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.

751 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

7th Domain: Tree of Chaos - Unleash Pixelated Dark Fantasy Action8/16$11.9986% positive 429rpgactiondark-fantasyaction-roguelikepixel-graphicsS

Hatup: A Clever 2D Platformer Where Your Hat is Key6/16$0.79-60%92% positive 60actionadventurecasualplatformerpuzzleS

All Goblin: Metroidvania Adventure in a Mysterious Temple Prison3/29$4.9992% positive 59actionadventureaction-adventuremetroidvania3dS

Lila's Sky Ark: A Psychedelic Pixel Adventure4/21$14.9988% positive 169pixel-graphicsatmosphericmetroidvaniafemale-protagonistadventureS

The Ramsey: A Charming 2D Platformer Adventure with a Cotton Gun4/27$17.9991% positive 69actionadventureaction-adventureplatformerpuzzleS

An Automaton's Journey: Explore a World of Secrets and Puzzles6/4$7.9991% positive 68action-adventureexplorationactiontop-downaction-rpgS

Last Night of Winter: A Souls-like Dungeon Crawler's Endless Siege8/9$9.9991% positive 67souls-likeindieaction-adventureexplorationmetroidvaniaS

Exophobia: Retro Sci-Fi FPS Meets Metroidvania Progression7/22$14.9988% positive 146fpsmetroidvaniaboomer-shooterexplorationarcadeS

The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms: Action-Adventure in a Magical Labyrinth11/7$6.9987% positive 200metroidvaniaside-scrollerbeat-'em-upcharacter-action-gameexplorationS

Tropicalia: A Brazilian RPG of Myth and Exploration2/28$14.9990% positive 82capybarasexplorationmetroidvaniasouls-likelanguage-learningS

Knytt Underground: Explore a Post-Apocalyptic World as a Sprite10/25$6.9985% positive 493precision-platformerindieplatformeradventureexplorationS

Horde of Viscount: Explore a Post-Apocalyptic World in this Metroidvania4/11$4.99100% positive 17rpgmetroidvania2d-platformeraction-rpgactionS

Nothing Beyond This Point: Survive the Void in a Fiery Metroidvania3/24$4.99100% positive 17metroidvaniatwin-stick-shooterexplorationatmosphericnonlinearS

Periphery Synthetic: Explore Musical Worlds and Synthesize Abilities8/22$4.99100% positive 17metroidvaniaexplorationwalking-simulatorrelaxingmusic-based-procedural-generationS

Void Guard: Explore a Derelict Station in this Sci-Fi Metroidvania Shooter12/1Free100% positive 17actionadventure2dmetroidvaniatop-downS

Sun Wukong VS Robot: Retro Metroidvania Action1/20$2.9989% positive 103actionmetroidvaniapixel-graphicsretro2dS

Genotype: Print Your Weapons in a VR Metroidvania FPS2/22$24.9992% positive 52actionadventureshooterexplorationfpsS

Simona's Requiem: A Retro Adventure Platformer4/27$7.9992% positive 52exploration2d-platformeraction-adventureplatformer2dS

Blessing Part I: A Greatsword Wielder's Vengeance Journey5/21$1.9993% positive 43rpgmetroidvaniaaction2d-platformeraction-rpgS

Bloom Thrice: Explore a Gentle World and Witness Flowers Bloom6/19$9.9996% positive 27metroidvaniaexplorationdifficultmultiple-endingsbullet-hellS

Beastfall: Epic Boss Duels in a Musical Roguelike4/15$7.9994% positive 36action-roguelikeactionrpgaction-adventureroguelikeS

The Pale Piper: A Challenging Precision Platformer of Movement and Mystery2/4$14.9994% positive 36precision-platformerexplorationmetroidvaniaatmosphericdifficultS

Magicians & Looters: A Metroidvania Adventure Above the Clouds7/1$6.9988% positive 128indieactionadventuremetroidvaniaplatformerS

Elysian Siege: Ascend as an Enforcer in a Divine Temple6/27Free93% positive 422d-platformeraction-adventureexplorationside-scrolleratmosphericS

Watcher Chronicles: Souls-like Metroidvania with Local Co-Op1/19$19.9987% positive 173souls-likeaction-rpgmetroidvanialocal-co-opdark-fantasyS

Full Bore: Open-World Puzzle Adventure in Underground Mines5/6$14.9986% positive 250indieadventurepuzzlecasualplatformerS

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation Prologue - Restore Color to Splatland8/1Free90% positive 73singleplayerindiepuzzle-platformerparkourmetroidvaniaS

Scarlet City of Devils: Anime Metroidvania with Soulslike Combat3/7$8.9993% positive 41actionaction-adventureadventuremetroidvaniaindieS

Haydee 3: A Challenging Third-Person Shooter Metroidvania2/28$29.9985% positive 366female-protagonistthird-person-shootermetroidvania3d-platformerthird-personS

Sliding Hero: A Puzzle Metroidvania of Movement and Mystery11/20$14.9991% positive 58puzzlemysterynonlinearmetroidvaniaexplorationS

Only Sliding: Master the Tricky Logic of Movement4/4$4.9992% positive 48puzzlegrid-based-movementlogicmetroidvaniacasualS

Mòdài Xiákè: A Pixel Art Metroidvania Adventure6/11$3.9986% positive 226actionpixel-graphicsmetroidvaniaadventureplatformerS

Virtue's Heaven: Unleash Expressive Action in a Dying World5/20$19.99100% positive 16metroidvaniaatmosphericexplorationaction2dS

Quest of Dungeloria: A Melancholy Metroidvania Puzzle5/21$4.99100% positive 16adventurerpgplatformerside-scrollermystery-dungeonS

Adventures of Chris: 90s Platformer Fun!10/8$14.9986% positive 207actionadventureindieplatformer1990'sS

The Mobius Machine: Explore an Alien World of Machines and Lifeforms3/1$19.9984% positive 497explorationmetroidvaniaside-scrollerindienonlinearS

Ninja Brigade feat. Jonah Weingarten: A Metroidvania Adventure4/13$12.9994% positive 33metroidvania2d-platformerplatformeraction-adventurecontrollerS

Fear the Timeloop - Prologue: Survive a 15-Minute Cycle of Horror6/20Free85% positive 294free-to-playpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorthird-person-shootermetroidvaniaS

Fire in the Beastlands: Prehistoric 2D Souls-like Action RPG12/2$19.9996% positive 25souls-likeexplorationmetroidvaniadifficultaction-rpgS

Plague Breaker: Retro Roguelike Platformer with RPG Elements7/5$11.9991% positive 53action-roguelikeexplorationcharacter-customizationroguelitedifficultS

Orc Tales: Olgob The Bold - A Metroidvania Soulslike Revolution1/20$4.9996% positive 24souls-likemetroidvaniaindiedifficultrpgS

Depths of Sanity: Lovecraftian Underwater Metroidvania Adventure11/2$14.9988% positive 94metroidvaniaunderwaterlovecraftianexplorationsubmarineS

ReversEstory: 360° Roguelike Action Shooter6/4$4.9988% positive 94action-roguelikemetroidvaniashooterfemale-protagonist2dS

Star Soraight Fantasy: Magic to Reach the Sky - A Hololive Adventure5/29$8.9989% positive 74actionmetroidvaniaaction-adventurefantasycharacter-customizationS

Adventure of Samsara: Metroidvania Reborn with Atari Spirit9/4$19.9989% positive 73metroidvaniaexplorationrpg2d-platformersouls-likeS

Mask of Mists: Explore Infected Territory for a Missing Archmage4/9$14.9985% positive 228metroidvaniamystery-dungeonpuzzle-platformerdungeon-crawlerexplorationS

Something Ate My Alien: Dig, Explore, and Survive in a Puzzle Metroidvania6/18$16.9990% positive 58metroidvania2d-platformerpuzzle-platformerexplorationplatformerS

Runeblight: Retro FPS Meets Steampunk Fantasy Metroidvania2/13$6.99100% positive 15boomer-shooterfpsshooterfirst-personold-schoolS

Was God Birthed!?: Explore a Surreal Museum on Scooter7/8$1.99100% positive 15adventureaction-adventurewalking-simulatorexplorationmetroidvaniaS

Eldritchvania: Explore Unearthly Ruins in This Free-to-Play Lovecraftian Adventure2/9Free86% positive 142free-to-playmetroidvaniadifficultplatformerexplorationS

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.