Ascent DX
Games like Ascent DX

Games like Ascent DX

A compact free-to-play metroidvania about exploring a mysterious planet and uncovering an ancient civilization, with smooth retro-style gameplay.

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A dark sci-fi 2D metroidvania set in a ruined military facility, praised for smooth gameplay and addictive exploration, with a reviewer-reported ~11-hour playtime.
2024-01-31
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Ascent DX
Games like Ascent DX

Games like Ascent DX

A compact free-to-play metroidvania about exploring a mysterious planet and uncovering an ancient civilization, with smooth retro-style gameplay.

Ex Vitro
A dark sci-fi 2D metroidvania set in a ruined military facility, praised for smooth gameplay and addictive exploration, with a reviewer-reported ~11-hour playtime.
2024-01-31
- Action
- Science fiction
- Platform

Adventure

Indie

Side view

Janosik

A challenging retro pixel-art single-player action-platformer where you play as Janosik and explore a secret-filled mountain castle in a compact free-to-play adventure.

2020-09-25

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Space Expedition

A short single-player 2D puzzle platformer set on a space station, blending pixel art with 1980s sci-fi horror atmosphere.

2023-07-17

Action
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Side view

Cosmos Bit

An old-school extraterrestrial metroidvania with Amstrad CPC-style visuals, offering a short, easy, and intricate 4-hour adventure.

2022-03-10

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Slash/Jump

A short, cozy precision platformer where movement is done entirely by bouncing and slashing with a sword, typically completed in under an hour.

2024-08-23

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

Hargrave

A short, mysterious metroidvania adventure through a robot-filled labyrinth with satisfying movement and fair level design.

2020-10-12

Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Sect-Machina

A free-to-play, single-player, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania with fluid combat and 2D pixel art, offering roughly 11 hours of exploration.

2023-09-10

Action
Adventure
Indie

You Have to Win the Game

A free, retro-styled 2D exploration platformer that mixes metroidvania-style exploration with precise, challenging platforming in a short package.

2014-05-06

Shooter
Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Open world

Little Droid 2: Escape

A compact, challenging 2D pixel-art Metroidvania set on a mysterious planet, featuring clever puzzles and a wide variety of weapons.

2025-11-07

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Liturnian

A free-to-play, single-player 3D Metroidvania set in a living-light world, with fluid movement, creature fights, puzzles, and a short ~76-minute experience reviewers found fun but unpolished.

2026-02-17

Adventure
Third person
Indie

ORUN

A very short, polished action-adventure about restoring a guardian flame to save a city ravaged by creatures.

2026-05-28

ROSA's Quest

A brief, fun 2D platformer set in a flooded, ocean-conquered world where a rescue android fights through ruined cities to defeat aquatic leaders.

2026-05-08

Platform
Indie

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