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Action 07 August 2018

An action game with roguelike and metroidvania elements by indie French studio Motion Twin. During the game, you explore a grim castle, whose elements (such as chambers, cloisters, and sewers) are procedurally generated. Given the permadeath system, it means that each new gameplay is a fresh experience, during which you can discover new parts of the fortress. An important aspect of Dead Cells is combat, which is very difficult.

Action 24 February 2017

Hollow Knight is a 2D metroidvania game developed by the indie studio Team Cherry. The game takes us to a fantasy underground world located bellow the city of Dirtmouth. The place attracts numerous adventurers, who disappear without a trace when they enter it. We play as an adventurer who decides to face the challenge and find riches, fame, and the answers he is looking for in that underground world. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.

Action 15 November 2023

An action platformer metroidvania. The Last Faith stars Eric, traversing a dangerous gothic city, trying to learn the truth about an ancient prophecy and the corruption consuming the land.

Action 24 August 2023

The sequel to a 2019 soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous II retains its predecessor's pixel art and enemy design inspired by medieval Christianity.

Arcade 16 May 2011

A sandbox platform game by indie studio Re-Logic, sometimes called the 2D version of the popular Minecraft. There is no set goal; your task is basically to shape the randomly-generated world around you. At first you only have a few basic tools, which allow you to dig and find resources, chop wood, and create simple structures. As the game progresses, due to the extensive crafting system, you discover better tools, allowing you to create advanced materials and to fight monsters.

Action 17 April 2024

A 2D action adventure game with RPG and metroidvania elements, inspired by the earliest installments of The Legend of Zelda series. In Kingsgrave we play as a resurrected king. Our task is to deal with the plague infecting the lands and eventually to rebuild the kingdom.

Action 11 January 2024

The fifth game in the Momodora series, a continuation of the third installment. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is an action platform metroidvania in which we play as a priestess named Momo, and our task is to fight off the demons.

Action 23 April 2024

An action platformer metroidvania. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU was created by Surgent Studios, founded by Abubakar Salim, an actor known for his roles as Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins, the Raised by Wolves TV series and many others.

Action 10 September 2019

A soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous features high-quality pixel art visuals and has us facing down hordes of nightmarish enemies inspired by medieval Christianity.

Action 22 July 2016

An exploration game that eludes standard genre classification, developed by independent studio Chucklefish. Starbound combines elements of a 2D sandbox platformer and a strategy game. As you play, you explore and colonize other planets, provide for their inhabitants, construct useful items and vehicles, as well as fight hostile aliens. The game is set in a procedurally generated world,providing a great amount of freedom to the players.

Action 21 June 2021

Metroidvania game in the format of an action platform game with RPG elements. In Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights we find ourselves in a ruined kingdom, which we wander as a priestess using skills of defeated enemies in battle.

Action 27 April 2016

An expanded edition of the warmly received platform game developed by Moon studio in 2015. The story of Ori and the Blind Forest focuses on the titular spirit of the forest who is trying to learn something about itself and the world that surrounds it. The game lacks any dialogues and the story is told by using the gameplay and mute cutscenes. As for the mechanics, the game belongs to the subgenre called metroidvania.

Action 25 April 2023

An action platformer metroidvania. Afterimage tells the story of an adventurer exploring the fantasy land of Engardin, learning its secrets, solving its problems and facing numerous dangers.

Action 18 June 2019

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an action-adventure platform game set in a gothic horror setting. The game is a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series. The person in charge of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was Koji Igarashi, who previously worked on the Castlevania series over the course of many years. The game revolves around exploring a large castle, which is crawling with demons the players need to fight against, you also develop your character and gather items.

Action 09 April 2024

A 2,5D metroidvania with action platformer elements. The Devil Within: Satgat allows us to play the role of a hero fighting demons who invaded his homeland. The protagonist can absorb powers of defeated Arch Devils, gaining powers and losing humanity as a result.

Action 01 March 2024

A metroidvania action platformer from the authors of Dawn of Man and Planetbase. The Mobius Machine offers an industrial sci-fi world. Our character is very mobile, being able to run, jump on platforms, climb, glide or dive. We use different firearms to kill enemies.

Action 11 March 2020

The second part of the metroidvania series, in which the players play the title ghost. In Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the protagonist leaves Nibel forest to discover his true destiny as he travels through an exotic world.

Action 02 June 2022

Action platform game in metroidvania style. In Souldiers we take on the role of one of three characters, who explore the fantastic land at the crossroads of worlds and face the dangers lurking there. Game features colourful, pixelart graphics.

Action 11 March 2015

A two-dimensional platformer with RPG elements, produced by Moon Studios, an independent developer. It belongs to a subgenre called metroidvania. We assume the role of a young and inexperienced forest spirit who will try to learn more about himself and the world around him during his long journey. In the game we explore vast areas full of hidden passages and shortcuts while solving puzzles and facing challenges testing our agility.

Action 22 November 2011

Refreshed version of the heat adopted metroidvanii from 2004. In addition to the new graphics and soundtrack, the title boasts three different levels of difficulty. However, the gameplay has remained unchanged, so the fun is still about exploring vast levels, jumping on platforms and fighting with smaller and larger supporters of the crazy Doctor.

Action 02 August 2021

GRIME is a combat-focused action adventure game with RPG elements, in which we absorb the remains of our enemies to strengthen our own abilities. It is the debut game of the independent Clover Bite studio.

Action 2024

Metroidvania realized in the form of action platform game. In Crowsworn we take on the role of a hero, who explores the dark land and faces many enemies, trying to find out more about himself and the curse that has been put on this once great kingdom.

Action 05 April 2024

A dark 2D metroidvania from Lucid Dreams Studio (authors of Legends of Ethernal). Biomorph offers an anthropomorphic cat as th main protagonist. The hero can copy the shapes and abilites of fallen enemies. It allows for them to be used both for combat and solving puzzles.

Action 01 April 2014

A spin-off installment to the Warner Bros.’ Batman: Arkham series, initially developed for handheld consoles. The story follows the plot of Batman: Arkham Origins, giving us the opportunity to experience more of Batman’s adventures from before when he became the Dark Knight. The action is set in the eponymous Blackgate prison, where Batman has to quell an inmate riot. Arkham Origins Blackgate is a classical beat ‘em up fighting game.