Metroidvania games

13 games with filters by mode, platforms, budget, length and features.

A metroidvania is a puzzle of a map: the world is one connected whole, some doors are locked, and a new ability suddenly reopens corridors you passed an hour ago. The genre asks for a love of exploration and cartography — and pays generously in discoveries.

Choose by difficulty: some entries are deliberately demanding, and the cards say so honestly. Story length varies from compact adventures to long expeditions — the playtime on each card says which.

See also
PlatformerExploration Explore a new world

13 games found

Metroidvania
Hollow Knight 95
1

Hollow Knight

2017•Team Cherry
MetroidvaniaHardDark

A hand-drawn underground kingdom of insects: exploration, bosses and melancholy.

~500 ₽ 30–60 h
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition 95
1

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

2016•Moon Studios
PlatformerStory-richHand-drawn

A forest spirit’s journey: a dazzling metroidvania with precise platforming and a new ability in the DE.

~1700 ₽ 9–13 h
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 93
1

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

1997•Konami
MetroidvaniaPixel artFantasy

Dracula’s castle, the inverted castle and the birth of metroidvania.

~300 ₽ 8–15 h
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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition 92
1–4

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

2014•Drinkbox Studios
PlatformerCo-op focusedFunny

A luchador in a world of Mexican myth: a metroidvania with a fighting system and humour, in the all-content edition.

~1300 ₽ 7–16 h
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Hollow Knight: Silksong 92
1

Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025•Team Cherry
MetroidvaniaHardHand-drawn

Hornet against a new kingdom: faster, meaner and airier than the first game.

~1500 ₽ 30–60 h
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Guacamelee! 2 91
1–4

Guacamelee! 2

2018•Drinkbox Studios
PlatformerCo-op focusedFunny

Back to the Mexiverse: more uppercuts, mushroom seals and reaction-testing challenges.

~1700 ₽ 9–15 h
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps 90
1

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

2020•Moon Studios
PlatformerEmotionalGorgeous visuals

A lament for a dying forest: music, platforming and emotion in every frame.

~1990 ₽ 12–25 h
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Salt and Sanctuary 89
1–2

Salt and Sanctuary

2016•Ska Studios
RPGSouls-likeHard

A cursed island in 2D: a soulslike metroidvania with hand-drawn art and local co-op.

~1500 ₽ 17–32 h
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Nine Sols 89
1

Nine Sols

2024•Red Candle Games
MetroidvaniaHardHand-drawn

Taiwanese tao-fantasy with Sekiro-style parrying: gorgeous and merciless.

~1990 ₽ 20–40 h
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Metroid Dread 88
1

Metroid Dread

2021•MercurySteam
MetroidvaniaSci-fiTense

Samus versus unkillable E.M.M.I. robots: Nintendo’s best action platforming.

~4990 ₽ 10–20 h
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Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights 86
1

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

2021•Live Wire
MetroidvaniaPixel artDark

A white priestess and ghost knights: a melancholy metroidvania with great sound.

~1100 ₽ 15–30 h
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Blasphemous 2 85
1

Blasphemous 2

2023•The Game Kitchen
MetroidvaniaDarkHard

The Spanish Inquisition in pixels: heavy combat and terrible beauty.

~1990 ₽ 15–40 h
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Common questions

What is a metroidvania?

A metroidvania is a (usually 2D) action platformer set in one large interconnected map. New abilities open previously blocked paths, so you explore by returning to familiar places. The name comes from the Metroid and Castlevania series.

How is it different from a regular platformer?

A regular platformer moves level by level from start to finish; a metroidvania is one world where progress is measured by the abilities you find and the paths you unlock, not by a level number.