The Best Metroidvania Games

Update, 14 December 2022: Frontier Hunter: Erza\'s Wheel of Fortune added at rank #34.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (2021)

View Similar Games

Review score

Screenshot of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Buy

metroidvania
platform
exploration
combo
boss
combat
fight
boss-fight
mech
war
narrative
steampunk
side-scrolling
challenging
robots

Hollow Knight (2017)

View Similar Games

Review score

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.

Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy

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

Gato Roboto (2019)

View Similar Games

Review score

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.

Buy Buy Buy Buy

metroidvania
mech
cats
retro
pixel
2d
platform
old-school

Unsighted (2021)

View Similar Games

Review score

PC Windows Android Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy

metroidvania
exploration
pixel
souls
combat
full-featured
boss
top-down
war
dungeon
puzzle
post-apocalyptic
resource
rpg
fairy

Monster Sanctuary (2020)

View Similar Games

Review score

PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

Buy Buy Buy

turn-based
metroidvania
rpg
japanese
battle
pixel
exploration
collector
creature
jrpg
combat
platform
fight
tactical
2d

Ghost Song (2022)

View Similar Games

Review score

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

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Buy Buy

metroidvania
2d
platform
boss
hand-drawn
sci-fi
atmospheric
scroller
exploration
boss-fight
metroid
horror
dark
robots
controller-support

Alwa's Legacy (2020)

View Similar Games

Review score

Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Buy Buy Buy

platform
metroidvania
2d
retro
pixel
non-linear
exploration
magic
puzzle
action-adventure
dungeon
cute
fantasy
adventure

Souldiers (2022)

View Similar Games

Review score

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

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Buy Buy Buy

metroidvania
pixel
dungeon
platform
boss
combat
action-adventure
retro
exploration
fight
2d
difficult
war
side-scrolling
lore

Astalon: Tears Of The Earth (2021)

View Similar Games

Review score

Screenshot of Astalon: Tears Of The Earth

Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

Buy Buy Buy

platform
metroidvania
retro
fantasy
2d
pixel
exploration
post-apocalyptic
action-adventure
chiptune
boss
magic
anime
dark
old-school

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (2021)

View Similar Games

Review score

Screenshot of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

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

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Buy Buy