The Best Metroidvania Games

Update : Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark added at rank #1.
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Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (2025)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Take control of the demon sisters Kirika and Masha as they attempt to revive their Demon Lord Maxim and rebuild their castle in this 2D action Metroidvania adventure!

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  • metroidvania
  • cooperative
  • gothic
  • platform
  • middle-of-the-road
  • action
  • magical
  • inventory
  • high-value
  • castlevania
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • anime

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Twilight Monk (2025)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.

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  • metroidvania
  • rpg
  • souls
  • japanese
  • hand-drawn
  • platform
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • jrpg
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • 2.5d
  • dungeon

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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in The Mist (2025)

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

Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

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  • metroidvania
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • dark
  • 2d
  • action
  • souls
  • rally
  • medieval
  • head-scratching
  • post-apocalyptic

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Somber Echoes (2025)

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PC Windows

Hunt the monsters and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania you must explore and find your way through the horrors and kill everything in your way.

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  • dark
  • cinematic
  • mythology
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • swordplay
  • drama
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • multiple-endings
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • grid-row
  • atmospheric
  • story

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Super Roboy (2025)

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PC Windows

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

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  • metroidvania
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • 1980s
  • sci-fi
  • platform
  • robots
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • family-friendly
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • exploration
  • retro

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Templar (2025)

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Android Linux PC Windows

Templar is a 2D indie platformer and hack and slash game.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • comic
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • platform
  • book
  • hand-drawn
  • action-adventure
  • demons
  • dark
  • corridor-to-corridor
  • capturing
  • controller-support
  • tactical

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FOUNTAINS (2024)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.

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  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • lore
  • fantasy
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • dark
  • top-down
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • open-world

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Absence of Light (2024)

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PC Windows

Embark on an epic journey in Absence of Light, an enchanting Action RPG set in the mesmerizing world of Cloudia. Unleash devastating attacks, uncover hidden secrets, and save the realm from darkness! Join the gaming community, master formidable combos, and claim your heroic destiny.

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  • soundtrack
  • metroidvania
  • twin-stick
  • bullet-hell
  • nonlinear
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • abstract
  • souls
  • dark
  • exploration
  • minimalist

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SteamDolls - Concept Demo FREE (2024)

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PC Windows

Enter the world of Steamdolls in this narrative-driven stealth-meets-action adventure, featuring a star-studded voice-cast including David Hayter. This concept demo features an introductory prologue and acts as a teaser for the wider Steamdolls universe.

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  • steampunk
  • metroidvania
  • gore
  • cyberpunk
  • violent
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • sprite
  • controller-support

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Exographer (2024)

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j Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

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  • metroidvania
  • science
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • non-linear
  • sci-fi
  • discovery
  • investigation

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