JRPG Metroidvania Fallen Tear smashes crowdfunding target in six hours
You know you’re in good company when you look down a game’s Steam page and see the titles its developer has picked out as influences. JRPG Metroidvania Fallen Tear The…
New Metroidvania Spirit of the Samurai gives you total combo control
One look at new stop-motion Metroidvania The Spirit of the Samurai is more than enough to grab your attention. Blending the side-on 2D action of Hollow Knight or Ori and…
Legendary series returns with new Metroidvania, Yars Rising, out now
Back in 1982, Atari launched a shooter called Yars' Revenge. In the decades that followed, the game received a reboot and remake, but it took until this year for a…
Altered Alma is a new Metroidvania with a dating sim twist
Metroidvanias, while enjoyable, can sometimes feel a little linear. You smack often adorable bosses around the head, upgrade your gear, master your combat, then do it all again. All of…
Who needs Silksong when we’re in a Metroidvania renaissance?
For a brief period, stream chats for any game reveal event were flooded with one of two comments: "announce the Elden Ring DLC" or "where’s Hollow Knight: Silksong?" Now that…
This year’s Prince of Persia Metroidvania is 40% off, and essential
I’ve spent a lot of 2024 going to bat for Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. Ubisoft brought back one of its best IPs at the start of this year…
Best Metroidvania games to play in 2024
What are the best Metroidvania games on PC? With mechanics that have spread to all genres, few games beat a sprawling Metroidvania. Mostly 2D with some straightforward combat, tricky platforming,…
This overlooked and atmospheric Metroidvania is a free game right now
As PCGamesN’s resident Metroidvania lover, there are a few entries that I find myself always coming back to. The roguelike leanings of Dead Cells make it easy to pick up…
Exophobia gives retro Doom gameplay a futuristic Metroidvania twist
Despite the wide array of stunning modern FPS games around, the old Doom games still have a gravitational pull on many shooter fans that keeps dragging them back for another…
Bo Path of the Teal Lotus review – a beautiful but safe Metroidvania
Starting in the mid-2010s, we've seen a steady flow of excellent 2D Metroidvanias, from the Ori series to Hollow Knight. Just this year alone, I've enjoyed Prince of Persia: The…