Metroidvania

S.P.L.I.C.E.D.

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

June 20, 2023

Steam: 65/100

The main character defied the tyranny of a mafia leader to free Chinatown from their oppressor. The girl uses powerful weapons that help her navigate through...

KnightLight

Side view, Puzzle, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration, Dungeons

August 9, 2024

Steam: 95/100

A beam of light explores an abandoned civilization, where it finds armor with magical properties. You must use the power of the suit to channel your light magic and...

Ascent DX

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

March 26, 2025

Steam: 98/100

The game takes place on a square screen of 64 x 64 pixels. The ship’s ship crashed on an unknown planet. The character explores magnificent jungle, lifeless deserts...

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

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

April 15, 2004

Metacritic: 80/100

A platform action game with puzzle and metroidvania elements, in which Kirby sets out to save the kingdom from evil. Three of his copies can assist him on the...

Touhou Double Focus

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Action, Metroidvania, Indie

February 10, 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 73/100

This action-adventure metroidvania based on Touhou Project follows Aya Shameimaru, a tengu journalist, and Momiji Inubashiri, a tengu patrol member, as they become...

Fearmonium

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

May 20, 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Fearmonium is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with Metroidvania elements. The game takes place in the mind of a boy named Max, who once saw several clowns...

CRUDE

Action, Platformer, Side view, Historical, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Horror

December 22, 2023

The game is about an MMA fighter under the pseudonym Cosmos. Suddenly, the hero is teleported from New York to a ruthless, dark world inhabited by monsters and...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

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

November 19, 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...

Transiruby

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

December 9, 2021

Steam: 92/100

Transiruby is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a cyborg named Sirubi and go...

Overlord: Escape From Nazarick

Anime / Manga, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

June 15, 2022

Steam: 65/100

Overlord: Escape From Nazarick is a side-scrolling, fantasy-adventure action-platformer with anime elements. Clementine wakes up to find herself imprisoned in the...

Pulse Jumper

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

February 6, 2021

Steam: 84/100

Pulse Jumper — arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. Your goal — get to space and chat with friends on the space station. But you must have time to...

Slavania

Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Slasher, Hunting / Fishing

March 14, 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 61/100

The game takes place in a dark medieval world based on fairy tales. The main character explores different locations filled with monsters to collect information...

Minishoot' Adventures

Shooter, Casual game, Top-down view, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration

April 2, 2024

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A colorful metroidvania about flying on a spaceship. The game's story revolves around a certain Exile who came to the surface, destroyed the protagonist's village...

Marko: Beyond Brave

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Comedy, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Action, Exploration

September 17, 2024

Steam: 63/100

The main character makes his way through dense forests and crumbling castles, where he fights corrupted creatures and avoids difficult traps. Regular enemies and...

Slumbering Feline

Free game, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Casual game, Indie

March 7, 2025

Steam: 72/100

The story of Momo, who has lost his way in a strange dream and is trying to get out of it. It is necessary to use magical equipment to fight enemies and discover...

Youropa

Metroidvania, Exploration, Parkour

June 27, 2018

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Youropa is a platform puzzle adventure with painting elements, set in a strange city torn apart. The player uses the ability to walk on walls to navigate its...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Adventure, Indie

August 3, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D action-adventure with shooter and metroidvania elements follows a journey toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet. The protagonist explores...

You Have to Win the Game

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania, Free game

May 6, 2014

Steam: 92/100

An exploration platformer with the look and sound of 1980s PC games, set among the ruins of a lost world. The player runs and jumps past deadly pitfalls while...

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

Indie, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Puzzle

October 15, 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is an action-adventure platformer with RPG elements and a side view. In the role of a courageous warrior, you have to...

Mable & The Wood

Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Horror, Metroidvania, Exploration

August 23, 2019

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Mable & The Wood is a side-scrolling Metroidvania adventure with horror elements set in a dark fantasy world. The plot tells the story of a mysterious girl named...

The Guise

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

October 20, 2020

Steam: 64/100

The Guise is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with RPG elements. The plot tells about an orphan boy named Ogden. He disobeyed the owner of the orphanage...

Eden's Guardian

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10

The game takes place in a world with a medieval and fantasy aesthetic, ravaged by conflict, where the stories of gods and men are intertwined. The main character...

Axiom of Maria

Action, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Slasher, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

February 6, 2024

The game takes place in Seoul, which has turned into a ghost town. The main character, Kay, a former instructor for the 707th Special Mission Group, opposes...

Kingsgrave

Top-down view, Puzzle, Action, Metroidvania, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Adventure

April 17, 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

The main character is a king who rises from the dead to protect his kingdom from monsters. The character helps residents reclaim their homes, obtains resources and...

Chronoscript: The Endless End

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

2027

A dark adventure about an editor trapped in a manuscript. The action unfolds in two worlds: the writer's manuscript-strewn estate and the ink-illustrated pages of...

Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

March 14, 2014

Steam: 84/100

This action-platform adventure in a Metroidvania style follows the Powerpuff Girls as they explore Townsville and try to recover their lost powers. Blossom, Bubbles...

Outbuddies

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

October 15, 2019

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Outbuddies is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will explore Bahlam, the sunken fortress of the Old Gods, located deep in...

Project Yora: Zero

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

2027

A free-to-play side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with pixel art and Metroidvania elements, it puts you in the role of Agent Dora as she battles monsters to...

Xenosis

Free game, Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Shooter

May 15, 2023

Steam: 78/100

A pixelated metroidvania about a journey through an ancient temple captured by alien creatures. Armed with a blaster, the hero explores a mysterious structure...

The Legend of Thabor — Rise of the Mages

Free game, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Puzzle, Adventure

July 5, 2024

Steam: 75/100

Humanity is in a bitter conflict with the four-armed people, so the emperor decides to turn to rogue magicians for help. But not all magicians trust this ruler, and...

Children of Birch

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

2026

A dark metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic cultures. The story begins with awakening in a dark and silent Forest, where the main character...

Guns & Thorns

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

February 19, 2026

Steam: 83/100

The main character embarks on a journey where he is attacked by fierce eagles. The character loses an important item needed for the further road. Therefore, he has...

Monster Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

March 16, 2011

Metacritic: 79/100

This action platformer with role-playing elements combines level traversal with raising a pet. The gameplay is split between two screens: platforming takes place on...

THE IRONY

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

2026

A horror platformer inspired by the visual style of PS2-era games and combining dark 2.5D pixel graphics. The player takes on the role of an inspector sent by a...

Secrets of Raetikon

Action, Adventure, Indie, Metroidvania

January 7, 2014

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This 2D action-adventure with an open world takes place in the Alps, where a bird explores the wilderness and traces of an ancient culture. The player flies through...

Alwa's Legacy

Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

June 17, 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A non-linear adventure with modern retro styling, Alwa's Legacy centers on exploring dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. As the player...

Giga Wrecker Alt.

Metroidvania, Action

April 12, 2019

Metacritic: 65/100

This platform action game with physics-based puzzles is set in the near future, where robot invaders have ravaged Earth. Rescued from death, Reika Rekkeiji gains...

Ex Vitro

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

January 31, 2024

Steam: 94/100

A dark game in which the main character plunges into the ruins of a military research center, where he encounters various horrors. The locations are divided into 8...

Isles of Sea and Sky

Puzzle, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Adventure

May 22, 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 91/100

The main character wakes up on an unfamiliar island and does not remember how he ended up here. The character solves puzzles and explores locations to uncover the...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

March 27, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels of a labyrinth...

Best Games in the Metroidvania genre