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.
AM2R: Return of Samus Milton Guasti Win 2016 1 video 3 logs, 1 facts Axiom Verge Thomas Happ Games PS4 2015 2 videos C 11 logs Axiom Verge 2 PS5 2022 1 video 2 logs Blasphemous The Game Kitchen PS4 2019 22 videos C 28 logs Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night ArtPlay PS4 2019 1 logs Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night XB1 2019 5 videos 5 logs Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Konami GBA 2003 3 videos 4 logs Castlevania: SOTN Konami PS 1997 2 videos C x 2 24 logs Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 360 2007 5 logs Dead Cells Motion Twin PS4 2018 25 videos 35 logs Environmental Station Alpha Arvi Teikari Win 2015 1 logs Gato Roboto NSW 2019 1 logs Guacamelee! 2 XB1 2019 2 videos C 4 logs Guacamelee! PS4 2014 Jul 1 video 1 logs Hollow Knight Team Cherry PS4 2018 23 videos C 41 logs Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Shadow Planet Productions 360 2011 C 1 logs Metroid Nintendo NES 1986 5 videos C 30 logs, 3 codes, 2 facts Metroid Dread MercurySteam NSW 2021 6 videos C 19 logs, 4 facts Metroid Fusion Nintendo GBA 2002 6 logs Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Bombservice XB1 2016 1 video 1 logs Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios XB1 2016 C 14 logs Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios XB1 2020 3 videos 6 logs Outland Housemarque 360 2011 2 logs Record of Lodoss War XB1 2021 1 video 1 logs Shadow Complex Chair Entertainment 360 2009 C 4 logs Super Metroid Nintendo SNES 1994 C 10 logs The Last Case of Benedict Fox XSX 2023 M *** 15 logs, 1 facts The Messenger Sabotage Studio NSW 2018 3 logs Yoku's Island Express Villa Gorilla PS4 2018 5 videos C 5 logs