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2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

24 games that share what Skul: The Hero Slayer does well: platforming, side-scrolling and run-based. 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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  • Dungreed

    2018PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.89was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Foregone

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Punishing combat, metroidvania

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    81%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • 99 Levels to Hell

    2013PC

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    66
    Metacritic
    Players
    58%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $4.49was $4.99−10%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.56/hr

  • Carrion

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

    Villain protagonist, metroidvania

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

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.65/hr

  • Rogue Legacy 2

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Dead Cells

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

    Punishing combat, metroidvania

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

    $11.18was $24.99−55%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.51/hr

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  • The End Is Nigh

    2017PC · PS · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

    2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    82
    IGDB
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.79was $19.99−51%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Have a Nice Death

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~23h
    IGDB

    $6.95was $24.99−72%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.30/hr

  • Cally's Caves 3

    2015PC · iOS · Android

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.39was $6.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Narita Boy

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, fast combat

    Critics
    74
    Metacritic
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $2.49was $24.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.26/hr

  • Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Punishing combat, metroidvania

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~20h
    IGDB

    $13.74was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.70/hr

  • Unbound: Worlds Apart

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Punishing combat, metroidvania

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Epic Game Store

  • Voidwrought

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Gunbrella

    2023PC · Switch

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.74was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Skelattack

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, fast combat

    Critics
    69
    Metacritic
    Players
    59%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Pitfall!

    1982PC

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    72%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    No price yet

  • ScourgeBringer

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

    Metroidvania, run-based

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $2.02was $16.99−88%

    Best PC price · AllYouPlay · $0.25/hr

  • Riptale

    2017PC

    Run-based, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.09was $5.99Historical low

    Best PC price · MacGameStore

  • Gravity Circuit

    2023PC · PS · Switch

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $4.92was $16.99−71%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.98/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Spirits Abyss

    2020PC

    Run-based, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.94was $8.99−45%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Anomaly Agent

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Punishing combat, run-based

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.59was $11.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Pankapu

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    81
    IGDB
    Players
    73%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99

    Best PC price · AllYouPlay