Best indie metroidvanias on Steam

Hand-crafted maps that open up as you gain new abilities — the genre indie studios have made their own.

Top rated of all time

Öoo

Overwhelmingly Positive · 99%$9.99

Aug 7, 2025

Chrono Gear: Warden of Time

Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$17.99

Sep 11, 2025

Dead Cells

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$24.99

Aug 6, 2018

Touhou Luna Nights

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$17.99

Feb 25, 2019

Bloody Hell

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%Free

Jan 27, 2023

−20%

Well Dweller

Overwhelmingly Positive · 98%$15.99

Sep 22, 2026

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$19.99

Jun 10, 2021

−40%

Crypt Custodian

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$11.99

Aug 27, 2024

Pages of Time: Prologue

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%Free

Nov 23, 2022

Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$10.99

Aug 13, 2025

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$19.99

May 28, 2025

Hollow Knight

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$14.99

Feb 24, 2017

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$29.99

Mar 10, 2020

−25%

Pseudoregalia

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$4.49

Jul 28, 2023

VVVVVV

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$4.99

Sep 7, 2010

Mark of the Ninja: Remastered

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$19.99

Oct 9, 2018

Leap Year

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$4.99

Jun 13, 2024

Super Mombo Quest

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$19.99

Nov 3, 2021

Dunjungle

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$14.99

Dec 10, 2025

Frogmonster

Overwhelmingly Positive · 96%$19.99

Apr 2, 2024

−30%

ANIMAL WELL

Overwhelmingly Positive · 95%$17.49

May 9, 2024

−45%

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

Overwhelmingly Positive · 97%$13.74

Jan 22, 2025

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Overwhelmingly Positive · 95%$39.99

Jun 26, 2014

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Very Positive · 94%$14.99

May 24, 2013

New and well reviewed

−15%

Tape Man

Positive · 100%$8.49

Nov 10, 2026

−10%

Nocturnal 2

Very Positive · 98%$8.09

Nov 10, 2026

−20%

The Rusted

Positive · 100%$11.99

Nov 6, 2026

−10%

PITH

Positive · 86%$10.79

Nov 6, 2026

−47%

HEART ABYSS

Very Positive · 89%$15.35

Nov 3, 2026

−20%

A Tiny Ghost Game

Positive · 95%$3.99

Oct 30, 2026

−15%

KILL HIM

Positive · 100%$4.24

Oct 29, 2026

Croakspire

Positive · 100%$7.99

Oct 29, 2026

Moadra

Very Positive · 85%$24.99

Oct 22, 2026

DREGS

Positive · 100%$9.99

Oct 15, 2026

Echo Weaver

Very Positive · 96%$19.99

Oct 8, 2026

Stickility

Very Positive · 86%$13.99

Oct 5, 2026

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Vitavania

Not enough reviews

Nov 12, 2026

Explosiovania

Not enough reviews

Nov 12, 2026

Jump Bald

Not enough reviews

Nov 12, 2026

Badass Brigade

Not enough reviews

Nov 13, 2026

AlterMage

Not enough reviews

Nov 17, 2026

After Hue

Not enough reviews

Nov 22, 2026

Pico32: The Lost Pages

Not enough reviewsFree

Nov 29, 2026

Slums: Hauler 2

Not enough reviews

Nov 30, 2026

Undying Soul

Not enough reviews

Dec 3, 2026

KIRA: Composition for One Player

Not enough reviews

Dec 3, 2026

InOut

Not enough reviews

Dec 9, 2026

GOMAN -stuck in the avici hell-

Not enough reviewsFree

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