The Best Metroidvania Games - Page 5

Update : Hollow Knight: Silksong added at rank #50.
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Afterimage (2023)

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

Afterimage is a Metroidvania game where you play as Renee, a young girl who survived an attack and sets out on a journey to regain her memory. Battle fierce enemies and explore the ruins of Engardin with over 200 different equipment options and deep RPG mechanics, crafting a unique gameplay experience. The stunning hand-drawn art style and original orchestral soundtrack add to the immersive experience.


What we like:
  • Smooth and responsive combat
  • Excellent exploration and enormous map
  • Exciting weapon and skill progression
  • Varied enemy design
  • Nice visuals and relaxing soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty ramp-up can feel abrupt and inaccessible areas can be frustrating
  • Lack of minimap can be inconvenient
  • Poorly made quests and bad progression system
  • Poorly designed boss fights except for a few

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • souls
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • rpg
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • scroller
  • lore
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • combat

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9 Years of Shadows (2023)

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(Nintendo Switch) Nintendo Switch PC Windows (Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Xbox One) Playstation 5 Android j IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) Xbox Series X Xbox One

9 Years of Shadows is a metroidvania game with a good plot and beautiful graphics. You play as Europa, exploring Talos Castle to remove the curse that caused the world to lose its color and emotions. With elemental armors and escalating complexity in Europa's powers, the game is a delightful experience for fans of the genre.


What we like:
  • Solid mechanics
  • Beautiful graphics and music
  • Escalating complexity in Europa's powers
  • Unique elemental armors
  • Good plot
What could be improved:
  • Minor bugs and glitches
  • Environmental puzzles lack intricacy
  • No fast travel
  • Unskippable cutscenes
  • Game might be too easy

  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • platform
  • boss-fight
  • anime
  • story
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • action
  • fantasy
  • underwater
  • cute

43

BIOMORPH (2024)

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

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

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  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • platform
  • exploration
  • lore
  • 2d
  • nonlinear
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • multiple-endings
  • combat
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • non-linear

44

The Mine (2025)

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PC Windows

2.5D open world puzzle action adventure game.


  • mining
  • underground
  • collectathon
  • exploration
  • point-and-click
  • metroidvania
  • historical
  • word
  • horror
  • adventure
  • open-world
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • platform

45

Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (2025)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Take control of the demon sisters Kirika and Masha as they attempt to revive their Demon Lord Maxim and rebuild their castle in this 2D action Metroidvania adventure!

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  • metroidvania
  • cooperative
  • castlevania
  • boss
  • anime
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • boss-fight
  • challenging
  • middle-of-the-road
  • magical
  • action
  • gothic
  • adventure
  • 2d

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Elderand (2023)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.


  • metroidvania
  • gothic
  • boss
  • lovecraftian
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • gore
  • combat
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • action
  • cult
  • hack-and-slash

47

Twilight Monk (2025)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.

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  • metroidvania
  • rpg
  • souls
  • japanese
  • hand-drawn
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • stylized
  • dark
  • jrpg
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • dungeon
  • 2d
  • 2.5d

48

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening (2025)

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

Play as Cobra, the space pirate, in an action platformer. Along with Lady Armaroid, your loyal partner, and equipped with your iconic Psychogun, you must solve a mystery that could threaten the entire universe.

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  • platform
  • anime
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • pirates
  • hero
  • 1980s
  • space
  • narration
  • action
  • 2-player
  • sci-fi
  • action-adventure
  • futuristic

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Shadow Labyrinth (2023)

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Android PC Windows Xbox One

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.

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  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • maze
  • mech
  • 2d
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • sci-fi
  • action-adventure
  • combat
  • action
  • instrument
  • classic
  • pac-man
  • underground

50

Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)

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Linux Nintendo Switch 2 Xbox Series X/s Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Android

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! The sequel to the award winning action-adventure. Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.


  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • exploration
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • souls
  • boss-fight
  • hand-drawn
  • difficult
  • orchestral
  • adventure
  • sequel
  • 2d
  • beautiful
  • story

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