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  1. #1 Environmental Station Alpha
    97% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 9.7%, Retro 5.6%, Exploration 3.4%

  2. #2 Xeodrifter
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2014
    Dev: Atooi
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Retro 9.3%, Platformer 8.8%, Space 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

  3. #3 Axiom Verge
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Retro 6.4%, Sci-fi 6%

  4. #4 Genopanic
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 reviews2024
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.1%

  5. #5 Rebel Transmute
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Space 13.2%, Retro 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

  6. #6 Zexion
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 432 reviews2025
    Dev: Gallant Leaf
    Windows · Linux

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Aliens 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Side Scroller 6.8%

  7. #7 PSYCRON
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Mothware
    Windows

    A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Exploration 7.1%

  8. #8 Quarion
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 149 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 40.3%, Retro 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  9. #9 Axiom Verge 2
    91% 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 40.8%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Sci-fi 6.7%

  10. #10 Kingdom Shell
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Exploration 6.8%

  11. #11 MindSeize
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Aliens 8.3%, Action 8%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D Platformer 7.4%

  12. #12 Blaster Master Zero 2
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 551 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.7%, Retro 15.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 8.4%

  13. #13 Lone Fungus
    88% 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 33.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 6.6%

  14. #14 Exographer
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.7%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  15. #15 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 10%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Sci-fi 6%

  16. #16 Astronite - Landing on Neplea
    86% 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 43.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  17. #17 Ghost Song
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
    Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%

  18. #18 Zapling Bygone
    85% matchVery Positive80% of 195 reviews2022
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows

    Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Aliens 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Side Scroller 7.2%

  19. #19 You Have to Win the Game
    83% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 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 53.8%, Retro 13.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Difficult 3.5%

  20. #20 Gato Roboto
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Retro 8.9%, 2D 4.5%

  21. #21 OUTBUDDIES DX
    84% matchMixed70% of 283 reviews2019
    Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Exploration 6.8%, Side Scroller 5.2%

  22. #22 Moonlight Pulse
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Space 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Exploration 8%

  23. #23 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,528 reviews2025
    Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Retro 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%

  24. #24 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 54.7%, Retro 10.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 5.8%

  25. #25 Souldiers
    79% 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 56.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Combat 6.7%, Difficult 5.4%, Action 3.9%

  26. #26 After Death
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Retro 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

  27. #27 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
    81% matchMixed60% of 443 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

    Why similar: Retro 13.7%, Platformer 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%

  28. #28 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Retro 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

  29. #29 Blaster Master Zero
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,058 reviews2019
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Retro 14.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 8.2%

  30. #30 Blaster Master Zero 3
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 469 reviews2021
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Space 14.6%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%

  31. #31 Guns of Fury
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Retro 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  32. #32 Auridia
    74% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: Norseboar Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Exploration 12%, Platformer 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%

  33. #33 Double Cross
    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
    Dev: 13AM GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!

    Why similar: Space 18.2%, Platformer 17.8%, Aliens 17.8%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 13.1%

  34. #34 Exophobia
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

    Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Aliens 12.7%, Space 11.5%, Exploration 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  35. #35 Astronite
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%

  36. #36 Legends of the Universe - StarCore
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Space 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Sci-fi 6%

  37. #37 Space Expedition
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows · Mac

    Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.4%, Space 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 11.8%

  38. #38 Gravity Circuit
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
    Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 12.8%, Side Scroller 8.3%

  39. #39 Cosmos Bit
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: SEEP
    Windows

    Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!

    Why similar: Space 20.2%, Metroidvania 20%, Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 8.7%

  40. #40 The Mobius Machine
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 461 reviews2024
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows

    Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Space 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%

  41. #41 Custodian: Beginning of the End
    73% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2021
    Dev: Red-Pixel
    Windows

    Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Exploration 8%

  42. #42 Capsized
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,096 reviews2011
    Dev: Alientrap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

    Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Sci-fi 23%, Action 14.4%, Space 10.5%, 2D 7.9%

  43. #43 Inescapable
    75% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
    Dev: Magnetic Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 63.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 10.2%

  44. #44 Archaeogem
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 238 reviews2024
    Dev: Gagonfe
    Windows

    Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Difficult 8.9%

  45. #45 Escape From Tethys
    72% 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 56.7%, Platformer 18.1%, Exploration 11%, Action 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

  46. #46 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 65.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Adventure 5.5%, 2D 5.2%

  47. #47 入替人-ReplaceR-
    70% 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 48.3%, Space 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 10.6%, Action 8.4%

  48. #48 B.I.O.T.A.
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 253 reviews2022
    Dev: small brosPub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Aliens 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Retro 8.8%, Platformer 7.7%

  49. #49 Super Win the Game
    70% 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 36.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Retro 7.5%

  50. #50 Inexistence
    71% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Action 15.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 8.1%

  51. #51 LUNARK
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
    Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!

    Why similar: Platformer 13.4%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 10%

  52. #52 Overbowed
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%

  53. #53 Ascent DX
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 272 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 48.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Retro 7.1%

  54. #54 Super Roboy
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
    Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
    Windows

    Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Aliens 12%, Platformer 9.4%, Retro 8%

  55. #55 Chasm
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,617 reviews2018
    Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 5.4%, Adventure 4%

  56. #56 Zombotron
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
    Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

    Why similar: Aliens 17.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D 9.7%

  57. #57 Planet Cube: Edge
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

    Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.6%, Space 17%, Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

  58. #58 Narvas
    68% matchMixed45% of 242 reviews2022
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  59. #59 The Way
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Retro 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Adventure 9.5%

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