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

Last Stitch Goodnight: Explore a Mad Doctor's Mansion5/9$9.9980% positive 10indieadventureactionhorrormetroidvaniaS

Luminite Era: Expedition - A Pixel Art Metroidvania Adventure4/9$6.9980% positive 10metroidvaniaexplorationsouls-like2d-platformerplatformerS

Xolotl: Aztec-Inspired Metroidvania of Divine Escape6/27$0.9980% positive 10metroidvania2d-platformerprecision-platformerexplorationaction-adventureS

Bad Bots – Survive the Titan Hauler's Robot Onslaught5/17$4.9955% positive 260indieactionplatformershooterpixel-graphicsS

Seal of Sins: Embark on a Dark Fantasy Metroidvania Journey6/22$2.9972% positive 18souls-likemetroidvaniaaction-adventureadventurepixel-graphicsS

Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster - A Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Adventure9/9$14.9966% positive 32metroidvaniaexplorationdifficultactionplatformerS

Unstrong: A Colorful Metroidvania Adventure with Glasses12/20Free73% positive 15metroidvania2d-platformerdifficultplatformerfemale-protagonistS

AeternoBlade: Hack, Slash, and Manipulate Time in an RPG Adventure9/7$9.9963% positive 40actionindierpgmetroidvaniatime-manipulationS

Dark Sales: Souls-like 2D RPG in a Corporate Hellscape5/29$4.9975% positive 12actionrpgsouls-likeplatformer2d-platformerS

System Critical: The Race Against Time - VR Action-Adventure7/15$4.9975% positive 12vrshooteractionadventureaction-adventureS

Mable & The Wood: A Metroidvania of Shapeshifting Beasts8/23$14.9957% positive 91metroidvaniaexploration2d-platformerdifficultplatformerS

BJORN: Viking's Axe-Wielding Quest to Save His Family6/3$3.9962% positive 39explorationmetroidvaniasouls-likeplatformerparkourS

Nightmare Boy: Explore a Dream World of Fears and Fun10/25$9.9961% positive 41explorationmetroidvaniaside-scrollerdifficultplatformerS

Haxor: Retro Action Platformer with Rocket Jumping4/12$6.9967% positive 21metroidvaniaside-scrollerpuzzle-platformerretroplatformerS

Aeon Must Die!: A Futuristic Beat 'em Up with Risk-Reward Combat10/14$19.9954% positive 134actionindiebeat-'em-up2d-fightermetroidvaniaS

Outbreak: Lost Hope - Survive the Undead Apocalypse4/22$9.9963% positive 30metroidvaniasurvival-horrorthird-person-shooterpvedifficultS

Witchcrafty: A Magical Metroidvania Adventure Awaits3/1$9.9956% positive 81metroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerplatformerarcadeS

Destinesia — Explore a Dangerous Planet in a Metroidvania Adventure2/15$14.9971% positive 14metroidvaniaparkourexplorationatmosphericpixel-graphicsS

Count Pumpcula: A Metroidvania Adventure Through Lanthir Range3/9$9.9971% positive 14adventureaction2d-fighteraction-adventureplatformerS

Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery: Retro Platformer Challenge7/15$2.9965% positive 23indieadventuremetroidvaniapixel-graphicsplatformerS

Awaken: 2D Cyberpunk Metroidvania with Mech Combat12/1$9.9965% positive 23actionrpg2d-fightercyberpunkmetroidvaniaS

Vagneria: Build a Village, Battle Threats8/24$4.9969% positive 16adventurerpgaction-adventureplatformerroguelikeS

Omen Fall: A Souls-like Metroidvania of Memory and Corruption8/31$4.9969% positive 16pixel-graphicsmetroidvaniasouls-likedifficult2dS

Neither Day nor Night: Unravel a Sister's Mysterious Disappearance8/27Free64% positive 25free-to-playsingleplayeradventureprecision-platformermetroidvaniaS

Jenny's Adventures: Explore a Vibrant 2D World as a Cat4/11Free67% positive 18co-opexplorationmetroidvania2d-platformeradventureS

The Future Project: Pilot an AI in a Sci-Fi Metroidvania FPS7/27$6.9973% positive 11metroidvaniafpsshooteraction-adventuresci-fiS

TAIKER: Anime Action RPG with a Female Warrior and Robot Companion12/1$4.9959% positive 39actionadventurerpgindieanimeS

VonGarland Castle: Beyond Blood - Survival Horror Metroidvania Adventure1/30$14.9957% positive 49actionsurvival-horrormetroidvaniavampiresaction-adventureS

Moonlight Traveler: A Free-to-Play Metroidvania Souls-like Adventure6/22Free55% positive 64metroidvaniasouls-likeaction-roguelikeaction-rpgrogueliteS

Zahalia: The Knights of Galiveth - A Permadeath Metroidvania RPG5/1$0.9956% positive 54actionrpgindieplatformer2dS

Oblitus: A Brutal Metroidvania of Shifting Realms2/27$14.9951% positive 132adventureindieactionplatformersouls-likeS

Soul Reaper: Strategy RPG with Creature Collection and Loot9/30$19.9960% positive 30creature-collectorlootstrategy-rpg2djrpgS

Dark Swords Firelink: Embark on an Epic Action Journey12/13$6.9967% positive 15singleplayermetroidvaniaplatformerfemale-protagonist2dS

Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek - A Metroidvania Journey Through the Korean Underworld7/31$19.9953% positive 77actionmetroidvaniasingleplayer2dstory-richS

Meifumado: Post-Apocalyptic RPG with Deep Combat7/18$14.9949% positive 181rpgaction-rpgmartial-artsmetroidvaniapost-apocalypticS

Destroy Space Aliens: Classic Metroidvania Platformer Adventure11/29$3.9965% positive 17actionadventureindiemetroidvaniaplatformerS

The Menace Below: A Challenging Hand-Drawn Cinematic Platformer12/18Free65% positive 17metroidvaniaside-scrollerhack-and-slash2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerS

VonGarland Castle: Sacrilege of the Night - A Gothic Metroidvania Adventure12/4$9.9965% positive 17actionadventuremetroidvaniaaction-adventurevampiresS

The Waste Land: A Fallen King's 8-Bit Metroidvania Journey9/16$9.9951% positive 104actionadventureindiemetroidvaniapixel-graphicsS

The Golden Eyed Ghosts: Dark Fantasy Souls-like Adventure10/30$19.9956% positive 43hack-and-slashsouls-likemetroidvaniadark-fantasylovecraftianS

Ninja Noboken: 8-Bit Inspired Metroidvania Adventure5/3$4.9959% positive 29metroidvaniahack-and-slashaction-adventure2.5dcomic-bookS

Dark Throne: Explore a Mysterious Dungeon in this Metroidvania Adventure6/14Free62% positive 21metroidvaniaexplorationprecision-platformer2d-platformerdungeon-crawlerS

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse – A Metroidvania Action RPG in Medieval Paris10/14$29.9953% positive 64metroidvaniaactionaction-rpgfemale-protagonistrpgS

Saga of Yurina: Master the Blade in a Souls-like Metroidvania8/27$4.9963% positive 19metroidvaniasouls-like2d-platformeraction-adventurepveS

Eternal Return — Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discov2/24$9.9956% positive 36steamhorrorindieactionadventureS

Rogue Explorer: Dive into Random Dungeons with Hack and Slash Action3/12$7.9955% positive 40actionrpgpixel-graphicsaction-roguelikeplatformerS

Red Goddess: Inner World – Explore the Mind of a Young Deity8/31$9.9951% positive 72adventureindieactionmetroidvaniaexplorationS

Secrets Under Eco: First-Person Metroidvania FPS1/19Free70% positive 10actionadventuremetroidvaniapuzzleshooterS

Maya Star: A Pixelated Metroidvania Journey of Choice4/5$4.9970% positive 10actionplatformermetroidvania2d-platformer2dS

Blast Hopper: Classic Jump-and-Gun Action Meets Modern Twin-Stick Intensity3/20$5.9967% positive 12twin-stick-shooter2d-platformeractionhero-shootermetroidvaniaS

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.