Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre

Caravan SandWitch - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 12 September 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The protagonist explores a sunny sci-fi world by car to find his sister. You can help people you meet on the road solve their problems. The car needs to be upgraded...

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

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

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Curse of Blood returns to the Castlevania universe in a modern 2D action format with a focus on world exploration from the creators of Dead Cells. The events...

SiNiSistar 2

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...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 4/10

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...

Volkolak: The Will of Gods

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

Early Access: PC → 22 August 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7/10

The game takes place in a gloomy world where, because of Koshchei the Immortal, all people began to go crazy and turn into evil spirits. The main character is...

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...

Grime 2

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

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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...

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...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

Akatori

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

Game released: PC → 5 August 2026

A brave nun named Mako embarks on a journey through the land of emerald peaks, inspired by East Asia. The girl is helped on her journey by a red bird, which can...

Constance

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

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...

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...

Otherskin

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 2 September 2025

The game takes place on a distant planet called Vandermire with various biomes, which is the source of the ever-expanding Corruption that threatens the entire...

Silver Pines

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Detective, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 8 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

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...

Chronicles of the Wolf

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

Game released: PC → 19 June 2025

Metacritic: 77/100

A fantasy Metroidvania in the vein of the Castlevania series, players take on the role of the last remaining member of the Order of the Rose Cross, Mateo Lombardo...

The Siege and the Sandfox

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Medieval era, Exploration

Game released: PC → 20 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A combination of stealth and metroidvania in the setting of an oriental fairy tale. The main character is a sand fox, a master of stealth, who must escape from a...

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...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 13 March 2015

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

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...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons

Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

The main character is a certain Bo. One day he descends from heaven to play a key role in a mystical ritual. The hero goes on a dangerous journey through colorful...

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...

Wolfhound

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

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...

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Old school, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game in development: PC → 2026

An action-adventure game set before the events of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game takes you to Gothic medieval England, where the mysterious castle of...

Gravity Circuit

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

Game released: PC → 13 July 2023

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...

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...

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...

Forgotten Eras

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

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...

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...

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

Avoidvania

Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Runner, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 1 August 2026; Early Access: PC → 25 September 2021

An adventure game where a small cat finds itself in a huge castle, drawn by a mysterious scent coming from its tower. Inside, a tangled maze of corridors awaits...

Romancelvania

Action, Comedy, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Adult game, Gothic

Game released: PC → 7 March 2023

Metacritic: 64/100

Hybrid parody of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and dating simulator. The game tells the story of the vampire Drac, who, in search of love, ends up on a local...

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...

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...

This Is Fine: Maximum Cope

Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 1 May 2026

A colorful Metroidvania based on the famous meme about a dog in a burning house. The player controls a dog named Question Hound, exploring five worlds inspired by...

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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for PC