🗺️ The Best Metroidvania Games

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The joy of a metroidvania is the door you walked past an hour ago and can suddenly open. One connected world, abilities as keys, and the constant quiet suspicion that you missed something. These are the highest-rated of them, ranked by critics and players combined.

How selective is this list?

15 of 106 games meet the criteria

Release span
1987–2025
Median year
2016
from 2015 or later
58%
Median rating
80/100

Counted live in the IGDB games database on this page’s last build.

  1. 1Cover of Super Metroid

    Super Metroid1994

    96 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
  2. 2Cover of Metroid Prime

    Metroid Prime2002

    93 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
  3. 3Cover of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night1997

    92 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
  4. 4Cover of Hollow Knight

    Hollow Knight2017

    92 / 100PlatformAdventureIndie
  5. 5Cover of Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Hollow Knight: Silksong2025

    91 / 100PlatformAdventureIndie
  6. 6Cover of Batman: Arkham City

    Batman: Arkham City2011

    89 / 100Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
  7. 7Cover of Ori and the Blind Forest

    Ori and the Blind Forest2015

    87 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure
  8. 8Cover of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow2005

    87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
  9. 9Cover of Grime

    Grime2021

    87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
  10. 10Cover of Nine Sols

    Nine Sols2024

    87 / 100PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
  11. 11Cover of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow2003

    87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
  12. 12Cover of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption2007

    87 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
  13. 13Cover of Demon's Souls

    Demon's Souls2009

    87 / 100Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
  14. 14Cover of Shantae: Risky's Revenge

    Shantae: Risky's Revenge2010

    87 / 100PlatformAdventure
  15. 15Cover of Blasphemous II

    Blasphemous II2023

    87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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