Games like Metroid

Metroid: first released 1986 by Nintendo.

In the series: Metroid (1986), Super Metroid (1994), Metroid Prime (2002), Metroid Dread (2021), Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (2025).

31 games inspired by Metroid

• Alwa's Awakening: The 8-Bit Edition: NES port of the NES-style metroidvania Alwa's Awakening.
• An Untitled Story: Freeware Metroidvania about a bird egg.
• Axiom Verge: Solo-made Metroid-style game cited as its spiritual successor.
• Axiom Verge 2: Follow-up to Axiom Verge with 16-bit visuals.
• Cave Story: Five-year solo freeware platformer posted on the author's own site; the paid Cave Story+ came later.
• Eternal Daughter: Freeware Metroidvania from the team's own site.
• Gato Roboto: Monochrome Metroid-style game about a cat in a mech suit.
• Hero Core: Free two-color exploration shooter from the author's homepage.
• Hollow Knight: Kickstarted hand-drawn Metroidvania.
• Hollow Knight: Silksong: Sequel to Hollow Knight, also a Kickstarter stretch goal.
• Hyper Metroid (Super Metroid ROM hack): Super Metroid hack with a new map, item layout and palettes.
• Hyper Metroid SUPER (Super Metroid ROM hack): A total conversion follow-up to Hyper Metroid.
• Iji: Free side-scrolling action RPG offered only from the author's homepage.
• Knight 'n' Grail: Metroidvania-style adventure for the Commodore 64.
• Knytt: Free tiny exploration platformer from Nifflas' site.
• Knytt Stories: Free exploration platformer with a level editor, shared from Nifflas' site.
• Lizard: NES exploration platformer about a lizard costume, sold as ROM and cartridge.
• Metroid Prime 2D: 2D demake of Metroid Prime mentioned in fan communities.
• Metroid Redemption: Super Metroid fan game.
• Metroid: Rogue Dawn (Metroid ROM hack): A NES prequel to Metroid with a new story, new areas and new graphics, playing as Samus's precursor.
• SM Redesign: Axeil Edition (Super Metroid ROM hack): A reworked version of Redesign; won Most Creative Gameplay and Best Challenge in 2015.
• Steel Ranger: Metroid-style exploration shooter for the Commodore 64.
• Super Bat Puncher: NES and Famicom platformer; a demo is available.
• Super Metroid Impossible (Super Metroid ROM hack): One of the earliest famous Super Metroid hacks, a brutally hard remodel of Zebes.
• Super Metroid Redesign (Super Metroid ROM hack): Huge, hard Super Metroid ROM hack with a rebuilt world; Axeil Edition later.
• Super Metroid Redux (Super Metroid ROM hack): Builds on Project Base 0.7.3 with its features and further changes.
• Super Metroid: Ascent (Super Metroid ROM hack): A new world with fresh graphics; won Best Aesthetics, Creative Gameplay, Exploration and Overall in 2019.
• Super Metroid: Project Base (Super Metroid ROM hack): An improvement hack that rebalances and expands Super Metroid with new rooms and abilities.
• Super Metroid: Subversion (Super Metroid ROM hack): A huge new adventure with new items, areas and story, widely called the best Super Metroid hack.
• Super Metroid: X-Fusion (Super Metroid ROM hack): A Super Metroid hack styled after Metroid Fusion.
• Treasure Adventure Game: Free open-world 8-bit-style adventure, later remade as Treasure Adventure World.