The Best Metroidvania violent Games

Update : SteamDolls - Concept Demo FREE added at rank #8.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of vengeance to take back what her people lost.


  • metroidvania
  • motorbike
  • bullet
  • blood
  • motocross
  • soundtrack
  • time
  • gore
  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • violent
  • hand-drawn
  • exploration
  • reloading

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Cookie Cutter (2023)

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Xbox One Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Love turns to rage and chainsaws in Cookie Cutter, a totally unique hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania. Become Cherry, a violent android on a rage-filled quest to save her creator.


  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • blood
  • comedy
  • soundtrack
  • violent
  • gore
  • dystopian
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • gothic
  • rage
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • combat

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Infernax (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Embark on an epic, bloodthirsty adventure in Infernax! With challenging castle-dungeons, multiple endings, and the option to play with friends, this retro side-scrolling platformer keeps you on the edge of your seat. Upgrade your character and unlock new skills to defeat demons and reverse the curse on your homeland. With secret areas to discover and a unique morality system, Infernax offers hours of exciting gameplay.


What we like:
  • Fun co-op
  • Multiple fun endings
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Lots of replayability
  • Incredible music
What could be improved:
  • Lots of instadeath pits
  • Weird morality system
  • Some metroid-esque elements but not a true metroidvania

  • dungeon
  • retro
  • gore
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • old-school
  • demons
  • dark
  • pixel
  • classic
  • violent
  • side-scrolling
  • fantasy
  • castle-dungeon

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The Last Faith (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch l Xbox Series X PC Windows

A dark, gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. The Last Faith thrives on merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions at your disposal. Let nothing stand in your way.


  • gothic
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • blood
  • dark
  • vampire
  • gore
  • violent
  • platform
  • fantasy

5

Dark Light (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X

Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cyberpunk
  • dark
  • gore
  • post-apocalyptic
  • horror
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • violent
  • zombies
  • puzzle
  • adventure

6

A Robot Named Fight! (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

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  • metroidvania
  • rogue-like
  • roguevania
  • gore
  • violent

7

CARRION (2020)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Carrion is a 2D side-scrolling game where you play as a globular, sinewy monster, trapped in an underground laboratory. You use your prehensile tendrils to move through space like an airborne virus, and unlock special abilities over the course of the game. The puzzles aren't particularly difficult but can be clever and satisfying to solve as you unlock more powers and take down meek, bipedal enemies.


What we like:
  • Short but fun game with no platforming
  • Unique power fantasy of being the apex predator
  • Clever puzzles
  • Satisfying combat mechanics
  • Variety of enemy types
What could be improved:
  • Combat not overly difficult
  • Limited story exposition
  • Abrupt ending

  • horror
  • protagonist
  • metroidvania
  • villain
  • pixel
  • gore
  • violent
  • puzzle
  • blood
  • glue

8

SteamDolls - Concept Demo FREE (2024)

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PC Windows

Enter the world of Steamdolls in this narrative-driven stealth-meets-action adventure, featuring a star-studded voice-cast including David Hayter. This concept demo features an introductory prologue and acts as a teaser for the wider Steamdolls universe.

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  • steampunk
  • metroidvania
  • gore
  • cyberpunk
  • violent
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • sprite
  • controller-support

9

White Shadows (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One

The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.


  • dark
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • cinematic
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • horror
  • gore
  • story
  • fantasy
  • violent
  • dystopian
  • exploration
  • limbo

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Palladium (2023)

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A classical FPS based on movement filled with metroidvania elements and power ups to find by exploring the interconnected levels.


  • 2.5d
  • metroidvania
  • dystopian
  • old-school
  • educated
  • gore
  • shooter
  • fast-paced
  • boomer
  • retro
  • violent

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