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A 2D Metroidvania inspired by Indonesian folklore, where Kimo and Wispy manipulate terrain, befriend Lumina's natives, and take titan abilities across a compact ~2.5-hour adventure.

Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
A charming metroidvania with dream-world exploration, secret-collecting, and memory recovery, running about 5.5 hours.
2026-03-31
- Action

Platform

Adventure

Indie

Side view

Kids

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Fearmonium

A psychedelic metroidvania where a memory becomes a phobia, blending suspense and humour in a compact ~6-hour adventure through a boy's mind.

2021-05-20

Action
Comedy
Platform
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Moonlight Pulse

A single-player metroidvania about switching between characters with distinct abilities to save a living fantasy world from parasites, finishing in roughly six hours.

2024-04-26

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

A ~10-12 hour metroidvania adventure in Kenzera with a touching story and colorful visuals, but rougher mechanics than genre contemporaries.

2024-04-23

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

A single-player Metroidvania with shape-shifting abilities, praised for movement and visuals, but with a puzzle-heavy final act.

2019-07-25

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Catmaze

A compact fairy-tale metroidvania set in Slavic myth, where sorceress Alesta explores dark forests and the underworld in a mystical, action-RPG adventure.

2018-05-24

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores

A heartfelt mushroom-themed metroidvania with dense interconnected exploration and standout platforming, offering roughly 15 hours of play.

2025-11-07

Action
Warfare
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

A hand-drawn 2.5D metroidvania blending acrobatic combat and Japanese folklore, with a ~15-hour runtime and a deliberate, well-paced challenge.

2024-07-17

Action
Platform
Adventure
Side view

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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

A story-driven 2D Metroidvania about a girl exploring Korean-folklore purgatory to rescue her father's soul, with solid art and music and around 14 hours of gameplay.

2021-04-07

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

A single-player pixel-art metroidvania where priestess Momo fights demon hordes with close melee combat and exploration in a cute anime-inspired tale of bells and moon gods, lasting about 10 hours.

2024-01-11

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Marko: Beyond Brave

A short single-player Metroidvania through Slavic-folklore-inspired lands, with engaging combat but some technical rough edges.

2024-09-17

Action
Adventure
Indie

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9 Years of Shadows

A hand-crafted side-scrolling metroidvania action-adventure with a ghost companion and a roughly 12-hour story about restoring color to a dark world.

2023-03-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)