Top 25 Best Metroidvania Games of All Time That You Should Play | 2024 Edition
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Top 25 Best Metroidvania Games of All Time That You Should Play | 2024 Edition
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01:17 #25. Dust: An Elysian Tail (PC, PS4, XBLA, Switch, iOS)
01:52 #24. Aeterna Noctis (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
02:29 #23. The Last Faith (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
03:06 #22. Afterimage (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
03:44 #21. Laika: Aged Through Blood (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
04:21 #20. TEVI (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
04:57 #19. Steamworld Dig 2 (PC, PSVita, PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, Switch)
05:37 #18. Death's Gambit: Afterlife (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
06:13 #17. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, 3DS, Wii U, Switch)
06:50 #16. Ori And The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (PC, Xbox One, Switch)
07:25 #15. Blasphemous 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
08:03 #14. Grime (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
08:39 #13. Touhou Luna Nights (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Switch)
09:16 #12. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS)
09:50 #11. Blasphemous (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
10:28 #10. Metroid Dread (Switch)
11:05 #9. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (PC)
11:39 #8. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
12:09 #7. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
12:45 #6. Super Metroid (SNES)
13:22 #5. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
13:59 #4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1, PSP, PS4, Sega Saturn, Xbox 360, Android, iOS)
14:35 #3. Hollow Knight (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
15:13 #2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Platform: GBA)
15:51 #1. Salt & Sanctuary (PC, PSVita, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
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Prince of Persia: Lost Crown, is one of the most polished, fun, engaging metrovanias of recent memory, perhaps even the last decade.
Even at #7 here, essentially a ranking that places it here within the top 30% of the genre, I’d argue it deserves an even higher rating.
Will go down as a cult classic for sure.
It can never break the top five because of the woke diversity being crammed in. Gamers are tired of politics
I miss back when metroidvanias werent all dark souls hybrids. I just want super metroid and castlevania SotN style games thay focus on exploration, ambiance and fun combat that isnt punishing. Im a dad that doesnt have tons of time to spend learning complex enemy patterns to squeak by victories like when i was a kid.
Why is Dead Cells considered a metroidvania game? I've never understood it. It's supposed to be about puzzles and gated progression, not a death loop.
So “metroidvania” is a term that gets thrown around a lot, for sure. Dead Cells is solidly in the roguish style of game overall. But it also definitely apes a lot from metroidvanias to the point where I wouldn’t get upset with people using the label. Obviously it’s a 2d side-scroller, but more importantly the procedurally generated maps have paths or routes that are gated off by abilities that you permanently unlock that you don’t have access to otherwise. Running up walls, unlocking the teleport runes, growing the bean stalk things, etc. These gradually gained abilities grant you access to entire areas you are not able to access otherwise, which comes straight out of the Metroid playbook.
The terms metroidvania and roguelike are really more of design philosophies than anything and in this regard, it fits into both rather nicely.
Can't stand Dead Cells and games of that style
It's more like hades.a rogue like
Metroidvanias weren't traditionally death loop style games. That hasn't been until games lile blasphemous started mixing metroidvania and souls like styles. Originally it was from games like metroid and symphony of the night, where you would explore, get stronger and learn abilities that would allow you to progress through previously unreachable areas due to lack of equipment or travel abilities like special bombs or double jump. I'm always on the lookout for good metroidvanias like record of lodoss war, metroid dread, etc but so many of them are souls like which I hate.
It’s so sad that so many people have never heard of Souldiers. Some of the best pixel art I've seen in a 2D metroidvania, 3 different playable classes, gorgeous graphics, great combat and soundtrack (both of which remind me of the Tales series), and it’s punishingly difficult. So much so that the devs had to literally patch the game early on to fix a lot of the problems that made the game so hard. Still very challenging though. Highly recommended.
I'm glad to heard one comment about the nice soldiers.
It was very, very good. It's problem was how hard were some normal enemies in the case of mage and archer classes.
Initially I was playing in easy with the mage and after his uptade I was playing in normal as hard as mage.
After complete the game with the mage (and unlock a lot of spells at lvl 30) I played again the game as archer and the gameplay change a lot to a MegaMan or Metroid.
So nice to see salt and sanctuary listed. I absolutely loved it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yup playing it now
No need to play them all, if you dont have money/time/patience just play few best of them and you wont miss much. Play Castlevania SOTN (absolute classic), Bloodstained (modern take on that gameplay), Ori and Guacamelee series (colorful, with great characters and graphical style), and Hollow knight (highly regarded by fans, and lets face it, sequel will never come).
If you like higher difficulty and soulslike combat- play Salt and sanctuary, Grime, Ender lillies and Blasphemous.
No need to play the rest, unless you are absolute maniac of this genre. I am, and still think they are mostly obsolete.
Aeterna Noctis is the hardest MV out there hands down. Great challenge and massive amount of collectible !
@@Jaces87its harder then Pantheon 5 in hollow knight?
@@aYiN_N0N3xTeNc3 hk is child play haha. Godhome has nothing to do with the game play, it's just a boss rush. I haven't tried the AN boss rush dlc yet.
@@Jaces87 base game is not that difficult other then radiance,but then you have nightmare king Grimm,grey prince zote and whole godhome,like getting all bosses radiant and doing all pantheons with all bindings needed me more then 150 hours with 60 hours I needed to 108% whole game. Also did you do trial of the fool? That's also difficult.
@@aYiN_N0N3xTeNc3 again godhome isn't the playthrough but dlc boss rush content... why are we talking about hk when AN is harder and better?
How is ender magnolia on the list it’s not even out yet. Literally all we have a demo
good list i like it.. ive finished most of them.. have you ever played Valdis Story? most of the time lost in these lists.. i think it has the best combat.. its from 2013, still definitely one of my favorite metroidvanias, and im including new ones.. i dont know why not everyone mentions it or even knows it..
Finally a respectable list I can get behind
Is Ender Magnolia a spiritual sequel to Ender Lilies? EL was super fun! Some honorable mentions on this list;
Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - this is a simple metroidvania that respects your time and has a new game plus. All in all, you can beat this game is a matter of hours
Iconoclasts - gorgeous sprites, amazing music. Focuses more on puzzle platforming than combat so the traversal is super fun
Yes it's the sequel to EL
Anyone play Vernal Edge? Was somewhat interested at launch but feel like it got mixed reviews. I know it’s not among the best of all time but it’s 30/40% off on sale on PS online game store right now.
Wondering if worth it
Gonna try Afterimage, Thx.
But Ender is still in early access. Only the beginning is playable.
Dropped a comment earlier in video asking how Lost Faith stacked up against Blasphemous series.
I now see entry 15. I guess that answers my question.
I do wonder though: they look similair. Do they play similar too?
If I played one, would it feel like playing the other? Still haven’t gotten around to Blasphemous 1 yet so I guess I’m in no rush to check these out either. Still, have both Blasphemous 2 and Lost Faith wishlisted
The Last Faith is a lot more RPG than Blasphemous, and its control is not as polished as Blasphemous. Other than that, The last faith is pretty good
There’s actually a video comparing them both
I still Keep hearing how badass Grime is. Going to have to bite the bullet and get on this one
Good vid
Ender Lillies - the first one - love the art style and idea of game, but just couldn’t get into the whole idea of what is essentially a different on screen character that does your attacks for you.
Maybe I didn’t give it enough time. I know I did get stuck early in game, so they may be it. And I did try to play it right when I returned to gaming after decades away and only a casual player then with no idea what a metrovania was. Now it’s among my favorite genres.
So my question: is the first Ender Lilies that dropped on console a few years back worth it? I read some glowing reviews; others that didn’t love it.
Thoughts anyone ?
Touhou Luna Nights looks a lot better in this short clip than I ever expected. I think I downloaded when it was in Gamepass but never got to it. Now wondering if I should buy it. Figured if anything Grime or Aeterna Noctis or even Afterimage would be ranked higher than this one.
Makes me think.
Anyone else agree on positive reception to Touhou Luna Nights ?
Should be ranked higher? Lower?
RE Touhou Luna Knights:
For Bullet Hell combat fans may I suggest The Knight Witch , another fantastic bullet hell with fun as hell combat and unique leveling up/ability system that at first glance I was skeptical about and typically not a fan of but really dig the uniqueness it brought to the game since this mechanic was really well implanted. Essentially you earn cards, each with a ranking amount and you have limited amount of space to insert abilities so you must chose which cards to insert into ability section. Have to use different cards, ie abilities, for different areas/enemies, etc.. that gives this game a bit of metrovania-ish vibes but it’s definitely a more fast, frantic, even frenetic and fun game. Art is badass, assuming like hand drawn comic book style stuff. For those who like the bullet hell-ness combat of Touhou Luna Nights, it might be worth checking out. I see it occasionally on sale but was easy worth its launch price to me. A no-brainer if on sale
Missed Dust the Elysian tail at launch as I wasn’t gaming then.
But it looks incredible. But also similar in style, art design, and combat to Odin sphere leifthrasir, which I’ve also never played but seems to always get rave reviews.
Has anyone played both and if so, are they similar? And if so, is one better than the other.
I realize Odin Sphere may not be a metrovania per se either but still interested in how the two stack up other than that one little factor. Ha
Where is Souldiers? After his patch it became a very good metroidvania.
Make sure to update this list next week after playing Animal Well.
It's like Halo 2 and Halo 3 combined
Saw somewhere that Animal Well got crazy high reviews from some outlets. I didn’t even know about this game and still don’t know much other than it appeared, at a quick 2-second stream of gameplay footage, to be like Rain World.
Don’t quote me though. I’m clueless.
But for those interested, reviews seemed pretty stellar. Just fyi from friendly neighborhood gamer here
@@mattpenix8438 a further FYI: go in blind. Trust me. It's a Metroidvania and it's absolutely gorgeous. That's all you need to know going in
How hard is Aeterna Noctis for fans of hack n slash side scrollers like it within and adjacent to its genre?
I own it. Have yet to play it. But want to. Heard it was massive and can get incredibly frustrating and sometimes that’s not because it’s hard but, in parts, designed bad.
I’d consider myself fairly descent at these games. Best several but not nearly most of the challenging souls like games. I realize two totally different genres and you have to be a good platformer for Aeterna but trying to relay my experience and skill level when comes to challenging games. Hence the I’m solid part. No badass but not slouch either. If that helps …
I’m just curious as I want to start it eventually but have so many games backlogged, just not sure what to make of this one.
its extreeeeemely hard on the noctis mode. especially later in the game, but if it ends up being too much, you can always switch to es mode. it will give you quite a rush from time to time on noctis after finally getting past a harder platforming section or beating a nerve shredding boss encounter. easily one of my favorite metroidvanias, and one of the longest as well
too hard even on normal (for me) got pretty far, but decided the frustration wasn't worth it to finish it, but since you already own it, it can't hurt to try
I loved it.... it's a challenge but very doable, you seem like you are decent at games so go for it and play it on normal. You have to enjoy platforming, and tricky platforming (especially late game), though it's well thought out.. I enjoyed the challenge and didn't shy away from it.
Lost Faith is on sale for $20 or so right now on PlayStation sale as of week of May 6. I know PS changed out its sale offerings so …
That said. Is it worth it for $20?
It looks like Blasphemous. And I still haven’t gotten around to playing the first one yet.
Is it similar to Blasphemous? Better? Worse?
How does it compare/stack up to Blasphemous 2?
For me, it is worse. Blasphemous is a great game. The only thing i didn't like, was the story. too confusing
Where is Yoku's Island Express (I am a Pinball Wizard)?
Great game
Played ender lilies and beat it now I'm just waiting for ender magnolia.
Vigil is also a good metroidvania.
and she is back in steam
I didn't realize Ender Magnolia was playable. Is it worth looking at now, rather than waiting for the full release?
I think it was worth to buy now, and play the early chapter. First because of the price, when it fully released, the price will definitely go up, so definitely better to buy now
Well I’ve only beaten Metroid Dread and Ori and the Blind Forest on this list.
Near the end of Hollow Knight (probably the best one) and gotten half way thru Super Metroid and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. I’ve also played the demos (and enjoyed) Blasphemous and The Lost Crown.
So not really qualified to rank them but I’ll go with;
1) Hollow Knight
2) Ori and the Blind Forest
3) Metroid Dread
4) Ori and the Will of the Wisps
5) Super Metroid
Out of the 5 I’ve gotten at least half way thru in. Obviously, massively subject to change…
It will be tough to top Hollow Knight. Even the sequel that's been stuck in development hell will struggle to top or equal it.
#13 )Per the PlayStation store, Touhou Luna Knights dropped in January this year, (‘24).
What is this release exactly? Xbox had this game on Gamepass for years and I believe it’s since been removed. I know because I downloaded it but never got around to playiing it and after seeing this clip I wished I had. Did Xbox have exclusive rights? Was this an ID@Xbox title? (Is it in fact even removed from Gamepass as of this comment post?
Is this recently released PS5 version a follow up? Remaster? Re-release. Maybe a prequel or sequel I was unaware about? Is there new, different or somehow more content than Xbox GamePass version.
Or did it simply port to PlayStation late?
Anyone a fan and know what’s happening here?
Salt and Sanctuary tiene Dos problemas gravísimos: No tiene mapa y el daño por caída, que funciona como y cuándo le da la gana.
Aeterna Noctis sí merecería un lugar en el top del género si se pudiera manejar con la cruceta y no repitiera tantísimos enemigos.
Muy buena selección en general. Un saludo.
Gaucamele (sp?) is awesome.
if you liked Laika, you should check out Turbo Kid if you haven't already!
Salt and Sanctuary, though somewhat controversial, is one of my personal favorites. God bless. Jesus loves you!
Hate to bring up a sore spot in the community but I wonder :
Will Silksong best Hollow Knight?
Or has the wait and anticipation and expectation reached such high fever dream levels, is it bound to disappoint, at least some, in some way?
Is this a countdown to your favorite or just 25 in no particular order?
Simphony of the night pourquoi il le mette pas sur la Switch
It’s on iOS tho
@@yueyu9762 oui je l’ai pris sur iOS 👍🏽
Great video. I def gotta try a few of these. A modded campaign for Celeste called ”the secret of celeste mountain” is what got me into these types of games. Check it out!
Nice for Salt & Sanctuary to be at rank 1. But what about Salt and Sacrifice?
salt & sacrifice was a bit too punishing, which makes you cant exercise a lot of builds.
I haven’t played it but I read a few different places and reviews that Salt and Sacrifice was disappointing compared to the first game?
Is this true? Sounds like you were thinking it stacks up to the first one.
See the second one on sale every so often on PlayStation online store for $7.99 or so.
How is it at that price point vs $20 launch price
Tevi finally coming to consoles this month, at least to PS5. Would prefer Xbox but def on my want list and while hardly ever pay full price for a game these days, Tevi, being an indie and thus cheaper, may push my card across the table for me
Why don’t I remember any of these video clips for Deaths Gambit?!
Now wondering if I ever beat it?! Suppose if can’t recall then perhaps not
So are all the Shantee games good? Or is this the one exception?
I started to play one, (can’t recall which one now) and put in a few hours but it never truly gripped me. Perhaps I played one of the not-so-great entries?
Couldn’t get into Bloodstained.
It was when I first got back into gaming after decades away. I think my taste - and skill - have vastly improved since.
Is Bloodstained really that good? Should I give it another shot.
I believe I have it downloaded off Gamepass but not sure if it’s still on that sub service, ie playable.
Hint: sometimes GAmepass games won’t check internet to see if you still have rights to play said game. If you keep such a game on quick resume, Xbox will often think you’ve already bought or paid for rights to play and if won’t check. Or, if you’re not hooked up to the internet at time of play time, but were when last played and it’s now on quick resume, sometimes you can play a game for a bit after it leaves the service.
I mean, if anyone from Xbox reads this, I’m sure I’m wrong and have no idea what I’m talking about and just talking bullsthink, so don’t pay attention.
imo bloodstained is aight but it is literally a symphony of the night clone/ remake.
Everblade an awesome metroidvania
Where is Axiom Verge, Moonscars, Astalon Tears of the Earth, Souldiers, F.I.S.T. ????
Salt & Sanctuary IS THE BEST metroidvenia/soulslike ever made, change my mind
You didn't play others on this list or ur dumb
Hollow Knight would like a word
It just isn't. Ori and Hollow Knight, even Metroid Dread are all much better games.
@@jarlwhiterun7478 i said metroidvenia/SOULSLIKE, mean gampelyay, weapon type, power, exp, equip, etc etc, and if you add it all up, S& S is more better than HK and MD...a lot better.
Ori on #8 i'm sorry but i can't take this seriously. It should be top 3 at least with blasphemous and the last faith
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I wound also name Timespinner(far better than a lot of mv here.), together with SOTN and Prince of persia the lost crown,Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth , for me are the best of all time. The last faith was a great disappointment..
Hollow Knight not being 1 is disrespect to the genre as a whole
Goods:
- Salt & Sanctuary is the GOAT. I agree. It's also my favorite game of all-time.
- Aria of Sorrow is better than Symphony of the Night. I agree.
Bads:
- I remember Metroid Dread was higher than Hollow Knight last time you did this list, now it's much lower.
- Ender Lilies what the hell?
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For the umpteenth time, the list of the best metroidvanias has not changed. It’s not surprising, because metroidvanias are the same, and there aren’t many new really high-quality and impressive metroidvanias appearing.It's a shame, I would like to see more quality Metroidvanias.
The formula has already peaked with Hollow Knight and Ender's Lilies, not much anyone can do after that.
@@A-Dubs398A good fairy tale story for naive people with a similar opinion about the “peak” of the genre. I can totally play The last faith, coming out soon Nine sols, Geshtalt steam & cinder. Nothing worse. Ender lilies By the way, not a bad game, but very far from a high-quality metroidvania. It's more of an action platformer than a full-fledged Metroidvania. Games have room to grow and develop. In metroidvanias there might be something new and high quality. But unfortunately there are a lot of mediocre clones or very simple Metroidvanias from developers who are just starting out on the development path.
@@A-Dubs398 HK is overrated and not anywhere near the peak.
I think most of the good metroidvania's have already been shown and I think we're just looking in hopes to find a new metroidvania to play but I think we are just in the waiting period for new metroidvania's to be released.
A good metroidvania consists of these 3 things:
1. A good map to traverse and explore with plenty of areas players want to backtrack to once more abilities have been unlocked
2. Good and satisfying combat with steady upgrades
3. Solid movement and platforming
(maybe 4th but not 100% required is a good story and lore definitely adds a personal connection to the game)
If all 3 of these are there then that's usually a good indicator of a good metroidvania. Unfortunately, some metroidvania games only get 1 or 2 of these things correctly with the other aspect being more to be desired. There's another aspect that can be split which s the classic style combat where the primary attack key is a single strike like SoTN and the movement and attacks feel weightier or the newer quicker combat like Hollow Knight where the movement and attacks feel fast and lighter. Heavy vs Light characters is another way to put it. I personally like the oldschool classic metroidvania's so I tend to gravitate towards those.
If you're into the oldschool metroidvania style these are the current ones I have wishlisted:
- Blade Chimera
- Beyond the Ice Palace 2 (most I'm looking forward to)
- Obsidian Legion
- Mandragora
- Aeterna Lucis (mainly hard platforming with the first one I played)
- Grime 2
Newer generation metroidvania (though you probably know all of them by now):
- Silksong
- Crowsworn
- Nine Sol
- Voidwrought
- Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
- Altered Alma
At this point we're just in the waiting period but I'm looking forward to a lot of those games so I think we're in for a treat once they're released.
@@A-Dubs398 Definitely. Good list. Yea I should have added that HK is still a solid game overall, just not the peak when it comes to metroidvanias.
Salt & Sanctuary is not a metroidvania !!!!!!!!
We know they are Metroidvania. That’s the title of video. You don’t have to repeat it for every game. Jesus Christ
Where is Dead Cells ? 😅😅
Judging by the lack of development, stagnation and repetition of the same thing a hundred times, it is in... the roguelike genre.
@@endrgari hate that it's classified as metroidvania...