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 3667
2D 3429
Puzzle 2517
Story Rich 2313
Pixel Graphics 2051
RPG 2048
Cute 1975
Strategy 1899
Simulation 1821
Anime 1703
Atmospheric 1692
Exploration 1563
Visual Novel 1459
Female Protagonist 1386
◆ 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
◆ 85Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
🕳 ×12 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 85Jubilee
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~4k players-81% $9.99 $1.89
◆ 84KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×12 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
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$10.99
◆ 82TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 82The Legend of Lumina
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Indie
▮ ~4k playersFree
◆ 82Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 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🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$5.99
◆ 82Trash Quest
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 81Exographer
🕳 ×3 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~6k players-50% $19.99 $9.99
◆ 81Xanthiom Zero
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure
▮ ~4k players-50% $4.99 $2.49
◆ 81Genotype
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~1k players$24.99
◆ 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
◆ 80ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
🕳 ×26 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$15.99
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80The Holy Gosh Darn
🕳 ×5 gap✅ 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
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79Anopek
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~3k players$6.99
◆ 79Hargrave
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 79DragonLoop: Prologue
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 79Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
🕳 ×4 gap📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-60% $9.99 $3.99
◆ 78Falta
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 78Deep Rune
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 78PSYCRON
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~5k players$6.99
◆ 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
◆ 77The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-80% $4.99 $0.99
◆ 77Robot Wants It All
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~8k players$19.99
◆ 76Watcher Chronicles
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 76Maptroid: Worlds
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~4k players$2.99
◆ 76Vision Soft Reset
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 76Frogmonster
🌱 Solo grassroots🚀 Should be huge✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~24k players$19.99
◆ 76Moo Lander
🕳 ×17 gap🌱 Solo grassroots
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$18.99
◆ 76Bleeding Deities
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~720 players$9.99
◆ 76Necrosphere
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~6k players$7.99
◆ 76Soul's Spectrum
🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, RPG, Strategy
▮ ~2k players$7.99
◆ 76Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players-40% $11.99 $7.19
◆ 76Mystik 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
◆ 74The Spectral Web: Hitodama
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$2.99
◆ 74Nightmare: The Lunatic
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~10k players$16.99
◆ 74You are Peter Shorts
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$14.99
◆ 74Moonlight Pulse
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~10k players$11.99
◆ 74Master Key
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, RPG
▮ ~12k players-55% $11.99 $5.39
◆ 74Mini Ghost
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~16k players$1.99
◆ 74Dystobel
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~960 players$5.99
◆ 74Treasures of the Aegean
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 73Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
▮ ~3k players$14.99