Metroidvania PC Games | Exploration-Driven 2D Action Ranked
You return to a place you could not reach, with an ability you found later. That structure alone makes a metroidvania, whatever the art or difficulty. Some centre on the weight of combat; others make filling the map the reward; some are short and dense. A handful of famous titles invite comparison, but this list ranks less-reviewed games first, so quiet successes surface ahead of the well-known. Ascent DX and Extreme Evolution, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.
1,322 titles match. 366 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 414 support Japanese, and 142 are free.
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739 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Ascent DX: Tiny Metroidvania Adventure in 64x64 Pixel Art3/26Free99%313adventuremetroidvaniaexplorationatmosphericplatformerS
Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity - Evolve Your Movement1/16$19.99100%93adventureaction-adventurearcadeplatformerpuzzleS
Dungeon Gals: Sky Isles Adventure - Puzzle, Platform, and Romance4/22$13.49-10%100%92exploration2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerpuzzleplatformerS
The Legend of Lumina: A Charming Sokoban Adventure7/8Free99%140puzzlesokobanmetroidvaniaexplorationatmosphericS
Cape Hideous: A Surreal Pirate Mystery Adventure10/25$5.9998%277adventurepiratessurrealmysterymetroidvaniaS
Ichima-san: The Ichimatsu Doll's Escape from a Japanese House8/8$10.99100%703d-platformermetroidvaniatriviaplatformeraction-rpgS
The Holy Gosh Darn: Save Heaven with Time Travel9/26$3.99-80%97%354singleplayeradventureaction-adventure2dcartoonyS
Key Fairy: A Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Adventure of Surreal Forests2/18$19.99100%67explorationaction-adventurebullet-hellhand-drawnatmosphericS
TOMOMI: Cute Metroidvania Action RPG Adventure3/25$7.9997%277actionmetroidvaniaaction-rpgside-scroller2dS
William and Sly: Cozy 3D Fox Adventure Reimagined2/26$14.9999%92foxesopen-worldcozy3d-platformeradventureS
Kalinur: A Mini Metroidvania Adventure to Defeat the Dark Wizard8/18$1.9996%498actionadventureplatformerexplorationmetroidvaniaS
Paper Animal Adventure: Cute Roguelike Exploration and Combat8/7$9.74-35%97%228metroidvaniapixel-graphics2dcombatactionS
Ato: A Father's Feudal Japan Metroidvania Quest5/8$14.9996%474metroidvaniaatmosphericindie2d-platformerexplorationS
ROLLING STAR: Laurie's Metroidvania Odyssey in Space3/31$11.9997%221actionplatformer2d-platformermetroidvaniacollectathonS
Auridia: A Lovecraftian Metroidvania of Secrets and Lore9/22$9.9997%200metroidvaniaexplorationstory-richatmosphericlovecraftianS
Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World - Monochrome Metroidvania Adventure7/10$4.9999%79metroidvaniaexplorationpuzzlepuzzle-platformerminimalistS
Candellum: Hack and Slash Through a Wax Factory Inferno5/5Free96%398action3d-fighteradventurehack-and-slashmetroidvaniaS
Vampire's Best Friend: Retro Precision Platforming Adventure10/6$9.9999%78precision-platformercutemetroidvaniaplatformeractionS
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times - A Magical Puzzle Adventure3/12$9.74-35%96%277singleplayermetroidvaniapuzzleexplorationsimulationS
Glowkeeper: A Luminous Puzzle Adventure8/28$14.99100%49explorationpuzzle-platformersokobanpuzzlelogicS
Janosik 2: Prologue - Embark on a Metroidvania Adventure as Janka10/1Free100%49actionadventureaction-adventureplatformer2d-platformerS
Tres-Bashers: 2D Monster-Bashing Metroidvania Adventure10/1$9.9996%199metroidvaniapixel-graphicshorroractionaction-adventureS
Pine Hearts: A Cozy Metroidvania Adventure Through Nature's Wonders5/23$12.9997%122metroidvaniaexplorationrelaxingadventurecuteS
DREADTOME – Extract Forbidden Knowledge in a Corrupt Library FPS6/12Free95%330free-to-playaction-adventurefpsexplorationhorrorS
Scrabdackle: Hand-Drawn Souls-like Metroidvania Adventure12/2$14.9996%168open-worldsouls-likemetroidvaniacombatnonlinearS
Vyanka's Memories: Hunt Monsters, Recover Powers in Action-Adventure10/22$9.99100%43indieaction-rpgfemale-protagonistmetroidvaniaaction-adventureS
Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores - A Whimsical Metroidvania Adventure11/7$19.9995%281adventuremetroidvaniaexplorationaction-adventureplatformerS
Descenso: Explore a Mysterious World as a Robot with a Drone8/29Free100%42adventureaction-adventureshooterplatformerside-scrollerS
Gruniożerca Trilogy: Retro Puzzle Adventure Remastered10/22$7.9997%99actionadventurecasualplatformerarcadeS
Randomice: Metroidvania with Randomized Item Placement11/25$12.9996%133explorationmetroidvania2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerpuzzleS
Seafrog – Skate-Platforming with a Rocket-Powered Wrench4/15$14.9998%61platformerskateboardingcollectathoncuteexplorationS
Quarion: Explore a Mysterious Planet in This Retro Metroidvania Adventure8/28$0.9995%173metroidvaniaadventureexplorationnonlinearsingleplayerS
Whirlwind Magician: A Charming Metroidvania Adventure5/7$2.9998%60metroidvania2d-platformercutefemale-protagonistaction-adventureS
Sisyphus Is a Bug: A Mythological Metroidvania Challenge11/14$4.9998%60explorationmetroidvaniapuzzle-platformermythologypuzzleS
Jubilee: Master Pure Precision Platforming11/18$9.9996%112actionplatformer2d-platformerexplorationmetroidvaniaS
Derelict Star: Precision Platforming Adventure4/2$9.9995%156precision-platformerexplorationmetroidvania2d-platformerplatformerS
The Shaman's Ark: Rhythm-Action RPG in a Post-Apocalyptic World7/30$9.9998%56souls-likemetroidvaniaquick-time-eventsatmosphericdarkS
Xanthiom Zero: Explore an Alien Planet as Captain Grisham7/28$4.9995%148metroidvaniaexploration2d-platformerpixel-graphicsspaceS
Space Sprouts: Explore a Mysterious Solar Punk Spaceship3/31$10.9997%70explorationpuzzlephysicssimulationmetroidvaniaS
Xanthiom 2: Explore a Ruined Earth as Captain Grisham6/12$14.9997%70metroidvaniaexplorationside-scroller2d-platformerpuzzleS
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons: Retro Metroidvania Adventure3/1$4.9996%91indieadventureactionplatformerpixel-graphicsS
Maki's Adventure: Dive into a 2D Metroidvania with 3D Hub Worlds1/18$9.9995%128actionmetroidvaniaaction-adventurepixel-graphicsexplorationS
The Girl from Arkanya: Pixel Art Metroidvania Adventure with Magical Capybaras8/21$19.9994%191indiecapybarasfantasyrpgmetroidvaniaS
Transiruby: Explore a Mysterious Dimension as a Cyborg12/9$14.9993%308pixel-graphicsmetroidvaniaaction2d-platformeraction-adventureS
KnightLight: Illuminate Your Path in a Mysterious 2D Puzzle Platformer8/9Free95%121explorationmetroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerS
Tombwater: Survive the Eldritch Madness3/31$24.9993%296explorationsouls-likemetroidvaniaaction-rpgrpgS
Infinitevania: A Metroidvania Platformer with Souls-like Combat7/24$14.9993%292metroidvaniaplatformeractionindie2dS
Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege - Medieval 2D Action Platformer4/20$9.9995%116actionarcade2d-platformermedievalretroSShowing 1-50 of 739 items
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