Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
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 | 65 lists
#2 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#3 Hollow Knight (2017) (#204)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 29 lists
#4 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) (#362)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1 | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~8h | 25 lists
#5 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#436)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 25 lists
#6 Dead Cells (2018) (#492)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#7 Cave Story (2004) (#576)
Studio Pixel | WIN, Wii | Metroidvania | ~7h | 8 lists
#8 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#657)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 6 lists
#9 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#10 Shadow Complex (2009) (#822)
ChAIR Entertainment Group, Epic Games | X360 | Metroidvania | ~5h | 6 lists
#11 Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008) (#982)
GRIN | WIN, X360, PS3 | Metroidvania / Platform | ~5h | 3 lists
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#32
#2
#140
#3
#204
Hollow Knight
2017
#4
#362
#5
#436
#6
#492
Dead Cells
2018
#7
#576
Cave Story
2004
#8
#657
#9
#662
Animal Well
2024
#10
#822
Shadow Complex
2009
#11
#982
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