Hidden gem Metroidvania games
60 overlooked Metroidvania games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4232
Casual 3762
Action 3739
2D 3472
Puzzle 2552
Story Rich 2342
Pixel Graphics 2083
RPG 2069
Cute 1998
Strategy 1932
Simulation 1855
Anime 1720
Atmospheric 1717
Exploration 1600
Visual Novel 1471
Female Protagonist 1406
◆ 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
◆ 86Goodboy Galaxy
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-30% $24.99 $17.49
◆ 85Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
🕳 ×13 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 84Jubilee
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~4k players-81% $9.99 $1.89
◆ 84KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×13 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$17.99
◆ 84ROLLING STAR
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~8k players-50% $11.99 $5.99
◆ 83Orten Was The Case
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players$14.99
◆ 83Intrepid Izzy
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$10.99
◆ 83TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 82The 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
◆ 82Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 81Croakspire
🌅 Just out🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$7.99
◆ 81Trash Quest
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 81Hero's Spirit
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$5.99
◆ 81Genotype
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 81Xanthiom Zero
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~4k players$4.99
◆ 80Exographer
🕳 ×3 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~6k players-50% $19.99 $9.99
◆ 80Babushka'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-40% $14.99 $8.99
◆ 80ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
🕳 ×31 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$15.99
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~1k players$3.99
◆ 79PSYCRON
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~5k players$6.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×12 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79My Night Job
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 79The Holy Gosh Darn
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~13k players$19.99
◆ 79Anopek
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~3k players$6.99
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79DragonLoop: Prologue
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 78Falta
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 78Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
🕳 ×4 gap📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-60% $9.99 $3.99
◆ 78Deep Rune
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 78Treasure Adventure Game
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 78NBB.EXE
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~800 players-70% $19.99 $5.99
◆ 77Robot Wants It All
🕳 ×6 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~8k players$19.99
◆ 77The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-80% $4.99 $0.99
◆ 76Maptroid: Worlds
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 76Necrosphere
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~6k players$7.99
◆ 76Moo Lander
🕳 ×14 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$18.99
◆ 76Bleeding Deities
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~720 players$9.99
◆ 76Frogmonster
🌱 Solo grassroots🚀 Should be huge✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~24k players$19.99
◆ 76Watcher Chronicles
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 76Vision Soft Reset
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 76Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-40% $11.99 $7.19
◆ 75Soul's Spectrum
🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$7.99
◆ 75Mystik Belle
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~9k players$14.99
◆ 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
◆ 75After Death
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~6k players$13.99
◆ 75HunterX: code name T
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players$16.99
◆ 74Nightmare: The Lunatic
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~10k players$16.99
◆ 74The Spectral Web: Hitodama
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$2.99
◆ 74Treasures of the Aegean
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 74You are Peter Shorts
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$14.99
◆ 74Dystobel
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$5.99
◆ 74Moonlight Pulse
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~10k players$11.99
◆ 74Mini Ghost
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~16k players$1.99
◆ 74Master Key
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, RPG
▮ ~12k players-55% $11.99 $5.39