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Metroidvania

A metroidvania is a game inspired by Metroid and Castlevania

It often involves exploration and gaining new abilities to access new areas or progress.

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Cataractae
Float and platform your way through waterfalls and ancient temples to reach the Shrine Above.
Ferociter
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(109 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
cognizance
live life as a cog
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(139 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
OLDEN PEAK
Tiny soulslike metroidvania in Pico-8!
abhimonk
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure (Demo)
Metroidvania style 2D action platformer
RootlessStudio
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Platformer
GET OUT of this Dungeon
Locked in a dungeon. Find the gems to GET OUT. 8bit Metroidvania
Insanus
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(167 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Descent
Struggle to the depths of the underground city while unravelling its transcendental mysteries..
Red Needle
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Inferna
Stay toasty.
Milkbar Lads
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Action
Surgevania
Mini-metroidvania shoot 'em up
Donitz
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Memory
An archer descends a dead city
brlka
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Saving Princess
"IF THEY GET PRINCESS, THE WAR IS LOST."
BRAINOS
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Adventure
Knives of Solomon
An alchemical adventure with retro graphics
Triple Lasers
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
The Sky House
A small metroidvania about a flying house
Ahmed Khalifa (Amidos2006)
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
NECROCOSMOS - There is no god up here
hebilee
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
Spellcloak
A magic based metroidvania with agile and fast platforming.
uritj
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Platformer
O-Well
A difficult plat former about building up the skill to overcome an obstacle.
mmatt_ugh
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Super Gigadroid
A metroidvania action adventure game that will challenge your platformer skills!
ASECC
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Platformer
A_semblance
A platformer about a robot that's... Not entirely built yet.
D1GITΛL CVTS
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Platformer
Multilytheus
an abstract puzzle game about navigating space
phoenixup
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
GIF
Victory Access
Hack the game to win it
Verianno
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Tower of The Wizard: Gameboy Adventure
Adventure in the mad wizard's tower to finally put an end to his menace!
Suhail Habib
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Metero
Metero is a short metroidvania that focuses on exploration and combat.
qrosp
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Potato Quest
A (very) short Metroidvania
NeoSpark314
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Platformer
KURUSHI
A minimalist explorational platformer.
bitmapkid
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
IT IS YOUR PURPOSE TO ASCEND!
Climb! Leap! Fight! ASCEND!
turboshook
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
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Ommetaphobia
Conquer the haunted nightclub and survive the terror within
Kekser
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Kindred Spirit
Fight the closet-dwelling monster and save your daughter.
KimJongTheIllest
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Blood Eye
SimonWeber
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Projeto: Karstem
Projeto: Karstem is a 2D platform game developed by Zaibo Studio. Face bosses and enemies, if you are strong enough!
Zaibo Estúdios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
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platformer
Joqlepecheur
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Drillshift
(Entry in Metroidvania Month 16 Jam) A short, platforming-focused metroidvania where you can turn in a drill!
Robonaut121
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Mother's Sword Demo
Unleash fast and powerful attacks with your sword, face fearsome enemies in difficult combat.
Monsitle
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
WY-CR-Y0V
zacryol
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Windmills
A combat focused metroidvania
poorlocke
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Bad Bot - Robolution
Kill The B.0.Bs, Meet the B.0.S.S - be a Bad Bot
DysfuncGames
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
CastleMania
​A NES flavored tribute to Castlevania.
Zombiesaurus Games
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
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Crodbor
A stealth fantasy game
Necrago
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
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