- #1 Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: keyofw
Windows
"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Precision Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #2 Xolotl
96% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Anchor Games
Windows · Mac
Jump, dash, and swim in this epic adventure! Explore the vast Aztec lands in an axolotl action-platformer! Xolotl is a cute, 2D action-platformer, in which your goal is to regain your godly form and powers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Precision Platformer 22.4%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #3 Derelict Star
95% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #4 House of Shadow
95% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: High Clarity Games
Windows
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 7.7%
- #5 100 Pumpkins
94% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows
Can you find all 100 pumpkins in this interconnected world? If you do, you will be rewarded based on how many lives you had to use!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Platformer 9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #6 The Bomb Split
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: syzygy.systems
Windows · Linux
Two mysterious, challenging platformers where you launch yourself with an infinite supply of bombs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Precision Platformer 27.9%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Platformer 8.3%, Exploration 6.6%
- #7 Super Win the Game
93% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Precision Platformer 20.3%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Platformer 8.8%, Open World 7.9%
- #8 Cryselts
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #9 Vampire's Best Friend
91% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: SinksAdventure
Windows
Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Precision Platformer 25.6%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 5.3%
- #10 Song of Yosef
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Timothy Horton
Windows
Song of Yosef is a Metroidvania platformer with wacky enemies and fun physics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Precision Platformer 21.6%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 7.3%
- #11 Super Mombo Quest
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Precision Platformer 26.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 3.6%
- #12 Necrosphere64
89% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Precision Platformer 28.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7%, Action 3.3%
- #13 Into The Underdusk
88% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Stone Crow Games
Windows
Get lost in the Underdusk: a broken world full of danger and mystery. Experience brutal precision platforming, search for collectibles to expand your powerset and regain your lost memories in an atmospheric 2D pixel art adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.5%, Precision Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Open World 6.3%
- #14 Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VP Games
Windows
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Precision Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #15 Pulse Jumper
88% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Fifth Edge Studios
Windows
Pulse Jumper is a Precision-Platformer where you can jump with guns!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Precision Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Nonlinear 4.3%
- #16 Death Projection
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Wing Studio
Windows
Explore every corner of the realms of death in this Metroidvania! Face enemies, platforming challenges, and gain more power as you try to bring balance to this world, as a reaper!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Precision Platformer 26.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Platformer 7.2%, Exploration 5.4%
- #17 Somnium Shore
86% 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 40.4%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Action 4.6%
- #18 LUCID
85% 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 26.5%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #19 Soulchain
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Precision Platformer 25.1%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 7.5%
- #20 InOut
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bora Kara
Windows · Mac
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Minimalist 9.3%, Platformer 8.5%
- #21 Knytt Underground
84% matchVery Positive84% of 483 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.9%, Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 2.6%
- #22 Jumper Jon
82% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Precision Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 9%
- #23 Escape Zolstar
82% 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 34.9%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Platformer 13%, Minimalist 9%, Exploration 7.3%
- #24 Jubilee
81% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Precision Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 9%, Action 6.8%
- #25 Glitcheon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: River ForgePub: River Forge Games
Windows
Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which you use glitchy abilities to launch yourself and enemies across the level at high speeds, create temporary platforms, and more in your search to uncover the secrets of your origin in The Forum.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Precision Platformer 22.9%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #26 Leap Year
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,047 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.7%, Precision Platformer 25%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #27 100 Pumpkins 2
79% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Nonlinear 18.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Open World 8.3%
- #28 Battery Samurai
80% 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 43.1%, Precision Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #29 Chiaroscuro
78% 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 31.7%, Nonlinear 15%, Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #30 The Bold Bogey
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MmmDoggy
Windows
The Bold Bogey is a 3D golf adventure that combines open exploration with satisfying platforming. Explore a vast world filled with dungeons to dive into, bosses to fight, and new ways to upgrade your ball in a golf game unlike any other. Do you have what it takes to become the Boldest Bogey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Precision Platformer 22.4%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 9.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #31 The Celestial Seeker
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VinciWare
Windows
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Open World 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #32 Escape From Tethys
78% 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 50.6%, Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 7.6%
- #33 Boki: The Summit
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilad GoodmanPub: Boki: The Summit
Windows
Boki is a Metroidvania, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Precision platformer in which you play as a young mountain goat who must climb a mountain in search of revenge. Dodge, battle and fluidly maneuver through several uniquely crafted areas and biomes to explore the secrets of a tyrannical kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #34 Oirbo
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Open World 9.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #35 Quarion
73% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Nonlinear 21.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Exploration 9.2%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #36 Aleya's Ascent
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minor Games
Windows
Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Precision Platformer 23.7%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #37 Master Key
73% matchVery Positive91% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Nonlinear 13%, Minimalist 10.5%, Open World 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #38 Alruna: End of History
74% matchNo user 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 33.6%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 7%
- #39 PATHFINDER 08
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: THIAGO COSTA MENDES
Windows
Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 6.1%
- #40 Ubirajara
76% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: WandersonPub: Grupo ODS
Windows
Come discover a world full of Brazilian cultural personalities, with several exclusive powers to be used strategically, play win and try to be the best by entering the world rank!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%
- #41 Ascent DX
71% matchVery Positive99% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Open World 8.3%
- #42 Moonbrella
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jett Williams
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer Metroidvania with deep movement and no jump button. Upgrade your umbrella to explore an abandoned planet and ascend to the moon.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Platformer 8.8%, Minimalist 8%
- #43 Bones Beneath
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Herb Software
Windows
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Precision Platformer 29%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #44 You Have to Win the Game
73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,720 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Precision Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%, 2D 3.1%
- #45 SlideNGlide
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Precision Platformer 28.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #46 Kami: The Great Guardian
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 50%, Platformer 16.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Nonlinear 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #47 Janosik 2: Prologue
70% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Precision Platformer 25.3%, Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 4.5%
- #48 The Forbidden Forest
71% 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 43.5%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Open World 6%
- #49 Phaze Shift
70% 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 31.7%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #50 Amber's Tale
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyTeaStudios
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in a world where magic reigns and humanity has crumbled, as you traverse through challenging environments and uncover the truth behind your lost memories in this dynamic metroidvania game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Precision Platformer 23.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #51 Feather's Edge
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clockwork Acorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.9%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Nonlinear 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #52 Arenion
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NoD
Windows
Explore a vast 3D anime Metroidvania world rich in Souls-like atmosphere, in your own style - where every relic you discover unlocks new areas, awakens buried memories and powers of a fallen empire, a realm where right and wrong coexist, the boundary between them is as fragile as a single thread.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Precision Platformer 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Open World 8.9%, Platformer 7.4%
- #53 Before I Go
66% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: J's Labratory
Windows
Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Open World 7.2%
- #54 Montezuma's Revenge - Director's Cut
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Normal Distribution LLC
Windows
The long-awaited "Director's Cut" version of Montezuma's Revenge, envisioned and programmed by the original developer. It's the super-charged conclusion of the classic puzzle solving action-adventure platformer you loved in your youth! Finally, you will fight King Montezuma!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Nonlinear 16%, Platformer 14.4%, Open World 8.2%, 2D 4.4%
- #55 Hollow Floor
67% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Precision Platformer 29.3%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #56 Dust and Shadow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HyperStep Studio
Windows
Dust and Shadow lets you shift between multiple time dimensions, altering the map in real time. Face enemies, traps, and the environment to uncover the mystery. Unlock powerful abilities as you progress through the adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #57 The Last Duskreaper
68% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Kiapigeon
Windows
Try this side view platformer metroidvania that tells the story of a bird in a dying kingdom infected by glitched monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Precision Platformer 21.2%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Open World 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #58 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
65% matchVery Positive96% of 258 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 46.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Nonlinear 8.9%
- #59 Shifted Heart
67% 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 32.6%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #60 Cliff Kingdom
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Most likely no reason for hysteria
Windows · Mac
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%