Metroidvania

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Metroidvania, Survival horror

May 3, 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

A science fiction adventure with elements of horror and puzzles, in which the hero wakes up from a state of parabiotic suspension with almost no memories. The...

Gemini X

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration

2028

A dynamic metroidvania in the spirit of Mega Man X, set on the space colony Gemini, which has been taken over by a radical faction of robots called "Heretics...

The Vagrant

Action, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

July 13, 2018

Steam: 88/100

This 2D action RPG with metroidvania elements follows Vivian, a traveling sellsword who pursues her father’s research to uncover the truth about her bloodline and...

Metroid: Zero Mission

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

February 9, 2004

Metacritic: 89/100

A futuristic action platformer returns Samus Aran to the events that began the Metroid series. Metroid: Zero Mission retells the story of the original game and...

Resurrested will

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

August 1, 2022

A medieval soulslick action game made in a side-scroller format. The game features hardcore battles with an emphasis on timing and exploration of dark...

HAAK

Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania

September 16, 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 92/100

HAAK is a side-scrolling action adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will find yourself in a dark futuristic world of the future, where unique...

Fallen Angel

Mysticism / Supernatural, Slasher, Indie, Action, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

October 22, 2020

Steam: 67/100

Fallen Angel is a fast-paced top-down slasher film that follows the revenge story of one fallen angel. He dares to challenge the entire paradise society, which has...

Altered Alma

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Side view, Crafting, Metroidvania, Science fiction

2026

The game takes place in a futuristic Barcelona inspired by real-life locations. A mercenary named Jackelyn has just arrived in town. The girl confronts crime and...

Eldritchvania

Free game, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer, Adventure

February 9, 2024

Steam: 85/100

A dark metroidvania with hand-drawn 2D graphics inspired by the works of Lovecraft. The main character is an elderly occultist who travels to a small island off the...

Skelethrone: The Prey

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

March 14, 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

A prequel to the dark game Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona, inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The action takes place several decades before...

Koboo: The Tree Spirit - Prologue

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

June 26, 2024

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue to the game Koboo: The Tree Spirit. The gamer, in the form of a tiny spirit, fights with hunters to restore the balance of the ancient ecosystem. You...

The Legend of Lumina

Top-down view, Metroidvania, Indie, Puzzle, Logic, Exploration

July 9, 2024

Steam: 98/100

A Sokoban style game with non-linear progression. The gameplay is inspired by early Zelda games, with an emphasis on puzzle solving rather than combat. There are...

Beyond the Ice Palace 2

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

March 10, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

A pixel game about the damned king who went on a trip to return his crown and throne. In battles, the character uses chains that also help when moving along the...

Roc's Odyssey

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Metroidvania

2027

Atmospheric subway in the post -apocalyptic world, where technologies are intertwined with ancient forces. The player acts as a garbage collector named Rock, who is...

Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

Free game, Action, Survival horror, Third-person view, Adventure, Zombies, Metroidvania, Horror

June 20, 2025

Steam: 84/100

Free prologue for survival horror Fear the Timeloop. Sheriff James Cooper wakes up in a locked building, bleeding to death. He has only fifteen minutes to find a...

Sky Dust

Action, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A game set in a cyberpunk environment, taking place in São Paulo. The city remains one of the last megacities after the destruction of the Moon. The main character...

Lila's Sky Ark

Metroidvania, Adventure, Indie

April 21, 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Lila’s psychedelic world is in danger in this action-adventure about a musical and magical realm under threat. Alongside her eccentric friends, she faces the...

Vomitoreum

Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Metroidvania, Action

July 30, 2021

Steam: 91/100

Vomitoreum is an atmospheric old-school shooter with a first-person view, metroidvania and horror elements. The game takes place in a world affected by an ominous...

Dutch's Chickens

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Metroidvania

February 2, 2023

Steam: 84/100

Free old-school platformer with traps and puzzles. The game's story follows Dutch, who wants to find his runaway chickens. The hero uses various equipment...

Soul's Spectrum: Awakening

Free game, Role-playing game, Puzzle, Metroidvania, Top-down view, Fantasy, Adventure

September 29, 2023

Steam: 88/100

A free prequel that reveals the beginning of the events of Soul's Spectrum. The main character finds herself in a mysterious dungeon with monsters and traps, from...

Kingdom Shell

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

October 5, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The kingdom's defenses were destroyed and nightmarish creatures began to attack local residents. The main character is a half-breed who can resist monsters. The...

Meifumado

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Metroidvania

July 18, 2024

Players: 4/10

Steam: 50/100

A dynamic action platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting with a dash of Japanese aesthetics. The player controls a warrior armed with a katana. During the...

Forgotten Eras

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

2027

A fantasy metroidvania inspired by Slavic folklore. The game tells the story of a young hero Ivan, who embarks on an exciting adventure to defeat the evil Sorcerers...

Shadow of Oryda

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Open world, Metroidvania, Arcade

2026

The plot is built around survival after a spaceship crash on a dangerous planet. The main character wakes up among the wreckage and sees only misty ruins, sandy...

Bioframe: Outpost

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Exploration, Puzzle

November 7, 2024

Steam: 96/100

Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a sci-fi setting. You have to go to an unknown planet, where you need to find out as much information as possible...

Exile's End

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

September 1, 2015

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Exile's End is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where the megacorporation...

Dad Quest

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

August 17, 2018

Steam: 86/100

Dad Quest is a fun side-scrolling action platformer with pixel art. You, as a dad, will have to use your child as a weapon, throw him at enemies like a boomerang...

3000th Duel

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

December 13, 2019

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 71/100

3000th Duel is an indie adventure platformer with slasher elements and a side view. The hero sets off towards the unknown, remembering almost nothing about himself...

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Point & Click, , Exploration, Dungeons, Metroidvania

June 28, 2022

Steam: 94/100

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a side-scrolling action-adventure roguelike set in a fantasy setting. As Noah, you will travel to ancient ruins to uncover their...

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

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

May 26, 2023

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan with evil spirits and demons. The game world is based on Japanese myths and legends. Brave brother and...

The Mobius Machine

Side view, Action, Metroidvania, Platformer, Roguelike, Exploration, Science fiction

March 1, 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character explores a huge alien world, where he fights with the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. You need to purchase equipment that will make...

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT

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

March 19, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

An unusual action platformer about the struggle of a bodybuilder cat with alien invaders. In the role of a furry bodybuilder, players clear locations of aliens to...

Templar

Action, Platformer, Side view, Demons, Metroidvania, Slasher

January 14, 2025

Steam: 79/100

A prequel to Templar 2, telling the story of the last Templar knight who must save humanity. The world is plunged into chaos caused by the red plague, under the...

Brichi Quest

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Dungeons, Procedural generation, Metroidvania

January 5, 2023

Steam: 75/100

The protagonist finds a mysterious sword that takes him to an unknown land. The character must search every island and dungeon in search of a way to return home. On...

Other Worlds India

Metroidvania, Casual game, Open world

January 20, 2017

Steam: 62/100

This 2D metroidvania features an open world inspired by early-2000s RPG platformers, including Castlevania and Metroid. The player explores locations accessible...

La•Mulana

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

June 27, 2005

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

La•Mulana is an archaeological action-platformer about exploring ancient ruins said to hold the Secret Treasure of Life, the beginning of all civilization. Players...

Hot Tin Roof

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

February 20, 2015

Steam: 70/100

This noir mystery combines platforming, exploration and Metroidvania elements as private investigator Emma Jones investigates a series of grisly murders. Her...

WarriOrb

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

April 28, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 76/100

WarriOrb is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. In a Victorian-era fantasy world, a war rages between industrial superpowers. As...

Watcher Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Metroidvania

January 19, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Watcher Chronicles is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you have to go to conquer purgatory, filled with...

Curse of the Sea Rats

Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

April 6, 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...

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