The Best Metroidvania Games for Xbox Series X - Page 4

Update : Kong: Survivor Instinct added at rank #39.
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Astronite (2022)

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

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.


  • 8-bit
  • platform
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • music
  • precision
  • action-adventure
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • shooter

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Ebenezer and the Invisible World (2023)

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

Meet and unlock powerful Ghosts, each with their own stories and quests to complete. Explore Victorian-era London across multiple regions of the city and uncover the dark secrets of the Malthus family. Traverse the world in extraordinary ways with the help of Movement Ghosts, including trapeze artists Rose and Flossie Reed, mountaineer Victoria Peak, professor of time and space Haley Hall.


  • metroidvania
  • lore
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • alternate
  • atmospheric
  • replay-value
  • anime
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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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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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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Imp of the Sun (2022)

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

Bring back the light to the sun’s empire in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Make your way through hand-crafted environments, battle using your skills and improve them as you will need them in order to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the sun.


  • hand-drawn
  • platform
  • 2d
  • soundtrack
  • metroidvania
  • boss-fight
  • exploration
  • nonlinear
  • emotional
  • combat
  • non-linear
  • colourful
  • boss
  • open-world
  • story

36

Exophobia (2024)

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

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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Recompile (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Recompile is a visually stunning Metroidvania style game that takes place within a digital world. The player controls a program that gains new abilities by assimilating new code and can use these abilities to hack and interfere with the world around them. The game rewards players for thinking outside the box and offers multiple paths and endings. The setting and music create a calming, serene atmosphere while still providing challenging combat. The game's unique aesthetic and interesting hacking systems make it stand apart from other games in the genre, and it is likely to be a game that players will continue to talk about.


What we like:
  • Visually stunning
  • Engaging gameplay mechanics
  • Multiple paths and endings
  • Great setting and music
  • Unique aesthetic
What could be improved:
  • Challenging combat
  • Lack of clear mission reminder
  • Some environments are overly bright or lack color
  • Infrequent combat
  • Precision platforming can feel imprecise

  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • exploration
  • multiple-endings
  • puzzle
  • tps
  • combat
  • beautiful
  • 3d
  • bullet
  • nonlinear
  • time
  • hacking
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

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Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • gothic
  • dark
  • blood
  • lore
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • boss-fight
  • difficult
  • horror
  • platform

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Kong: Survivor Instinct (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

When giant monsters fight, no one’s safe. Embark on a thrilling quest of survival in a city that’s become a battleground for Titans. Use the lethal strength of Kong and other monsters to your own advantage in this official Monsterverse game set shortly after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong.


  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • platform
  • beat-em-up
  • 2.5d
  • 2d
  • realistic
  • maze
  • human-driven

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The Mobius Machine (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.


  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • twin-stick
  • pve
  • underwater
  • exploration
  • space
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • robots
  • 3d
  • open-world
  • local

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