Metroidvanias

Embark on a delirious journey in this metroidvania set on a pirate island where all the characters are sea animals.

🌐 Kickstarter

Releases on other platforms to come. I couldn't find any recent reviews for the game now that it's out of Early Access.

Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.

🎮 Steam

Archived version

Didn't expect this this morning…

It was previously released on Steam and Playstation. This game won't be for everyone, but it is one of the more unique games I've played and is absolutely gorgeous

ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...

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• Xbox
• Switch
• Steam
• Playstation

No one is saying it's S-tier, but they all say it's fun, worth playing, and a perfect blend of Metal Slug and the metroidvania genre.

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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• Steam
• Switch

✅

• Soulsborne Seeker
• I Dream of Indie Games
• Qualbert
• Indiemania

Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.

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• Kickstarter
• Steam

Can't find any reviews yet. Sounds like other platforms will come at a later date.

As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.

🎮 Steam

I played the demo over a year ago, and while it wasn't for me, the reviews are really good. It's got an 84 on Metacritic

"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

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• Website
• Steam

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Combine moves for traversal, fight the city's rival crime lords, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

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• Website
• Steam

Dive into the guts with Star Iliad, a retro-future action adventure game. Play as Blythe Braves, a star ranger stranded within the labyrinthine organs of the mythical Star Whale. Fight fearsome foes, sling spells and bullets, and befriend a charming set of castaways in your quest to escape.

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• Website
• Steam

People seem to think it's worth playing, but nothing revolutionary. It seems that there isn't a map?

Mark of the Deep is an epic pirate-themed adventure with a strong narrative and a thrilling mix of Metroidvania and Souls-Like elements. Embark on this journey, explore the mysteries of a cursed island and find your missing pirate crew!

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• Steam
• Switch
• Playstation
• Xbox

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• Dutchiee
• Pizza Fria
• Portal do Nerd
• DahNi Infinity

The first one didn't grab me, but I hear that they've really refined the details I didn't like. I'll have to give it another go. January is shaping into a good month for metroidvanias!

Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

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• Steam
• Switch
• Playstation
• Xbox

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• God is a Geek
• RPG Site
• Gaming Bolt
• Try Hard
• XboxEra
• Games Machine
• Checkpoint Gaming

I've seen multiple reviews that say it's good, but not great. Solid game if you like the genre.

Hunt the monsters and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania you must explore and find your way through the horrors and kill everything in your way.

🎮 Steam

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• DhaNi Infinity
• Game Reviews 2025

Capture monsters to use them against the scientists who created you. Sail the open ocean in a stolen boat belonging to your captors, and destroy their failed experimental creatures to put an end to the creation of the Synth Beasts.

🌐 Steam

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

🎮 Steam

✅

• Xcepxional Indie Games
• Demajen
• Soulsborne Seeker

A decent amount of 9/10s and and good handful of 7.5/10s. The worst people say is that it plays it safe.

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

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• Steam
• Switch

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• Shack News
• Nintendo Life
• Hobbyconsolas
• The Games Machine
• COGconnected
• Maltidos Nerds
• God is a Geek
• Gamescout

ReSetna is an action-adventure with fast-paced combat and intense battles set in a fractured, post-apocalyptic world. Fight through hordes of corrupted machines, upgrade your abilities, traverse treacherous environments and explore to uncover the truth of what happened.

🌐 Steam

Mark of the Deep is an epic pirate-themed adventure with a strong narrative and a thrilling mix of Metroidvania and Souls-Like elements. Embark on this journey, explore the mysteries of a cursed island and find your missing pirate crew!

🌐 Steam

As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.

🌐 Steam

Hunt the monsters and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania you must explore and find your way through the horrors and kill everything in your way.

🌐 Steam

Every review I found raves about this game…

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.

🎮 Steam

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• Gertlush Gaming
• Minus Inferno
• DhaNi Infinity
• Game Gush Gamer

Embark on a mission to save the world from the god of chaos in this charming exploration platformer! Explore a world full of lost secrets, make new friends, and use strange creatures to your advantage to reach new heights!

🌐 Steam

Stranded in the year 10,000, Kent—an average Joe turned clone—must survive, explore, and rebuild civilization with the help of a snarky AI. Craft, farm, and automate in this 2D craftervania adventure as you uncover Earth’s secrets and kickstart humanity, one machine at a time.

🌐 Steam

Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends

Little Nemo and his friends return for a hand-animated metroidvania adventure! Explore magical dream worlds with Nemo, the Princess of Slumberland, the mischievious Flip, and royal guard Peony as they try to stop the Nightmare Fiends from ruling over dreams forever.

🌐 Steam

Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland

Explore a dream world as the iconic Little Nemo, armed with toys, candy, and stuffed animals in this cute & colorful Metroidvania adventure. Experience NES-era platformer gameplay in a vast, non-linear world that has been hand-animated frame-by-frame, as you unlock new abilities to progress.

🌐 Steam

I watched the Secret Level episode of Pac-Man the day before and thought, "what an interesting take…". Wild that they're actually turning it into a game.

Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.

🌐 Steam