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2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

24 games that share what Axiom Verge does well: sci-fi, platforming and metroidvania. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Axiom Verge 2

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Axiom Verge series, metroidvania

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Iconoclasts

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~15h
    IGDB

    $5.99was $19.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.39/hr

  • Headlander

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    74
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Carrion

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.65/hr

  • Environmental Station Alpha

    2015PC

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    81%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · MacGameStore · $0.44/hr

  • Sanabi

    2023PC · Switch

    Cyberpunk, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.56was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Xeodrifter

    2014PC · PS · Switch

    Aliens, metroidvania

    Critics
    79
    IGDB
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $9.99

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.50/hr

  • Owlboy

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.52/hr

  • Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    80
    IGDB
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Huntdown

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Cyberpunk, side-scrolling

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.50/hr

  • Blade Chimera

    2025PC · Switch

    Cyberpunk, metroidvania

    Critics
    77
    Metacritic
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $11.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.20/hr

  • Mini Ghost

    2017PC · PS · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.49was $1.99−25%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • AM2R: Return of Samus

    2016PC

    Sci-fi, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • You Have to Win the Game

    2012PC

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Chasm

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    72
    Metacritic
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.52/hr

  • Waking Mars

    2012PC · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    79
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $9.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Downwell

    2015PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Platforming, retro

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.74was $2.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Celeste

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.23/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Ghost 1.0

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Cyberpunk, metroidvania

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~15h
    IGDB

    $12.99

    Best PC price · Humble Store · $0.87/hr

  • Ristar

    1995PC · iOS · Android

    Platforming, retro

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    100%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Out There Somewhere

    2012PC

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.99was $9.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Katana Zero

    2019PC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Cyberpunk, platforming

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $8.39was $13.99−40%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR · $1.46/hr