Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre / Page 3

The Last Case of Benedict Fox - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Action, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: PC → 27 April 2023

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is Benedict Fox, a self-proclaimed detective with a bond with his demon companion. The hero uses this unholy connection to probe the minds of the...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

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...

Volkolak: The Will of Gods

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

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

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

Catmaze

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

Game released: PC → 25 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...

Elderand

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...

Infernax

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: PC → 14 February 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Infernax is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The main character is a brave knight who returned to his homeland to defeat monsters caused...

Phantom Blade: Executioners

Adventure, Action, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade, Exploration, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 November 2023

Players: 9.3/10

A dynamic game in which the gamer can make decisions that change the course of events. Various combinations of Phantoms' skills and powers are used in battles. They...

ANIMAL WELL

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

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...

Mark of the Deep

Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Isometric

Game released: PC → 24 January 2025

Players: 1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The adventure of a pirate nicknamed "Rookie", who must uncover the secrets of a mysterious island and reassemble his crew after a shipwreck. The locations are...

Grime

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

Cave Story

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 4 January 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This futuristic action-platformer combines shooting and puzzles with the story of an amnesiac boy who wakes in a dark cave. As he explores the world, he discovers a...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021; Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

The Spirit of the Samurai

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2024

Players: 6/10

Steam: 60/100

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...

Vapor World: Over The Mind

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 19 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 48/100

The game takes the player deep into a warped dreamscape, where the mind becomes a battlefield and nightmares take the form of enemies. A world woven from fog and...

Supraworld

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

Early Access: PC → 15 August 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 3 December 2026

Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 September 2026; Early Access: PC → 17 March 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 27 March 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows the Belmont family’s conflict with Dracula. Trevor Belmont, a knight of the Brotherhood of...

Guacamelee! 2

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

Game released: PC → 21 August 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...

Salt and Sacrifice

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

Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 62/100

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...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: PC → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...

Guns of Fury

Action, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Old school, Indie, Metroidvania, Shooter

Game released: PC → 13 February 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Dynamic retro action in the spirit of the Metal Slug series. The main action takes place in a dystopian future in which the world is in an energy crisis. One day, a...

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Pixel game about a little treasure hunter named Timmy. The main character explores the dungeons, fights with monsters and hunts for treasures. At the levels you can...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 28 August 2019; Game released: PC → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

Stray Blade

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A game in a fantasy setting. The main character is an adventurer who died during his journey, but was revived in a lost valley, as a result of which he became tied...

Aeterna Noctis

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

Game released: PC → 15 December 2021

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Axiom of Maria

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

Game released: PC → 6 February 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...

Akatori

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

Game released: PC → 5 August 2026

Steam: 71/100

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...

Primal Planet

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Crafting, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 July 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel adventure about a caveman who went on a dangerous journey for his family. The main character encounters dinosaurs and wildlife. You need to create weapons...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

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

Game released: PC → 11 January 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Ogu and the Secret Forest

Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Top-down view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 29 July 2024

Steam: 94/100

The player explores a colorful world with hand-drawn characters, where he solves many puzzles. During the journey, he can meet different creatures that need help...

Wolfhound

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

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...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

SteamWorld Dig 2

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

Game released: PC → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Iconoclasts

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

Game released: PC → 23 January 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 24 May 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an exciting side-scrolling action-platformer set in a fantasy setting from the creators of Mega Man 10 and Mighty No. 9. The...

Awaken - Astral Blade

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

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

Steam: 91/100

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...

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