Best Metroidvania Games on Steam

The metroidvania is all about the map: interlocking worlds that slowly open up as you earn new movement abilities, backtrack for secrets, and finally understand how every locked door connects. Steam is spoiled for choice here, from hand-drawn indie classics to modern big-budget takes. These are the ones worth getting lost in, and most reward thorough exploration with meaty completion lists built around 100 percent map clears, hidden bosses and optional charms.

1

Hollow Knight

The genre high-water mark. A vast, melancholy insect kingdom with tight combat, deep secrets and a completion path (True Ending, Pantheons, 112 percent) that will happily eat a hundred hours.

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2

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Gorgeous and fluid, with movement so good it feels like platforming poetry. More combat-focused than the first Ori, with a generous but satisfying achievement list.

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3

Blasphemous 2

Grim Spanish-gothic pixel art and punchy combat, with three starting weapons that reshape how you traverse. Cleaner and more approachable than the original while keeping the bite.

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4

Dead Cells

A roguelite-metroidvania hybrid where death resets the run but unlocked abilities persist. Frenetic, endlessly replayable, and its achievements push you to master every weapon and boss.

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5

Nine Sols

A hand-drawn Taopunk action-platformer with a Sekiro-style parry system layered over classic exploration. Sharp, stylish and a real test of timing.

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6

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

The big-budget modern take: silky traversal, a genuinely clever map with photo-pinned secrets, and time-power puzzles. A brilliant entry point for newcomers.

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7

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

The spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, right down to the inverted-castle energy. Loot, crafting and shard powers give it huge build variety.

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8

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

A hauntingly beautiful dark-fantasy metroidvania where you summon the spirits of fallen knights to fight for you. Atmospheric and melodic, with a measured difficulty curve.

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9

Blasphemous

The pixel-art original: brutal, grotesque and dripping with penitent Catholic imagery. Tougher and more obtuse than its sequel, but unforgettable in tone.

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10

GRIME

A surreal soulslike-metroidvania where you absorb enemies with a black-hole face. Weird, tactile combat built around parrying, plus a strange biomechanical world to unravel.

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Updated 2026-07-29. Every game links to its full SteamVault page with achievement stats, rarity and community completion times.