- #1 Vlad Voievod Dracula: Dungeons of Egrigoz
97% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Tiberius
Windows · Linux
The story of the legendary Vlad Dracula starts in a dark dungeon under the castle of Egrigoz, surrounded by horror, death and medieval torture. A retro Classicvania where you get to be Dracula, the medieval ruler of Wallachia, and see his side of the story!
Why similar: Souls-like 27%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Linear 10.9%, Medieval 10.7%, Retro 8.6%
- #2 Vlad Voievod Dracula: Episode 2
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiberius
Windows · Mac · Linux
A challenging Classicvania game with an instant death - infinite respawn mechanic (and an "easy" mode). It's tactical: you need to understand each challenge, and time your moves for perfect execution. Easy to learn but hard to master. It's about Vlad the Impaler, the real medieval Dracula.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.4%, Metroidvania 18.8%, Medieval 9%, Linear 9%, Tactical 8.5%
- #3 Vlad Voievod Dracula. Episode 1 Manhunt
96% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Tiberius
Windows · Mac · Linux
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Souls-like 15.2%, Retro 8.6%, 1980s 7%
- #4 Moon's Curse
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Howling Wolf Games
Windows
Rebuild a town by day, unleash the beast by night. Explore, fight, and hide your deadly curse in this Metroidvania with a dark twist of town building and survival.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Metroidvania 22.7%, 1980s 9.5%, Medieval 8%, Historical 7.9%
- #5 Death Machine
94% matchMixed58% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Philip Froelich
Windows
Conquer the mechanical citadel in Death Machine - a metroidvania, with a roguelite item system. Gather items to gain strength, navigate the perilous machine world, leverage the aid of ancient demons, and seek out dangerous denizens to defeat before the forces of the machine close in on you.
Why similar: Gothic 26% ★, Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 24.8%, Horror 8.7%, 2D Platformer 5.7%
- #6 Luminite Era: Expedition
94% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GameRelics
Windows
In "Luminite Era: Expedition," face unique Boss battles, wield arcane spells, and create distinct equipment combos to unveil the Black Mist's secrets and preserve humanity's last Luminite glimmer amid its relentless spread.
Why similar: Souls-like 29%, Metroidvania 27.7%, Linear 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Medieval 7.4%
- #7 Eclipse
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Shaggles
Windows
Spell-based souls-like combat, with an interconnected world.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.5%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Medieval 13.9%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #8 Orc Tales: Olgob The Bold
92% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Crab Juice
Windows
An orc from a small tribe in the Greenskin Barrens. From a blue-collar, working-class family, hunting down billionaire Bear Lords who have taken control of the world. Help Olgob give power back to the people by overthrowing them.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.8%, Metroidvania 24.8%, 1980s 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Retro 8.1%
- #9 Spellforged
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bewx
Windows
Forge your magical journey through the world of Syntheria in this action, adventure, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Souls-like 30.3%, Medieval 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Platformer 5.1%
- #10 Valiant Saga
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixhittPub: Nuntius Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Metroidvania 20.8%, Gothic 17.7% ★, Medieval 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
- #11 Lady Dracula
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goth Donut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An evolution of the Classicvania genre and a return to the glory days of precision platforming, retro challenge and gothic atmosphere. Transform yourself into a wraith, a spider and a bat to fly, climb and blast your way across Transylvania to do battle with Lady Dracula at her castle keep.
Why similar: Gothic 31.1% ★, Linear 10.7%, 1980s 8.5%, Retro 8.3%, Old School 7.8%
- #12 The Last Faith
89% matchVery Positive84% of 5,200 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.9%, Metroidvania 27.6%, Gothic 24.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Horror 4.8%
- #13 Anatine
89% 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: Souls-like 33.9%, Metroidvania 32.1%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Platformer 5.7%
- #14 CRUDE
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Next Game Level
Windows
Kosmos is an MMA fighter who suddenly finds himself teleported into a dark fantasy world and searches for a way to return home. CRUDE is a Soul-like, fantasy platformer with metroidvania elements & an open world map.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.6%, Metroidvania 25.9%, Retro 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #15 Rise Achlys
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Game Design Folks
Windows
Rise Achlys is a brutal gothic soulsvania and rogue-lite inspired by Castlevania. The story-driven game features a vampire protagonist and iconic characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, with time travel and fantasy themes.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Metroidvania 25%, Gothic 19.5% ★, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Linear 8.6%
- #16 Blood of Yamin
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quintillion Games
Windows
Blood of Yamin is a stylish metroidvania RPG where you can forge your own playstyle. Powered by the essence of a dead god, explore a gorgeous 2D world on the cusp of the industrial revolution, conquer powerful foes, and confront the unknown horrors lurking beneath the surface.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.3%, Metroidvania 24%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Medieval 8.6%, Dark 8%
- #17 Noctheria
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zombiebytegames
Windows · Linux
Noctheria is an Action-adventure mixed with Survival Horror inspired by the N64 era. Play as The Novice in a quest to save the Kingdom of Alabadusk, explore Temples, solve Puzzles and meet odd characters in a cursed dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Gothic 29.8% ★, Souls-like 24.9%, Metroidvania 21.7%, Retro 9.3%, Horror 8.5%
- #18 Candle Knight
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Dracma Studios
Windows
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Gothic 24.7% ★, Souls-like 17.2%, Medieval 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #19 Kingdom Shell
84% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.3%, Metroidvania 26%, Retro 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Mystery 6.8%
- #20 Undivine
82% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: WendeooPub: Deadpix Studios
Windows
A dark metroidvania with RPG elements, "Undivine" challenges you to explore, battle, and uncover secrets in a desolate, interconnected world. Customize your abilities, wield unique weapons, and delve into deep lore filled with mystery.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Metroidvania 28.1%, Medieval 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Horror 7.5%
- #21 Slain 2: The Beast Within
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
Why similar: Gothic 27.2% ★, Souls-like 22.2%, Medieval 10.6%, Linear 9.4%, Retro 9%
- #22 NECROTOPIA
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Gothic 25.5% ★, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 8.3%, Dark 6.6%
- #23 Tearscape
80% matchVery Positive93% of 250 reviews2026
Dev: NERDS TAKE OVER
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.1%, Gothic 29.9% ★, Metroidvania 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, 2D Platformer 4.8%
- #24 Citadale - The Accursed Seal
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
The dark lord Rhogul is about to be resurrected and the only man capable of stopping him is dying. Explore a vast open world in this action game with metroidvania elements and join Arion Dorleac in his final days for one last time...
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Gothic 19.9% ★, 2D Platformer 9.2%, 1980s 8.8%, Dark 6.7%
- #25 Aeternum Vale
81% 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: Souls-like 32.8%, Metroidvania 31.3%, Retro 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #26 Runeblight
79% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Zero Percent Juice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Runeblight is a retro, souls-like FPS set in a dying kingdom. As an eternal curse eats away at those who remain, an unlikely gift allows you to break the shackles of fate. Find secrets and hidden paths as you explore an interconnected world, tearing through cultists and monsters along the way.
Why similar: Souls-like 22%, Metroidvania 21%, Gothic 18% ★, Retro 9.4%, Dark 8.3%
- #27 Rot In A Porcelain Dream
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yamo Studios
Windows
Rot is a 2.5D tag-team action adventure that combines exploration and fighting game mechanics. Explore a dying, dark fantasy world warped by powerful personas known as beacons. Fight, survive, save your home, and watch as the world around is changed as the powers of the beacons strengthen or weaken.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Souls-like 23.2%, Gothic 18% ★, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Dark 7.4%
- #28 DEAD DAYLIGHT
79% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: KARMIU
Windows
"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.9%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Gothic 19.6% ★, Medieval 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #29 Lightward
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wolfbit Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a quest to restore light to a kingdom swallowed by darkness. Dive into a cute and dark pixel-art interconnected world with tight controls, seamless exploration, and challenging combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Souls-like 38.2%, Platformer 8%, Retro 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #30 Blasphemous
78% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Souls-like 33.2%, Gothic 14.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 7%, Horror 3.8%
- #31 Skelethrone: The Prey
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 437 reviews2024
Dev: 70`StrikePub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.9%, Metroidvania 27.3%, Gothic 25% ★, Horror 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #32 Full Quiet
77% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Retrotainment GamesPub: 8-Bit Legit
Windows
In this open-world game of survival, mystery and adventure you must learn how Pap and his radio buddies maintained their radio grid, protected the lands they now walk and silenced the forest in order to find your missing son.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.2%, Metroidvania 21.9%, Retro 11.5%, 1980s 11.2%, Horror 6.6%
- #33 Cat Warrior
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Sadi & AyuPub: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!
Why similar: Souls-like 29.9%, Metroidvania 24.3%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.7%
- #34 Mother's Sword
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monsitle
Windows
Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.
Why similar: Souls-like 42.9%, Metroidvania 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D Platformer 6.1%, Platformer 4.8%
- #35 Darkest Abyss
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2ndBoss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Gothic 34.5% ★, Retro 13.4%, Metroidvania 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #36 Silent Santicado
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vigilant Addiction Studios
Windows
Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Souls-like 34.4%, Retro 11.4%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #37 The Lost Key
74% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: AmmashDev
Windows
You are the last hope, be ready to resist the enemy and eliminate injustice and tyranny.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.5%, Metroidvania 27.7%, 2D Platformer 11%, Dark 8.3%, Platformer 7.5%
- #38 Frauki's Adventure!
75% 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: Souls-like 32.7%, Metroidvania 30.1%, Tactical 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 6.5%
- #39 VELASTER
72% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: ODYSSEYER
Windows
VELASTER is a gruesome 3D side-scrolling action combat game set in the Middle-earth called Malum. You will find yourself growing in battles against various monsters and bosses. Take revenge that remains in your fading memories.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.4%, Metroidvania 27.5%, Gothic 19.8% ★, Horror 7.7%, Medieval 7.3%
- #40 The Last Sigh(t)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonSpoon
Windows
An empty world stretches before you, one still marked by her footsteps in the soil below, and one where her voice can still be heard across the howling winds that carry her fragrance. But despite everything, you remain faithful. Do not lose yourself in this journey for the summit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 29.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Linear 9.2%, Arcade 5.8%
- #41 Citadel Knight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fayvit
Windows
A challenging action game where you explore a dark kingdom, face brutal creatures, and uncover hidden secrets. Fight with strategy, discover powerful relics, and navigate treacherous dungeons as you unravel the mysteries of the Citadel.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Medieval 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #42 Tails of Fate
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chase the Bunny
Windows · Linux
Fulfill this tale, as darkness swarms the fantasy lands of Fauna. Venture epic kingdoms and treacherous dungeons in a 2D action platformer, with Metroidvania elements in a hand-crafted pixel art world filled with souls-like boss fights, dungeon platforming, and dynamic enemy combat design.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.6%, Metroidvania 27.1%, Medieval 9.3%, Retro 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #43 GIGASWORD
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 29%, Retro 10.2%, Medieval 8.2%, 1980s 7.3%
- #44 The Adventures of Poppe
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Retro 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, 1980s 9.1%, 1990's 7.7%
- #45 TOOK: The Immortal Hero
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: 豆豆萌萌兔
Windows
A hardcore 2D action platformer developed by one person. Play as a memoryless rabbit TOOK to explore the vast Moon Cave world and defeat dozens of powerful enemies, collect the treasures scattered in this world and regain the glory of the Moon Up Group!
Why similar: Souls-like 36.8%, Metroidvania 29.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Dark 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #46 Oneirium
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZeenaPub: Zeena Studio
Windows
Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traverse a haunting world of nightmares and fragmented memories, where nothing is certain and every shadow hides unspeakable truths. Traverse the Dream revealing the nature of existence itself.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.6%, Metroidvania 29.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 6.9%
- #47 Project Delta
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Fire, LLC
Windows
Explore all possible realities as you try and save the universe from the Darkness in this unique Procedurally Designed Mega Metroidvania Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Retro 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 6.9%
- #48 Effigy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nate BerensPub: Redact Games
Windows
A retro FPS/metroidvania set on a prison moon overrun by a cult of former prisoners.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Metroidvania 25.8%, Gothic 19.1% ★, Old School 8.4%, 1990's 7.3%
- #49 Magnavale: Eternal Soul
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barrier Studio
Windows · Linux
Eternal Soul is a gothic Metroidvania where you steal the souls of your enemies. Explore the castle, find powerful items & abilities, fight against demonic creatures, and learn the truth of your power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.5%, Gothic 26.2% ★, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Medieval 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #50 Go Alone
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Souls-like 40.5%, Dark 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 3.6%
- #51 Lotus Knight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stinky Tofu Games
Windows · Mac
Lotus Knight is a 2D platform action game. A girl born from a lotus, following the call of her "mother", adventuring inside the world covered with flowers, exploring various interesting places, engaging in intense battles and experiencing a wonderful story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Souls-like 41.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Action 3.5%
- #52 Don Memo
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Colorblind PixelPub: Bear Sneeze
Windows
Don Memo is a brave bull who embarks on one final journey across Costa Rica to rescue his granddaughter and confront Pisuicas. Fight against legends and shadows of the past in this 2D pixel platformer, while carrying the legacy of a family destined to protect the world from evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 32.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Platformer 4.6%
- #53 Destroyed Base
69% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Riddik
Windows
Destroyed Base is a 2D platformer adventure where your main task is to survive, find resources to strengthen your shelter and defeat the enemies inhabiting these gloomy corners of the forest. Various bandits have escaped into this forest, who, like you, are hunting for various resources.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Linear 12.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Platformer 8.9%
- #54 Tairo: Lost In Time
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Philuma
Windows
Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.7%, Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 3.7%, Action 3%
- #55 Umbra
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludum Elite
Windows
Umbra is a fantasy-style game that is story-driven with Metroid-Vania style elements, encouraging world exploration and discovery. Dive into an unforgiven world and discover the secrets behind an abandoned kingdom, and its mysterious and deceiving ruler.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 26%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Medieval 9.7%, Retro 7.4%
- #56 Little Droid 2: Escape
65% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: KingStyle
Windows
"Little Droid 2: Escape" is a classic 2D (Metroidvania) side-scrolling pixel art adventure where you need to find a way to escape a mysterious planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Retro 12.4%, Arcade 12%, Platformer 10.3%, Linear 8.5%
- #57 Crownless
67% 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 44.3%, Souls-like 34.6%, Platformer 9.6%, Dark 7.4%, Action 4.1%
- #58 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
68% 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 55.8%, Metroidvania 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Platformer 3.6%, Action 2.4%
- #59 SpellTome
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tectonic Games Studio
Windows
SpellTome is a story driven fantasy adventure 2D platformer. Hurl balls of magic, dash across levels, and jump over obstacles while trying to get the fabled SpellTome.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.6%, Metroidvania 34.7%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 8.1%, Linear 5.1%
- #60 Moonscars
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.6%, Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 5.3%