- #1 The Matter Gun
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #2 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Highberg
Windows
Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 7.6%
- #3 Shell Soul:The Skull
96% 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 40.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #4 Dream City
95% 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 36.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #5 Switch Box
94% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #6 ANIMAL WELL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,075 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 40.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%
- #7 Öoo
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,170 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #8 Somnium Shore
92% 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 43.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #9 Environmental Station Alpha
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,634 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 4%, Space 3.4%
- #10 Amalu, Wells between worlds
90% 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 40.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #11 1000 Amps
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 346 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 15%, Puzzle 10.8%, Indie 3.4%
- #12 KnightLight
89% 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 39%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 8.2%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #13 Outpost Delta
89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Achievement LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Space 8.7%, Exploration 7%
- #14 Surface Tension: Eclipse
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #15 The SOL Device 2
87% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #16 Refactor
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 11%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.6%
- #17 Undying Elf
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 百里
Windows · Linux
A Metroidvania 2D platformer focused on exploration, puzzles and collection, with creative puzzles and well-designed maps.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Space 8%
- #18 Guillotine
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zomorro Studio
Windows
You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Platformer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
- #19 Dirtlight
84% 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 49.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle 9%, Action 5.4%
- #20 Dark Labyrinth
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #21 Kami: The Great Guardian
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Endemic Artifacts
Windows
In this short, compact 2D Metroidvania, join Kami on their quest to save their homeland from a calamity wrought from the stars. Use the abilities you discover to explore deeper into the source of this corruption and restore nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.2%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, 2D 4.6%
- #22 FeatherCall
82% 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 29.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #23 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
79% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #24 Treasure Adventure Game
81% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #25 Xanthiom Zero
80% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Space 17.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #26 Battery Samurai
81% 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 48.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
- #27 Xanthiom 2
78% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #28 Relic Light
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TDGame Studio
Windows
Relic Light is a pixel-style puzzle-action dungeon game. You will play as an explorer who arrives at the remaining ruins, explores to acquire various skills, solves the complex and diverse puzzles within, and discovers the ultimate secret of the ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Space 8.2%
- #29 Alruna: End of History
75% 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 37.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #30 Get the Ball Rolling
77% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: GET THE BALL ROLLING LLC
Windows
A single player ball rolling adventure/platformer with puzzles, powerups, physics, portals and gravity flips. Get the Ball Rolling!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Space 14%, Exploration 11.4%, Platformer 5.5%
- #31 Bitup
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmogonia Games
Windows
BitUp is a side scrolling, exploration metroidvania game set in a Cubist-Impressionist universe. A game kept hidden by its legendary creator, while its protagonist looks for answers. Players must aid Bit in its quest to find out what lies beyond.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #32 La-Mulana
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,607 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #33 Iconoclasts
76% matchVery Positive86% of 4,968 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Action 4.1%
- #34 Chibits
74% 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 52.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #35 Vulpis
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: max.marauder
Windows · Mac
Guide a lonely fox through a vast interconnected world of a mysterious planet Vulpis in this Metroidvania-style game. Explore non-linear paths, unlock new abilities, fight enemies, overcome obstacles, and unravel the planet's mysteries to find a way back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D 4.7%
- #36 Smelted Kin
75% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Microbat Studio
Windows · Linux
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Space 9.4%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 6.9%
- #37 PSYCRON
73% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Space 14.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Platformer 8.5%
- #38 PITH
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ItllBeFunTheySaid
Windows
Traverse a wonderful and strange world of cubes shrouded in fog in PITH, a 3D metroidvania adventure. Find tools to help delve deeper and uncover secrets that were hiding in plain sight.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Platformer 8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #39 Akaku Forest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dowfamidas
Windows
Akaku Forest is a game that blends puzzles, platforming, and thrilling boss battles in a Metroidvania-style format. You take control of Aki-Maku, a courageous forest spirit. Use your torch to solve puzzles or face off against your enemies. Save the forest!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, 2D Platformer 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #40 Mr.Moon
71% match3 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Goflyon
Windows
Discover what it means when you draw the attention of Mr.Moon in this small and bite-sized Metroidvania full of moon cheese. But dont get caught, because death is permanent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Space 13%, Exploration 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Platformer 7%
- #41 Escape From Tethys
72% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #42 CHIP: Rescuer of Kittens
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khamitovs TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46%, Platformer 14.4%, Space 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Exploration 6.1%
- #43 Xeodrifter
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 859 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Space 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 8.5%
- #44 Alwa's Legacy
70% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #45 Croakspire
70% 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 51.8%, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Platformer 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
- #46 Demon Peak
71% matchMixed70% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Kajak Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #47 Ganymede
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Space 9.4%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #48 Shattered Divinities
67% matchVery Positive94% of 658 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 5.9%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 5%
- #49 Utopia: Haven
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: João Mendonça
Windows
Explore three distant planets in this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania, developed for the Game Boy Color. Face mysterious creatures, discover powerful upgrades and uncover lost secrets. The fate of humanity is in your hands!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Space 11%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Adventure 4.6%
- #50 Core Descent
68% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: travisisgood
Windows
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #51 故障与漏洞世界
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stellar Reverie
Windows
《故障与漏洞世界》是一款平台解密游戏。你将探索这个未知且充满危险的世界,获取各种奇妙能力并发掘出意想不到的用法,最终解开这个世界的秘密。
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #52 Frank and Stein
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emberstaff Studio
Windows · Linux
Trapped in one stitched body, Frank & Stein must swap heads to survive this gloomy Metroidvania. Wield light and psychic powers to explore a castle shrouded in darkness, solve puzzles and reveal the unseen. Discover abilities and secrets, but beware of threats lurking in these twisted corridors...
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Platformer 5.6%
- #53 Nonolith
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Justcamh
Windows · Mac · Linux
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #54 Attraction
68% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: DAthoughts
Windows
You are a friendly explorer robot, searching for answers in a far away planet. Harness the power of the cosmos with your matter gun in this clever and minimalist adventure-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Space 18.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #55 Polly's Puzzle Box
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Box Penguin Games
Windows · Mac
As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 10%
- #56 After Hue
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Afterthought
Windows
After Hue is a charming puzzle platformer starring an adorable chameleon on a grand adventure! Shift colors, phase through obstacles, and unravel the mysteries hidden within every hue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #57 Leap Year
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,092 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #58 Bite Sized
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite Sized Studios
Windows · Mac
Platform by biting other creatures in this mouthful of a Metroidvania! Explore a vast, interconnected world where the only challenge that stands in your way is tough puzzle platforming and winding routes. A truly Bite Sized Metroidvania experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Adventure 4.9%