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

face the immortal: Hack and Slash Metroidvania in a Virtual Realm3/19$17.9995% positive 56loothack-and-slashmetroidvaniacombatxianxiaS

Maptroid: Worlds - Explore Planets, Fill Maps in a Minimalist Metroidvania12/12$2.9993% positive 91casualmetroidvaniaminimalistspacepuzzleS

The Myth of a Godslayer: Gallic Celtic Action-RPG Adventure11/27$19.99100% positive 23singleplayeractionadventurerpg2dS

Creepy Castle: Explore a Bug-Filled Fantasy World10/31$9.9990% positive 250adventureindierpgretropixel-graphicsS

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege - Medieval 2D Action Platformer4/20$9.9992% positive 117actionarcade2d-platformermedievalretroS

Voltage High Society: First-Person Metroidvania Unleashed7/27$5.99-70%90% positive 233metroidvaniaindieactionhorrorcyberpunkS

Magical Blush: A Top-Down Metroidvania Adventure9/10$14.9992% positive 110top-downmagicmetroidvaniafemale-protagonistpixel-graphicsS

Aura of Worlds: A Roguelite Platformer Where Wits Conquer Chaos9/24$14.9991% positive 150roguelikeplatformermetroidvaniasouls-likeside-scrollerS

Blast Brigade vs. Evil Legion: 80s Action Metroidvania Adventure4/12$9.9989% positive 349difficultcartoonplatformermetroidvaniaexplorationS

Super Skelemania: Explore a Mysterious Planet as an Agile Skeleton11/17$4.9992% positive 106indieactionmetroidvania2dS

You are Peter Shorts: Metroidvania Beat-em-up Escape Adventure5/10$14.9990% positive 210metroidvaniabeat-'em-up2d-platformerpuzzle-platformer2d-fighterS

HeroSquare: Retro Metroidvania Adventure of Exploration and Combat10/6$9.99100% positive 22actionadventureexplorationretrometroidvaniaS

Rogue Worlds: Roguelite Platformer with Environmental Puzzles5/14Free93% positive 76roguelikeplatformermetroidvaniasouls-likeside-scrollerS

Azaran: The Demon Bottle - A Quick Dungeon Crawl Adventure8/5$1.9993% positive 75actionadventureaction-adventurepuzzlemetroidvaniaS

Blaster Master Zero 3: Jason's Final Mutant-Blasting Saga7/29$14.9988% positive 493actionadventuremetroidvaniaexplorationpixel-graphicsS

Ufouria: The Saga 2 – A Charming Feltwork Metroidvania Adventure2/28$24.9991% positive 128actionsingleplayerretroroguelikeaction-roguelikeS

Super Mayor: Become the Ultimate Politician in this 2D RPG4/23Free97% positive 33rpg2d-platformerpixel-graphicsmetroidvaniapolitical-simS

NBB.EXE: Master the Deadly Gauntlet in Tomorrow's Robot Sport10/1$19.99100% positive 21top-downdifficultprecision-platformerpuzzle-platformeraction-adventureS

Gateways: Retro 2D Platformer with Mind-Bending Puzzles9/13$4.9989% positive 251indiepuzzleplatformermetroidvaniasci-fiS

Vision Soft Reset: Time-Traveling Metroidvania Adventure1/16$9.9990% positive 166metroidvaniatime-travelexploration2d-platformerplatformerS

Maid of Salvation: Fast-Paced Souls-like Metroidvania10/23$14.9989% positive 245female-protagonistexplorationmetroidvaniasouls-likehack-and-slashS

Witchroid Vania: Magical Girl's Fantastical Adventures - Explore & Battle!3/12$5.99-50%92% positive 87metroidvaniaexplorationside-scrollerhack-and-slashpveS

Volkolak: The Will of Gods - Unleash Your Inner Beast in a Slavic Dark Fantasy8/22$15.9988% positive 377side-scrollermetroidvania2d-platformersouls-likehack-and-slashS

Mystik Belle: A Magical Mishap Adventure5/22$14.9989% positive 227singleplayeradventuremetroidvaniafemale-protagonistactionS

Hirai Nya: A Combat-Free Metroidvania Adventure of Puzzles and Exploration3/9$3.9997% positive 312d-platformercatsexplorationactionadventureS

Side Scape: Switch Perspectives in a Metroidvania Dungeon Crawler1/27$7.9994% positive 51metroidvaniaactiondungeon-crawleradventurepuzzleS

Sophie: Starlight Whispers - A Pixelated Metroidvania Adventure3/10$12.9994% positive 51adventureexplorationlore-richside-scrollerfantasyS

Robot Wants It All: A "Mini-Metroidvania" Collection4/5$19.9989% positive 198actionindiemetroidvaniapixel-graphicsrobotsS

Wéko the Mask Gatherer: 3D Platformer Adventure with RPG Elements7/26$19.9991% positive 100puzzleaction-adventureexplorationatmosphericmetroidvaniaS

Kingdom Shell: A Metroidvania Adventure of Shattered Kingdoms and Nightmares10/5$17.9988% positive 286metroidvaniapixel-graphicsadventure2d-platformersouls-likeS

方块 Block: Minimalist Platform Puzzler with Creative Mechanisms2/2$2.39-20%95% positive 41metroidvaniacasualpuzzle-platformer2d-platformerstrategyS

Once Glorious Artahk: Unravel Ancient Mysteries in a World of Endless Night11/18$14.9995% positive 41adventurepuzzleexplorationlore-richmysteryS

B.I.O.T.A.: Retro Run-and-Gun Action Against Alien Plagues4/12$3.29-67%88% positive 2632d-platformeraliensretroshoot-'em-upside-scrollerS

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation - A Post-Apocalyptic Puzzle Metroidvania4/18$15.9995% positive 40metroidvaniapuzzle-platformerpost-apocalyptic2.5dstylizedS

Necrosphere64: A Minimalist Metroidvania Precision Platformer8/14Free95% positive 40metroidvaniaprecision-platformeraction2d-platformerplatformerS

Foreign Sun: A Metroidvania Soulslike Pilgrimage4/21$19.9997% positive 29actionrpgaction-rpgmetroidvaniasouls-likeS

Retrace the Light: Explore Mind Mazes as an Amnesiac Enforcer11/21$17.9988% positive 258explorationtop-downmetroidvaniaindie3d-platformerS

REDO!: A Lonely Metroidvania in a Post-Apocalyptic World8/20$9.9988% positive 242actionadventurefemale-protagonistmetroidvaniapixel-graphicsS

Me With Me: A Dual-Cat Puzzle Platformer Adventure11/3$2.9995% positive 39adventurecasualpuzzle2d-platformerexplorationS

Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest: A Metroidvania Adventure8/1Free91% positive 88free-to-playadventuremetroidvaniaplatformerpuzzle-platformerS

Crown Of Silence: A Metroidvania RPG of Strategic Combat8/5$7.99100% positive 19metroidvaniaside-scrollerexploration2d-platformerpixel-graphicsS

Weapon Hacker: Forge Your Arsenal in a Procedural Multiverse6/8$9.9995% positive 37indieactionmetroidvaniarogueliteplatformerS

Hero's Spirit: An Open-World RPG Focused on Exploration and Collection1/1$5.9991% positive 82explorationcollectathonmetroidvaniawalking-simulatorfemale-protagonistS

MOMIBOSU: Precision 2D Platformer with Exploration1/15$12.9992% positive 64precision-platformerdifficultpixel-graphics2d-platformeraction-adventureS

My Night Job: Survive the Mansion's Monster Onslaught4/21$9.9990% positive 97singleplayersurvival-horrorpixel-graphics1980sactionS

DAMON and BABY — A New Style of Action Adventure Fusing Shooting and Exploration3/25$19.9990% positive 97metroidvaniaaction-rpgsouls-likerpgshooterS

The Revolt: Awakening — Lead a Revolution in a Dystopian City2/1$11.99100% positive 18early-accessindieactionadventurepixel-graphicsS

Cacildes Adventure: Master Skillful Combat in a Warring Fantasy World4/27$4.99100% positive 18souls-likeaction-rpgexplorationaction-adventuremetroidvaniaS

Portal Walk: Pixel Platformer Adventure Across Worlds4/23$1.24-75%100% positive 18platformeradventureactionmetroidvaniaexplorationS

Shrine Of The Forest God: Uncover Mysteries in a Solo-Developed Open World2/27$2.99100% positive 18open-worldmysteryhack-and-slashpixel-graphicsatmosphericS

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.