While most Metroidvanias tend to stick to 2D, there have been a handful of great 3D ones.
Let’s look at some of our favorites!
This Metroidvania has some of the deepest layers of puzzle-solving.
Despite both Castlevania and Metroid coming from Japan, there are surprisingly few great Japanese metroidvanias.
This means that most of your skills will be reset at certain points.
However, you will have a chance to improve on them faster.
So collect seeds, defeat bosses, and see how your actions affect the timeline in each loop.
Amid a growing collection of constantly iterative and new Metroidvanias, these titles deserve a lot more recognition.
Keep defeating enemies to build up Ki and unleash more powerful attacks.
This adds plenty of variety for a title that exists in an ocean of Metroidvania games.
So hats off for creativity.
Swapping between both gives you different ways to attack enemies.
Sprawling worlds to explore and upgrades to collect - here are some of our favorite Metroidvanias on PC!
4Turbo Kid
A Hidden Gem
2024 brought back Turbo Kid.
Itsa post-apocalyptic 90sand the wasteland is full of toxic waste and hostile enemies.
Luckily, you have your trusty BMX bike, blasters, and blades to wipe the way.
This time it arrives in the Metroidvania genre in the form of collecting Homunculi.
Get lost in these outstanding indie Metroidvania games.
You also get to play as a cat who has been banished from the palace of the afterlife.
Crypt Custodian also gives you the chance to meet other banished ghosts and get to know their personal backstories.
Metroidvania games remain increasingly popular, with more people jumping in than ever before.
Which ones are the best to start with?