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Games like Imp of the Sun

A compact Peruvian-inspired 2D metroidvania platformer with challenging boss fights and a sun-restoring quest.

Solateria
A hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat, a fire warrior's quest against the Shadow Plague, and Soulslike challenge eased by player-friendly conveniences, lasting about 21 hours.
2026-03-12
- Action

Adventure

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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Super Mombo Quest

A fast precision platformer combining metroidvania exploration with arcade-style stomping and combo chaining, praised for its tight controls and moderate difficulty.

2021-11-03

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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Moonscars

A dark, stylized 2D metroidvania with punishing combat and nonlinear exploration, typically taking reviewers 7-12 hours.

2022-09-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view

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FOUNTAINS

A challenging single-player action RPG with soulslike combat and metroidvania exploration in an ancient interconnected world, offering roughly 9–12 hours of play.

2024-12-20

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Crimson Oath

A single-player indie souls-like with parry-focused combat and challenging bosses, set in an atmospheric world where a warrior uncovers a changing truth, lasting roughly 10-14 hours.

2026-04-29

Action
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Possessor(s)

A 2D action side-scroller fusing platform-fighter combat with interconnected-world exploration, delivering a roughly 18-hour single-player adventure that shines in melee but stumbles on ranged encounters and performance.

2025-11-11

Action
Platform
Adventure
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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Faerie Afterlight

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.

2023-09-28

Action
Platform
Puzzle
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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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

A fast-paced single-player action-adventure platformer in mythological Persia, featuring time-space manipulation and interconnected exploration, with positive reviews but some cloud-save complaints.

2024-08-08

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Side view

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Nine Sols

A hand-drawn 2D action-platformer with Sekiro-like parry combat, an eastern fantasy setting, and a vengeful quest against the nine Sols, typically taking around 34 hours.

2024-05-28

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view