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Games like Xeodrifter

2014PEGI 3PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable75 % positive9.75 €

A compact retro space Metroidvania: you hop between four small planets, blast aliens, find new abilities and beat bosses. It is short, accessible and built around exploration.

Jumping and platforming
Interconnected level design
Pixel art
Boss fights as highlights

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In short: Games like Xeodrifter

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Mini Ghost

99 %Match

2017PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable94 % positive1.99 €

A short mini Metroidvania with the look and feel of 1980s MSX computers, serving as a small prequel to Ghost 1.0. It offers compact exploration and classic platforming action.

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Ghost 1.0

Jumping and platforming

A sci-fi metroidvania where you infiltrate a space station as an agent, switching between a robotic body and a digital ghost form to fight enemies and solve puzzles.

MindSeize

Pixel art

A sci-fi 2D Metroidvania where you play a father exploring alien planets and blasting through enemies to rescue your daughter from a mysterious organization.

A compact black-and-white pixel Metroidvania where a cat pilots a mech through an alien underworld, hopping out to squeeze through tight tunnels and water sections. Funny, short and built around clear upgrades and boss fights.

BioGun

Interconnected level design

A metroidvania shooter where you are injected into a dog's body as a microscopic vaccine and fight viral threats to save dogs from extinction. Exploration and shooting unfold in an unusual microscopic world.

Axiom Verge

Lots to discover

A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Blaster Master Zero II

Boss fights as highlights

A retro action adventure that mixes side-scrolling tank platforming with on-foot top-down dungeons. It adds Metroidvania-style exploration, boss fights and upgrades in an 8-bit-inspired style.

Sheepo

Pixel art

A compact metroidvania where a shape-shifting sheep creature hunts down creature eggs on an alien planet, taking on each species' form to unlock new areas.

Blaster Master Zero

Boss fights as highlights

A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.

AM2R: Return of Samus

Boss fights as highlights

A fan-made remake of Metroid II that blends classic Samus Aran gameplay with modern controls, expanded areas and punchy boss fights. Hunting the Metroids across planet SR388 is atmospheric and rewards thorough exploration.