Best Nintendo Switch Metroidvania Games


The word ‘Metroidvania’ might rub some core gamers the wrong way, but it’s a useful catch-all to describe a very specific type of game experience. Combining elements from both the Metroid series and Koji Igarashi-produced Castlevania titles, this broad platforming genre has you using an ever-growing skill set to open up new paths across an expansive, layered map. As you explore and find secrets throughout the environment, these games empower the player in a way that makes them extremely addictive.

Despite laying down the blueprint for Metroid-style explorative platforming games, neither Nintendo nor Konami have been particularly prolific in the genre for a while — MercurySteam’s excellent Metroid Dread notwithstanding. Fortunately, over the past decade or so we’ve seen some incredible examples from independent developers inspired by the classics, and there is no shortage of great Metroidvanias to choose from on Switch.

To help you keep on top of all those releases, we’ve rounded up the best examples of the genre — in no particular order — to help you avoid the turkeys. The following games showcase the brilliant and varied mechanics of the genre and are sure to give you that very particular buzz you get from the exploration and combat in the best Metroidvanias.

So, let’s have a look at the best Metroidvanias for Switch…

Hollow Knight (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Team Cherry / Developer: Team Cherry

Release Date: 12th Jun 2018 (USA) / 12th Jun 2018 (UK/EU)
Guacamelee! 2 (Switch eShop)

Guacamelee! 2 (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Drinkbox Studios / Developer: Drinkbox Studios

Release Date: 10th Dec 2018 (USA) / 10th Dec 2018 (UK/EU)
Axiom Verge (Switch eShop)

Axiom Verge (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Thomas Happ Games / Developer: Thomas Happ Games

Release Date: 5th Oct 2017 (USA) / 5th Oct 2017 (UK/EU)
The Messenger (Switch eShop)

The Messenger (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Sabotage

Release Date: 30th Aug 2018 (USA) / 30th Aug 2018 (UK/EU)
SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch eShop)

SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Image & Form / Developer: Image & Form

Release Date: 21st Sep 2017 (USA) / 21st Sep 2017 (UK/EU)
The Mummy Demastered (Switch eShop)

The Mummy Demastered (Switch eShop)

Publisher: WayForward / Developer: WayForward

Release Date: 24th Oct 2017 (USA) / 24th Oct 2017 (UK/EU)
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Switch eShop)

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Switch eShop)

Publisher: WayForward / Developer: WayForward

Release Date: 20th Mar 2018 (USA) / 20th Mar 2018 (UK/EU)
Dead Cells (Switch)

Dead Cells (Switch)

Publisher: Motion Twin / Developer: Motion Twin

Release Date: 7th Aug 2018 (USA) / 7th Aug 2018 (UK/EU)
Blaster Master Zero (Switch eShop)

Blaster Master Zero (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Inti Creates / Developer: Inti Creates

Release Date: 9th Mar 2017 (USA) / 9th Mar 2017 (UK/EU)
Iconoclasts (Switch eShop)

Iconoclasts (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Bifrost / Developer: Joakim Sandberg

Release Date: 2nd Aug 2018 (USA) / 2nd Aug 2018 (UK/EU)
Yoku's Island Express (Switch eShop)

Yoku's Island Express (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Team 17 / Developer: Villa Gorilla

Release Date: 29th May 2018 (USA) / 29th May 2018 (UK/EU)
Cave Story+ (Switch)

Cave Story+ (Switch)

Publisher: Nicalis / Developer: Nicalis

Release Date: 20th Jun 2017 (USA) / 20th Jul 2017 (UK/EU)





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