- #1 Him
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Gumbo Day
Windows
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, 2.5D 8.3%, Action 8.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Old School 6.7%
- #2 Grapixo Arte em Guerra
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Akyoma StudioPub: MIRA AÇU
Windows
Scratch in a 2.5D world that blends hip hop aesthetics with action/platforming, where urban art has come to life. Explore dynamic environments, face cleaning robots, and uncover secrets of this vibrant world as you reclaim your identity in this intense and colorful adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, 2.5D 22.6%, Action 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6%, Adventure 5.4%
- #3 End's Reach
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.1%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Action 5.7%
- #4 Nyana
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Action 16.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 9.8%, Combat 4.9%
- #5 Dispersio 2
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Retro 5.2%
- #6 Garm Ruins
94% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: kiukiu
Windows
An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.2%, Action 19.6%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #7 BeforeDisaster
93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SourGrapeGames
Windows
《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Combat 6%
- #8 Honey's Sweet Revenge
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
Windows
Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.7%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Combat 3.8%
- #9 Mono
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Mono
Windows
『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Action 16.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Stylized 6.6%
- #10 Lost Boy : Lost Island
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GulfPearl
Windows
Boy lost in island and need to look for anyone alive and his mother and need to survive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, 2.5D 17.5%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Adventure 9.6%
- #11 Amo
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryoshitsude
Windows
Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.4%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Retro 6%
- #12 The Bounty Huntress
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: IC Games
Windows
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.3%, Action 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Adventure 7.8%, Old School 6.4%
- #13 Vanishing Starlight
88% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
Windows
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Action 17.1%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #14 Yeomna : The Legend of Dongbaek
89% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: catnipstudio
Windows
Yeomna is a Metrovania 2D action platform game. Take on the role of the Half-Demon exorcist Dongbaek, and complete the cases requested by Yeomna though combat and adventure in this dream-like, mysterious Underworld.
Why similar: Metroidvania 74%, Action 14.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #15 Shadow Complex Remastered
87% matchVery Positive85% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.5%, 2.5D 20.7%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #16 Ariana and the Elder Codex
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 6.4%, Stylized 4.9%
- #17 Nakiti Generations
86% matchMixed52% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Diablohead
Windows
2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 77.8%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #18 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nao Games
Windows
This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.4%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Singleplayer 1%
- #19 Puppetmaster
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Games LLC
Windows
Discover a metroidvania with a huge world, platform-fighter dynamic combat, smart bosses, deep lore, and original music, all made by two brothers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, 2.5D 17.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Combat 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #20 The Throne
83% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: BeByte Tecnología
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Throne" is a medieval adventure in true Metroidvania style. Get lost in a huge castle with 2.5D pixel art environments and increase your power with new abilities you find along the way. Fight fearsome bosses and navigate dangerous traps to make your way to the throne room!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, 2.5D 22.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Retro 7%, Action 6%
- #21 The Waste Land
85% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2014
Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.3%, Action 19.3%, Adventure 12.4%
- #22 Roots of the mind
82% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: David J. Productions
Windows
Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Action 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Combat 5.6%
- #23 Cathedral
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 445 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
Why similar: Metroidvania 71.4%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Retro 7.2%
- #24 Spirit Fusion
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumforge
Windows
Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Action 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Stylized 6.6%
- #25 The Mummy Demastered
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 72%, Action 14%, Adventure 7.4%, Retro 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #26 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Action 18.2%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #27 Lumen Veil
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obox
Windows
A dark metroidvania where you play as a silent, white-hooded specter drifting through forgotten realms. Master precise hand-drawn platforming and uncover the mystery of the veil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, 2.5D 19.8%, Action 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #28 GoldFish Brain
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
Windows
Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.5%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #29 Dewborne Dawn
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mythwalk Studios
Windows
In this new hand-drawn, story-rich metroidvania, explore the last haven of a dying world, and discover the purpose you play in saving it. Shape your own path, fight the all-consuming blight, and help bring hope back to the survivors. Take up the flames of dead gods, and stand firm in Dewborne Dawn!
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Action 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Combat 6.3%
- #30 Souldiers
78% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 8.6%, Combat 5.9%, Adventure 3.3%
- #31 Ayna: Shattered Truth
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: designmatic
Windows
Become water. Be shapeless, be formless, be fluid. All living things are from water and you can transform water into what it needs to be. Dive into this newly crafted fairytale and take on the journey of finding your place in this 2.8D Metroidvania fantasy world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, 2.5D 19.4%, Action 7.7%, Stylized 7.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #32 Runan Ritual
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BehnderPub: Checkpoint Loop
Windows
A momentum-heavy 2D Metroidvania where you dash, double-jump and wall-cling beneath Goen, the last city on earth, chaining whip combos and parrying to bank Maia essence for permanent rituals or short-lived upgrades you drop on death.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63.9%, Action 11.2%, Old School 8.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Retro 5%
- #33 Super Beefit
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Castle
Windows
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 51%, Action 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Retro 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #34 ReSetna
75% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 79.4%, Action 13%, Adventure 7.6%
- #35 Lumnis
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Wild Moose Games
Windows
An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Action 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 9.3%, Stylized 6.3%
- #36 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
75% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.8%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #37 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
73% matchVery Positive96% of 241 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 61.3%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Old School 8.1%, Action 4.8%
- #38 Code: Elyse
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jump_Button
Windows
Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 5%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #39 Escape From Tethys
74% matchMixed69% of 457 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 70%, Action 18.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #40 入替人-ReplaceR-
73% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: ラルカス
Windows
It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.9%, Action 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Retro 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #41 Mellow Island Mess
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joseph Mahon
Windows
Mellow Island Mess is a 2.5D retro-styled adventure game - run, jump, swim, and glide your way around the world to find and stop the slime that's spreading across the land. Help friends along the way, completing quests, uncovering secret areas and learning new abilities!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, 2.5D 29.4%, Old School 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 7.3%
- #42 3am in Leicester
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Leicester City and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52%, Action 20.3%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #43 Dismantled Director's Cut
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Productions Pluie De Sang
Windows
Experience the game in its best form with the Director's Cut Edition. New graphics, new enemies, more weapons, more blood...
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.3%, 2.5D 19.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #44 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
Windows
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.3%, Action 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 3.8%
- #45 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.4%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #46 King Story: Prologue
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows
A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 10.9%, Old School 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #47 Arishia Tale
70% 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 57.5%, 2.5D 17.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #48 EXIL
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystic Clockwork Studio
Windows
A Mystical Anime-Inspired Metroidvania. Embark on an adventure through a mystical world full of magical creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.4%, Action 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Combat 4.9%
- #49 Ninja Smasher!
71% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
Windows
Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.6%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 10.9%
- #50 The Weird Dream
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: UMO StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows
The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.6%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Combat 3%
- #51 No One's Earth
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No One Plays
Windows
Explore the abandoned CCTA through various simulations of alien environments, and improve your equipments to beat natural and synthetic challenges, looking for the ingredients that can resolve the Earth dispute, in this 2.5D science fiction adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, 2.5D 24%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Action 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #52 Refactor
68% 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 68%, 2.5D 12.2%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #53 The Search: Lost Dreams
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gninjastudio
Windows
The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 63%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 6.7%, Combat 3.9%
- #54 Shadow King
67% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 57.5%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Retro 8.4%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.5%
- #55 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
66% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.6%, 2.5D 14.6%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #56 Exile's End
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 47 reviews2015
Dev: Magnetic RealmsPub: Marvelous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Japan's take on classic Commodore 64/Amiga action-adventure games. NOT a Metroidvania. Use your wits and your weapons to discover an ancient secret and gain your redemption. Art and music by Japanese legends of console gaming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.5%, Action 31.5%
- #57 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
66% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, 2.5D 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Action 7.8%, Old School 5.4%
- #58 Croakspire
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lotus 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 63.8%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Combat 4%
- #59 Shadow Labyrinth
64% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.4%, Action 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%