Hidden gem Metroidvania games
60 overlooked Metroidvania games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
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Adventure 4168
Casual 3706
Action 3672
2D 3417
Puzzle 2519
Story Rich 2305
Pixel Graphics 2047
RPG 2042
Cute 1975
Strategy 1905
Simulation 1814
Anime 1706
Atmospheric 1689
Exploration 1557
Visual Novel 1455
Female Protagonist 1383
◆ 87Ichima-san
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$10.99
◆ 86Vacant Kingdom
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$7.99
◆ 85Goodboy Galaxy
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players$24.99
◆ 85KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$17.99
◆ 85Jubilee
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~4k players-81% $9.99 $1.89
◆ 85Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
🕳 ×12 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 84ROLLING STAR
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~8k players-50% $11.99 $5.99
◆ 84Intrepid Izzy
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$10.99
◆ 83Orten Was The Case
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players$14.99
◆ 83Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 83TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 83The Legend of Lumina
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~4k playersFree
◆ 82Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players-20% $14.99 $11.99
◆ 82Hero's Spirit
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$5.99
◆ 81Exographer
🕳 ×3 gap📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~6k players-50% $19.99 $9.99
◆ 81Trash Quest
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 81Genotype
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 81Xanthiom Zero
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~4k players-50% $4.99 $2.49
◆ 81Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier📈 Rising
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~10k players$5.99
◆ 80Super Roboy
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~4k players$14.99
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
🕳 ×26 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$15.99
◆ 80The Holy Gosh Darn
🕳 ×5 gap📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~13k players$19.99
◆ 80Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~1k players$3.99
◆ 79My Night Job
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 79Anopek
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~3k players$6.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×17 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79Hargrave
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79DragonLoop: Prologue
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 78Deep Rune
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 78Falta
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 78PSYCRON
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~5k players$6.99
◆ 78The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-80% $4.99 $0.99
◆ 78NBB.EXE
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~800 players-70% $19.99 $5.99
◆ 78Treasure Adventure Game
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 78Robot Wants It All
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~8k players$19.99
◆ 77Watcher Chronicles
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 77Maptroid: Worlds
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 77Vision Soft Reset
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 77Frogmonster
🌱 Solo grassroots🚀 Should be huge✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~24k players$19.99
◆ 77Soul's Spectrum
🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$7.99
◆ 77Moo Lander
🕳 ×20 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$18.99
◆ 76Mystik Belle
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~9k players$14.99
◆ 76Bleeding Deities
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~720 players$9.99
◆ 76Necrosphere
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~6k players$7.99
◆ 75Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-40% $11.99 $7.19
◆ 75Shrine Of The Forest God
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~760 players$2.99
◆ 75Million to One Hero
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 75You are Peter Shorts
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$14.99
◆ 75HunterX: code name T
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players$16.99
◆ 75The Spectral Web: Hitodama
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$2.99
◆ 75After Death
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~6k players$13.99
◆ 74Nightmare: The Lunatic
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~10k players$16.99
◆ 74Master Key
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, RPG
▮ ~12k players-55% $11.99 $5.39
◆ 74Ato
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~19k players$14.99
◆ 74Treasures of the Aegean
🕳 ×6 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 74Mini Ghost
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~16k players$1.99
◆ 74Moonlight Pulse
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~10k players$11.99
◆ 74Dystobel
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$5.99