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Metroid-vania

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.

tag   : #metroidvania
games : 32

Games

Title ↓System ↓Year ↓

32 games in database, 14 completed (44%). Year range: 1986-2024, median: 2018.

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Metroid

NES 1986@1271

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Super Metroid

SNES 1994@115

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

PlayStation 1997@1411

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Metroid Fusion

Game Boy Advance 2002@1438

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Game Boy Advance 2003@3524

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Xbox 360 2007@631

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Shadow Complex

Xbox 360 2009@116

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Outland

Xbox 360 2011@296

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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Xbox 360 2011@308

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

PlayStation 4, July 2014@2886

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Axiom Verge

PlayStation 4 2015@1349

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Environmental Station Alpha

Windows 2015@1365

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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Xbox One 2016@1661

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AM2R: Return of Samus

Windows 2016@1665

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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

Xbox One 2016@2247

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Dead Cells

PlayStation 4 2018@2032

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Yoku's Island Express

PlayStation 4 2018@2039

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Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition

PlayStation 4 2018@2052

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The Messenger

Nintendo Switch 2018@2344

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Chasm

PlayStation 4 2018@4210

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

PlayStation 4 2019@2189

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Blasphemous

PlayStation 4 2019@2275

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Gato Roboto

Nintendo Switch 2019@2348

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Xbox One 2019@2680

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Guacamelee! 2

Xbox One 2019@2800

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Xbox One 2020@2427

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Metroid Dread

Nintendo Switch 2021@2994

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Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-

Xbox One 2021@3413

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Axiom Verge 2

PlayStation 5 2022@3490

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The Last Case of Benedict Fox

Xbox Series X 2023@3663

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Animal Well

PlayStation 5 2024@4133

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Vainger

UFO 50 2024@4288

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