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324 games like Intrepid Izzy · 2014 – 2026
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Sabotage Studio · Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as
83 rating5 lists12 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
doinksoft · Switch, Windows, Xbox One
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. Tiptoe o
76 rating1 list3.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Magic Design Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelite where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your t
78 rating1 list10 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Paul Helman · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Horace is a story-driven, pixel-platform adventure peppered with nostalgic, popular culture references which will bring a smile to any gamer who enjoys the 8 and 16 bit era!
79 rating2 lists14 h main storyOften paired
Timed Xbox exclusive
Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Rogue Legacy is back! But now it's got a 2 on the end of it! Rogue Legacy 2 is a genealogical rogue-lite. That means it has all the trappings of a typical rogue-like (randomized runs, changing characters, and more), but with persistent upg
84 rating4 lists26 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusiveSabotage · Switch, PlayStation, PS4 +3
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as
83 rating1 listOften paired
Kyle Thompson · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
81 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired
Allods Team · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Blast Brigade is a colorful 2D action-adventure that combines intense platformer gameplay with metroidvania exploration. Assemble the team of superspies and run’n’gun through a tainted paradise island to take down the evil genius Dr. Cread
4 lists19 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Join Mickey & Friends on a quest to explore the mysterious island of Monoth and recover three mystical books to save the world from disaster! Choose your favorite character and unlock special abilities as you perform high-flying platforming
72 rating6 lists7 h main story
Pocket Trap · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +3
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Combine moves for traversal, fight the city's rival crim
87 rating3 lists14 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Tribute Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +2
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
79 rating1 list7 h main story
PS4, Wii U, Windows +1
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
62 rating2 lists14 h main story
Switch, PS4, Windows +1
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
74 rating5 lists4 h main storyOften paired
Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Three explorers wander through a post-apocalyptic desert to find a way to save the people in their village. A dark, twisted tower has been pushed up from the depths of the Earth... but does it hold the answers they seek?
80 rating3 lists12 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
76 rating3 lists8 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +4
MIO: Memories in Orbit is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania platformer. Players control a robot named Mio who explores a vast spaceship called the Vessel, gaining new abilities such as wall climbing, dodging, grappling, and gliding while f
79 rating4 lists10 h main story
Thomas Happ Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures. Axiom Verge 2 is part of the same story as Axiom Verge 1 but is a completely new game: new characters, new powers, new enemies, and
74 rating5 lists8.5 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help o
70 rating2 lists7.5 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
TiGames · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
It is a metroidvania game that the player will play as a rabbit who can manipulate the big mech-arm on his back, exploring in a vivid diesel punk world and fighting against the evil robot army. There will be a vast world map for the player
74 rating6 lists13 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows, macOS
Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines. Discover different weapons, items, and abilities that will help you progress and discover new areas.
78 rating2 lists7 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
86 rating2 lists6 h main story
WayForward Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +5
Formerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but they soon learn there’s troubl
74 rating5 lists8 h main story
Rain Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Teslagrad 2 is the sequel to the original Teslagrad, developed by Rain Games and released in 2023. This 2D puzzle platformer builds upon the magnetic and electrical mechanics of its predecessor, with players once again using these abilities
74 rating2 lists3 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Inti Creates · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure gameplay returns with a brand new sequel to Blaster Master Zero!
84 rating6 lists8 h main story
Bombservice · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Minoria is the latest and most ambitious game from Bombservice, and a spiritual sequel to the Momodora series, from the same studio. Fans of Momodora will find familiar aspects in the design and gameplay elements, as they master the ins-an
65 rating1 list5 h main story
Bombservice · Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
81 rating2 lists7.5 h main story
Black Mermaid · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as y
68 rating1 list8.5 h main story
Linux, NES, Switch +4
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in t
76 rating4 lists7 h main story
Android, Linux, Switch +4
It's a metroidvania-style action RPG with fishbowl-powered medieval robots! Explore a huge medieval world, improve your combat skills by smashing a lot of mechanic creatures and talk to other robots using unique animated dialogues.
79 rating3 lists7.5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Art in Heart · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
"Gonner is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world—a giant landbound whale named Sally—by se
76 rating4 lists7.5 h main story
Over The Moon · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
Continue ARID's journey of self discovery as she's thrust into a challenging and bizarre adventure that will test your wits as a player. The Fall Part 2: Unbound will put you in perspectives that you haven't seen before in a game.
70 rating2 lists7 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto- a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworlds janitor... forever! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and expl
80 rating1 list9.5 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Cursed to Golf is a golf-like adventure where every shot counts. Players are tasked with making it out of Golf Purgatory to become a Golfing Legend. With insane hazards, otherworldly power-ups and tons of replayability, will you make it bac
71 rating3 lists7 h main storyOften paired
Douze Dixièmes · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +4
MIO: Memories in Orbit is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania platformer. Players control a robot named Mio who explores a vast spaceship called the Vessel, gaining new abilities such as wall climbing, dodging, grappling, and gliding while f
79 rating2 lists
Atari 2600, Linux, Switch +5
Mr Run and Jump draws you in with precise level design, free-flowing gameplay, and formidable challenge. Silky controls encourage players to run, jump, dash, double jump, and roll to clear levels with style, making it a speedrunner’s dream.
78 rating4 lists5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Renegade Kid · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS4 +3
Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this excitin
74 rating6 lists1 h main story
Evil Empire · Switch, PS5, Windows +1
1499. Paris is engulfed in flames as monstrous creatures suddenly emerge from the shadows. Trevor Belmont, the hero who defeated Dracula, ventures into the burning streets with his daughter, Rose Belmont. Armed with the legendary holy whip,
80 rating5 lists
Retro Forge Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
82 rating2 lists26 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
Ultros is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants t
66 rating4 lists11 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Android, Switch, Windows +3
Experience a Lovecraftian inspired story-driven action RPG game with skill-based combat. Explore and Fight in a dreadful world rich in treasures and deadly creatures. Elderand is a love letter to Castlevania with modern elements. Make your
80 rating1 list6 h main story
WayForward Technologies · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
In WayForward's experienced hands, the Yars franchise becomes an expansive mystery solved through 2D platforming action. Take control of the young hacker Emi Kimura, who is hired by a mysterious patron to infiltrate the shadowy QoTech corpo
60 rating4 lists7.5 h main story
Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Bo is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania based in a colorful world of Japanese folklore. You play as a tiny fox spirit that grows from lotus blossom after being blessed by the moon god. Use your legendary bō staff to bounce and move fluidly throu
73 rating2 lists10 h main story
Brainwash Gang · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic desert. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of ve
82 rating5 lists18 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Inti Creates · PS4, Nintendo 3DS, Windows +2
"The 2D high speed, old-school style side-scrolling action that you remember from Azure Striker Gunvolt is back! In this game, Gunvolt's rival Copen from the first installment returns to the fray as a playable character!"
78 rating4 listsOften paired
Lucid Dreams Studio · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Become Your Enemy in Biomorph, a 2D Dark Metroidvania! When you defeat a monster, the BIOMORPH mechanic allows you to take its shape and power. But beware - biomorphing has a cost as these creatures will now unlock new skills and will use
75 rating2 lists13 h main story
Live Wire · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Decades after the Rain of Death, a new journey begins in the Land of Fumes, where mystical powers lie beneath the earth. The kingdom’s desire for conquest led to the creation of the Homunculi, machine-like artificial life forms prepared to
85 rating2 lists17 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Yacht Club Games · Switch, PS5, Windows +3
When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunnelling after them! Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit
80 rating3 lists5 h main story
Steel Mantis · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack.
81 rating6 lists7 h main story