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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, from devs Evil Empire and Motion Twin (Dead Cells), is out now on all major platforms (assets.ign.com)
 

Good reviews, but a little divisive. Some are saying it's a perfect game, and others say it's serviceable.

Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

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Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow, a pixelart metroidvania based on Egyptian lore, is announced for a future release on PC (video.fastly.steamstatic.com)
 

The mystical Egyptian underworld beckons you in Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow! Foil the plans of Set and Apep using your powers of light. Explore the varied environments of the underworld and battle your way through in this epic pixel art style Metroidvania.

🌐 Website, Steam

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Silver Pines, a survival-horror metroidvania with Alan Wake vibes, is out now on all major platforms with really good reviews (assets.ign.com)
 

Currently at 84 on Metacritic

Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.

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Echo Weaver, a metroidbrania sci-fi take on a Groundhog Day-like time-loop, is out now on all major platforms (assets.ign.com)
 

Reviews are good, but slightly mixed. I see as high as 9.5 and as low as 7.7

Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

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Fallen Tear: The Ascension, a beautifully animated metroidvania from a dev team based in the Philippines, is out now on PC (consoles coming in 2027) (assets.ign.com)
 

This has been a highly anticipated game and had a pretty positive Early Access. Strangely I can't find any reviews, but I would chalk that up to a lack of media-savvy rather than hiding from the press.

A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.

🎮 Steam 🌐 Website

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Well Dweller, the 4th metroidvania by solo-dev Kyle Thompson, is out now on all major platforms with a rating over 91% on Metacritic (assets.ign.com)
 

Seems like he's perfected his style. If you haven't played Crypt Custodian or Islets, I recommend them. They're not as long or as challenging as some others, but people fall in love with Kyle's point of view.

Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.

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Metroid Ravenous, a 2D sequel to Dred, is announced for the Switch 2 on Jan 28, 2027 (media.gamereactor.dk)
 

It’s eat or be eaten! Take control of Samus Aran, a renowned bounty hunter ambushed by unknown attackers and marooned on an unfamiliar moon.

Gather your arsenal, navigate a maze of corridors, hunt down powerful bosses, and use your newly awakened Metroid instincts to devour your foes.

You’ll need to strike quickly and aggressively with beams, missiles, and more—lest you become the enemy’s next meal.

🌐 Nintendo

Maskborne, a Ghibli-inspired metroidvania by a husband/wife duo, is announced for a future release in c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
[–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago

You're not wrong, but it's been almost a decade of a-little-too-heavy-inspired by metroidvanias of Hollow Knight's style and mechanics. It's wild how influential those 2 games are and how much devs struggle to break free of it. That said, I still love a lot of these games.

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    Hayaku! Island of Darkness, a metroidvania inspired by the 8-bit era, is announced for a future release on PC (assets.ign.com)
     

    Awaken with no memories on an island sealed off from the world. Explore its ruins, master fast-paced combat, and gain new abilities alongside Secsy, a sarcastic cat-shaped AI, as you search for your lost brother and uncover the truth behind the mysteries surrounding the island.

    🌐 Steam

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    Frogreign, a metroidvania about a tongue-frog, is announced for a future release on PC (assets.ign.com)
     

    Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?

    🌐 Steam

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    Grim Heart: Bleak Laments, a pixel-art metroidvania about an ex-witch hunter, is announced for a future release on PC (cdn.dbolical.com)
     

    You are Hemwick, ex-witch hunter, chasing an ancient artifact: the Grim Heart. Ready your arsenal and survive brutal encounters in a handcrafted 2D pixel-art world. Your expertise is your greatest weapon and, ultimately, the difference between life and death.

    🌐 Steam

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    Tombwater, a horror-western metroidvania, is out now on PC in c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
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    A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games — Lost In Cult in c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
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    GRIME II, the followup to the popular Lovecraftian metroidvania, is out now on PC, Playstation, and Xbox to positive reviews in c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
    [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Same with me on Grime 1.

    In my opinion, avoid “MÍO: Memories in Orbit” if you’re not a fan of platforming. I had to avoid some pretty big areas of that game for how seriously hard some of the platforming challenges were.

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    • GRIME II, the followup to the popular Lovecraftian metroidvania, is out now on PC, Playstation, and Xbox to positive reviews in c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
    [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    The first Grime was 2021, so 3 years prior to PoP. But playing both, they play very differently and didn’t feel visually similar. I can see what you’re saying in the lighting and shaders.

    There are demos for both Grime games, so it could be a good way to get a feel for them

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