Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre

BlazBlue Entropy Effect - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk

Early Access: PC → 16 August 2023; Game released: PC → 14 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...

ASTLIBRA Revision

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 13 October 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

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

Game released: PC → 17 April 2025

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a world where humanity has fallen due to an attack by monsters. Now people have to hide behind brick walls and distraction fences that...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Salt and Sacrifice

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

Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy world. The events...

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2024; Game released: PC → 22 January 2025

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Continuation of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The great kingdom of mages flourished, and the created beings known as "homunculi" were meant to aid in...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration, Platformer, Action

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

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

Game released: PC → 11 January 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Five years after the events of Momodora 3 , demons invaded the village of Koho. The high priestess sets out on a journey to save her people from destruction. In...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

The Devil Within: Satgat

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

Early Access: PC → 9 April 2024; Game released: PC → 21 November 2024

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...

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

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

Early Access: PC → 15 December 2022; Game released: PC → 26 July 2024

Players: 9.3/10

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...

Shadow Labyrinth

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Science fiction, Platformer

Game released: PC → 18 July 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The gloomy version of the famous Packman. The main character - Mesnik No. 8, accompanied by a yellow sphere named Pak, examines the mysterious planet. We will have...

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening

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

Game released: PC → 26 August 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A dynamic action platformer based on the anime and manga "Cobra's Space Adventures". The player takes on the role of space pirate Cobra and faces a mysterious...

Castlevania Dominus Collection

Action, Adventure, Old school, Platformer, Collection, Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 27 August 2024

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A collection of classic Castlevania games, including Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, previously...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 4.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile machines to...

Islets

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2022

Players: 9.5/10

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...

Constance

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work, personal motivation...

The Spirit of the Samurai

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Fantasy, Adventure, Metroidvania, Slasher

Game released: PC → 12 December 2024

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place in feudal Japan and tells about the confrontation with an army of terrible Oni demons, undead and youkai. The game features three main...

The Knight Witch

Side view, Metroidvania, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Exploration, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PC → 29 November 2022

Metacritic: 79/100

The Knight Witch is a fast-paced Metroidvania adventure with shooter elements, set in a hand-drawn world. The game tells about witch knights who are trying to repel...

Lunacid

Action, First-person view, Fantasy, Dungeons, Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023; Early Access: PC → 15 March 2022

Players: 9.6/10

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2023

Players: 10/10

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...

Afterimage

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 April 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Side view game with non-linear levels. A girl named Renee survived an attack on her home village, but lost her memory. Now she is trying to regain her memories and...

Convergence: A League of Legends Story

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2023

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...

The Mobius Machine

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

Game released: PC → 1 March 2024

Players: 8/10

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...

INAYAH - Life after Gods

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

Game released: PC → 27 March 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The post -apocalyptic game about the brave orphan Inaya, who went on a dangerous journey to find her tribe. The heroine is accompanied by a drone, which helps to...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

Voidwrought

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The main action takes place in a hand-rendered cosmic horror world, in which the player explores the ruins of the First Civilization and battles the gods who live...

Grime 2

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Continuation of the metroidvania about a hero with a black hole instead of a head. The new part is dedicated to the Formless — a vile creature that can absorb...

Beyond the Ice Palace 2

Metroidvania, Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 10 March 2025

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Crypt Custodian

Metroidvania, Action, Roguelike, Adventure, Dungeons, Puzzle, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 27 August 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The main character is a cat named Pluto, who came to the other world and learned that he would now forever sweep the afterlife. The character goes to explore nearby...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...

Rebel Transmute

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

Game released: PC → 11 March 2024

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...

Supraworld

Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Comedy, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 15 August 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

A colorful first-person Metroidvania with a unique style. The action takes place in a miniature "toy" world, where the player, being the size of a figurine...

Crystal Project

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

Game released: PC → 31 March 2022

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...

Turbo Kid

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

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 7/10

A retro adventure with crazy weapons, skills and pixelated blood based on the action movie "Turbo Kid". The story begins immediately after the end of the film. The...

Biomorph

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 5 April 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A colorful metroidvania in the spirit of Hollow Knight, in which the main emphasis is on hardcore battles with enemies, an abundance of different fighting styles...

Ultros

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2024

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character comes to his senses in a certain sarcophagus floating in space. The character explores areas of the ship and fights alien creatures to uncover...

Beholgar 2

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 5.4/10

Old-school metroidvania, inspired by projects from the 90s for Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. During the gameplay, players will explore a...

Trinity Fusion

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

Early Access: PC → 13 April 2023; Game released: PC → 15 December 2023

Players: 4/10

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...

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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for PC