- #1 Shifted Heart
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pickle Jar Games
Windows
Explore, fight, and discover new spells and abilities in the world of Shifted Heart! Acquire an assortment of spells, customize your loadout to your liking, and save the world from certain doom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
- #2 Phaze Shift
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Mango Games
Windows
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift, an action-platformer Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Nonlinear 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #3 LUCID
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Matte Black StudioPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.9%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #4 Sophie: Starlight Whispers
95% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: Youth Gaming
Windows
Join Sophie on this adventure with deep storytelling and immersive graphics. Battle against monsters, explore the universe, unlock new spells, and discover why being different can be a superpower.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.5%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #5 Isostasy
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Peter J HopkinsPub: Gravel Studios Games
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer with 8-bit NES-style graphics and sound. Find weapon upgrades and other power-ups that allow you to explore an open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Nonlinear 12%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #6 Chiaroscuro
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #7 Keena The Voidslayer
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowning Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2-D action adventure platformer where you can absorb and manipulate things with your friend Moku. You can use different abilities to explore and interact with the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #8 Iron Diamond
92% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Nonlinear 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #9 Pain-T
91% 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 31%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Open World 7.3%
- #10 Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myrwood Games
Windows
Fall of Gorithia: Nym's Fate is a 2D action adventure set in the ancient land of Gorithia. Go from simple thief to magic wielding warrior as you battle your way through the fallen kingdom on your quest to find your lost brother in this sprawling fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Magic 9.3%, Open World 7.6%
- #11 MOONMAN
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hinawajin
Windows
We can't reach the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #12 The Forbidden Forest
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Nonlinear 14.3%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #13 Set In Stone
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maëlig Moreau
Windows · Linux
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Lore-Rich 14%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Cute 6.4%
- #14 Memoria
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Counting SheepPub: Counting Sheep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memoria is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where magic is as much about memory as it is about power. You play as a powerful—but aging—sorceress who awakens in a familiar but fragmented world. Only by exploring the world around you can you spark your memories, and remember once again.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Magic 7.7%
- #15 Broken Hero: Slime Tower
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Tale Studios
Windows
Explore a non-linear tower filled with secrets in a pixel-art Metroidvania. Awaken as a slime, master elemental powers, and progress as each new ability reveals previously impossible paths, leading you to discover your true purpose.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14%, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #16 Slime Cores
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Lotus Games
Windows
A shape-shifting, pixel-art, story-rich action adventure metroidvania for PC
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Open World 9%
- #17 Ayakashi Princess: Prequel
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hinawajin
Windows
The fox princess's great adventure! A story from a little while ago. Tamamo Hime wakes up in the Ayakashi world, ``Kakuriyo.'' She makes her way home, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Explore various stages and move forward with graceful actions! Is this world a dream or...
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Nonlinear 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #18 Axiom Verge 2
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 951 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Nonlinear 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #19 Peaky Circus
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peaky Circus is a hand-drawn adventure about a mime exploring a broken world of clowns. Discover strange lands, battle quirky monsters, learn new skills, and befriend unusual characters in a charming, melancholic journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Open World 7.3%
- #20 Haiku, the Robot
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,494 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #21 The Swordfish: Knight of the Deep
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wander Brain
Windows · Mac
Embark on an epic adventure as a sword-wielding fish and restore order to the kingdom's depths. Explore an ocean world full of adorable characters, menacing foes, and hidden wonders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Lore-Rich 8.6%
- #22 Museful
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgicat
Windows
A colour-fuelled 2D Metroidvania. Paint your surroundings as a little lizard exploring a huge hand-crafted world, and restore emotion to a monochrome continent as you discover your true colours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #23 Linkisa
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lzerogas Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Linkisa is a hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world inspired by Malagasy folklore and steampunk aesthetics. Play as General Linkisa, stripped of his memories, and explore the rain-soaked regions of the Empire of Orana in search of your past and the restoration of order. Masina ny orana.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Multiple Endings 11%, Side Scroller 8.4%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Lore-Rich 5.6%
- #24 Little Ghost
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alan AbbadessaPub: Sync Book Games
Windows
Chill metroidvania maximizes non-linear exploration & puzzle-platforming. Frequent checkpoints, no currency, no combat. Gain friends & abilities. Collectables-as-media; tarot cards, weird podcasts, and songs from over 20 bands; all found within a surreal papercraft world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Stylized 8.3%
- #25 Adventurous Slime
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A mini metroidvania game about a small but very courageous slime going on an adventure, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #26 YesterSol
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neat Games
Windows
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #27 Isadora's Edge
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InboundShovel Games
Windows
Can you keep going when all hope is lost? Isadora's Edge is a 2D Metroidvania with a unique future fantasy setting. Explore an alien world, battle against the corrupted forces bringing it to the edge of destruction, and uncover the secrets behind its impending demise!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Open World 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #28 Amabilly
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: lightUP
Windows
Amabilly is a lovely girl who loves rock 'n' roll, and this story is about her greatest adventure! With her favorite guitar as a weapon, she faces strange creatures and even the greatest of the challenges! It's time to Rock!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.8%, Nonlinear 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #29 Elysian Siege
77% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Hell Hound GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Stand in Keziah’s footsteps and heed the Divine Order. Jump your way through, reclaim your goddess’s temple, obliterate enemies, and find the Tear of Creation in this beautiful platformer game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 7.3%
- #30 Dormiveglia
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Cartridge
Windows
Dormiveglia is a 2D metroidvania starring Quinn, the whip-wielding hero of Spring Plaza. Join Quinn as they team up with the other heroes and allies of Elysium, and search for the four sacred Runes hidden about before they fall into the hands of Somnia!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Side Scroller 19%, Nonlinear 17.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #31 Warden
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.Forge
Windows
An adventure, action, RPG, sim game featuring high mobility combat, branching dialog driven objectives and endings. A sell-sword and bounty hunter at the top of your game you'll cross a kingdom, meet people, learn agendas, talk around, stealth past or carve up opponents, maybe be a hero, or not.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #32 Malleus Maleficarum
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hairgression
Windows
A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Magic 8.6%
- #33 Arishia Tale
76% 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 33.8%, Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #34 Reso-Seeker
75% 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 33.3%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #35 Salene
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DejaView
Windows
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Exploration 8.5%
- #36 404: The Absent God
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kootoapin
Windows
Explore planet 404, battle the Zorgs and local tribes, and hunt for the Eye of Vyr’Nox, the legendary Relic of the Absent God.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action 7.8%
- #37 Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
75% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: SpoonweaverPub: Spoonweaver Studios
Windows
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #38 Project: The MIR Incident
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rhineware
Windows
Escape from a wide laboratory dominated by battles between rebelling test subjects and armed scientists. Solve puzzles, get into battles, and discover secrets as you progress through this action-packed 2D-Sidescroll-Adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Open World 9.1%
- #39 Rising Fox
72% 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 34%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Lore-Rich 5.4%, Exploration 5.1%
- #40 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
72% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: The Island Games
Windows
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #41 Witchcrafty
73% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Magic 7.5%
- #42 Afterimage
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,136 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #43 Escape Zolstar
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Nonlinear 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #44 Goo Keeper
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Oria Games Inc.
Windows
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #45 FrogeON
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JofraDev
Windows
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #46 Ariana and the Elder Codex
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 5.5%, Nonlinear 5.4%
- #47 Tater Spud
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Nate DeHart
Windows
Explore, fight, and platform through a world of deadly plants as a lone potato, Tater Spud, in search of powerups and the answers behind the flora that was once safe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 17%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #48 DOOMBLADE
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 373 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #49 BIOMORPH
68% matchVery Positive92% of 677 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #50 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,781 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Female Protagonist 11%, Cute 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #51 Deer Crusade
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Coffee Studio
Windows
Recover scattered gem shards in this puzzle-filled, exploration-driven Metroidvania to restore balance and return home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Open World 7.6%
- #52 Fly By Knight
69% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Team FlyersPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fly and fight your way through the magically altered tree you once called home! Free your friends from the prison gems that bind them! Find all your friends to open up an escape portal and get to safety!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Nonlinear 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #53 Charlie from the swamp
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #54 Mable & The Wood
70% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Triplevision GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down massive beasts and, upon destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Nonlinear 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #55 Prehistoric Gal
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: lightUP
Windows
Gal is a cave girl who had her boyfriend, Dude, abducted by aliens! Now she needs to save him, in this 2D mini metroidvania set during prehistoric times!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #56 Lighthoof
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows
Leap, slash, dash, and ricochet your way through a ruined land in this hand-drawn 2D action-exploration game. Wield your light arrow against vicious foes and unlock new abilities to further explore the mountain of Essa. Along the way, you'll uncover the truth and choose the destiny of Lighthoof Noa.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Magic 5.8%
- #57 Kuzo
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eads Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Open World 7.5%
- #58 Lunnye Devitsy
71% matchMixed64% of 163 reviews2009
Dev: Boss Baddie
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An alien lost on a strange planet needs help returning home
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #59 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
63% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%