Borg Grelsson
Windows
Mech Survivor Elite is a time-based survival game featuring action-packed gameplay and roguelite elements.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.9% ★, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Roguelite 8%, PvE 5.8%
- #39 Bitvania
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: BITTRON STUDIOSPub: BITTRON JAPAN
Windows · Linux
Bitvania is a chaotic action platformer where you start weaponless. Grab anything you find—from daggers to durians to slippers—manage stamina, and hope for a rare 1% critical hit that deals massive damage when it matters most.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Metroidvania 20.2%, 4 Player Local 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%
- #40 Gob
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OnePen Studios
Windows
GOB is a 2D action rogue-like about goblins. Find fellow Goblins to unite. Loot, blast and smash to make it out of hiding. Activate ancient portals to continue exploring the mystery of the Gemstones.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.3%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action 6.9%
- #41 Crown Of Silence
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nyro Interactive
Windows
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Side Scroller 19.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 8.9%
- #42 Mythbound
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Static Fire Games
Windows
The World Tree stands at the center of all existence — and a force of entropy is tearing it apart. Summoned from myth and legend, you are its last defense. Build elemental power from 60+ abilities and survive 15 minutes of relentless chaos — alone or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.8%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Online Co-Op 15%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action 3.6%
- #43 A Robot Named Fight!
73% matchVery Positive88% of 891 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, 4 Player Local 10.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Local Multiplayer 8%
- #44 Fallin' Glocks
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Self Ctrl Games
Windows
Fallin' Glocks is a 2D skydiving action shooter with procedural levels and power-ups. Drop into the pits of a post-apocalyptic Earth and fight against hijacked, classified government weapons controlled by the master weapon, Ares.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.8% ★, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Roguelite 8.2%, PvE 5.9%
- #45 Cartoon Bash
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iconic Red
Windows
Cartoon Bash is a horde survivor game where our dear protagonists who just died must fight to get another chance to get back to life. You equip multiple weapons and items, fighting off waves of enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.8% ★, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, 4 Player Local 14.4%, Action 4%
- #46 Castleborne Survivors
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GameVerse
Windows · Mac
A survivors-like game with side-scrolling action combat. Slash, dodge, and mow down endless monsters in a gothic horror castle. Upgrade with every choice, snowball out of control, and survive until the very end.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Action Roguelike 27.4%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #47 Darkspell Keep
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Passion Studio
Windows
Cast spells, fight monster waves, and survive as a wizard.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 68.2% ★, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Casual 10.1%, Action 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #48 Dutch's Chickens
71% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 8.2%
- #49 Echoes of Eclipse
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trender Software
Windows · Linux
Echoes of Eclipse is a roguelite shoot ’em up survival game that combines fast-paced combat with strategic skill building. Choose your champion, create your ideal build, and survive relentless enemy waves alone or up to 4 players in local co-op on a constantly changing battlefield.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, 4 Player Local 12.1%, Roguelite 11.9%, PvE 7.9%
- #50 A Simple Expurriment
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flat Voxel
Windows
A combat-free metroidvania with puzzles, stealth and genetically modified kittens. Help a cat mom rescue her abducted children by doing typical, not-so-typical and definitely atypical cat things: run walls up and down, turn to liquid and rearrange parts of the alien ship like pieces of a puzzle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #51 Ruby's Realms
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #52 GumBall Warrior
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizarre Games StudioPub: Bizarre Games Studio
Windows
GumBall Warrior is a 2d shooter puzzle adventure game inspired by the Mega Man games and other tiles. Choose your own path, travel through several strange worlds, as you defeat each of the bosses on each world unlocking new powers and expanding your kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #53 Arishia Tale
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AchuGamesStudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting anime-style metroidvania, where each skill unlocks new areas and secrets on the vast map. Face powerful bosses, acquire unique abilities, and uncover hidden mysteries in this ever-evolving world, all with traditional anime-inspired animation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, Side Scroller 21.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 5.1%
- #54 Exit, Seriously?
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Forbidden
Windows
An observation horror game by a student dev and a tired AI. As a solo dev, I built this tribute to The Exit 8 using 30% logic and 50% blind faith in AI. Observe the hallway carefully: if you find an anomaly, turn back; if not, keep going. No saves, just pure student-made "artistic" chaos.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Action Roguelike 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Casual 8.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #55 Amalu, Wells between worlds
68% 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 46.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 12.2%, Action 5.3%
- #56 墨影突围:无尽生存
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Li Yang
Windows
《墨影突围:无尽生存》是一款水墨风格的 2D 俯视角动作 Roguelite 生存游戏。移动、闪避、自动攻击、收集经验并选择随机 Buff,在不断增强的敌潮中构筑战斗流派,挑战更长的生存时间和更高的击杀纪录。
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.2% ★, Action Roguelike 27.9%, Roguelite 10.4%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #57 BURN THE WITCH
66% matchNo user reviews2032
Dev: KESHA WHITE
Windows · Mac · Linux
THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE THE BURN THE WITCH. ROGUELIKE IN THE DARK FANTASY SETTING. I'M NOT AGAINST IT
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47% ★, Metroidvania 24.9%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Action 3.2%
- #58 幻域 Fantasy Domain
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YiLing Games
Windows
"Fantasy Domain" is a fantasy action-adventure roguelike. Explore freely, fight nimbly, and grow your character to stay versatile on the battlefield. Ever-changing bosses deliver thrilling combat. Keep training to become the overlord!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Action Roguelike 34.2%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #59 Yuna and the Spirit Forest
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RavenRaiders
Windows
A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 7%