Metroidvania

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Combat robots

January 26, 2026

Steam: 80/100

A dark adventure where the player controls a robot created by a group of rebels with the aim of destroying a tower that drains life from the planet. You need to...

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania

June 6, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This action-platforming metroidvania is set nearly fifty years after Simon Belmont freed the land from Dracula’s curse. His descendant, Juste Belmont, ventures into...

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

October 21, 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — The game takes place after the era of Richter Belmont and the plot of Symphony of the Night, sometime in the 19th century...

Scurge: Hive

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Science fiction, Metroidvania

October 24, 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This isometric science-fiction action game follows bounty hunter Jenosa Arma, sent to a remote planet to investigate a disaster at a research laboratory and recover...

Refactor

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction, Strategy

March 29, 2022

Steam: 83/100

Refactor is a side-scrolling, physics-based adventure puzzle platformer. The game takes place in a very bizarre world, which in itself is a huge puzzle. You can...

Supraland

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Metroidvania, Adventure

April 5, 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Supraland is an exciting action platformer with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve fun puzzles, explore the environment, find secrets and fight...

Crystal Project

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Metroidvania

March 31, 2022

Steam: 91/100

Crystal Project is a Japanese-style RPG adventure game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. You have to go to conquer a large open world, find crystals and...

DOOMBLADE

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Exploration, Platformer, Fantasy, Adventure

May 31, 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is the girl of Gloom, the last surviving member of the Twilight. She wields a sentient Demon Sword, which seeks revenge on the Lords of Terror...

Hotel Barcelona

Action, Horror, Side view, Slasher, Metroidvania

September 26, 2025

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place in a giant hotel where serial killers from all over the United States have gathered. The player's task is to clear seven large locations. Each...

Circuit Thunder

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure, Role-playing game

October 25, 2024

Steam: 80/100

The game takes place on the planet Photonus. The protagonist embarks on a journey to retrieve an artifact and prevent enemies from destroying the planet. The...

Song of Decay

Action, Adventure, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Metroidvania, Slasher

February 28, 2026

Steam: 100/100

The player, in the role of the legendary hero of Greek mythology, Orpheus, embarks on a quest to find Eurydice. They will have to explore abandoned mausoleums...

Iconoclasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

January 23, 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Dungeons, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game

December 15, 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Erza is a legendary huntress who has become a spearhead in the Empire's military campaigns. With its help, the majestic...

Rusted Moss

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Old school, Metroidvania

April 12, 2023

Steam: 88/100

The main character travels across the map with the help of her grappling hook, fighting her way through witches and rusty machine monsters. The unique grappling...

Evil Wizard

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Slasher, Dungeons, Exploration

May 25, 2023

Steam: 84/100

A humorous game with pixel graphics in which the gamer controls a defeated villain. The character must regain his strength to take revenge on the heroes. You also...

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

Horror, Stealth, Side view, Survival, Detective, Metroidvania, Survival horror, Gothic

2026

A dark pixel game set in the 19th century. The main character is a detective haunted by a recent loss. He must solve a terrible crime and survive in an ancient...

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania

November 16, 2006

Metacritic: 85/100

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin — like previous games in the series, includes a large number of endings. In particular, it has two endings. In both, Jonathan...

Apotheon

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure

February 3, 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Apotheon — A fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer. The main character Nikandreos will have to climb Mount Olympus to gain the power of the gods. Only...

Blue Fire

Adventure, Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Slasher

February 4, 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Blue Fire is a 3D arcade platformer with a third-person perspective, set in a place called The Nether. As you progress, you'll explore ancient temples, meet...

Moonscars

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Metroidvania

September 27, 2022

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Moonscars is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Under the dark moonlight, the fierce clay warrior Gray Irma fights, driven by a lonely goal: to find the...

Vernal Edge

Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action

March 14, 2023

Steam: 74/100

The Kingdom of Harikot took off into the skies and split into many small islands — this helped the Aloe Church gain control over these locations. 20 years...

Mr. Sun's Hatbox

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Comedy, Metroidvania, Adventure

April 20, 2023

Steam: 85/100

The evil Mr. Moon and his criminal gang robbed a small but proud courier company, stealing a box of hats for Mr. Sun. The hero, thirsting for justice, assembles a...

Venture to the Vile

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Open world, Metroidvania

May 22, 2024

Steam: 72/100

The game is about a hero who is looking for his missing best friend Ella. On his way there are various dangers and opponents, by killing whom he can absorb their...

Lunacid

Action, First-person view, Fantasy, Dungeons, Old school, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

March 15, 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Long ago, a huge beast emerged from the sea and covered the land with a poisonous fog. Now those deemed undesirable are thrown into a huge well that has become a...

Cookie Cutter

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Adventure, Role-playing game

December 14, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A brutal post-apocalyptic metroidvania set in a dystopian world where an insane leader seeks to uncover the secrets of the universe. INFONET Corporation has...

Worldless

Adventure, Platformer, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

November 20, 2023

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The player explores a formless world, battling enemies. Battles are turn-based, but you'll need to choose the right actions at the right moment. As you progress...

Tempus Vitae

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Metroidvania

2027

A sci-fi metroidvania from the first person perspective, where players need to move between two eras and utilize time travel abilities. The main character is...

Blaster Master Zero

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

March 9, 2017

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Blaster Master Zero is an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer based on the 1988 Blaster Master game. The new edition features the unique style of the original...

Gato Roboto

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

May 30, 2019

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gato Roboto is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will play as a cat who has to save his captain and the...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

August 17, 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

The Light of the Darkness: Origins

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

2027

The Light of the Darkness is an action-adventure fantasy action RPG with platformer and slasher elements. A long time ago, a world arose, divided into Light and...

Souldiers

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

June 2, 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Souldiers is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with other fighters fighting for the glory of their kingdom, you...

9 Years of Shadows

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

March 27, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character explores a dark castle filled with dangerous creatures in order to lift the curse that has stripped the earth of all its flowers. The dormant...

The Devil Within: Satgat

Action, Side view, Platformer, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Adventure

April 9, 2024

Steam: 79/100

The main character is Kim Rip, a royal guard who is trying to uncover the secrets of the Black Sting and cleanse the world of its vice. The source of demonic power...

Avoidvania

Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Runner, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Parkour

September 25, 2021

Steam: 95/100

An adventure game where a small cat finds itself in a huge castle, drawn by a mysterious scent coming from its tower. Inside, a tangled maze of corridors awaits...

Super Panda Adventures

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

July 14, 2014

Steam: 93/100

Super Panda Adventures is a metroidvania action platformer. In it, the main character is a brave panda knight, capable of using sword, magic and shuriken in battle...

Mummy Demastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure

October 23, 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Mummy Demastered is a classic side-scrolling action platformer. Once again, a powerful and ancient evil has awakened and threatens all of humanity. You will try on...

Wenjia

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

September 21, 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Wenjia is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game, two realities await you — the world of Matter and the world of...

Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial

Indie, Platformer, Action, Side view, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

October 12, 2019

Steam: 70/100

Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial is a side-scrolling action RPG with roguelike elements. You have to make your way through a huge tower with randomly generated rooms. The...

Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

September 19, 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Shantae and the Seven Sirens is an anime-style side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The game is a continuation of the series of tropical adventures of the...

Best Games in the Metroidvania genre