Metroidvanias

“We set out for the stars in search of paradise. We found something else...”

Echo Weaver is a time loop metroidBRAINia where time is your currency and secrets are your only upgrades. You are the last Weaver, remnant of a ruined society trapped in a fatal time loop. Uncover their story - and your own - as you explore what remains.

Use each loop to chip away at the mystery, exploring beautifully drawn biomes, helping quirky survivors, and tracking down leads. Fine-tune your skills to blaze through new routes, harvest potent “echoes”, and exploit time as a valuable currency. Unearth powerful secrets to reshape the timeline and master the loop, weaving a new fate for all those trapped within.

When faced with eternity, knowledge is the only gear you need.

🌐 Steam

Step into the shoes of Pluto; a mischievous cat who's just died, and after a disastrous meeting with the Afterlife Guardian is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER!!!

Islets was one of the best metroidvanias of 2022, so I'm excited to see what he does with this one.

🌐 Steam

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

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Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.

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One thing I dislike about this game it that Arthra gauge generates so slowly and depleted too easy that I rarely use a surge.

Then I beat the game today with 90+% completion, then went back to collect things just to realize that there's a charm that generates the gauge when attack.

Damn, feels like I played the game wrong, because this made fighting bosses tedious.

Pulverize demons as a small Angel wielding a GIANT DEMONIC HAMMER! Explore Hell's deepest layers, and uncover the truth of how Heaven fell in this Bullet-Hell Metroidvania. Will you succeed, or die in the chaotic depths of BLOODY HELL 2?

The original Bloody Hell is still out there for free

🌐 Steam

Bo is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania based in a colorful world of Japanese folklore. You play as a tiny fox spirit that grows from lotus blossom after being blessed by the moon god. It is an indie game being developed by Squid Shock Studios.

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• Steam
• Switch
• Playstation
• Xbox

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• God is a Geek
• Noisy Pixel
• Hardcore Gamer
• Game Grin
• Shacknews
• Siliconera

Getting solid reviews. Out on Switch soon with no specific date announced. I'm holding out to start Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, which releases tomorrow, and may come back to this one.

Embark on a gripping mission to reforge humanity's future as Aletheia, an elite mercenary of the Steam City of Canaan, in this gripping steampunk adventure inspired by classic Metroidvanias and action-RPGs.

🎮 Steam

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• RPG Site
• COGconnected
• Metro GameCentral
• Digital Chumps
• Shacknews
• TheSixthAxis
• Slant Magazine

Sky Dust is set in a cyberpunk universe, taking place in a future where society has collapsed following a global disaster, and the lines between morality and ethics have become blurred.

In this world, powerful individuals hire mercenaries to carry out various tasks, with data trafficking in the Cyberverse being the most common.

Players take on the role of a mercenary embarking on a transformative journey, impacting both their own life and the world around them.

MARS 2120 is a Metroidvania with engaging melee combat inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, or Guacamelee! With the use of special abilities tied to elements like ice, fire, and electricity help Sgt. Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte navigate the colony and battle her way through the secrets of Mars.

Why do humans dream of space exploration? What if that dream goes wrong?

You are MIO, a nimble robot with extraordinary abilities. You wake up in the Vessel, a space ship drifting aimlessly in space.This enormous technological ark, whose initial purpose remains unknown, lies now as a field of ruins, overgrown with lush vegetation and machines gone rogue.

Delve into the heart of this technological labyrinth to revive its lost memories, as you guide MIO through the vast expanse of the Vessel. Unlock new powers and abilities to explore new areas, face off against a fearsome bestiary, and set out on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Vessel.

ABYSS X ZERO is a stylish 3D Metroidvania, with expressive low poly visuals made by the two person indie team Studio Pixel Punk, that also brough you the award-winning indie hit UNSIGHTED.

Explore an expansive world with carefully-crafted dungeons and stylish combat. Take control of two different characters, fated to battle each other: Codename A and Codename Z, both legendary heroes with unique abilities that change how you fight and interact with the environment.

🎮 Steam

Announcing WOLFHOUND, the next adventure from Bit Kid! Infiltrate a mysterious Axis base in the Bermuda Triangle as one-man army Capt. Chuck “WOLFHOUND” Rossetti. Explore the deadly island and uncover the Nazi's twisted scientific pursuits while wreaking havoc on their forces and horrific creations in this sci-fi WWII Metroidvania!

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Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

🎮 Steam

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• Game8
• MythyMoo

Aiming for an Oct. '24 release

Lone Fungus 2 is a classic feeling action-adventure with a charming 16-bit aesthetic, featuring non-linear world design, set in an interesting world with it's own mushroom lore. First and foremost a Metroidvania game with a lot of 'vania' in it, whip foes, gain new powers and explore a world full of treasures and secrets!

The Vile is taking over, transforming everything it touches into something ghastly and unrecognizable…

Delve into a playfully-sinister, mysterious and interactive world that evolves based on time of day or weather condition. Immerse yourself in deep narrative quests while searching for your missing best friend,Ella, and meeting a peculiar cast of characters along the way.

Gain new abilities to battle vicious enemies and transform more and more into the monster you’re fighting against as the Vile becomes all consuming.

As you uncover the truth about the Vile and the future becomes uncertain, you’ll have to decide-- should you embrace the next step in evolution or eradicate it?

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🎮 Steam

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• RagnarRox
• Paul Despawn
• lv1 Gaming
• Game Luster

Engage with the 2D platforming, exploration, intricate labyrinthine maps, thrilling boss battles, and new abilities to unlock previously inaccessible areas. Plus Ultra: Legado is set to release in 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC with a Kickstarter campaign launching on May 16. A 2D adventure, featuring vivid ligne-claire comic visuals, epic music and seamless gameplay... A comicvania!

🌐 Kickstarter

If you're looking for combat, it doesn't sound like this is your jam. But if you liked Fez and Tunic, sounds like this fits. Those are two of my all time favs, so I'm clearing my day…

Explore a surreal, interconnected, labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items, solve puzzles, and try to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

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• Steam
• Switch
• PS5

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• Metacritic
• Skill Up
• Arlo
• Nintendo Life
• IGN

While a little linear so far, I'm really enjoying it. Crazy that it's from "the Sea Snake" in GoT: House of Dragons.

It's time to wield the dance of the shaman and reclaim your father’s spirit.

Crafted by Surgent Studios, the entertainment studio founded by actor Abubakar Salim (Assassin's Creed: Origins, Raised by Wolves) and published by EA Originals, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is a metroidvania-style adventure and a thrilling emotional journey inspired by the rich myths of Bantu cultures.

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• Steam
• Switch
• Playstation
• Xbox

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• New York Times
• Destructoid
• God is a Geek
• Eurogamer
• IGN
• Game Informer

Hack your destiny. Atari and WayForward are proud to unveil a brand new metroidvania in the Yars universe. Play as young hacker, Emi Kimura, as she explores the mysterious mega corporation, QoTech. Yars Rising is coming soon!

For all major platforms

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Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.

I liked the demo. Going to give it a go once I'm done with Biomorph.

Hop on your trusty BMX and get ready to survive the dangerous wasteland in this release date trailer for Turbo Kid, an upcoming Metroidvania game based on the movie. The latest trailer for Turbo Kid showcases various locations you'll explore, bloody combat action, and more!

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• Two Dash Stash
• The Games Machine

Out on other platforms later this year

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

🎮 Steam

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• I Dream of Indie Games
• Demajen
• Game Luster
• BlackQD

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In New Kunlun, hero Yi has awakened the 9 rulers of this forsaken realm. To defeat the 9 Sols in the deserted city.

Doesn't look like there's any other platforms announced. This was one of my favorite demos. Very excited about this game.