The key tenet of a Metroidvania game is that you backtrack – you journey back to once-explored areas and use your newly-acquired powers to forge new paths, reach new ledges, backflip into obscured ...

The Metroidvania genre is somewhat divisive in the gaming world – you either love them or hate them. They can be brutal and unforgiving at times, but if you steer clear of the genre, you’ll miss out ...

Revenge of the Savage Planet is making some major leaps from its predecessor, with an arsenal of new tools to unlock, at least four planets to explore, and an emphasis on dynamic splitscreen couch ...

Valdis Story: Abyssal City offers rich RPG elements and combo-heavy combat, but struggled to gain widespread attention due to lack of marketing. Kharon’s Crypt pays tribute to Game Boy Color ...

2024's already been a big year for Metroidvania fans. Hardly a month in, we've already seen Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launch and infuse the genre with killer momentum as we careen towards more ...

No other genre of game can quite scratch that same itch of exploring an interconnected world, solving puzzles, and platforming like a Metroidvania. It combines the best elements of the best open-world ...

Nintendo's Super Metroid and Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night helped to define the term 'Metroidvania', and now the genre has come into its own since these inaugural titles. We've seen some ...

Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU Review (PS5) – As a debut title for indie team Surgent Studios, 2D platformer Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU is kind of a big risk. Firstly, platformers – good platformers – are really ...

A cute My First Metroidvania with charming characters, wrapped up in some fairly basic and uninspired platforming levels. It's not Illusion at its best, but should entertain kids. Why you can trust ...

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