Best Metroidvania games on PC
Games built around exploring interconnected areas, gaining abilities or tools, and returning to earlier locations to open previously inaccessible paths. Combat and platforming are common.
- Exploration of interconnected areas
- New abilities unlock new paths
- Combat and platforming challenges
Related: Platformer, Adventure, Action, Souls-like
256 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Side-scrolling action roguelite with tower runs that reset on death
71% positive
1,996 reviews
Salt and Sacrifice
2D action RPG about hunting mages and crafting gear
62% positive
1,950 reviews
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Gory 2D action platformer with fast, combo-driven revenge combat
95% positive
1,894 reviews
Stay Out of the House
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal butcher's house
94% positive
1,887 reviews
Narita Boy
2D action-adventure with sword fights across a retro digital kingdom
78% positive
1,850 reviews
The Desolate Hope
Side-scrolling sci-fi platformer with RPG battles against a computer virus
93% positive
Free
Nyaruru Fishy Fight
A 2D Metroidvania with fish-sword fights and cat-eared townsfolk
90% positive
1,812 reviews
Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Third-person hack-and-slash as a hoverboarding cat fighting mutated toys
96% positive
1,805 reviews
Escape Dead Island
Third-person zombie mystery with stealth, combat, and island exploration
61% positive
1,744 reviews
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Side-scrolling action platformer with creature transformations and interconnected areas
86% positive
1,738 reviews
Rusted Moss
2D Metroidvania with elastic grappling and freely aimed gunfights
89% positive
1,735 reviews
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Japanese folklore platformer with staff-bouncing combat and interconnected exploration
84% positive
1,733 reviews
ReCore: Definitive Edition
Third-person shooter and platformer with robot companions on Far Eden
63% positive
1,732 reviews
Worldless
2D exploration platformer with turn-based attacks and timed defenses
95% positive
1,726 reviews
Otherworld Legends
Roguelike beat-'em-up with distinct heroes and item-driven builds
67% positive
Free
Isles of Sea and Sky
Open-world block-pushing adventure across islands with unlockable abilities
92% positive
1,660 reviews
Environmental Station Alpha
Retro action platformer with secrets aboard an abandoned space station
82% positive
1,659 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Retro 2D action platformer with character switching and local co-op
85% positive
1,643 reviews
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Side-scrolling Metroidvania through an afterlife inspired by Korean folklore
78% positive
1,594 reviews
Shadow Man Remastered
Third-person horror action-adventure with exploration, puzzles, and shooting
94% positive
1,589 reviews
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Pixel-art action-platformer where dying lets you upgrade three heroes
90% positive
1,563 reviews
Cyber Shadow
Side-scrolling ninja platformer with unlockable moves and tough bosses
83% positive
1,556 reviews
Pankapu
2D action platformer with shifting forms in a child's dreams
64% positive
1,475 reviews
Figment 2: Creed Valley
Action-adventure through a mind with puzzles and musical boss fights
94% positive
1,437 reviews