metroidvania

The game "Animal Well" has just been released on the Xbox Series X|S today, October 17, 2024. This comes as a surprise launch, as the game was previously only available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and PC platforms. "Animal Well" is a critically acclaimed puzzle platformer that has been...

Publisher and developer Red Candle Games has at last announced a console release date for its picturesque action platformer, Nine Sols. After launching earlier this year on PC to rave reviews, the side-scrolling metroidvania will be making its way to PS5 and PS4 on 26th November, 2024...

2021's critically acclaimed Metroidvania Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is getting a sequel. If you're a PC player, you may have already dove into ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist's early access period, but the full release has just been announced. Ender Magnolia launches on all...

The Game Kitchen has been cookin' good. With Blasphemous and Blasphemous 2, the Spanish developer quickly gained a stellar reputation thanks to some of the best Metroidvanias to emerge in recent years. Their prickly difficulty, moody gothic vibes, and disconcerting take on Andalucian Catholic...

Blade Chimera, the pixel art Metroidvania from Team Ladybug, Playism, and WSS Playground, has been delayed on Switch following an initial launch window of August 2024. Im a press statement, Playism said the following: In other words, then, we don't have a revised release date for this one yet...

Indie developer Lotus Mountain Creative is thrilled to announce that their spiritual co-op Metroidvania title Narcalid will be coming to PC via Steam Early Access on August 8, 2024. Fans can add the game to their Wishlist now. Narcalid is an engaging puzzle platformer with peaceful exploration...

Fancy cleaning up the afterlife? The Crypt Custodian, the latest Metroidvania from solo developer Kyle Thompson should be on your radar. Today, publisher Top Hat Studios has revealed that the game will be launching on Nintendo Switch, alongside other platforms, on 27th August 2024 for $19.99...

Crypt Custodian, a promising Metroidvania game from one-man developer Kyle Thompson, will release for PS5 and PS4 on 27th August 2024, it's been confirmed. Having just died, you'll play as a "mischievous" cat named Pluto, whose job it is to "clean" the afterlife. Featuring the usual hallmarks of...

Independent developer Qubyte Interactive has today announced via Gamescom LATAM that their futuristic metroidvania platformer MARS 2120 will release August 1st, launching on PC (Steam and Epic Store), Switch, PlayStation and Xbox Series consoles. Following a successful period of Early Access...

DEVELOPING AN INDIE GAME: MARS 2120 DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 1 First episode of Journey to MARS, a behind-the-scenes documentary about the independent Brazilian metroidvania MARS 2120, released Nicknamed "Brazilian Metroid Dread" reveals his inspirations and details behind the creation of the game...

Bit Kid, the developer behind the well-received procedurally-generated adventure Chasm, has revealed its next project. Wolfhound is a 2D Metroidvania set during World War II. You assume the role of Capt. Chuck "Wolfhound" Rossetti, who is tasked with entering a top-secret Nazi base in the...

While some would argue that the shift from 2D to 3D was the most significant moment in the history of Konami's Castlevania series, for others it was the release of Symphony of the Night in 1997. This was the dawn of the "Metroidvania" genre – or at least it being recognized as a genre – and the...

If you're into Metroidvanias and cooking (and who isn't?), then good news, you'll be able to enjoy both at the same time with the upcoming title Magical Delicacy on Switch, launching on 16th July 2024. We know what you're thinking: "Gosh, another Metroidvania?", and yeah, we get it. But look...

PLAYISM and WSS Playground have announced that the upcoming pixel art Metroidvania title Blade Chimera will be launching on the Switch this coming August. While they stopped short of confirming the exact date, it at least gives us an idea of when we can dive in. And goodness, it looks stunning...