Metroidvania

Adventure, Action, First-person view, Free game, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Shooter, Survival horror, Metroidvania

April 26, 2021

Steam: 69/100

Abyss of Neptune is a shareware adventure with a first-person view, elements of horror and survival in the depths of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to...

Merchant Isle

Third-person view, Free game, Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Open world, Indie, Metroidvania, Casual game

July 12, 2024

Steam: 78/100

The main character studies languages in order to be able to communicate with people from different villages. You will have to find new ways to interact with...

Janosik 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Old school, Indie

December 9, 2024

Steam: 95/100

The famous Slovak mountaineer and robber Janko Janosik finds himself in the center of dangerous events. This time it is not his comrades who need saving, but...

Wolfhound

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania, Adventure

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...

Cave Story 3D

Arcade, Metroidvania

November 8, 2011

Metacritic: 82/100

A side-scrolling metroidvania with a two-dimensional playfield. Cave Story is an action game; the available information does not describe its story, characters, or...

Shantae

Action, Platformer, Metroidvania

June 5, 2002

Metacritic: 74/100

This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae, the self-appointed guardian of the fishing village of Scuttle Town. When the...

Toki Tori 2

In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Metroidvania, Open world, Side view

April 4, 2013

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This open-world puzzle adventure follows Toki Tori, a young chicken tasked with saving a forest island from a floating crystal and strange pollution. Along the way...

Xeodrifter

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

December 11, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...

Imp of the Sun

Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

March 24, 2022

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A 2D action-platformer in which the Imp of the Sun explores sprawling, hand-crafted environments. Players navigate complex levels with platforming skills and fight...

DAMON and BABY

Metroidvania, Role-playing game, Shooter

March 26, 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The story follows the Demon King, cursed to be unable to part from a human child. In DAMON and BABY, their journey begins as they set out to break the...

Control Craft 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Side view, Collectible card game (CCG), Metroidvania, Shooter

February 15, 2016

Steam: 72/100

Control Craft 2 is a fun, top-down tactical strategy game set in a sci-fi setting where you have to fight the forces trying to invade our planet. Wave after wave of...

Gunbrella

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

September 13, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is a stern woodcutter who finds himself in a city that is alien to himself, filled with various enemies, including a cult of sectarians, a gang...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies, Side view, Slasher

April 26, 2024

Steam: 92/100

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Free game, Procedural generation

September 27, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue for the game An Amazing Wizard about a magician. The main character can learn and use more than 100 spells in battles, further strengthening them with...

Obey the Insect God

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

April 10, 2026

Steam: 100/100

Old-school side-scrolling action platformer reminiscent of classic games from the Mortal Kombat series. The player will venture into the lair of the Insect God...

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

March 21, 2001

Metacritic: 91/100

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon — the player is required to guide the character Nathan Graves through a castle filled with monsters, where he searches for his...

Impossible Mission 2

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

December 12, 2008

Steam: 100/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows an attempt to infiltrate the futuristic fortress of Professor Elvin Atombender, a mastermind bent on world...

Necrosphere

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

September 1, 2017

Steam: 91/100

Necrosphere is a hardcore side-scrolling pixel action platformer with very simple controls, consisting of just two buttons. The main character dies and ends up in...

Ufouria: The Saga 2

Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania

February 28, 2024

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Ufouria: The Saga 2 is a side-scrolling action game focused on exploration, set in a world that looks handcrafted from felt. As a sequel to Ufouria: The Saga, it...

Mask of Mists

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Action, Puzzle, Metroidvania, Dungeons, Exploration

April 9, 2020

Steam: 85/100

Mask of Mists is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and various puzzles. You will explore fabulous locations full of magical artifacts and all kinds...

Holl Space 5D6

Role-playing game, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Exploration, Metroidvania

May 21, 2021

Steam: 60/100

Holl Space 5D6 is a role-playing slasher game with a third-person view and horror elements in the cyberpunk genre. In each episode, you control a different...

Convergence: A League of Legends Story

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

May 23, 2023

Steam: 87/100

The main character Ekko is a young inventor of a device that rewinds time. Together with his friends, he works to make his hometown of Zaun safe. But one day a new...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

July 13, 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

Stargazer

Adventure, Side view, Casual game, Arcade, Platformer, Metroidvania, Fantasy / Medieval

August 27, 2024

Steam: 68/100

A dark pixel game in which the main character returns to his hometown after several years of absence. He must save his people from a dark wizard. The character uses...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Rageborn

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Beat them all, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Metroidvania

2027

An adventure action-metroidvania in the World of Darkness universe. The main character, Taylor, witnessed the murder of a friend who was an eco-activist. After...

Shadow Complex

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Metroidvania

August 19, 2009

Metacritic: 88/100

A futuristic side-scrolling action adventure set in the universe of Orson Scott Card’s novel Empire, Shadow Complex combines exploration with fast-paced combat and...

Headlander

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Action, Metroidvania

July 26, 2016

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This side-scrolling action-adventure is set in a retro-futuristic world where humanity has transferred its minds into robotic bodies and is ruled by a deranged...

Minoria

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

August 27, 2019

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Minoria is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer from the creators of the Momodora series. The game takes place during the fourth Witch War, a major...

Tamarin

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Metroidvania

September 10, 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Tamarin is a fun third-person action platformer in which you take on the role of a small tamarin monkey who has survived an insect attack and now embarks on a...

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Action, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Dungeons, Metroidvania

June 3, 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Astalon: Tears of the Earth is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game follows three heroic explorers who travel through a...

PowerSlave Exhumed

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

February 10, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

PowerSlave Exhumed is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation...

Rebel Transmute

Metroidvania, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Adventure, Science fiction

March 11, 2024

Steam: 74/100

The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...

YeGung

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

June 27, 2024

Steam: 78/100

The main character's father was a powerful warrior, but was defeated in a fight with a strong monster. Now the girl protects the village from various creatures...

Tombwater

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Open world, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration, Role-playing game

March 31, 2026

Steam: 92/100

Hardcore pixel 2D action with elements of soulslike and metroidvania. The events of the game unfold in a dark Wild West. The player takes control of a lone...

Shadow Complex Remastered

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

December 4, 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadow Complex Remastered is a re-release of the arcade action platformer Shadow Complex, the original version of which appeared on the Xbox 360 in 2009. The plot...

Anima: Song from the Abyss

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Metroidvania, Exploration

2027

Anticipation Rating: 6.3/10

Anima: Song from the Abyss is a third-person action RPG from the developers of Anima: Gate of Memories. The game features two main characters: a knight and a...

Islets

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

August 24, 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...

Trinity Fusion

Action, Science fiction, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

April 13, 2023

Players: 4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game tells the story of the interdimensional warrior Maya, who has three alternate personalities. The heroine is trying to coordinate the actions of different...

Genopanic: Prologue

Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction, Combat robots

March 5, 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A short prologue to Genopanic, which will take about an hour to complete. You can understand the basics of gameplay and defeat the first boss. The main character...

Layers Deep

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

2027

A small onion, just sprouted in late autumn, finds itself in a world that is rapidly fading. The gothic atmosphere is saturated with destruction and secrets, and...

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