Metroidvania for PC — top best games in the Metroidvania genre / Page 8

Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 2 August 2024; Game in development: PC → Q1 2027

Steam: 90/100

The main character goes on a journey through mysterious worlds. Each decision made can lead to one of several endings. You need to pay attention to the...

City of None

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Old-school metroidvania from the creators of Celeste and TowerFall. Players need to explore a dark metropolis inhabited by strange spirits, fierce beasts...

La-Mulana 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 30 July 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

La-Mulana 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade platformer with lots of puzzles. This time the main character is the girl archaeologist Lumisa Kosugi, who...

UNSIGHTED

Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...

Control Craft 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Side view, Collectible card game (CCG), Metroidvania, Shooter

Game released: PC → 15 February 2016

Steam: 72/100

Control Craft 2 is a fun, top-down tactical strategy game set in a sci-fi setting where you have to fight the forces trying to invade our planet. Wave after wave of...

Ninja Noboken

Arcade, Action, Side view, Slasher, Adventure, Comics, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 3 May 2022

Steam: 59/100

Ninja Noboken is an old-school action-slasher game about ninjas with a side view. Evil has risen from the ashes and is once again wreaking havoc on a once...

Mala Petaka

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Combat robots, Cyberpunk, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic neon shooter where retro pixel aesthetics meet the frantic pace of classic 90s action. Everything in the game is filled with adrenaline: narrow corridors...

S.P.L.I.C.E.D.

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 20 June 2023

Steam: 65/100

The main character defied the tyranny of a mafia leader to free Chinatown from their oppressor. The girl uses powerful weapons that help her navigate through...

Templar 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics, Slasher, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 July 2024

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

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

Game released: PC → 27 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels of a labyrinth...

Shadow of Oryda

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

The plot is built around survival after a spaceship crash on a dangerous planet. The main character wakes up among the wreckage and sees only misty ruins, sandy...

Finding Teddy

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: PC → 3 December 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure puzzle follows a little girl whose teddy bear is stolen by a monster emerging from her cupboard. She follows it into a magical world...

Touhou Double Focus

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Action, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 May 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 73/100

This action-adventure metroidvania based on Touhou Project follows Aya Shameimaru, a tengu journalist, and Momiji Inubashiri, a tengu patrol member, as they become...

Nightmare Boy

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2017

Steam: 58/100

Nightmare Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game takes place in another world full of enemies from your worst nightmares. Only you can save...

Mummy Demastered

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Mummy Demastered is a classic side-scrolling action platformer. Once again, a powerful and ancient evil has awakened and threatens all of humanity. You will try on...

Escape From Tethys

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 13 July 2018

Steam: 76/100

Escape From Tethys is a side-scrolling retro Metroidvania about a scientist exploring a mysterious planet. The events of the game will take you to the hostile...

PowerSlave Exhumed

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 10 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

PowerSlave Exhumed is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation...

Vernal Edge

Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action

Game released: PC → 14 March 2023

Steam: 74/100

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...

Gravity Circuit

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

Game released: PC → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

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...

Eldritchvania

Free game, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: PC → 9 February 2024

Steam: 85/100

A dark metroidvania with hand-drawn 2D graphics inspired by the works of Lovecraft. The main character is an elderly occultist who travels to a small island off the...

Isles of Sea and Sky

Puzzle, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 May 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 91/100

The main character wakes up on an unfamiliar island and does not remember how he ended up here. The character solves puzzles and explores locations to uncover the...

YeGung

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 27 June 2024

Steam: 78/100

The main character's father was a powerful warrior, but was defeated in a fight with a strong monster. Now the girl protects the village from various creatures...

KnightLight

Side view, Puzzle, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 9 August 2024

Steam: 95/100

A beam of light explores an abandoned civilization, where it finds armor with magical properties. You must use the power of the suit to channel your light magic and...

Trizna

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A nameless fallen warrior, left without burial rites and awakened by an ancient powerful witch, turns into her obedient tool to achieve her goals shrouded in...

Slumbering Feline

Free game, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 March 2025

Steam: 72/100

The story of Momo, who has lost his way in a strange dream and is trying to get out of it. It is necessary to use magical equipment to fight enemies and discover...

This Is Fine: Maximum Cope

Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 1 May 2026

Steam: 69/100

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...

Okko The Exiled

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

Game released: PC → 30 September 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 88/100

An adventure platformer in the spirit of classic ’90s games, inspired by the aesthetic of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The project’s main feature is its...

Control Craft 3

Exploration, Metroidvania, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: PC → 30 December 2016

Steam: 73/100

A real-time strategy game about a battle for a planet, where troops capture bases belonging to enemy colonies. The player sends units into combat in waves and...

Ufouria: The Saga 2

Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 28 February 2024

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Ufouria: The Saga 2 is a side-scrolling action game focused on exploration, set in a world that looks handcrafted from felt. As a sequel to Ufouria: The Saga, it...

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

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

Game released: PC → 10 July 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is a direct continuation of the exciting action-platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will delight you with...

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Action, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Dungeons, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 3 June 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Astalon: Tears of the Earth is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game follows three heroic explorers who travel through a...

Transiruby

Action, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 9 December 2021

Steam: 92/100

Transiruby is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a cyborg named Sirubi and go...

RIN: The Last Child

Side view, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 25 January 2024

Steam: 52/100

The story is inspired by the ancient myth of Krona. The main character goes on a journey to restore order in the mystical world. You can create spells and improve...

Skelethrone: The Prey

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 14 March 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

A prequel to the dark game Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona, inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The action takes place several decades before...

Magical Delicacy

Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Crafting, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 July 2024

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Witch Flora prepares food and potions in her shop kitchen using the right ingredients. Between culinary experiments, you can walk around the city and meet the...

The Legend of Lumina

Top-down view, Metroidvania, Indie, Puzzle, Logic, Exploration

Game released: PC → 9 July 2024

Steam: 98/100

A Sokoban style game with non-linear progression. The gameplay is inspired by early Zelda games, with an emphasis on puzzle solving rather than combat. There are...

Merchant Isle

Third-person view, Free game, Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Open world, Indie, Metroidvania, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 July 2024

Steam: 78/100

The main character studies languages in order to be able to communicate with people from different villages. You will have to find new ways to interact with...

Meifumado

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 18 July 2024

Players: 4/10

Steam: 50/100

A dynamic action platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting with a dash of Japanese aesthetics. The player controls a warrior armed with a katana. During the...

An Amazing Wizard: Prologue

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Free game, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 27 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue for the game An Amazing Wizard about a magician. The main character can learn and use more than 100 spells in battles, further strengthening them with...

Tempus Vitae

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2027

A sci-fi metroidvania from the first person perspective, where players need to move between two eras and utilize time travel abilities. The main character is...

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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for PC