Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Metroidvania Games of All Time
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#1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) (#32)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | SAT, PS | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~8h | 64 lists
#2 Hollow Knight (2017) (#192)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 28 lists
#3 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) (#338)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1 | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~8h | 25 lists
#4 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#382)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 24 lists
#5 Dead Cells (2018) (#471)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#6 Cave Story (2004) (#558)
Studio Pixel | WIN, Wii | Metroidvania | ~7h | 8 lists
#7 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#8 Shadow Complex (2009) (#801)
ChAIR Entertainment Group, Epic Games | X360 | Metroidvania | ~5h | 6 lists
#9 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#803)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 4 lists
#10 Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008) (#946)
GRIN | WIN, X360, PS3 | Metroidvania / Platform | ~5h | 3 lists
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#32
#2
#192
Hollow Knight
2017
#3
#338
#4
#382
#5
#471
Dead Cells
2018
#6
#558
Cave Story
2004
#7
#680
Animal Well
2024
#8
#801
Shadow Complex
2009
#9
#803
#10
#946
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