Hidden gem Metroidvania games
55 overlooked Metroidvania games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Indie 1602
Adventure 1405
Casual 1359
2D 1229
Singleplayer 1172
Action 1133
Puzzle 963
Story Rich 738
Pixel Graphics 736
RPG 713
Cute 666
Strategy 581
Exploration 559
Anime 546
Simulation 545
Visual Novel 525
◆ 87Ichima-san
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$10.99
◆ 87Goodboy Galaxy
🕳 ×17 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players$24.99
◆ 85The Legend of Lumina
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~4k playersFree
◆ 85Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
🕳 ×13 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-35% $12.99
◆ 85Orten Was The Case
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-75% $3.74
◆ 84Deep Rune
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 83TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players-75% $1.99
◆ 82Falta
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 82Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~1k players$3.99
◆ 81Golden Knight
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~760 players$9.99
◆ 81Bleeding Deities
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure
▮ ~720 players$9.99
◆ 81Genotype
🕳 ×16 gap
Action, Adventure
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 8110mg: Always Down
🕳 ×9 gap🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 81Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×24 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79Trash Quest
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 79Treasure Adventure Game
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 79Treasures of the Aegean
🕳 ×11 gap
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 78ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players-90% $1.59
◆ 78HunterX: code name T
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~5k players$16.99
◆ 78Necrosphere
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Indie
▮ ~6k players$7.99
◆ 78Xanthiom Zero
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~4k players-80% $0.99
◆ 78Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game
🌱 Solo grassroots
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 77Dystobel
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players-35% $3.89
◆ 77Million to One Hero
🕳 ×8 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 77My Night Job
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 76Mini Ghost
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~16k players$1.99
◆ 76Unforgettable Voyage
🌱 Solo grassroots
Adventure, Casual, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 76Super Roboy
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~6k players-35% $9.74
◆ 75Joshua's Legs
🕳 ×5 gap
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$13.99
◆ 75After Death
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~6k players-75% $3.49
◆ 75SHEEPO
🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~19k players-60% $3.99
◆ 75Gateways
🕳 ×5 gap
Indie
▮ ~10k players$4.99
◆ 75Nightmare: The Lunatic
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Indie
▮ ~10k players$16.99
◆ 74Super Mombo Quest
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots💎 Genre outlier
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~29k players$19.99
◆ 74GunGirl 2
🕳 ×4 gap🔁 Franchise
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k playersFree
◆ 74Hargrave
🌱 Solo grassroots
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 74Three of Cards
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~14k playersFree
◆ 72Creepy Castle
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~9k players$9.99
◆ 71BIOMORPH
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure
▮ ~22k players$19.99
◆ 71REDO!
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure
▮ ~9k players-80% $1.99
S
◆ 71Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
▮ ~19k players$9.99
◆ 71Transiruby
Action
▮ ~11k players$14.99
P
◆ 70Pharaoh Rebirth+
▮ ~13k players$9.99
◆ 70Kalinur
Action, Indie
▮ ~19k players-65% $0.69
B
◆ 68BioGun
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~20k players$19.99
M
◆ 68MURI
▮ ~19k players$9.99
T
◆ 68Tomba! Special Edition
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~21k players$19.99
A
◆ 67Alwa's Legacy
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~23k players$17.99
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◆ 66末代侠客
▮ ~9k players-50% $1.99
◆ 65Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
💎 Genre outlier🚀 Should be huge
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~34k players$19.99
S
◆ 64Super Daryl Deluxe
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~19k players-90% $1.99
◆ 647th Domain:Tree of Chaos
🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~17k players$11.99
W
◆ 64WarriOrb: Prologue
▮ ~16k playersFree
R
◆ 63Raji: Prologue
🌱 Solo grassroots
▮ ~24k playersFree
S
◆ 62Super Panda Adventures
🚀 Should be huge
▮ ~38k players-75% $1.24