The Best Metroidvania Games

Update, : Gunbrella added at rank #1.
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Gunbrella (2023)

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PC Windows

Wield your Gunbrella and parkour through a gritty metropolis in this noir-punk action-adventure.


  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • noir
  • dating-sim
  • 2d
  • lgbtq
  • character
  • rogue-like
  • visual-novel
  • customization
  • exploration
  • funny
  • pixel
  • controller-support
  • platform

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DOOMBLADE (2023)

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PC Windows

Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.


  • dark
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • humor
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • souls
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • soundtrack
  • fantasy

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Evil Wizard (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X

Evil Wizard is a humor-filled action RPG that puts you in the shoes of a former Final Boss. Rise from defeat, rediscover long lost powers, and fight to reclaim your castle from an army of so-called heroes.


  • villain
  • protagonist
  • dark
  • humor
  • cartoony
  • metroidvania
  • magic
  • rpg
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action
  • rogue-like
  • top-down

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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

Reveal the hidden secrets of a fantasy land in Afterimage! Explore the magnificent landscapes and ruins of an ancient metropolis, meeting mysterious colossal beings and adorable roaming spirits along the way. The thrilling adventure of this marvelous 2D hand-drawn world awaits you!


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

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Lone Fungus (2023)

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PC Windows

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

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  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • precision
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • exploration
  • atmospheric

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Oliver (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Android

You are a Crash Test Dummy. Your goal: pass a test simulation that no other dummy has survived before. Move through a nonlinear world filled with though challenges, dangerous enemies, tricky puzzles and epic bosses. And please don't die like the others, would you?


  • underground
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • scroller
  • underwater
  • retro
  • cooking
  • platform
  • stylized
  • abstract
  • 1990s
  • minimalist
  • space
  • education

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9 Years of Shadows (2023)

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PC Windows

Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.


  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • boss-fight
  • action-adventure
  • boss
  • scroller
  • story
  • exploration
  • platform
  • adventure
  • lore
  • underwater
  • atmospheric
  • #gp--nav
  • uniquely

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Vernal Edge (2023)

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

Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.


  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • platform
  • combat

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Elderand (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

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.

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  • lovecraftian
  • metroidvania
  • gothic
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • rpg
  • gore
  • character
  • platform
  • hack-and-slash
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • customization
  • violent
  • boss

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Glimmer in Mirror (2023)

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early access PC Windows

Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.

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  • japanese
  • metroidvania
  • rpg
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • bullet-hell
  • anime
  • jrpg
  • action-adventure
  • cute
  • exploration
  • bomb
  • fantasy
  • action

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