- #1 Witchcrafty
97% 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 27.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Platformer 7.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #2 Mystik Belle
96% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Platformer 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 4.4%
- #3 Piko Piko
96% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Funny 8.5%
- #4 Alwa's Legacy
95% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Platformer 8.2%
- #5 Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
94% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Turkey GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Cute 9.4%, Action 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #6 Awita: Journey of Hope
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, 2D Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Platformer 8.3%, Cute 7%
- #7 Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
93% matchVery Positive87% of 98 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 35.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #8 Alice Escaped!
92% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: illuCalabPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Nature 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #9 Islets
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Cute 8.6%, Story Rich 7.3%, Nature 6.6%
- #10 Vernal Edge
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #11 Phoenotopia: Awakening
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,763 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Cute 6.1%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #12 Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to reach the sky
89% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Altoseal and HoshikuzunoyoruPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
Tokino Sora zaps into another world mid-live! Join her Hololive friends in a thrilling Metroidvania-style action-adventure, blending 2D and 3D. Explore a mysterious realm, recover scattered items, and guide Sora’s epic tale to a dazzling finale!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Cute 7.7%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #13 Transiruby
88% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Cute 6.6%
- #14 Märchen Forest
87% matchVery Positive81% of 383 reviews2021
Dev: PrimaryOrbitPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This is the story of a young girl and her magical adventure.
Why similar: Magic 25.8%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Cute 21.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 7.9%
- #15 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
86% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Platformer 11%, Cartoony 10.9%, Funny 10.5%
- #16 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 38.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Cute 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #17 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, 2D Platformer 17%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Funny 8.7%
- #18 The Wizard and The Slug
86% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Funny 10.6%
- #19 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
84% 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 48.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Magic 7.3%
- #20 Rabi-Ribi
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Cute 9.1%, Platformer 8.8%
- #21 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,014 reviews2024
Dev: Seedy Eye SoftwarePub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #22 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,419 reviews2016
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Cute 9.6%, Funny 8.9%
- #23 Battle Princess Madelyn
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 156 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.2%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 7.8%
- #24 The Button Witch
81% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Magic 27.5%, Cartoony 18.2%, Funny 18.2%, Cute 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #25 Kaze and the Wild Masks
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,950 reviews2021
Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.9%, Cartoony 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Platformer 11.7%
- #26 Faerie Afterlight
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Clay Game StudioPub: Mastiff
Windows
Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Magic 13%, Action-Adventure 11%, Cute 10.9%
- #27 A Hat in Time
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Cute 30.4%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Funny 17.8%, Platformer 15%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #28 ITORAH
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #29 Magical Delicacy
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: SkaulePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Magic 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Platformer 11.1%
- #30 ILA: A Frosty Glide
75% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Rain StudiosPub: First Break Labs
Windows
Set foot on a magical island and explore a whimsical small open world as ILA, a spirited young witch-in-training searching for her lost kitty, Coco. With your trusty skatebroom, find secret places, collectables, and improve your magic and flying abilities as you reach the summit.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17%, Magic 16.4%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Cute 12.7%, Platformer 12.3%
- #31 Lone Fungus
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,139 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Cute 5.5%
- #32 The StoryTale
78% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Maxim Nuriev
Windows
The StoryTale - is a fairy tale platformer where everything goes bing-bang-boom, but everybody remains alive and healthy. It's a game where you constantly forget the spells and the weapons are cursed. But even in the midst of the swirling action you can stop and think over the next step.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.1%, Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Cute 11%, Funny 9.3%
- #33 The Glitch Fairy
76% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Cannon Cow
Windows
The Glitch Fairy is a fast action platformer starring Monie, a spunky fairy with the unusual power to ''glitch'' her enemies.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.1%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Cute 13.2%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #34 TEVI
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,852 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Platformer 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #35 The Knight Witch
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: Super Mega TeamPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 9%, Cute 4.3%
- #36 SANAE's Sylphid Breeze
73% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: sorehodoh
Windows
"SANAE's Sylphid Breeze" is 2D Platformer game with cute pixelart. The main character in this game, SANAE KOCHIYA is a character from the "Touhou Project". With her new ability “SPELL SPOILER, she inhales enemies and imitates their ability. Behold! SANAE's miracle adventure!!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Cute 10.8%
- #37 Mika and The Witch's Mountain
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,081 reviews2025
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Magic 21.3%, Nature 18.3%, Funny 10.6%, Cute 10%
- #38 Super Mombo Quest
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 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 42.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 9.9%, Funny 6.9%
- #39 Taimumari: Definitive Edition
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: TERNOX
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Cute 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #40 Scrabdackle
70% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: jakefriendPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
The magical misadventure of a novice wizard thrown (literally) into the unfamiliar world outside. Go on a sprawling hand-drawn adventure with spells to study, bosses to best, and a huge handcrafted world to traverse on the long journey home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Magic 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Funny 11.5%, Cute 8.5%
- #41 RIN: The Last Child
73% matchMixed60% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Space Fox GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows
Join RIN, the last child of the Creator, on a journey to restore order in a mystical world. Collect aspects and runes, craft spells, and confront powerful bosses - your transformed siblings. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you restore harmony to this enchanted realm?
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 11%, Magic 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #42 Alwa's Awakening
74% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 3.6%
- #43 Frogun
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 616 reviews2022
Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Cute 18.5%, Platformer 17%, Cartoony 12.9%, Family Friendly 7.7%
- #44 SomnaBuster
70% matchVery Positive98% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: PD_CGT
Windows · Linux
BE WILD! BE WONDERFUL! BE-WITCHING!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Female Protagonist 22%, Cute 18.8%, Platformer 18.2%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #45 Elephantasy: Flipside
73% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Nature 10.1%, Cute 8.3%
- #46 Webbed
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,869 reviews2021
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23%, Cute 13.2%, Nature 11.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Family Friendly 8.6%
- #47 Whisker Witchery
71% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Mystic Moon Studios
Windows
Take the role of a cursed witch as she tried to become human once more! Navigate the cottage of your rival to locate the ingredients needed for the potion, avoiding her guardians and falling to the floor far below!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.8%, Magic 29.1%, Platformer 26.1%, Fantasy 8.8%, Adventure 1.9%
- #48 Psycutlery
68% matchVery Positive100% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Luke TarlowePub: FreakZone Games
Windows
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Funny 10%
- #49 Hatup
71% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 12.1%, Cute 7.9%, Funny 7.4%
- #50 Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
67% matchVery Positive85% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Funny 9.6%, Cute 8.6%
- #51 The Little Brave
68% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Cute 8.3%
- #52 Catmaze
70% matchVery Positive84% of 581 reviews2018
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Cute 8.1%
- #53 pear potion🍐
69% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: vemu games
Windows
a cute little metroidvania with challenging combat and witchcraft 🧙🍐
Why similar: Metroidvania 68%, Cute 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 3.5%
- #54 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
65% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Platformer 24%, Nature 19.5%, Cute 17.9%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #55 Under The Island
63% matchVery Positive93% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Nature 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Fantasy 10.3%, Action 5%
- #56 Mekabolt
68% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Cute 11.9%
- #57 Filly Astray
66% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Bit Assembly
Windows
A platforming adventure game with a new take on combos, dare you adventure into the world of Filly Astray and face the monsters and mayhem within?!
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Cute 17.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #58 9 Years of Shadows
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 10%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Fantasy 6.5%