• This website is currently in "Early Access", meaning most features and functionality is here, but there are still a lot of Metroidvania games missing.
  • Metroidvania is a term used to describe a type of exploratory 2D platform game.
    • History of Metroidvania
    • Characteristics of Metroidvania
  • A subtype of the Action-Adventure genre, usually with platformer elements, Metroidvania refers to any game containing the major gameplay concepts shared by …
  • The word 'Metroidvania' might rub some gamers the wrong way, but it's a useful catch-all to describe a very specific type of search/action game experience.
  • Metroidvania. What Is It? In a series of games classically defined as "action-platformers", Castlevania eventually evolved into exploration heavy adventure games.
  • Pop-culture as well as other popular titles within the metroidvania and platformer genres are referenced throughout the game in various situations for comedic effect.
  • Recently there's been a boom in the number of Metroidvania Style games being developed and released - A Metroidvania Renaissance if you will.
  • Searching for new metroidvanias to play? Check out this list of the best metroidvania games on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
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