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Best metroidvania games
The 87 best metroidvania games, ranked from 10,036 critic and player ratings.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 37 games are listed on this page, carrying 10,036 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
83
/100
52
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
82
/100
53
Antichamber
82
/100
54
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
55
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
56
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
57
VVVVVV
81
/100
58
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
81
/100
59
B
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
80
/100
60
Capsized
80
/100
61
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
79
/100
62
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
79
/100
63
Xeodrifter
79
/100
64
Blasphemous
78
/100
65
Shadow Complex Remastered
78
/100
66
Strider
78
/100
67
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
78
/100
68
Hue
78
/100
69
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
76
/100
70
The Fall
76
/100
71
Gato Roboto
76
/100
72
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
73
Seasons After Fall
75
/100
74
Dandara
75
/100
75
Roundabout
75
/100
76
C
Carrion
75
/100
77
Slain: Back from Hell
74
/100
78
Headlander
74
/100
79
The Surge
72
/100
80
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
72
/100
81
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
66
/100
82
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
64
/100
83
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
64
/100
84
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
63
/100
85
Rain World
62
/100
86
Dex
62
/100
87
Metroid
60
/100
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
83
/100
52
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
82
/100
53
Antichamber
82
/100
54
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
55
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
56
SteamWorld Dig
81
/100
57
VVVVVV
81
/100
58
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
81
/100
59
B
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
80
/100
60
Capsized
80
/100
61
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
79
/100
62
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
79
/100
63
Xeodrifter
79
/100
64
Blasphemous
78
/100
65
Shadow Complex Remastered
78
/100
66
Strider
78
/100
67
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
78
/100
68
Hue
78
/100
69
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
76
/100
70
The Fall
76
/100
71
Gato Roboto
76
/100
72
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
73
Seasons After Fall
75
/100
74
Dandara
75
/100
75
Roundabout
75
/100
76
C
Carrion
75
/100
77
Slain: Back from Hell
74
/100
78
Headlander
74
/100
79
The Surge
72
/100
80
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
72
/100
81
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
66
/100
82
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
64
/100
83
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
64
/100
84
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
63
/100
85
Rain World
62
/100
86
Dex
62
/100
87
Metroid
60
/100