A portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania, these games are inspired from Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, in that they are 2D open world games, where progress is achieved through equipment upgrades. Also known as 'Search Action' games in Japan.
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Metroid
NES 1986@1271
Super Metroid
SNES 1994@115
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
PlayStation 1997@1411
Shadow Complex
Xbox 360 2009@116
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Xbox 360 2011@308
Axiom Verge
PlayStation 4 2015@1349
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Xbox One 2016@1661
Yoku's Island Express
PlayStation 4 2018@2039
Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
PlayStation 4 2018@2052
Blasphemous
PlayStation 4 2019@2275
Guacamelee! 2
Xbox One 2019@2800
Metroid Dread
Nintendo Switch 2021@2994
The Last Case of Benedict Fox
Xbox Series X 2023@3663
Animal Well
PlayStation 5 2024@4133
Metroid (NES)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Game Boy Advance)
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PlayStation 4)
Axiom Verge (PlayStation 4)
AM2R: Return of Samus (Windows)
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (Xbox One)
Dead Cells (PlayStation 4)
Yoku's Island Express (PlayStation 4)
Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PlayStation 4)
Chasm (PlayStation 4)
Blasphemous (PlayStation 4)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Xbox One)
Guacamelee! 2 (Xbox One)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Xbox One)
Metroid Dread (Nintendo Switch)
Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (Xbox One)
Axiom Verge 2 (PlayStation 5)
Animal Well (PlayStation 5)