Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre / Page 7

Dutch's Chickens - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 2 February 2023

Steam: 84/100

Free old-school platformer with traps and puzzles. The game's story follows Dutch, who wants to find his runaway chickens. The hero uses various equipment...

Lunacid

Action, First-person view, Fantasy, Dungeons, Old school, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

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

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Brichi Quest

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Dungeons, Procedural generation, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 6 January 2023

Steam: 75/100

The protagonist finds a mysterious sword that takes him to an unknown land. The character must search every island and dungeon in search of a way to return home. On...

Run Coffee Run

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Comedy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 10 January 2026

Steam: 95/100

A dynamic game where the main character moves quickly through levels and drinks coffee to stay awake. You need to explore different corners of the level to find the...

DeadRoot

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A brutal medieval action game set in a world of tiny creatures, dark dungeons, and giant ruins. As the lone warrior-snail Kitta, you will face hordes of insects...

Bioframe: Outpost

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 7 November 2024

Steam: 96/100

Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a sci-fi setting. You have to go to an unknown planet, where you need to find out as much information as possible...

Supraland

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: PC → 5 April 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Supraland is an exciting action platformer with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve fun puzzles, explore the environment, find secrets and fight...

Gato Roboto

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

Game released: PC → 30 May 2019

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gato Roboto is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will play as a cat who has to save his captain and the...

DAMON and BABY

Metroidvania, Role-playing game, Shooter

Game released: PC → 26 March 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The story follows the Demon King, cursed to be unable to part from a human child. In DAMON and BABY, their journey begins as they set out to break the...

Lost Epic

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

Early Access: PC → 5 June 2021; Game released: PC → 28 July 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Lost Epic is a 2D side-scroller where you explore and fight in a fantasy world. The game is an action RPG and tells about the war between gods and people. Players...

Vomitoreum

Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

Vomitoreum is an atmospheric old-school shooter with a first-person view, metroidvania and horror elements. The game takes place in a world affected by an ominous...

Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Dungeons, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game

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

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

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...

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

An unusual action platformer about the struggle of a bodybuilder cat with alien invaders. In the role of a furry bodybuilder, players clear locations of aliens to...

Turbo Kid

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

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Anchor: Quest for Atlantis

Metroidvania, Fantasy, Adventure, Dungeons, Action, Exploration

Game released: PC → 1 April 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

The main character is immersed in the seabed and explores the ancient ruins to reveal the secrets of the fall of Atlantis. The ruins protect the guards. In battles...

Candellum

Action, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Free game, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Steam: 96/100

Free action game with a top-down view, where all mechanics revolve around fire, life, and inevitable extinction. The action takes place in an abandoned wax factory...

Youropa

Metroidvania, Exploration, Parkour

Game released: PC → 27 June 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

Game released: PC → 17 April 2012

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...

La•Mulana

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

Game released: PC → 27 June 2005

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

La•Mulana is an archaeological action-platformer about exploring ancient ruins said to hold the Secret Treasure of Life, the beginning of all civilization. Players...

Xeodrifter

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 December 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 6 February 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

The Perfect Pencil

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

Game released: PC → 29 January 2026

Steam: 69/100

A colorful metroidvania with a side view, where John finds himself trapped in a surreal "world of fear" and seeks a way to freedom. The hand-drawn graphics turn...

The Knight Witch

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

Game released: PC → 29 November 2022

Steam: 72/100

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...

Curse of the Sea Rats

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

Game released: PC → 6 April 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...

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

Steam: 85/100

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...

Cookie Cutter

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

BioGun

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

Early Access: PC → 16 April 2024; Game released: PC → 31 July 2024

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 87/100

The main character, named Beck, goes on a journey to save all dogs from extinction caused by an ominous virus. The character explores the crazy hand-drawn world of...

Genopanic: Prologue

Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 5 March 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A short prologue to Genopanic, which will take about an hour to complete. You can understand the basics of gameplay and defeat the first boss. The main character...

Rebel Transmute

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

Game released: PC → 11 March 2024

Steam: 74/100

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...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies, Side view, Slasher

Game released: PC → 26 April 2024

Steam: 92/100

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

Morkull Ragast's Rage

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2025

Steam: 69/100

The main character of the game is Morkull, a villain who knows that he is a video game character. In battles, you can use combos and a variety of abilities to help...

Song of Decay

Action, Adventure, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Metroidvania, Slasher

Game released: PC → 28 February 2026

Steam: 100/100

The player, in the role of the legendary hero of Greek mythology, Orpheus, embarks on a quest to find Eurydice. They will have to explore abandoned mausoleums...

Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Cooperative metroidvania with hand-drawn graphics. The adventure is designed for single-player, local co-op, or online co-op. After fleeing their homeland, Greak...

Robot Named Fight

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

Game released: PC → 7 September 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Robot Named Fight is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a sci-fi setting. You will go on a dangerous journey through a randomly generated world in order...

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

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

Game released: PC → 15 October 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...

Redo!

Action, Adventure, Side view, Horror, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 20 August 2019

Steam: 86/100

Redo! is a side-scrolling hardcore action game set in the metroidvania genre and dark fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a brave girl who is trying to...

Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek

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

Game released: PC → 31 July 2022

Players: 1.7/10

Steam: 42/100

Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in the Metroidvania genre. Ominous flames rise again in the once peaceful world ruled by...

Mr. Sun's Hatbox

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2023

Steam: 85/100

The evil Mr. Moon and his criminal gang robbed a small but proud courier company, stealing a box of hats for Mr. Sun. The hero, thirsting for justice, assembles a...

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Demons, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 May 2023

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan with evil spirits and demons. The game world is based on Japanese myths and legends. Brave brother and...

DOOMBLADE

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

Game released: PC → 31 May 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

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