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Yoku's Island Express
Arcade 29 May 2018
An original mixture of a platformer and a metroidvania game, developed by Villa Gorilla - a small Swedish studio. The game is set on Mokunama - an island where the player meets the protagonist - a sympathetic beetle. Working as a postman, he stumbles upon traces of a serious affair, the victim of which is an ancient divine being that had been taking care of the land. The insect's goal is to find a way to wake up the sleeping guardian in order to bring peace and order back to the island.
Metroid Prime 4
Action TBA
The fourth full-fledged installment in the best-selling action series Metroid Prime, owned by Nintendo. Metroid Prime 4 is the first installment designed for Nintendo Switch. The game’s protagonist is Samus Aran – an interstellar bounty huntress fighting with Space Pirates. After the events presented in the previous game, the heroine gets entangled in another intrigue, which forces her to embark on another dangerous journey.
Metroid: Samus Returns
Action 15 September 2017
Metroid: Samus Returns is a remastered and thoroughly remodeled version of Metroid II: Samus Returns, which was originally released on Game Boy in 1991. The modern version was developed by MercuryStream Entertainment, creators of games like the well-received Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. As the title may suggest, Samus Aran, an intergalactic bounty hunter who fights with space pirates, is the protagonist here, just like in many other Metroid games.
RWBY: Arrowfell
Action 15 November 2022
A metroidvania in the form of an action platform game based on the license of the animated series called RWBY. In RWBY: Arrowfell we play as four heroines who face the monsters known as Grimm that threaten the world of Remnant.
Recompile
Action 19 August 2021
Action adventure game realized in the convention of metroidvania. The main character of Recompile is the humanoid Program, which travels through virtual reality and confronts the dangers lurking in it, trying to discover the sense of its existence.
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Action 15 September 2021
Platform action game enriched with elements taken from the genre of metroidvania. The main character of Flynn: Son of Crimson is the title boy, whose shoulders are responsible for stopping the expansion of the hellish dimension of The Scourge, which is absorbing more and more parts of the continent.
Blaster Master Zero 3
Action 29 July 2021
Shoot 'em up and platformer game, kept in retro style. In Blaster Master Zero 3 we play as Jason, who travels through various stages (on foot or by vehicle) and eliminates hordes of enemies.
Aeterna Noctis
Action 14 December 2021
A metroidvania in the style of an action platform game. In Aeterna Noctis we play the King of Darkness who travels across the land trying to regain his old power and defeat his eternal rival - the Queen of Light.
Eagle Island
Arcade 11 July 2019
A spectacular, colourful 2D platformer. In Eagle Island we play the role of a boy accompanied by a trained owl - we use the animal to fight our enemies and solve puzzles. The title was developed by the independent studio Pixelnicks.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Arcade 28 July 2021
Metroidvania type game, made in the convention of a platform game. In Unbound: Worlds Apart, we play the hooded Sol; he is able to open portals that create "bubbles" of alternative reality around him, thus dealing with various problems.
Alwa's Legacy
Arcade 17 June 2020
The second part of the metroidvania platform game series, launched in 2017. Inspired by the 16-bit hits, Alwa's Legacy takes us to the Alwa land, which we walk through as the heroine named Zoe.
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Action 27 March 2021
Metroidvania made in the style of an action platform game. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is based on the book series by Ryo Mizuno. We play as Deedlit, an elf who travels through the labyrinth, eliminating the threats lurking in it.
Infernax
Action 14 February 2022
Metroidvania made as an old school action platform game. In Infernax we play as a knight who goes to the source of black magic that ravages his homeland. We eliminate hordes of monsters and make decisions which influence the course of the story.
Overlord: Escape from Nazarick
Action 16 June 2022
A metroidvania in the form of an action platform game. In Overlord: Escape from Nazarick we take on the role of the heroine named Clementine, who in order to escape from the great tomb must regain her weapons, old skills and lost memories.
Flat Kingdom: Paper's Cut Edition
Action 07 April 2016
A debut project developed by an independent studio Fat Panda Games – a 2D platformer in Metroidvania style. Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition takes us to the titular realm where people have always lived in happiness and wealth. The peace is over, though, as Hex - a three-dimensional thief - is back. He stole the six Magical Jewels that kept the flat world away from the third dimension and, to make matters worse, he kidnapped the heir to the throne.
HAAK
Action 25 August 2022
Metroidvania developed in action platform game style. In HAAK we play the protagonist, who travels through a post-apocalyptic world and eliminates hordes of enemies, heading to a safe land located in the far south.
Lost Epic
RPG 28 July 2022
An action RPG with soulslike and platform metroidvania elements. Lost Epic puts the player in the role of a God Slayer, traversing the fantasy realm of Sanctum in order to challenge a pantheon of six deities.
Horace
Arcade 18 July 2019
Platform game with elements borrowed from a number of other genres. In Horace, we play the role of the title character, who has to find not only his own place in an unfriendly world, but also the members of his family.
Pronty
Action 19 November 2021
An action platformer metroidvania. In Pronty, the player takes on the role of the titular character, facing monsters dwelling in the oceanic depths to save the underwater world from destruction.
Islets
Action 24 August 2022
A metroidvania in the form of an action platform game. In Islets you play as a warrior named Iko who wanders the world torn into smaller fragments, facing enemies and connecting successive islands.
Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek
Arcade 31 July 2022
Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek is a 2D platform game inspired by Korean folklore. We play as a young exorcist who travels to hell in order to defeat an army of demons. The production focuses on combat and exploration, and its special feature is stylized graphics.
B.I.O.T.A.
Action 12 April 2022
Platform action game with metroidvania elements. In B.I.O.T.A. we play as mercenaries traversing a mining colony and eliminating hordes of monsters into which the personnel of the facility have mutated. Game was made in a retro style straight from the eight-bit era.
Narita Boy
Action 30 March 2021
Narita Boy is an arcade metroidvania with platformer elements telling the story of a legendary hero locked in a digital world. The game is kept in retro style and it was published by Team17.
