The Best Metroidvania Games for Playstation 5 - Page 5

Update : Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree added at rank #27.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 stadia Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • adventure
  • sequel
  • privacy-policy
  • cute
  • classic
  • anime
  • action
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • kickstarter
  • cartoony

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Astronite (2022)

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

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.


  • 8-bit
  • platform
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • music
  • precision
  • action-adventure
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • shooter

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Morkull Ragast's Rage (2025)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.


  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • nonlinear
  • hack-and-slash
  • hand-drawn
  • comic
  • scroller
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • book
  • fantasy
  • controller-support

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Exophobia (2024)

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

Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.


  • first-person
  • shooter
  • unforgiving
  • metroidvania
  • fps
  • boomer
  • action-adventure
  • combat
  • retro
  • reflexes
  • aliens
  • stylized
  • pixel
  • space
  • colourful

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Lost Ruins (2021)

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PC Windows j Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux

Lost Ruins is a challenging and engaging Metroidvania game that offers a unique experience by focusing on inventory management rather than leveling up. With stunning graphics and sound effects, players navigate through the monster-filled dungeon as they retrieve their memories. The game offers different weapons, spells, and unique accessories that encourage experimentation and strategic tactics. With multiple endings and unlockables, Lost Ruins offers high replayability to players.


What we like:
  • Unique formula utilizing inventory
  • well-designed and rewarding exploration system
  • balanced equipment system
  • offers different game modes and endings
  • stunning graphics and sound effects
What could be improved:
  • Small map
  • checkpoint system can be frustrating
  • missable side-quests
  • jumping mechanics and aerial attacks can be imprecise
  • limited storyline compared to other metroidvanias

  • survival
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • anime
  • pixel
  • retro
  • platform
  • combat
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • dark
  • hack-and-slash
  • cute

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Beholgar (2022)

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m Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Beholgar is a classically styled 2D metroidvania adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries in the kingdom. Evolve with powerful new skills and abilities! Gain spells and strength.Equip magic rings! Evolve new powers and abilities.


  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • platform
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • dark
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s
  • high-quality
  • metroidvania-type
  • fantasy
  • adventure

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Kong: Survivor Instinct (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

When giant monsters fight, no one’s safe. Embark on a thrilling quest of survival in a city that’s become a battleground for Titans. Use the lethal strength of Kong and other monsters to your own advantage in this official Monsterverse game set shortly after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong.


  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • platform
  • beat-em-up
  • 2.5d
  • 2d
  • realistic
  • maze
  • human-driven

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The Mobius Machine (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.


  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • twin-stick
  • pve
  • underwater
  • exploration
  • space
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • robots
  • 3d
  • open-world
  • local

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AWAKEN: Astral Blade (2024)

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Android Playstation 5 PC Windows

Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?


  • metroidvania
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • roguevania
  • rpg
  • colourful
  • fantasy
  • character
  • bullet
  • souls
  • atmospheric
  • action
  • time

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The Holy Gosh Darn (2024)

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

The Holy Gosh Darn is a narrative adventure with a time-travelling twist. Time travel to jump between the past and present across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim. Uncover information in one timeline to alter things in another in a bid to stop your heaven from going bang. Again.


  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • time-travel
  • travel
  • cartoony
  • conversation
  • comedy
  • time
  • 2d
  • drama
  • colourful
  • trial-and-error

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