🗺️ The Best Metroidvania Games

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.

1. 1

   Super Metroid1994

   96 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
2. 2

   Metroid Prime2002

   93 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
3. 3

   Castlevania: Symphony of the Night1997

   92 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
4. 4

   Hollow Knight2017

   92 / 100PlatformAdventureIndie
5. 5

   Hollow Knight: Silksong2025

   91 / 100PlatformAdventureIndie
6. 6

   Batman: Arkham City2011

   89 / 100Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
7. 7

   Ori and the Blind Forest2015

   87 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure
8. 8

   Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow2005

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

   Grime2021

   87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
10. 10

    Nine Sols2024

    87 / 100PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
11. 11

    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow2003

    87 / 100PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Adventure
12. 12

    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption2007

    87 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
13. 13

    Demon's Souls2009

    87 / 100Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
14. 14

    Shantae: Risky's Revenge2010

    87 / 100PlatformAdventure
15. 15

    Blasphemous II2023

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