Game Reviews8.9/10
SteamWorld Dig 2 proves the dig is the game
SteamWorld Dig 2 review: Dorothy's 2017 Metroidvania sequel digs deeper with hookshots, jet engines, and a story that earns its sad ending.
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Tag: Metroidvania
Game Reviews8.8/10
Ori and the Blind Forest still finds something to do with grief besides decorate it
Ori and the Blind Forest: Moon Studios' 2015 Metroidvania classic, its story of Nibel, Soul Links, hand-painted art and orchestral score, reviewed.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Control: A Brutalist Government Tower, a Shapeshifting Gun, and a Missing Brother
Control review: Remedy's 2019 shooter sends Jesse Faden into the shifting Oldest House with a shapeshifting gun and a missing brother.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Dead Cells Still Sets the Standard for Roguelike Action After Eight Years
Dead Cells review: Motion Twin's 2018 roguelike-Metroidvania blends Soulslike combat with procedural dungeons and a head-that-possesses-bodies hook. 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Moon Studios builds a bigger, less forgiving forest in its Ori follow-up
Ori and the Will of the Wisps review: Moon Studios' 2020 Metroidvania sequel trades soul links for shards and 2D art for 3D models, and mostly earns it.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Animal Well Review: Billy Basso’s Seven-Year Hole in the Ground
Animal Well review: Billy Basso's solo Metroidvania about a yellow blob in an underground labyrinth, seven years in the making and one of 2024's best games.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Blasphemous 2 Review: A Confident, Unforgiving Return to Cvstodia
Blasphemous 2 review: The Game Kitchen's sequel brings three weapons, the heart in the sky, and Eviterno. A confident Metroidvania that scores 8.4/10.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Mina the Hollower Review: Yacht Club Games’ 9.1/10 Mouse Inventor Adventure
Mina the Hollower review: Yacht Club Games trades the shovel for a whip and a Game Boy Color palette, selling 500,000 copies with a 9.1/10.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Silksong delivers on its long wait, sending Hornet through Pharloom
Hollow Knight: Silksong review — Team Cherry's long-awaited Metroidvania sequel sends Hornet through Pharloom, and it's one of 2025's best games.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Demon’s Crest Is Worth Remembering Even If Capcom Would Rather Forget It
Capcom's 1994 SNES cult classic Demon's Crest gets a retrospective: Firebrand's transformations, three endings, and why it still holds up.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Super Metroid’s Map Was the Real Innovation, Not Its Shooting
Super Metroid review: Nintendo R&D1's 1994 SNES classic that defined the Metroidvania genre, scored 9.1/10 for its map design and wordless ending.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Rygar: A Strange Weapon, a Stranger Premise, and a Durable NES Classic
Tecmo's 1986 arcade hit Rygar introduced the Diskarmor, a chained shield weapon. The 1987 NES port added RPG elements that shaped the Metroidvania genre.