- #1 Axiom Verge
97% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 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 55%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Side Scroller 3.9%, Difficult 3.8%
- #2 Haiku, the Robot
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,547 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Robots 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #3 MIO: Memories in Orbit
95% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31.9%, Robots 14.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Futuristic 7.1%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #4 Environmental Station Alpha
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 54.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Difficult 10.5%, Sci-fi 4.3%, Adventure 4.2%
- #5 Xanthiom Zero
94% matchVery Positive95% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Aliens 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Side Scroller 6.8%
- #6 Xenosis
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Noah LeePub: USC Games
Windows
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Nonlinear 12%, Robots 10%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #7 Axiom Verge 2
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 971 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Nonlinear 7.3%
- #8 Rebel Transmute
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 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 27.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #9 Gato Roboto
91% matchVery Positive94% of 5,244 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 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 48.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Difficult 5.5%, Retro 4.9%
- #10 ANIMAL WELL
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 45.3%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 5.6%
- #11 OUTBUDDIES DX
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 287 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 40.2%, Difficult 15.5%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Exploration 5.2%
- #12 BLADECHIMERA
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,451 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.2%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #13 Cathedral
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 460 reviews2019
Dev: Decemberborn Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 56.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #14 Guns of Fury
87% matchVery Positive88% of 968 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 45.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Retro 8%, Combat 5.7%
- #15 Ghost Song
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,454 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 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 30.9%, Robots 12.3%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Difficult 10.2%
- #16 The Mobius Machine
86% matchVery Positive83% of 489 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 30.6%, Side Scroller 15%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Robots 11.6%, Aliens 7.6%
- #17 Super Roboy
84% matchVery Positive94% of 141 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 28%, Robots 16.2%, Aliens 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #18 MindSeize
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 307 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 28.6%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Aliens 10.5%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 9%
- #19 Paradox Soul
86% matchMixed43% of 654 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Robots 17.3%, Difficult 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #20 Exophobia
83% matchVery Positive88% of 141 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 31%, Aliens 14.5%, Difficult 9.9%, Sci-fi 9%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #21 Zapling Bygone
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 199 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 26.3%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Aliens 11.4%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #22 Gravity Circuit
81% matchVery Positive91% of 6,090 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Robots 31.5%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Action 7.8%
- #23 Gunbrella
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,049 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.3%, Difficult 27%, Exploration 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Combat 8%
- #24 Xanthiom 2
81% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Side Scroller 18%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Aliens 8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #25 PSYCRON
82% 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 36.8%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #26 Infinitevania
78% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Difficult 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 6.3%
- #27 30XX
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,809 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.5%, Robots 26.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, 2D 6.2%
- #28 Souldiers
80% matchMixed69% of 3,112 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.3 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 47.7%, Difficult 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Combat 7.6%
- #29 Unworthy
79% matchVery Positive81% of 855 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.5%, Difficult 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #30 Quarion
76% matchVery Positive95% of 172 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 42.7%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Retro 6.3%
- #31 Blaster Master Zero 3
78% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2021
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 33.3%, Futuristic 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #32 Genopanic
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 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 37%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Sci-fi 10%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 7.5%
- #33 The Mummy Demastered
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 926 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Retro 5.2%
- #34 Ex Vitro
74% matchVery Positive94% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #35 Exographer
73% matchVery Positive95% of 143 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: Metroidvania 21.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #36 Robot Wants It All
75% matchVery Positive89% of 195 reviews2019
Dev: Hamumu Games, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Robots 18.1%, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #37 La-Mulana
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,631 reviews2013
Dev: NIGOROPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.7%, Difficult 22.6%, Exploration 6.4%, Adventure 3.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
- #38 Master Key
72% matchVery Positive91% of 288 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 32.8%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #39 Hyper Light Drifter
73% matchVery Positive93% of 19,122 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Difficult 26%, Metroidvania 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #40 Nine Sols
69% matchVery Positive94% of 45,033 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Difficult 22.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Action-Adventure 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #41 Cave Story+
73% matchVery Positive93% of 8,301 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Difficult 18.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #42 Moonlight Pulse
71% matchVery Positive92% of 263 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 37.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #43 Xeodrifter
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 863 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 33.1%, Difficult 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #44 Powernaut VANGARDT
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Retro 6.7%
- #45 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,157 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 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 37.5%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Exploration 10.3%, Retro 8.1%
- #46 ZERO PROTOCOL
70% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.2%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Exploration 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #47 Zombotron
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,619 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 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: Side Scroller 18.8%, Difficult 16.7%, Aliens 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #48 SELINI
69% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A deep wordless metroidvania with 20+ hours of exploration through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Gain new abilities, uncover hidden paths and discover meaning without dialogue or guidance.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Difficult 17.3%, Robots 17.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Exploration 6.1%
- #49 Recompile
71% matchMixed69% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #50 EMUUROM
67% matchVery Positive91% of 301 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Retro 7%
- #51 Blaster Master Zero 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 572 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 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 53.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Action 12.4%, Retro 10.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #52 Transiruby
69% matchVery Positive92% of 307 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 48.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 5.3%
- #53 Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
70% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Retro 7.4%
- #54 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Robots 26.4%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Action 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #55 TEVI
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,050 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 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 43.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Combat 5%
- #56 Iconoclasts
68% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Adventure 6%, Action 5.7%
- #57 Eldritchvania
67% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.5%, Difficult 23.2%, Action-Adventure 9%, Exploration 8.7%, 2D 4.7%
- #58 Fatal Claw
65% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Nonlinear 13%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #59 The Last Faith
65% matchVery Positive84% of 5,640 reviews2023
Dev: Kumi Souls GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Difficult 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Horror 4.4%
- #60 Last Vanguard
66% matchVery Positive85% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
Windows
Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Difficult 18.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Action 3.4%