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

Old Shadow: A Tolkien-Inspired Metroidvania Survival Crafting Adventure1/27$3.9967% positive 12survivaladventurecraftingmetroidvaniahidden-objectS

Dark Matter: 2.5D Sci-Fi Survival Horror on a Derelict Spaceship10/17$9.9945% positive 265actionindieside-scrollersci-fimetroidvaniaS

Cantirium: God Slayer - Cat Girl's Quest to Defeat Cruel Gods7/19$7.9957% positive 28singleplayercontroller-supportmetroidvaniaindieatmosphericS

Exodus: A 2D Metroidvania Adventure with Alien Choices7/11$0.9957% positive 28indieadventureplatformermetroidvania2dS

Birth of a Hunter: Procedurally Generated Metroidvania Adventure3/4Free60% positive 20free-to-playindieactionmetroidvania2dS

Rogue's Adventure: A Colorful Puzzle Platformer with Coin-Based Progression3/30$4.9961% positive 18logictacticalcolorfulaction2d-platformerS

Drealegy: Fight Inner Demons in a Dream Castle4/5$10.0064% positive 14horrordark-fantasysurvival-horrorvampireszombiesS

Höll Space 5D6: Explore a Nonlinear Horror Maze5/21$4.9964% positive 14third-person-shooterexplorationmetroidvaniahack-and-slashsandboxS

Narvas: Scavenger's Mission for Survival9/3$8.9943% positive 399co-opactionindieadventuremetroidvaniaS

A.N.N.E – Retro-Inspired Run, Fly, Explore Adventure6/25$14.9953% positive 38indieearly-accessactionadventurerpgS

Lumien: Fast-Paced Third-Person Platformer in Ancient Ruins3/29Free57% positive 23singleplayeraction-adventurethird-personplatformermetroidvaniaS

A Roll-Back Story: A Challenging Indie Platformer Focused on Raw Gameplay8/30$1.9958% positive 19indieadventureplatformerdifficultmetroidvaniaS

labyrinth Trials — Fast-Paced Speedrunning Action8/8Free58% positive 19actionadventureaction-adventureshooter2d-platformerS

Meganoid: Procedural Roguelite Platformer with Gadgets3/29$9.9959% positive 17metroidvania2d-platformerroguelitedungeon-crawlerperma-deathS

Jungle Jim: Collect Gold Idols in a 2D Temple Adventure11/19Free62% positive 13actionadventureplatformercollectathonmetroidvaniaS

Elemental Roll: Master Physics in a Semi-Open World Adventure11/20Free64% positive 11racingexplorationphysicsmetroidvaniaprecision-platformerS

Smelted Kin: Uncover Station Secrets in Sci-Fi Metroidvania Adventure8/7$4.9964% positive 11actionadventuremetroidvania2d-platformersci-fiS

Wreckdigger: Sci-Fi Metroidvania of a Scavenger's Quest10/19Free64% positive 11actionplatformermetroidvania2dsci-fiS

Luna Sky: Atmospheric Adventure Platformer with a Female Protagonist10/2$12.9943% positive 161indieadventureactionsingleplayerfemale-protagonistS

Crystal Catacombs: A Retro Roguelike Metroidvania Platformer1/15$7.9945% positive 87indieplatformermetroidvaniapixel-graphicsroguelikeS

Gleamlight: An Artistic 2D Action Adventure8/20$19.9940% positive 138actionindieadventuredark-fantasyatmosphericS

Death Machine: Ascend the Iron Citadel in a Gothic Metroidvania1/6$9.9953% positive 19indiemetroidvaniapixel-graphicshorrorsouls-likeS

Inescapable: Sci-Fi Metroidvania Unravels Mining Mystery5/21$2.9940% positive 122adventureindieactionmetroidvaniaplatformerS

Tootum: Evolve Your Journey in a Metroidvania Adventure5/26$8.9958% positive 12metroidvaniaadventure2d-platformerprecision-platformerpixel-graphicsS

Pentacore: Secure the Escape Ship on an Uncharted Planet2/11$9.9958% positive 12singleplayercontroller-supportmetroidvaniaaction2d-platformerS

Nakiti Generations: Explore a Fallen Earth in this Metroidvania Adventure12/15$6.9948% positive 31actionmetroidvaniaearly-accessindieadventureS

Squigley: Master Precision Platforming in a Challenging Indie Adventure8/26Free60% positive 10metroidvaniaprecision-platformer2d-platformerfunnylore-richS

Dead by Death: Retro Metroidvania Adventure with Traps and Secrets7/18$2.9946% positive 28indieactionadventurerpg2dS

Micetopia: Save the Mice in a Pixel-Art Metroidvania Adventure12/16$4.9945% positive 31explorationmetroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerhack-and-slashS

Johnny Rocket: Black & White Comic Adventure Platformer11/12$199.9939% positive 64horrormetroidvaniaflightshoot-'em-up2d-fighterS

BioMech: Cybernetic Soldier's Siberian Mission9/6$9.9950% positive 16actionindieadventuremetroidvaniapixel-graphicsS

Nihilsearch: Explore a Ruined Future in this Pixel Art Metroidvania8/28$9.9950% positive 16metroidvaniaaction-adventureadventureaction2d-platformerS

Bloodecay: Unravel the Darkness as Knight Idonia7/21$2.9938% positive 52metroidvaniafemale-protagonistdark-fantasyaction-rpgactionS

Barbarian Souls — Intense Souls-like Combat Challenge8/30$14.9934% positive 114hack-and-slashsouls-likecasualcharacter-action-gameaction-adventureS

Red's Ascent: A Rogue-like Twist on a Classic Tale10/29$4.9950% positive 12action-roguelikeexplorationmetroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerS

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance - Fast-Paced 2D Action Platformer3/31$19.9929% positive 470actionadventureaction-adventureplatformer2d-platformerS

Cake Space Shooter: Retro 2D Adventure in the Stars12/10$0.49-51%43% positive 21arena-shootermetroidvaniabullet-helladventure2d-fighterS

One Day: The Sun Disappeared - Classic 2D Action RPG8/26$0.9938% positive 37actionadventurerpgindiecasualS

Bike Arena: Master Stunts and Race to Victory12/28$0.49-75%50% positive 10adventurecasualsimulationsportschoose-your-own-adventureS

Mythic Dungeons: 2.5D Co-Op Platformer Adventure4/22$8.9938% positive 32online-co-op2d-platformerfunnycasualpveS

Into The Eternal: Embark on a God-Challenging RPG Adventure4/15$19.9944% positive 16adventurerpgaction-rpgexplorationopen-worldS

Vanishing Starlight: Escape a Celestial Prison3/25$14.9946% positive 13adventureactionaction-adventuremetroidvania2dS

Leon's Crusade: Explore a Cursed Land in this Metroidvania Horror Adventure8/11$0.9946% positive 13actionadventureindiehorrorexplorationS

Two Bit Hero: Retro Metroidvania Action in a Skyscraper5/22$7.9942% positive 12actionindiemetroidvaniaretropixel-graphicsS

Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch - 16-Bit Duck Hero's Island Adventure12/20$4.9932% positive 25actionadventureindie2dmetroidvaniaS

Red Bit Ninja: Old-School Platforming Challenge4/30$4.9930% positive 33metroidvania2d-platformerdifficultplatformerarcadeS

Zombie Soldier: Retro Metroidvania Action with a Modern Twist10/25$0.9940% positive 10actionindiecasualhorrorretroS

地府行记: Journey to the Underworld to Find Your Wife10/23Free36% positive 14actionadventuremetroidvaniaaction-adventuremythologyS

Saint Maribel: Cute Metroidvania Action RPG with Crafting3/23$19.9936% positive 11metroidvaniaaction-rpgcuteactioncharacter-customizationS

Dead Castle: A Roguelike Metroidvania Adventure in a Shifting Labyrinth5/18$0.7627% positive 22indieplatformermetroidvaniapixel-graphicsside-scrollerS

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.