
Quarion
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.
Looking for that same retro and fast-paced spark as DREIFRAME? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Retro, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
Souldiers drops you, a soldier who never actually died, into Terragaya, a land on the fringe of the afterlife. Pick a class, slash and parry through a huge 16-bit world, solve puzzles and hunt secret paths. Gorgeous pixel art, a great soundtrack and combat that makes you earn every win.
Also in Soulslike · Retro, Fast-paced, Dark
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Retro, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.
Retro, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
A silent drifter with a deadly illness walks a ruined, vividly beautiful world. Hyper Light Drifter is a tough top-down action RPG where the story is told in images, not words, and every fight asks you to learn its rhythm. Explore, find secrets, upgrade, and piece together what happened here.
Also in Soulslike · Retro, Fast-paced, Dark
A small robot with a big sword wanders Arcadia, a dying machine world full of corrupt robots. Dodge, dash and slash through a hand-animated pixel-art metroidvania: map hidden paths, befriend quirky machines, and piece together what went wrong. Short, charming and kind to newcomers, with a one-hit mode for the brave.
Retro, Fast-paced, Dark
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Also in Soulslike · Retro, Fast-paced, Dark
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Retro, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Also in Soulslike · Retro, Fast-paced, Dark
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
A 3D metroidvania in the fallen kingdom of Penumbra, where the real weapon is movement. Dash, wall run and chain jumps through deadly platforming gauntlets, slash the knights of darkness, and hunt hidden Voids for rewards in a colorful, atmospheric world.
Also in Soulslike · Fast-paced, Atmospheric, Mysterious
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Retro, Fast-paced, Dark

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals.

Sybil wakes inside Castle Sansa, a dream castle gone rotten, and the only way through is up, over and around it.

A fast 2D Metroidvania where you hunt the blood of gods beneath a star-scorched sky.

Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess.

A 2D Metroidvania game with equal focus on action and exploration. Are you a bad enough robot to make it out in one piece?

a cute little metroidvania with challenging combat and witchcraft 🧙🍐

Explore a hand-drawn underworld that shifts with every death, fight hordes of eldritch horrors, and decide how far you will let their power corrupt…

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure.

Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!

A retro-styled 2D metroidvania with fluid modern movement. You travel between worlds, defeat powerful creatures, absorb their powers, and grow…

Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration.

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.

Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72!

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting!

Trade blows with stick-figure beings in a newborn universe, absorbing rivals to gain their skills and exploring dreamlike realms full of secrets.

Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted…

A hand-drawn metroidvania aboard the Vessel, a vast ark gone quiet.

Guide the bionic warrior Tania through a hand-drawn dark fantasy world, where fast, demanding combat and hidden paths lead to a mystery told piece…

Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline.

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape.

Help Violet find her missing sister Rena in a hand-drawn pixel-art world that is equal parts charming and trying to kill you.

Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration.

A retro-styled 2D metroidvania with fluid modern movement. You travel between worlds, defeat powerful creatures, absorb their powers, and grow…

Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted…

Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!

Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an…

A hand-drawn metroidvania aboard the Vessel, a vast ark gone quiet.

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.

Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant.

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings.

Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72!

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting!