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18 Best Metroidvania Games Ever Made, Ranked

This list breaks down the best Metroidvania games around, exploring the genre's origins and the titles that celebrate exploration and discovery.

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10 Best Metroidvania Games For Under $15

Striking graphics with challenging combat await in these 10 Metroidvania games available to buy for under $15.

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10 Hardest Metroidvania Boss Fights, Ranked

The Metroidvania genre is known for its difficult boss fights, and here are ten of the hardest.

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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch: How To Beat Zapper

Have trouble with Zapper in F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch? This guide will make the fight much easier for you.

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Metroid Dread: Every Boss Fight, Ranked

Metroid Dread features some killer bosses. This list breaks down the hardest boss fights you'll encounter in the game.

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Metroidvania Game 9 Years Of Shadows Comes To Steam In March

Did you ask for a musical metroidvania with pixel art graphics?

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Every Metroid Game Ever Released, Ranked

The Metroid series has continued to grow and evolve, with some titles missing the mark and some shining the way forward for the franchise.

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Dead Cells Reveals New Everyone Is Here Vol. II Update

Skins and skills from Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, and more

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Romancelvania Is A Monster Dating Game With Serious Bite

Romancelvania promises a monster mash-up of genres like no other!

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Crowsworn Devs Give New Insight In Anniversary Trailer Breakdown

The upcoming action-packed gothic metroidvania, Crowsworn, got a swath of new info, and it goes much deeper than just what the trailer shows.

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Inti Creates Partners With Yacht Club to Bring Cyber Shadow to Switch January 26

8-bit Metroidvania Cyber Shadow gets its long-awaited release on Nintendo Switch at the end of the month, with PS4 and PS5 releases also on the way.

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Bloodstained's Zangetsu and Randomizer Modes Are a Mixed Bag of Great Replayability Features

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night received two of its promised stretch goal DLCs, with one being far superior to the other.

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Moi Rai Games' Monster Sanctuary Gets a Fiery New Update

Monster Sanctuary continues to expand on its promising monster taming meets Metroidvania premise with a hot new update.

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps Has Me Ready to Buy Some Tissues

I can't wait for my return to the gorgeous forest of Nibel when Ori and the Will of the Wisps drops on March 11.

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Charming Metroidvania Mable & The Wood is Coming to Xbox One and Switch Soon

Mable & The Wood from Triplevision Games and Graffiti Games will be coming to Xbox One on September 18 and Nintendo Switch on October 10.

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Team17's Monster Sanctuary Launches into Early Access With a Brand New Trailer

Monster Sanctuary is a fascinating mashup between Pokemon and Metroidvania and is out in early access today.

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review — A Bloody Good Time

Koji Igarashi and his team have composed another exceptional symphony in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

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Blasphemous' Visceral Reveal Trailer Shows Off Brutal Combat, Giant Babies, And More

Blasphemous is an upcoming Metroidvania from Team17 and The Game Kitchen. It boasts darkly beautiful pixel-art and devastating combat.

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