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A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
The top results based on the latest update are La-Mulana [Score: 1.1], Grim Heart: Bleak Laments [Score: 1.1] and Garuya and the Kaleidoscope of Syzygy [Score: 1.1] The top rated games you can find here are Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove [SteamPeek Rating: 9.3] ranked #25, Owlboy [SteamPeek Rating: 7.3] ranked #26 and Phoenotopia: Awakening [SteamPeek Rating: 6.6] ranked #28 Also don't forget to check the newest releases Aggelos 2 [Release date: 2026-08-27] ranked #11, Runic Curse Remastered [Release date: 2026-08-20] ranked #13 and Plungeez [Release date: 2026-08-13] ranked #23 While it is tempting to play with the newest and the best, there might be some other gems in the results, like Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores [SteamPeek Rating: 5.4] ranked #15, Evoland Legendary Edition [SteamPeek Rating: 6.4] ranked #19 and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove [SteamPeek Rating: 9.3] ranked #25.
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
You are Hemwick, ex-witch hunter, chasing an ancient artifact: the Grim Heart. Ready your arsenal and survive brutal encounters in a handcrafted 2D pixel-art world. Your expertise is your greatest weapon and, ultimately, the difference between life and death.
Explore and fight as Garuya, a rabbit mage who seeks to destroy an ancient relic hidden in a vast and dangerous ruined kingdom. Cast spells, reshape the environment and fight under the light of three moons.
Validus Mortis is a 2D platformer in fantasy style. To stop the evil wizards of taking control of the land. explore the stage with your hero knight and find items to progress forward. Slay monsters and gain experience and new spells.
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), Castle In The Darkness 2 drops players into a brand-new adventure! Explore a vast world and overcome the darkness in this fun and fast-paced adventure!
House of Shadow is an action-adventure metroidvania wherein you wield the powers of darkness! Explore, traverse obstacles, battle monsters born of light, slay fearsome bosses, and claim the Shadow Throne!
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
The Duduk Master, is a 2D platform game, with RPG elements that tells the story of a hero who was transformed into a monster, beside him are essential elemental skills to defeat his enemies and of course a powerful magic Duduk that can perform enchantments while playing some melodies.
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. But this time, he's going to hell. Explore the underworld, face its horrors, and fight to bring peace to the tortured souls of your loved ones.
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
In Vagneria, dive into an immersive gaming experience with randomly generated stages, exciting exploration, building mechanics, and thrilling battles. Get ready to become the hero the world needs!
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Massi is a retro platformer game with souls like features. Fully made in hand-made pixel art, fun, fast paced. Fighting, exploration, tight controls, puzzle solving, difficult boss fights.
Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.
Explore a Moroccan-inspired 2D pixel art Metroidvania filled with ancient ruins, Djinn magic, and fast elemental combat. Wield powerful weapons, uncover forgotten secrets, and journey through the ruined kingdom of Fallen Amazgesh.
Evoland Legendary Edition brings you two great and unique RPGs, with their graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through the game!
Demons of Asteborg® is an action-platform game, with elements of metroidvania. Play as Gareth and prevent Zadimus from destroying Asteborg !
TwinZ is an action-platformer with RPG elements inspired by 8-bit era games. Explore a vast continent and its kingdoms, villages and dungeons while improving your character throughout the adventure.
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Explore a non-linear underground world in this puzzle-adventure. Solve intricate environmental challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate a pixel-art labyrinth where every path leads to a new mystery. Can you plunge into the depths and find what lies beneath?
Explore a dense, interconnected world once inhabited by humans and souls. Find your path, solve puzzles, collect floppy disks and make friends to uncover this world's deepest secrets.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
"The Throne" is a medieval adventure in true Metroidvania style. Get lost in a huge castle with 2.5D pixel art environments and increase your power with new abilities you find along the way. Fight fearsome bosses and navigate dangerous traps to make your way to the throne room!
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Blooming is a 2D action platformer where you wield a bow that transforms into dual blades. Explore interconnected areas in any order, defeat powerful bosses, and absorb their abilities to grow stronger.
The portal to the dreaded Bleak Dimension has been opened, unleashing terrifying creatures. Your mission is to seal it before it's too late! In The Awakening of the Bleak Dimension, a fantasy RPG you will face brutal challenges, evolve your character and forge powerful equipment.
Find the cure for Griztia's father! Explore a unique and dangerous world with secrets around every corner as you collect new tools and meet interesting characters. There are seven herbs said to be able to cure any ailment buried deep in perilous dungeons scattered throughout the wasteland!
Awaken as a knight in this 2D Metroidvania platformer. Explore, unlock abilities, and battle foes to escape a treacherous dungeon.
A story-driven action RPG set in the land of Krysztalia. Take control of Krystof, a knight without memories, solve mysteries and explore challenging dungeons.
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
Explore an open fantasy world across five interconnected realms. Fight, build, and terraform with resonant tools attuned to the world's fading light. Every decision shapes the balance of a dying world and determines what remains after its end
Discover a world of adventure, fantasy, and magic in a vibrant hero quest, top-down retro-style pixel art action-adventure where fast-paced strategic positioning and well-timed attacks determine victory!
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