Whether it’s additional weapons or upgraded movement capabilities, it’s through power-ups that a Metroidvania’s world ...

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.

Symphony of the Night popularized the Metroidvania, but the genre has come into its own since these inaugural titles. While many of the best Metroidvanias try to recapture the spirit of their ...

While it hasn't been out very long, Metroidvania fans are already praising it for such features. "If you're a fan of ...

From the original trilogy of games to the Lords Of Shadow reboot series, many good Castlevania titles don't embrace the ...

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 ...

Metroidvanias are infamous for their challenging combat and disorienting maps, but not every game in the genre is a hair-pulling, white-knuckled experience. Some metroidvanias trade their ...

Games like Nix Umbra, Death Of A Wish and now Nothing Beyond This Point, a topdown metroidvania in which you are a flaming ...

It has now been half a decade since a new game in the Ori series was released, when Ori and the Will of the Wisps launched in ...

Aeternum Game Studios, the developers behind the well-received Aeterna Noctis are back with a new and ambitious project - Aeterna Lucis.

Gracing Steam and the Epic Games Store today, new Metroidvania Beyond the Ice Palace 2 ends an agonizing 37-year wait for a sequel.

Publisher JanduSoft and developer Halberd Studios will release side-scrolling Metroidvania game 9 Years of Shadows for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in Q2 2025 for $19.99 ...