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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Games like Kotama and Academy Citadel

Games like Kotama and Academy Citadel

A challenging 2.5D Metroidvania in a high-tech academy with anime/ecchi style, praised for solid combat and boss fights; most reviewers spent 14–18 hours.

BLADECHIMERA
A moderately challenging ~10-hour metroidvania set in dark cyberpunk Osaka, where demon hunter Shin uses shooting and melee to recover lost skills and uncover his forgotten past.
2025-01-15
- Action
- Science fiction

Platform

Indie

Side view

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Alice Escaped!

A compact, cute single-player Metroidvania set in Wonderland, with platforming, combat, and multiple endings.

2023-01-27

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Simulator

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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

A polished dark fantasy Metroidvania with rewarding exploration and moderate difficulty, set in a sorrowful post-apocalyptic world of Homunculi, offering a lengthy ~23-hour campaign.

2025-01-22

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

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Somber Echoes

A single-player metroidvania action-adventure about a reborn tribune exploring a forsaken sci-fi vessel with god-given combat powers and upgrades.

2025-01-21

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Historical

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AWAKEN - Astral Blade

A 2.5D metroidvania starring bionic warrior Tania, with parry-heavy combat and ability upgrades through a Karpas-corrupted world, in an 18–22 hour campaign with a notable difficulty spike.

2024-10-22

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

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Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

A 2D steampunk metroidvania action-platformer with a female protagonist, story-rich narrative, and easy combat that runs about 11.5 hours.

2024-07-16

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

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Little Witch Nobeta

A cute anime action game featuring magic-based combat with dual firing modes and challenging soulslike difficulty, set in a mysterious castle.

2022-09-28

Shooter
Action
Comedy
Third person
Indie

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists cover art

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

A dark fantasy metroidvania starring an iron alchemist on a revenge quest, with whip-and-element combat and a reviewer-median runtime of about 17 hours.

2025-10-27

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

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Chrono Gear: Warden of Time

A 2D pixel-art action platformer starring Ouro Kronii, with fast sword combat, time-based powers, and Sonic-like multi-tiered levels in a roughly 14-hour single-player campaign.

2025-09-11

Action
Platform
Indie
Side view

Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune cover art

Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

An anime-style Metroidvania with RPG progression, three switchable characters, and a roughly 20-22 hour campaign, featuring loot-driven combat that reviewers find uneven.

2024-07-26

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

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Virtua Unlimited Project

A 2D pixel-art action platformer with VTuber characters, challenging Mega Man Zero-inspired combat, and a roughly 12-hour campaign through a surreal virtual world.

2024-04-24

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

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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)