Six metroidvania and action-platformer games that actually play offline on Android in 2026. No internet, no ads mid-run, no login gate. Perfect for flights, trains, and dead-zone commutes.
Hollow Knight has not shipped on Android and Silksong is not there yet either. Seven metroidvanias on Android with the same map-first, tight-combat DNA.
With Mega Man: Dual Override still on the horizon, these seven Mega Man-style action platformers on desktop scratch the same run-and-gun itch right now.
Great Prince of Persia alternatives on PC in 2026: Hollow Knight, Blasphemous 2, Ori, Dead Cells, Sekiro, and more. Tested for combat, parkour, and story.
The Android Metroidvania catalogue is mostly premium ports, but a handful of titles offer real free content — full free acts, subscription-bundled unlocks, or true free-to-play combat. Here is what each one hands you before it asks for money.
Metroidvanias live and die by tight controls. These seven Android metroidvanias support Bluetooth gamepads properly — button mapping, analog aim, no touch overlay — so you can play the way the genre was designed.
Super Meat Boy 3D just landed on Switch 2 and PS5 with physical editions. Seven precision platformer alternatives on PC for players who want the same twitch difficulty.
Epic Games is giving away an action-packed metroidvania this week. We ranked 7 of the best metroidvania games on desktop in 2026, from Hollow Knight to Animal Well.
Chicory turned 5 this year. We tested 7 PC alternatives for fans of its cozy adventure, painting puzzles, and gentle storytelling — picks that hold the same tone.
With Double Fine's future uncertain after the Xbox studio shake-up, players are revisiting Psychonauts 2 and asking what to play next. Seven Psychonauts 2 alternatives for desktop.
Eight atmospheric exploration games for PC in the spirit of Fumito Ueda's work. From Journey to Outer Wilds to Sable, ranked by tone, pace, and how much they trust the player.
Eurogamer's Day of the Devs reveal of Trine 6 reignited the co-op puzzle platformer thread. Seven games for couch and online split-screen runs in 2026.
Spyro just got teased a new game after a decade. While we wait, we ranked 7 PC 3D platformers that scratch the same gliding, collecting, dragon-flame itch.
Frozenbyte just announced Trine 6 at Day of the Devs. While you wait, these seven Trine alternatives keep the three-friends-three-classes puzzle platformer feel alive on PC.
Super Yooka-Laylee Kart pulled Playtonic's duo back into the spotlight. While we wait, these seven Yooka-Laylee alternatives on PC scratch the same Banjo-Kazooie itch.
Mina the Hollower's pixel-perfect Game Boy Color homage is finally out and people who finished it want more. Seven Mina the Hollower alternatives for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Geometry Dash is brutal and the wait between updates is brutal too. Seven Geometry Dash alternatives for desktop that fill the rhythm-platformer gap in 2026.
After Nintendo's 2024 lawsuits buried Citra, the 3DS emulator scene split into a handful of community forks. Here are the 7 best 3DS emulator apps for Android.
Mina the Hollower reignited the genre on PC and console. These 8 metroidvania games for Android keep the maps, the secrets, and the upgrade loops on a phone.
The Adventures of Elliot teases a hand-painted fairy adventure. Seven Android games already deliver that gentle, magical feeling, from Sky: Children of the Light to GRIS.
