The 10 BEST Metroidvania Games Ever

Name: The 10 BEST Metroidvania Games Ever
Uploaded: 2023-07-08T12:00:00-04:00
Channel: WatchMojo
Description: The Metroidvania subgenre has given us some incredible games over the years. For this list, we'll be looking at games that had us backtracking all while exploring a huge map. However, we won't be including any Metroid or Castlevania games, instead focusing on the best games inspired by those franchises' design and gameplay.

VOICE OVER: Aaron Kline
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Kline

The Metroidvania subgenre has given us some incredible games over the years. For this list, we'll be looking at games that had us backtracking all while exploring a huge map. However, we won't be including any "Metroid" or "Castlevania" games, instead focusing on the best games inspired by those franchises' design and gameplay. Our list includes “Steamworld Dig 2” (2017), “Ori and the Blind Forest” (2015), “Yoku's Island Express” (2018), “Hollow Knight” (2017), and more!

#10: "Yoku's Island Express" (2018)
#9: "Blasphemous" (2019)
#8: "The Mummy Demastered" (2017)
#7: "Guacamelee 2" (2018)
#6: "Ori and the Blind Forest" (2015)
#5: "Cave Story" (2004)
#4: "Steamworld Dig 2" (2017)
#3: "Axiom Verge" (2015)
#2: "Hollow Knight" (2017)
#1: "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" (2019)

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