Skip to Content
Tier
Tier Your gaming journal
Get
Game series

Every Metroid game, in release order

The 23 Metroid games in the Tier catalog, from 1987 to 2027, in release order.

5,247 critic and player ratings across the series.

Where to start

Start with Metroid (1987), the first game in the series.

Super Metroid is the highest-rated entry, with a critic score of 100/100.

  1. 01 Metroid Metroid 1987 60 /100
  2. 02 Metroid II: Return of Samus Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 60 /100
  3. 03 Super Metroid Super Metroid 1994 100 /100
  4. 04 Metroid Fusion Metroid Fusion 2002 92 /100
  5. 05 Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2002 95 /100
  6. 06 Metroid: Zero Mission Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 95 /100
  7. 07 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 92 /100
  8. 08 Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt 2004
  9. 09 Metroid Prime Pinball Metroid Prime Pinball 2005
  10. 10 Metroid Prime Hunters Metroid Prime Hunters 2006 85 /100
  11. 11 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007 90 /100
  12. 12 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 91 /100
  13. 13 Metroid Prime: Trilogy Metroid Prime: Trilogy 2009 88 /100
  14. 14 Metroid: Other M Metroid: Other M 2010 79 /100
  15. 15 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 95 /100
  16. 16 Metroid Prime: Blast Ball Metroid Prime: Blast Ball 2016
  17. 17 Metroid Prime: Federation Force Metroid Prime: Federation Force 2016
  18. 18 Metroid: Samus Returns Metroid: Samus Returns 2017 88 /100
  19. 19 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 87 /100
  20. 20 Metroid Dread Metroid Dread 2021 84 /100
  21. 21 Metroid Prime Remastered Metroid Prime Remastered 2023 94 /100
  22. 22 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 2025
  23. 23 Metroid Ravenous Metroid Ravenous 2027
Browse all game series
FAQ
How many Metroid games are there?

The Tier catalog lists 23 Metroid games, released between 1987 and 2027. Updated September 2026.

In what order should I play Metroid?

This page lists every Metroid game in release order, which is the order the story and the mechanics were built in. The series opens with Metroid (1987). The highest-rated entry is Super Metroid, a common starting point for newcomers.