The Best Metroidvania Games for Xbox Series X - Page 3

Update : Kong: Survivor Instinct added at rank #39.
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Phoenotopia: Awakening (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.


  • japanese
  • metroidvania
  • fishing
  • rpg
  • platform
  • adventure
  • jrpg
  • dungeon
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • single-player
  • puzzle
  • typical
  • tale
  • 2d

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Supraland Six Inches Under (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Explore a gated world as a toy figurine in Supraland, a Metroidvania-style game with addictive puzzles and challenging areas. With 55% exploration, 40% puzzle-solving, and 5% combat, this exciting game has no skill trees and tons of fun gags to discover. Join the experimental team and master new combat mechanics while learning new lessons in a humorous and well-crafted experience.


What we like:
  • Great puzzles and secrets
  • Fast travel and movement upgrades
  • Tools to help with completionist goals
  • Improvement in combat mechanics
  • Masterfully crafted experience
What could be improved:
  • Optional puzzles can be frustrating
  • Combat feels pointless and annoying
  • Some puzzles break and require game reloads
  • Lack of clarity in gameplay language for upgrades and obstacles
  • Unoptimized graphics

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

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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.


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

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Dark Light (2022)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS

Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cyberpunk
  • dark
  • gore
  • post-apocalyptic
  • horror
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • violent
  • zombies
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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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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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness (2024)

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Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • precision
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • rooms
  • mythological
  • controller-support
  • action

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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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Yars Rising (2024)

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

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

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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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Treasures of the Aegean (2021)

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

Embark on a thrilling adventure to solve the mystery behind the downfall of the Minoan civilization in Treasures of the Aegean. With fascinating historical context and stunning hand-drawn graphics, explore a non-linear open world as you gather clues to prevent history from repeating itself. Parkour over obstacles, solve puzzles, and discover treasures while being challenged by lurking rivals. The game will immerse you in a time loop adventure filled with action, precision, and puzzle-solving that will keep you coming back for more.


What we like:
  • Huge and varied map with interesting places to discover and 110 collectibles to find
  • Good emphasis on movement and platforming
  • Excellent comic-book aesthetics with unique Greek music
  • Time-loop mechanic used well in puzzles and story elements
  • Fun parkour platforming with neat level design and tightly squeezed jumps and rolls
What could be improved:
  • Writing full of grammatical errors
  • Flawed gameplay that plays like a game of the late 1990s
  • Environmental hazards don't react as they should
  • No support for mouse controls

  • historical
  • parkour
  • platform
  • non-lineal
  • metroidvania
  • collectathon
  • open-world
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • comic
  • action-adventure
  • puzzle
  • thriller
  • exploration

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