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.

1,352 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

Control Craft 2: Real-Time Strategy Against Alien Invasion2/15$4.9976% positive 476trading-card-gamemetroidvaniawargameturn-based-tacticsreal-time-tacticsS

Morkull Ragast's Rage: Embrace Villainy in a Meta 2D Action-Adventure3/6$17.9981% positive 93action2d-platformermetroidvaniahack-and-slashexplorationS

Kentum: Survive and Automate After a 7000-Year Slumber11/6$17.9978% positive 197survivalcraftingbase-buildingmetroidvaniaautomationS

Cat Warrior: Retro Action-Platformer Adventure1/17$3.9979% positive 144actionpixel-graphicsretrohack-and-slashsouls-likeS

Bobo The Cat: A Charming Metroidvania Adventure1/5Free83% positive 60metroidvania2d-platformeratmosphericcatscartoonyS

Elephantasy: Flipside - A Gem-Collecting Adventure Between Worlds2/27$9.9983% positive 58isometricmetroidvaniapuzzle-platformerpuzzleplatformerS

The Little Brave: A Charming Metroidvania Adventure of Courage2/25$10.9985% positive 41action-adventureplatformer2d-platformermetroidvania2.5dS

GIGASWORD: A Metroidvania Where Brains and Brawn Collide11/13$14.9978% positive 161actionadventuremetroidvaniaplatformerpuzzleS

Skelethrone: The Prey - A Challenging Metroidvania Souls-like Adventure3/14Free75% positive 450metroidvaniasouls-likedark-fantasyside-scrollerpixel-graphicsS

Oliver's Adventures in the Fairyland: Teenager's Quest for Stolen Treasures2/18$4.9985% positive 39indieactionadventureplatformerretroS

Grizzland: Retro Pixel Art Metroidvania of Dino-Slaying Exploration7/17$4.9984% positive 45metroidvania2d-fighter2d-platformerpuzzle-platformersouls-likeS

Mask of Soul: Master Parry Combat in a Korean Dark Fantasy Metroidvania3/26$9.9982% positive 62metroidvaniasouls-likeplatformer2dindieS

Spooky Ghosts Dot Com: Ruby's Halloween Ghost Hunt8/3$4.9983% positive 52actionindiefemale-protagonistmetroidvaniaplatformerS

Alchemist's Castle: A Retro Metroidvania Adventure11/2$0.9978% positive 145indieactionadventuremetroidvania2dS

boxlife: A Tiny First-Person Metroidvania Puzzle Adventure1/14$0.9978% positive 144indiefirst-personmetroidvaniapuzzleS

Broken Reality 2000: Explore a Vibrant Metaverse7/27$14.9975% positive 402adventurecasualpuzzlewalking-simulatorcollectathonS

HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition: A Surreal 2D Platformer Adventure3/27$9.9984% positive 44actionplatformer2d-platformermetroidvaniaexplorationS

Draco Knight: Master Brutal 2D Combat in This Souls-like Metroidvania4/24$14.9988% positive 26hack-and-slash2d-platformermetroidvaniasouls-likeexplorationS

Venture to the Vile: A Spooky 2.5D Metroidvania Adventure5/22$24.9977% positive 186narrativeopen-worldmetroidvania2.5dcolorfulS

LarsGadiel: Pixel Perfect Metroidvania Prequel7/17$9.9984% positive 43actionadventurerpgaction-adventureplatformerS

Sandloop: Master Parkour and Unravel Mysteries in a Magical World5/28$12.9990% positive 203d-platformerexplorationmetroidvaniasingleplayertime-managementS

MindSeize: A Sci-Fi Metroidvania Adventure2/7$14.9975% positive 306actionindieadventuremetroidvaniapixel-graphicsS

Cathedral: Explore a Mysterious World with Soul10/31$14.9974% positive 461actionindiemetroidvaniaadventurepixel-graphicsS

Alpha Sorcerer: Hack and Slash Your Way to Revenge9/25$2.9993% positive 15metroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerhack-and-slashplatformerS

Our Metal Bowl: Explore, Fight, and Restore a Dying World3/9$7.9993% positive 15metroidvaniaexplorationpuzzleaction-rpgaction-adventureS

Roid Chimp: Unleash Fast-Paced Metroidvania Combat and Exploration8/18$7.9993% positive 15explorationmetroidvaniaprecision-platformer2d-platformerhack-and-slashS

Tim-Tim 2: The Almighty Gnome - A Magical Metroidvania Adventure5/9$1.9993% positive 15metroidvaniaadventureplatformerpixel-graphicsactionS

Weebish Mines: A Retro Metroidvania Pet Rescue Adventure4/20$2.9993% positive 15indieadventurepixel-graphicsmetroidvaniaretroS

Aeternum Vale: Explore a Mysterious World in a Souls-like Metroidvania10/5$3.9988% positive 24metroidvaniapixel-graphics2d-platformerexplorationsouls-likeS

TOOK: The Immortal Hero - A Pixelated Souls-like Metroidvania Adventure3/8$7.9975% positive 269souls-like2d-platformeradventureactionmetroidvaniaS

Beholgar: A Barbarian's Metroidvania Quest Against Evil2/4$8.9974% positive 399actionadventureaction-adventurearcadeplatformerS

Kong: Survivor Instinct - A Monsterverse Action-Adventure10/22$14.99-40%74% positive 374metroidvaniasingleplayerexplorationplatformeradventureS

Ebenezer and the Invisible World – A Metroidvania Ghostly Adventure11/3$19.9977% positive 132casualexplorationmetroidvaniaside-scrollerplatformerS

Control Craft 3: Fast-Paced RTS Planet Conquest12/30$4.9974% positive 340explorationmetroidvaniachoose-your-own-adventuretrading-card-gameaction-rtsS

Hellscreen: Retro Shooter Meets Mirror Horror2/13$17.9982% positive 49boomer-shooterfast-pacedretrometroidvaniashooterS

HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management - A Refined Slasher Experience9/26$29.9974% positive 323actionhack-and-slashaction-roguelikemetroidvaniasouls-likeS

Legends of the Universe: StarCore - Arkonian Heist Adventure7/26$1.9977% positive 127actionindieplatformermetroidvania2dS

SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen - Brutal Dark Fantasy Metroidvania8/30$17.9979% positive 80indieretrosouls-likemetroidvaniadark-fantasyS

Aqua Boy: Underwater Metroidvania Shooter Adventure10/7$4.9993% positive 14metroidvaniatwin-stick-shooterpixel-graphicsside-scrolleractionS

Augment Anthem: Reclaim Earth in this Sci-Fi Metroidvania5/15$19.9993% positive 14explorationmetroidvania2d-platformerpixel-graphicsplatformerS

Night Castle: A Dark Fantasy Metroidvania Echoing the 80s10/5$8.9993% positive 14actionplatformermetroidvania2d1980sS

Runnyk: Viking's Quest for Runes in a 2D Action RPG5/4$0.79-20%93% positive 14metroidvania2d-platformervikingsaction-rpgpixel-graphicsS

Druid: Explore a Magical Forest and Solve Ancient Puzzles1/16$2.9974% positive 274metroidvania2.5dexplorationsilent-protagonist2dS

Breaking Gates: Skill-Based 2D Action RPG with Deep Combos11/17$4.9977% positive 114action2dhack-and-slashside-scrolleraction-rpgS

Winds Of Arcana: Ruination - Unleash Warrior Mage Power11/14$12.9976% positive 133metroidvaniaplatformerside-scrollerdifficultstory-richS

Absence of Light: Shoot, Solve, and Shine in Luminara1/22$9.9989% positive 19twin-stick-shootermetroidvaniaexplorationsoundtrackbullet-hellS

The Weird Dream: Explore Alpha City's Ruins in this Metroidvania3/9$13.9976% positive 115adventureactionmetroidvaniaaction-adventure2d-platformerS

Astronite: Explore a Vast Metroidvania World11/30$14.9974% positive 195adventuresingleplayerindie8-bit-musicexplorationS

Elliot Quest – Unraveling a Curse Before Time Runs Out11/11$9.9974% positive 191actionadventureindierpgmetroidvaniaS

Deep Night Detective: Chapter One - A Ghostly Noir Mystery6/16Free79% positive 62noirmetroidvaniamysteryvisual-novel2d-platformerS

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.