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Games like Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

24 games that share what Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom does well: fantasy, 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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24 picks · prices checked daily

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Wonder Boy series, metroidvania

    Critics
    81
    IGDB
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Islets

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $7.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Wonder Boy in Monster World

    1991PC

    Monster World series, Wonder Boy series

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    100%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • 9 Years of Shadows

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $6.80was $19.99−66%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.68/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Dead Cells

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~22h
    IGDB

    $11.18was $24.99−55%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.51/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Multiplayer

    Indivisible

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    72%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Sheepo

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1/hr

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    83
    IGDB
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.99was $9.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Mystik Belle

    2015PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    68
    IGDB
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Greak: Memories of Azur

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · Android

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    75
    IGDB
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.41was $19.99−83%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Catmaze

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.79was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Timespinner

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    73
    Metacritic
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.25/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Monster Sanctuary

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~46h
    IGDB

    $4.28was $19.99−79%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.09/hr

    In Game Pass

  • Multiplayer

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    82
    IGDB
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~27h
    IGDB

    $7.91was $39.99−80%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.29/hr

  • Blasphemous II

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~30h
    IGDB

    $6.43was $29.99−79%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.22/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Grime

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~17h
    IGDB

    $7.73was $24.99−69%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.45/hr

  • Unworthy

    2018PC · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.74was $14.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Shantae and the Seven Sirens

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

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    72
    IGDB
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $13.87was $27.98−50%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR

  • Alwa's Awakening

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.69was $9.99−83%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Tails of Iron

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, Action-Adventure

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $2.37was $24.99−91%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.20/hr

  • Rabi-Ribi

    2016PC · PS · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    85
    IGDB
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~19h
    IGDB

    $7.19was $17.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.37/hr

  • Lost Ruins

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~9h
    IGDB

    $7.99was $19.99−60%

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.89/hr