A portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania, these games are inspired from Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, in that they are 2D open world games, where progress is achieved through equipment upgrades. Also known as 'Search Action' games in Japan.
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Metroid Intelligent Systems NES 1986 5 videos CSuper Metroid ** Intelligent Systems SNES 1994 CCastlevania: SOTN *** Konami PS 1997 2 videos C x 2Metroid Fusion Nintendo GBA 2002Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Konami GBA 2003 3 videosCastlevania: Dawn of Sorrow ** Konami NDS 2005 1 video CCastlevania: Symphony of the Night 360 2007Shadow Complex ** Chair Entertainment 360 2009 COutland Housemarque 360 2011Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet ** Shadow Planet Productions 360 2011 CUnepic Win 2013Guacamelee! PS4 2014 Jul 1 videoAxiom Verge Thomas Happ Games PS4 2015 2 videos CEnvironmental Station Alpha Arvi Teikari Win 2015Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios XB1 2016 CAM2R: Return of Samus Milton Guasti Win 2016 1 videoMomodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight Bombservice XB1 2016 1 videoDead Cells Motion Twin PS4 2018 25 videosYoku's Island Express Villa Gorilla PS4 2018 5 videos CHollow Knight Team Cherry PS4 2018 23 videos CThe Messenger Sabotage Studio NSW 2018Chasm Bit Kid PS4 2018 1 videoBloodstained: Ritual of the Night ArtPlay PS4 2019Blasphemous The Game Kitchen PS4 2019 22 videos CGato Roboto NSW 2019Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night XB1 2019 5 videosGuacamelee! 2 XB1 2019 2 videos COri and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios XB1 2020 3 videosMetroid Dread Nintendo NSW 2021 6 videos CRecord of Lodoss War XB1 2021 1 videoAxiom Verge 2 PS5 2022 1 videoThe Last Case of Benedict Fox * XSX 2023 M !Animal Well *** Shared Memory PS5 2024 5 videos CVainger Ufo50 2024