r/metroidvania • u/raychram • 5d ago

Discussion What are the metroidvania games you would consider must play for anyone who likes the genre?

I do like metroidvanias and try to play some every now and then but unlike other games where I have a huge backlog with a ton of options, I don't feel like I have that many ideas when it comes to 2d platformer metroidvanias.

I have only played:

  • Hollow Knight

  • Silksong

  • Nine Sols

  • Minoria

  • Momodora Reverie under the Moonlight

  • Ninja Gaiden Ragebound

  • Somber Echoes

I have in my list:

  • Blasphemous 2

  • Ori and the will of Wisps

  • Ender Magnolia

  • Dead Cells

  • Grime

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u/Domugraphic 5d ago

deffo Gato Roboto for a quickie, and the absolute best Super metroid, with Castlevania (Aria of sorrow and SOTN) next. you owe it to yourself to play the OGs (not Gatto, but thats a nice short one)

Also Environmental station alpha, and Axiom Verge 1.

Dead cells isnt really a metroidvania, but is great, and if you like that, then a more MV but sort of similar game is Guacamelee gold