Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre

SiNiSistar 2 - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Action, Adult game, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

A stylized pixel-art adventure in a decadent world inhabited by grotesque, monstrous creatures. Sister Lelia and her partner Hanya embark on a mission to eradicate...

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: 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...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vernal Edge

Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: PC → 14 March 2023

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

DOOMBLADE

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

Game released: PC → 31 May 2023

Players: 3.9/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

9 Years of Shadows

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 27 March 2023

Players: 5.5/10

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

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...

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...

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...

Awaken - Astral Blade

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy, Exploration, Metroidvania, Slasher

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 7.5/10

The main character is a certain Loretta, who is called upon to defeat demons and save the world. Among the features of the game are a wide selection of weapon...

Minishoot' Adventures

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2024

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...

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...

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...

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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for PC