- #1 Pipsqueak!
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Swordplay 14.9% ★, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #2 Axel Quest
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action RPG 8.9%, Platformer 7.5%
- #3 Infinitevania
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
Explore different worlds, defeat enemies and challenging bosses, in search of power to destroy the core of infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Swordplay 17.5% ★, Nonlinear 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Open World 6.6%
- #4 Twinland
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Kaiju Sushi
Windows
Twinland is a Metroidvania set in a kingdom full of weird creatures, dangerous dungeons and powerful artifacts. Explore varied locations, fight numerous bosses – and be on lookout for secrets 'cause they are everywhere!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Action RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 8%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #5 The Flawless: Art's Tale
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Flawless: Art’s Tale is an action adventure game set in a brutal world of cats. Join our young hero, Art, and his droid sidekick for some epic hack 'n' shoot battles, an endearing cast of characters, an unforgettable coming of age story, and a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Hack and Slash 15.9%, Swordplay 15.5% ★, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action RPG 8%
- #6 Tater Spud
94% 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 29.8%, Nonlinear 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #7 Warp Soldier
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mr. Thee
Windows
A 2D retro monochrome Metroidvania adorned with a vast array of melee combos, movement options, and most importantly, monsters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Swordplay 20.8% ★, Nonlinear 17.2%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Platformer 7.1%
- #8 Undying Hare
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 妖妖酒
Windows
Start your epic adventure in 《Undying Hare》! Explore the vast and deep Moon Caverns, collect treasures scattered all over the place, gather like-minded allies, defeat powerful enemies in the shadow of swords, and save the dying [Moonup Sect]!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Swordplay 13.6% ★, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action RPG 7.1%
- #9 Ganymede
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clydeware LLC
Windows
Hack and slash your way through a space station overrun with aggressive alien creatures. Collect upgrade orbs to extend your abilities and conquer convoluted movement puzzles.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.8%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 7.9%
- #10 Faction Reticent
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action RPG 9.5%, Platformer 7.9%
- #11 Jenny's Adventures
90% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Pranav Gaur
Windows
Play as a cat in this 2D world where you discover new abilities and paths to finally reach the summit. What's there? Even I don't know. Yet. Oh, it now has local co-op.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Nonlinear 20%, 2D Platformer 15%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9.1%
- #12 Adventurous Slime
89% 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 27.5%, Nonlinear 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action RPG 9.2%, Platformer 7.7%
- #13 Chiaroscuro
87% 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 28.4%, Nonlinear 16.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #14 PATHFINDER 08
89% 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 36.7%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Nonlinear 12%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 9.3%
- #15 ŽESTERGAME
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KrystalTrak
Windows
Exploration-combat adventure in a foreign land drowning in misery. Resolve conflict ranging from broken plates to breaking sieges, piecing it all together to prove yourself as a Civil Servant.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%
- #16 Iron Diamond
86% matchVery Positive89% of 55 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 32.3%, Nonlinear 19.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #17 Mable & The Wood
88% 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 28.1%, Nonlinear 17.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #18 Plateman
84% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: 柠檬弓工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Explore the steampunk world in Plateman. Fly over the world of machines full of gimmicks and monsters. Uncover the secrets of Shaman and the difference engine. Try to change this decaying world by Shaman Drum and the special lightning power.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Steampunk 20.4% ★, Nonlinear 16.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #19 Xolotl
85% 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 32.6%, Nonlinear 17.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #20 PorBor
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brett CrayfishPub: Brett Crayfish
Windows
PorBor is a metroidvania set in a mutated civilization due to a past destructive event. Slash through enemies to form a collectable substance, forcing you to engage with close and quick combat. Explore this varied overgrown world as Bor to prevent another event, and learn about the mind of a god...
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Nonlinear 14%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 8.4%
- #21 Morning Star
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Whalesong
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the mysteries of a forgotten world in Morning Star. Explore a vast, decaying land full of strange creatures and ancient ruins. Wander through breathtaking, magical places, but also venture into shadowy, haunting, and dangerous realms, all brought to life with stunning hand-drawn 2D visuals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Swordplay 18.1% ★, Nonlinear 14.9%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Platformer 6%
- #22 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
81% 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 40.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #23 Ato
82% matchVery Positive97% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: Tiny Warrior Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Swordplay 19.3% ★, Nonlinear 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #24 Dusted Dusk
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action RPG 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%
- #25 Transiruby
82% 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 39.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #26 The Forbidden Forest
80% 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 39%, Nonlinear 17%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #27 Ray & Stoic Gronk
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael SmileyPub: All Balls Entertainment
Windows · Mac
It’s a regular white-knuckling, pulse-pounding, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants action adventure. You'll have to run, jump, stab and steal your way to stop the misunderstood, magical, misfit Malice and her legions of followers from unleashing a benevolent deity that threatens all of existence…
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Swordplay 16.9% ★, Hack and Slash 14.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action RPG 7.6%
- #28 Lost Call
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skurry
Windows
Lost Call is a top down pixel art 2D Zelda inspired game with a metroidvania style map. Take off on a quest through an abandoned and ruined town to stop your phone from ringing all the time, and learn more about the characters who still remain within it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Nonlinear 23.7%, Action RPG 13%, Exploration 9.8%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #29 100 Pumpkins 2
78% 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 28.2%, Nonlinear 21.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Platformer 7%
- #30 Fallen Prince
78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Eridanus Games
Windows
Fallen Prince is an atmospheric combat-focused metroidvania with retro elements. Explore a bleak undead zone, hone your skills and rid the kingdom from your brother's vile sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Hack and Slash 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action RPG 10%, Platformer 8.4%
- #31 Teslagrad 2
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Steampunk 27.2% ★, Metroidvania 25.2%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Nonlinear 8.1%, Platformer 7.9%
- #32 Earthblade
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Windows
You are Névoa, an enigmatic child of Fate returning at long last to Earth, in this explor-action platformer from the creators of Celeste. Earthblade's lush pixel art world offers seamless exploration, challenging combat, and countless mysteries to pick apart.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action RPG 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Platformer 8.8%
- #33 TOOK: The Immortal Hero
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: 豆豆萌萌兔
Windows
A hardcore 2D action platformer developed by one person. Play as a memoryless rabbit TOOK to explore the vast Moon Cave world and defeat dozens of powerful enemies, collect the treasures scattered in this world and regain the glory of the Moon Up Group!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Swordplay 18% ★, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Conversation 9.6%, Platformer 6.1%
- #34 MOONSHIRE
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Challacade
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to save MOONSHIRE as you navigate through a mysterious world filled with dungeons, weapons, upgrades, and fast-paced combat!
Why similar: Swordplay 20.6% ★, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Action RPG 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #35 Slime:Evo
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falcon Stories
Windows
A gorgeous pixel art metroidvania where you play as an evolving slime. Learn new attacks and dodges from rescued slimes, and confront the monster lords in their domains.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 8.1%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #36 Boki: The Summit
74% 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 25.8%, Nonlinear 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #37 House of Shadow
75% 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 36.1%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #38 Seeker
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mika Mikajiki
Windows
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 18.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 8.1%, Exploration 8%
- #39 Axiom Verge 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #40 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
73% 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 32.1%, Steampunk 30.3% ★, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #41 Pain-T
73% 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 38.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Open World 7%
- #42 Whim
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Stonk
Windows
On the surface, a 2D platformer right out of the '80s video game playbook. The eponymous Whim walks and jumps his way through static rooms, avoiding the baddies and other hazards, and collecting various items. But this game is so much more than that...
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #43 Cryselts
71% 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 34.4%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #44 Morkull Ragast's Rage
70% matchVery Positive82% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Disaster GamesPub: Selecta Play
Windows
A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Hack and Slash 17%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #45 Elowyn and the Stolen Souls
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the magic world of Elowyn! Evolve with her and discover all the secrets to magic in this metroidvania with incredible characters and scenary. Learn powerful spells, create potions, unravel many riddles and live the entire fantasy!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.4%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action RPG 11.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%
- #46 Shifted Heart
71% 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 29.7%, Nonlinear 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Exploration 7.1%, Platformer 6.8%
- #47 Afterimage
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 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 28.6%, Hack and Slash 14%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Action RPG 8%, Exploration 6.3%
- #48 BirdKnight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GhostFoxCreative
Windows
In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Action RPG 10.7%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #49 The Celestial Seeker
69% 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 27.9%, Nonlinear 19.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #50 Montezuma's Revenge - Director's Cut
69% 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 39.5%, Nonlinear 18.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Open World 6.7%
- #51 The Legend of Simurgh
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelNodes
Windows
You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Nonlinear 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 9%, Platformer 7.5%
- #52 DOOMBLADE
68% matchVery Positive82% of 347 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.1%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 6.6%
- #53 Delta's Discs
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeeski GamesPub: Forgate Games LLC
Windows
Venture into the wast world of Delta's Discs, while collecting discs that will help Delta, a duck knight, recover his memories, make new friends and overthrow the squirrel dictatorship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Nonlinear 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 7%
- #54 The Throne
68% 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 33.1%, Swordplay 13.1% ★, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Platformer 9.9%
- #55 FOUNTAINS
66% matchVery Positive84% of 443 reviews2024
Dev: John Pywell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Action RPG 9.8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #56 Shadowed Journey 暗影归途
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
Shadowed Journey is a Metroidvania-like game, where the player plays a sword-cultivating disciple of a fairy sect, who secretly goes down the mountain to return home. However, in this Dharma-ending age, what awaits you is a journey to hell, and all you can rely on is your flying sword and your heart
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Swordplay 20.4% ★, 2D Platformer 12%, Action RPG 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #57 Ubirajara
72% 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 28.8%, Nonlinear 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%
- #58 Amalu, Wells between worlds
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Nonlinear 17.7%, 2D Platformer 15%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 8.4%
- #59 Kalinur
67% matchVery Positive96% of 492 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Swordplay 20.6% ★, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #60 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 43.3%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Platformer 6.4%