The Best Metroidvania Games

Update, : DOOMBLADE added at rank #30.
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Pronty: Fishy Adventure (2021)

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PC Windows

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defend the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

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  • metroidvania
  • underwater
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • shoot-em
  • multiple-endings
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • souls
  • cute
  • exploration

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Pronty (2021)

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Android PC Windows

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.


  • metroidvania
  • underwater
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • platform
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • cute
  • colourful
  • difficult
  • souls

3

Gato Roboto (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.


  • metroidvania
  • mech
  • cats
  • retro
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • platform
  • old-school

4

Touhou Luna Nights (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action.  Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.


  • metroidvania
  • faith
  • manipulation
  • bullet-hell
  • beat-em-up
  • time
  • exploration
  • scroller
  • anime
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • 2d

5

Hollow Knight (2017)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.


  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • platform
  • exploration
  • frame-by-frame
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • souls
  • difficult
  • story
  • cute
  • bug
  • side-scrolling

6

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.


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

7

Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Nintendo Switch

Metroidvania dungeon crawler full of puzzles & challenges. Inspired by old GameBoy Color games with Retro Pixel Art Aesthetics but with challenging boss fights.


  • protagonist
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon-crawler
  • villain
  • logic
  • dark
  • post-apocalyptic
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • anime
  • mystery
  • old-school
  • story

8

Youropa (2018)

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PC Windows

When Youropa is torn apart, You must use your unique wall walking ability to navigate a strange fragmented city, restore it to former glory and learn who you really are. A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.


  • platform
  • puzzle
  • character
  • metroidvania
  • abstract
  • editor
  • level
  • parkour
  • exploration
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • building
  • relaxing
  • surreal
  • driving

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Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • rpg
  • non-linear
  • 2d
  • dark
  • pixel
  • platform

10

Supraland Six Inches Under (2022)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania in the world of Supraland.

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  • metroidvania
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • logic
  • exploration
  • fps
  • cartoony
  • 3d

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