What are the best Metroidvania games? Nintendo’s Super Metroid and Konami’s Castlevania: Symphony of the Night popularized the Metroidvania, but the genre has come into its own since these ...

Most fans agree that King's Field 4 (also known as King's Field: The Ancient City) is the best game in the series. The ...

The formula of exploration and combat that Metroidvania games deliver work perfectly on the Switch, which is why there are so many. These are the best ones.

If you love the metroidvania concept but hate getting PTSD from demanding gameplay mechanics, then cozy metroidvanias are about to be your next obsession! These games offer mechanics that ...

Boss fights are an obvious staple of many video games, especially those in the Metroidvania genre. Since the origins of Metroid and Castlevania, these major encounters have gained increasing ...

Don’t pass up on these Metroidvania titles. MetroidVania’s were once the product of just two franchises, Metroid, and Castlevania, but as the next generation of developers emerge who were ...

The game’s creators use this combat to sew different patches of enemy types into a big, beautifully quilted Metroidvania world. And the game’s generous fast travel system and clear map are a ...

Now they're back with a fun and gun shooter that adds in a Metroidvania framework to the adventure. This is a bit of a new wrinkle for a run and gun as it's hard to recall anything that blended ...

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist has a unique system for a Metroidvania ... for the Shackled Beast who resembles something out of Bloodborne. All of the Shackled Beast’s attacks are counters ...

9 Years of Shadows is a promising Metroidvania we had our eye on back in 2022. It's since released on PC, and resurfaced with a new "announcement" trailer on the official PlayStation YouTube channel.