The Best Metroidvania Games for Xbox Series X - Page 4

Update : Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening added at rank #50.
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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (2025)

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Nintendo Switch j Game Boy Advanced (GBA) Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • pirates
  • cute
  • monster
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • anime
  • exploration
  • funny
  • 4-player
  • scroller

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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure (2021)

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

Light Dark 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a challenging action-adventure game inspired by Metroidvanias and Dark Souls. You play as Arum, a young girl trying to save her father's soul from the afterlife. Navigate the 8 Doors of Purgatory and defeat many enemies in your way! Prove your skills and fight difficult bosses for a satisfying experience.


What we like:
  • Responsive controls
  • Dual use weapons for exploration and combat
  • Upgrade system with perks
  • Rewarding boss battles
  • Charming world to explore
What could be improved:
  • Occasional frustration when items needed to progress are not indicated
  • Normal enemy combat can become monotonous

  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • boss-fight
  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • low-quality
  • difficult
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • like
  • adventure
  • fight
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • souls

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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

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Zapling Bygone (2022)

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

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

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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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Somber Echoes (2025)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox Series X PC Windows

Hunt the monsters and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania you must explore and find your way through the horrors and kill everything in your way.


  • dark
  • mythology
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cinematic
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • drama
  • multiple-endings
  • sci-fi
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • atmospheric

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Astor: Blade Of The Monolith (2024)

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

Rip through hordes of enemies with fury and style in this fast-paced action RPG. Play as Astor, a young warrior determined to unveil the secrets behind his creators’ unforeseen demise. Wield an arsenal of runic weapons to hunt down the evil haunting the planet Gliese and save it from impending doom.


  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • combat
  • exploration
  • discovery
  • 3d
  • action
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • fantasy

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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
  • comic
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • book
  • fantasy
  • controller-support

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Exophobia (2024)

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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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Little Droid (2024)

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

In the game "Little Droid" you will find exciting levels with a variety of traps, obstacles and riddles. You will explore amazing locations including a secret bunker, deep dungeons and mysterious forests. Each level offers new challenges and secrets to uncover.


  • metroidvania
  • hidden-object
  • 6dof
  • hand-drawn
  • futuristic
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • platform
  • colourful
  • arcade
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • scroller
  • adventure

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