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2016PC · PS · Xbox

24 games that share what Headlander does well: sci-fi, metroidvania and platforming. 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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24 picks · prices checked daily

  • Axiom Verge

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~9h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.53/hr

  • 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

  • Ghost 1.0

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

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

    $12.99

    Best PC price · Humble Store · $0.87/hr

  • The Mobius Machine

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • 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

  • Pragmata

    2026PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Space, sci-fi

    Critics
    88
    IGDB
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~14h
    IGDB

    $47.99was $59.99−20%

    Best PC price · Steam · $3.40/hr

  • 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

  • Multiplayer

    Huntdown

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

    Side-scrolling, platforming

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

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.50/hr

  • Intrusion 2

    2012PC

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.29was $9.99−77%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Xeodrifter

    2014PC · PS · Switch

    Metroidvania, space

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

    $9.99

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.50/hr

  • Sonic the Hedgehog

    1991PC · iOS

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    No price yet

  • Waking Mars

    2012PC · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, space

    Critics
    79
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $9.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Defy Gravity

    2011PC

    Space, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.69was $1.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • AM2R: Return of Samus

    2016PC

    Sci-fi, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • 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

  • Multiplayer

    Blaster Master Zero

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    83
    IGDB
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Shadow Complex Remastered

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Mighty No. 9

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Side-scrolling, comedy

    Critics
    52
    Metacritic
    Players
    57%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Ristar

    1995PC · iOS · Android

    Platforming, retro

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    100%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • 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

  • Multiplayer

    Capsized

    2011PC

    Metroidvania, space

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    81%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.49was $9.99−75%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Blade Chimera

    2025PC · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

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

    $11.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.20/hr