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.
1,351 titles match. 370 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 425 support Japanese, and 142 are free.
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751 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Dutch's Chickens: Find the Escaped Fowl with Cool Gadgets2/2Free85% positive 13adventurepuzzle-platformerplatformermetroidvania2d-platformerS
POWERNAUT DECAY: Non-Linear Platformer on a Dying Planet4/14$2.9985% positive 13actionadventureaction-adventureplatformermetroidvaniaS
Blight Night: 3D Open World Action RPG Adventure5/6$15.9985% positive 13actionaction-rpgadventuremetroidvaniaaction-adventureS
Jumper Jon: A Metroidvania Platformer Adventure in Limbo8/4$4.99-50%85% positive 13metroidvaniaaction-adventureexplorationactionplatformerS
Makis Adventure: Level Editor - Create Your Own Metroidvania Worlds12/27Free85% positive 13level-editorpixel-graphics2dmetroidvaniaadventureS
Second Works: Biotech Sci-Fi Metroidvania Adventure9/6Free85% positive 13actionaction-adventuremetroidvaniasingleplayer2d-platformerS
Nakawak: Expanded Color Edition - Lovecraftian Metroidvania Horror10/11$4.9976% positive 29metroidvaniahorrorlovecraftianside-scrollerpixel-graphicsS
Bleeding Deities: A Nonlinear Metroidvania with Time Travel4/30$9.9977% positive 26action-adventurenonlinearmetroidvaniamythologytime-travelS
JackQuest: The Tale of The Sword - Rescue Nara from the Orc King1/24$4.9975% positive 32singleplayerindieadventurecasualrpgS
TRISTOY: Co-op Platformer Adventure in the Sea of Shards1/15$6.9964% positive 246co-opactionindieadventureplatformerS
Orange Moon: Explore a Surreal Sci-Fi World in This Action-Platformer9/27$9.9967% positive 110actionindieadventurerpggoreS
Guardian of Lore: Embark on a 2.5D Metroidvania Adventure5/18$13.9974% positive 35explorationmetroidvaniachoose-your-own-adventure2d-platformerhack-and-slashS
Slavania: Master the Magic Spear in a Metroidvania Adventure3/13$15.9964% positive 229metroidvania2d-platformerhack-and-slashhuntingmartial-artsS
The Siege and the Sandfox: Stealth Metroidvania Adventure5/20$14.9964% positive 217actionmetroidvaniastealthadventure2d-platformerS
King Lucas: Rescue the Princesses in a Randomly Generated Castle12/1$4.9965% positive 147multiplayerindieactionadventureplatformerS
Custodian: Beginning of the End - Survive the Fog on the World Tree9/1Free68% positive 77metroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerexplorationsouls-likeS
Darxanadon: 2D Action RPG Labyrinth Exploration2/2$0.9968% positive 76action-rpgmetroidvaniasouls-likeside-scroller2d-platformerS
Door3: Insignia – Uncover the Secrets of a Vanished Civilization11/15$11.9981% positive 16puzzleatmosphericfirst-personopen-worldlogicSJourney of the Garden Rose: A Metroidvania Adventure3/23$8.39-30%79% positive 19explorationmetroidvaniasouls-likearcheryaction-rpgS
Goo Keeper: Explore a Toxic Mushroom World as a Super Goo10/23$11.9979% positive 19metroidvaniaaction-adventureexplorationplatformercuteS
Luke The Hybrid: Post-Apocalyptic Robot Uprising Adventure10/3Free79% positive 19zombieslocal-co-oplocal-multiplayeractionadventureS
The Guise: Embrace the Monster in a Dark Metroidvania10/20$4.9969% positive 62metroidvaniasouls-likehorroratmosphericsingleplayerS
Traps N' Gemstones: A Retro Metroidvania Adventure4/16$4.9976% positive 25adventureindiecasualactionmetroidvaniaS
Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora - Noir Mystery Investigation2/20$14.9963% positive 222metroidvaniaside-scroller3d-platformerexplorationopen-worldS
Mariana — Dive into an Underwater Metroidvania Mystery10/18Free77% positive 22adventureactionaction-rpgpuzzleexplorationS
Enter Digiton: A Retro Metroidvania Adventure Underground8/14$9.9973% positive 33indiecasualactionadventuremetroidvaniaS
AOI: Unravel a Lost World in this 2D Metroidvania Adventure12/14$4.9971% positive 42adventuremetroidvaniaactionrpgplatformerS
Exile's End: Retro Sci-Fi Action-Adventure with a Japanese Soul8/31$9.9970% positive 47actionmetroidvaniaplatformer2dretroS
Secrets of Rætikon: Fly Like a Bird in an Open-World Alpine Adventure4/17$9.9960% positive 493animalsnaturemetroidvaniaindieadventureS
MegaSphere: Post-Cyberpunk Action Platformer with Randomized Worlds8/25$14.9964% positive 133indieactionadventureearly-accessmetroidvaniaS
YesterSol: A Magical Metroidvania of Exploration and Combat9/17$9.59-20%74% positive 27metroidvaniaatmosphericexplorationlore-richindieS
Lamp Chronicle: A Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Adventure1/21$14.9966% positive 82hand-drawncuteplatformersouls-likeside-scrollerS
Robot Exploration Squad – Investigate a Mysterious Space Station9/16$2.9973% positive 30actionadventureindiegoreviolentS
Vaccine War: Retro Metroidvania in 1930s Spain3/21$7.9973% positive 30actionindieadventurepixel-graphicsretroS
The Dark Heart of Balor — Hack and Slash Through a Demon-Infested World1/2$14.9975% positive 24metroidvaniaside-scroller3d-platformerhack-and-slashdungeon-crawlerS
Ascender: Explore GOA's Puzzles in this Metroidvania Adventure3/17$8.9975% positive 24puzzle-platformer2dmetroidvaniaadventureindieS
Double Damnation: Master Shared Momentum in Co-op Metroidvania8/26Free75% positive 24co-opmetroidvaniacontroller2d-platformerrogueliteS
Robo's World: The Zarnok Fortress - Tactical Action Platformer3/7$9.9975% positive 24metroidvania2d-platformerplatformerrobots2dS
Gear Path: A Compact Metroidvania Platformer Adventure12/21$0.9978% positive 18actionadventureindieplatformermetroidvaniaS
Reknum Cheri Dreamland: A 2D Metroidvania Adventure4/29$6.9978% positive 18actionadventureaction-adventurearcadeplatformerS
Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury - Unleash Vehicular Mayhem3/26Free68% positive 564-player-localpvpvehicular-combatthird-person-shootergun-customizationS
Column on the Sea: Hilarious 2D Action-Adventure on a Hollow Island9/26$10.9983% positive 12actionindiemetroidvaniaS
Mage: A 2D Metroidvania of Dungeon Crawling and Wizardry7/15$2.9983% positive 12indiemetroidvaniamystery-dungeonexplorationadventureS
Mean-While: Switch Between Rivals in This Comedic Metroidvania9/4$2.9983% positive 12metroidvania2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerplatformeraction-adventureS
Summit: Explore a Vast Mountain in this 2D Metroidvania4/28$4.9983% positive 12metroidvania2d-platformerexplorationopen-worldmultiple-endingsS
Bad Animals: Rabbit - Explore a Colorful World of Puzzles and Secrets10/22$1.9980% positive 15metroidvaniaexploration3d-platformerimmersive-simpuzzleS
Dead Lasso: Temple Of Shadows - Cowboy Adventure in a Jungle Labyrinth2/5$9.9980% positive 15metroidvaniapuzzle-platformerexplorationside-scroller2d-platformerS
Medusa: Explore and Cast Spells in a Classic Metroidvania11/29$2.9980% positive 15adventuremetroidvania2d-platformerplatformeractionS
Ninja Outbreak: Survive a Soviet Lab Nightmare on Venus3/30$9.9980% positive 15actionindieadventurepixel-graphicsretroSShowing 551-600 of 751 items
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