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 Draco and the Seven Scales, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

1,350 titles match. 370 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 424 support Japanese, and 142 are free.

751 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Ascent DX: Tiny Metroidvania Adventure in 64x64 Pixel Art3/26Free99% positive 317adventuremetroidvaniaexplorationatmosphericplatformerS

Draco and the Seven Scales: Retro Pirate Adventure9/18$15.99100% positive 98metroidvaniaindiepixel-graphicspiratesdungeon-crawlerS

Dungeon Gals: Sky Isles Adventure - Puzzle, Platform, and Romance4/22$14.99100% positive 97exploration2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerpuzzleplatformerS

Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity - Evolve Your Movement1/16$19.99100% positive 93adventureaction-adventurearcadeplatformerpuzzleS

Cape Hideous: A Surreal Pirate Mystery Adventure10/25$5.9998% positive 291adventurepiratessurrealmysterymetroidvaniaS

The Legend of Lumina: A Charming Sokoban Adventure7/8Free99% positive 141puzzlesokobanmetroidvaniaexplorationatmosphericS

Candellum: Hack and Slash Through a Wax Factory Inferno5/5Free97% positive 414action3d-fighteradventurehack-and-slashmetroidvaniaS

Ichima-san: The Ichimatsu Doll's Escape from a Japanese House8/8$10.99100% positive 713d-platformermetroidvaniatriviaplatformeraction-rpgS

Key Fairy: A Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Adventure of Surreal Forests2/18$19.99100% positive 70explorationaction-adventurebullet-hellhand-drawnatmosphericS

TOMOMI: Cute Metroidvania Action RPG Adventure3/25$7.9997% positive 280actionmetroidvaniaaction-rpgside-scroller2dS

Paper Animal Adventure: Cute Roguelike Exploration and Combat8/7$14.9997% positive 230metroidvaniapixel-graphics2dcombatactionS

Kalinur: A Mini Metroidvania Adventure to Defeat the Dark Wizard8/18$1.9996% positive 500actionadventureplatformerexplorationmetroidvaniaS

ROLLING STAR: Laurie's Metroidvania Odyssey in Space3/31$11.9997% positive 223actionplatformer2d-platformermetroidvaniacollectathonS

Ato: A Father's Feudal Japan Metroidvania Quest5/8$14.9996% positive 477metroidvaniaatmosphericindie2d-platformerexplorationS

Vampire's Best Friend: Retro Precision Platforming Adventure10/6$9.9999% positive 80precision-platformercutemetroidvaniaplatformeractionS

Tres-Bashers: 2D Monster-Bashing Metroidvania Adventure10/1$5.99-40%97% positive 200metroidvaniapixel-graphicshorroractionaction-adventureS

Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World - Monochrome Metroidvania Adventure7/10$4.9999% positive 78metroidvaniaexplorationpuzzlepuzzle-platformerminimalistS

The Holy Gosh Darn: Save Heaven with Time Travel9/26$3.99-80%96% positive 358singleplayeradventureaction-adventure2dcartoonyS

Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times - A Magical Puzzle Adventure3/12$9.74-35%96% positive 297singleplayermetroidvaniapuzzleexplorationsimulationS

Janosik 2: Prologue - Embark on a Metroidvania Adventure as Janka10/1Free100% positive 51actionadventureaction-adventureplatformer2d-platformerS

William and Sly: Cozy 3D Fox Adventure Reimagined2/26$14.9998% positive 95foxesopen-worldcozy3d-platformeradventureS

Auridia: A Lovecraftian Metroidvania of Secrets and Lore9/22$9.9996% positive 215metroidvaniaexplorationstory-richatmosphericlovecraftianS

Isle of Reveries: Embark on a Pixelated Metroidvania Adventure9/4$19.9996% positive 196fantasypixel-graphicsmetroidvaniaretroaction-adventureS

Vyanka's Memories: Hunt Monsters, Recover Powers in Action-Adventure10/22$9.99100% positive 44indieaction-rpgfemale-protagonistmetroidvaniaaction-adventureS

Scrabdackle: Hand-Drawn Souls-like Metroidvania Adventure12/2$14.9996% positive 173open-worldsouls-likemetroidvaniacombatnonlinearS

Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores - A Whimsical Metroidvania Adventure11/7$19.9995% positive 284adventuremetroidvaniaexplorationaction-adventureplatformerS

Descenso: Explore a Mysterious World as a Robot with a Drone8/29Free100% positive 42adventureaction-adventureshooterplatformerside-scrollerS

Gruniożerca Trilogy: Retro Puzzle Adventure Remastered10/22$7.9997% positive 99actionadventurecasualplatformerarcadeS

Randomice: Metroidvania with Randomized Item Placement11/25$12.9996% positive 139explorationmetroidvania2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerpuzzleS

DREADTOME – Extract Forbidden Knowledge in a Corrupt Library FPS6/12Free94% positive 335free-to-playaction-adventurefpsexplorationhorrorS

Seafrog – Skate-Platforming with a Rocket-Powered Wrench4/15$14.9998% positive 63platformerskateboardingcollectathoncuteexplorationS

KnightLight: Illuminate Your Path in a Mysterious 2D Puzzle Platformer8/9Free96% positive 120explorationmetroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerS

Quarion: Explore a Mysterious Planet in This Retro Metroidvania Adventure8/28$0.9995% positive 178metroidvaniaadventureexplorationnonlinearsingleplayerS

Whirlwind Magician: A Charming Metroidvania Adventure5/7$2.9998% positive 60metroidvania2d-platformercutefemale-protagonistaction-adventureS

Sisyphus Is a Bug: A Mythological Metroidvania Challenge11/14$4.9998% positive 60explorationmetroidvaniapuzzle-platformermythologypuzzleS

Jubilee: Master Pure Precision Platforming11/18$9.9996% positive 112actionplatformer2d-platformerexplorationmetroidvaniaS

Derelict Star: Precision Platforming Adventure4/2$9.9995% positive 166precision-platformerexplorationmetroidvania2d-platformerplatformerS

Xanthiom 2: Explore a Ruined Earth as Captain Grisham6/12$14.9997% positive 77metroidvaniaexplorationside-scroller2d-platformerpuzzleS

Goodboy Galaxy: A Dog's Journey Through Space10/25$24.9995% positive 154co-opdogsadventureplatformeractionS

Xanthiom Zero: Explore an Alien Planet as Captain Grisham7/28$4.9995% positive 152metroidvaniaexploration2d-platformerpixel-graphicsspaceS

The Shaman's Ark: Rhythm-Action RPG in a Post-Apocalyptic World7/30$9.9998% positive 56souls-likemetroidvaniaquick-time-eventsatmosphericdarkS

Deep Rune: Norse Mythology Adventure RPG10/14Free100% positive 35adventurerpgstrategypuzzlepoint-&-clickS

Space Sprouts: Explore a Mysterious Solar Punk Spaceship3/31$10.9997% positive 70explorationpuzzlephysicssimulationmetroidvaniaS

Prototype Juan: A Tale of Two Mundos – Trapped in a Pixelated Realm10/16$4.99100% positive 34action-adventureplatformer2d-platformerexplorationmetroidvaniaS

Infinitevania: A Metroidvania Platformer with Souls-like Combat7/24$14.9993% positive 341metroidvaniaplatformeractionindie2dS

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons: Retro Metroidvania Adventure3/1$4.9996% positive 91indieadventureactionplatformerpixel-graphicsS

Maki's Adventure: Dive into a 2D Metroidvania with 3D Hub Worlds1/18$9.9995% positive 128actionmetroidvaniaaction-adventurepixel-graphicsexplorationS

The Girl from Arkanya: Pixel Art Metroidvania Adventure with Magical Capybaras8/21$9.99-50%94% positive 195indiecapybarasfantasyrpgmetroidvaniaS

Pine Hearts: A Cozy Metroidvania Adventure Through Nature's Wonders5/23$12.9995% positive 125metroidvaniaexplorationrelaxingadventurecuteS

100 Pumpkins 2: Find More Pumpkins in This Nonlinear Metroidvania12/2$3.9997% positive 66actionmetroidvaniaadventure2d-platformernonlinearS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.