The Best Metroidvania Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree added at rank #35.
Here are our 10 Best Metroidvania Games for Nintendo Switch, position 41 to 50:
41

Yars Rising (2024)

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From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • metroidvania
  • anime
  • exploration
  • sci-fi
  • shooter
  • classic
  • scroller
  • cyberpunk
  • stealth
  • 2.5d
  • comic
  • retro

42

The Knight Witch (2022)

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

The Knight Witch is a Metroid Vania shoot 'em up with spell casting and rogue lite elements. You take control of Rayne, a former Knight Witch trainee on a mission to save her town from an evil emperor's revived golem army. Experience the thrill of battle as you level up and choose between "Knight" and "Witch" skill sets to customize your playstyle.

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What we like:
  • Non-linear and utility gated map exploration
  • 360 degree aiming system
  • Accessible shooting mechanics
  • Card system for spell casting
  • Rogue lite elements like hidden bosses and ambushes
  • Armor purchasing with durability and perks
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty of bosses/ambushes not always consistent or explained in game

  • card
  • twin-stick
  • bullet-hell
  • deckbuilder
  • metroidvania
  • shooter
  • battler
  • shoot-em-up
  • exploration
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • choices
  • boss-fight
  • fight
  • action-adventure

43

ITORAH (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • 2.5d
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • fiction
  • anime
  • interactive
  • arcade

44

Zapling Bygone (2022)

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Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • horror
  • boss
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • precision-platform

45

Wuppo (2016)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Enter the wondrous world of Wuppo! Fight numerous enemies, collect countless items, and solve immersive puzzles, all while exploring the detailed history of the world in your quest to find a new home.

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  • metroidvania
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • platform
  • attack
  • score
  • cooperative
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • cute
  • exploration
  • funny
  • puzzle
  • story
  • local

46

Fearmonium (2021)

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Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.


  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • character
  • atmospheric
  • psychedelic
  • historical
  • action-adventure

47

SHEEPO (2020)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

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  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • sheep
  • colourful
  • hand-drawn
  • cute

48

Super Dungeon Maker (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.


  • dungeon
  • wholesome
  • cozy
  • editor
  • level
  • metroidvania
  • city-building
  • building
  • dungeon-crawler
  • top-down
  • choices
  • sandbox
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • action-adventure

49

Ebenezer and the Invisible World (2023)

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Meet and unlock powerful Ghosts, each with their own stories and quests to complete. Explore Victorian-era London across multiple regions of the city and uncover the dark secrets of the Malthus family. Traverse the world in extraordinary ways with the help of Movement Ghosts, including trapeze artists Rose and Flossie Reed, mountaineer Victoria Peak, professor of time and space Haley Hall.

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  • metroidvania
  • lore
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • alternate
  • atmospheric
  • replay-value
  • anime
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • controller-support

50

MARS 2120 (2024)

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Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.


  • mars
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • hack-and-slash
  • nonlinear
  • space
  • pve
  • scroller
  • character
  • futuristic
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • action

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