Metroidvania tag
Tag created in June 2017
Metroidvania's popularity amongst developers
This chart shows the amount of games released over the years with the Metroidvania tag and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Metroidvania tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Metroidvania tag has peaked in 2022, with 182 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.3% in 2013 and 0.09% in 2018.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Metroidvania's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Metroidvania tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. Note that if the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Metroidvania tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 102 (2010) and 685 (2014) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Metroidvania tag received between 106% (2014) and 318% (2011) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Metroidvania
This graph displays the evolution of the Metroidvania tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2013 at 14.99$, and bottomed in 2017 at 7.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2020 at 8%, and bottomed in 2022 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Metroidvania, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Metroidvania tag games, classed by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The highest rating for Metroidvania is 97% for the Romanian language, and the lowest is 83% for the Japanese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Aquaria | Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past. | 9.99 | 90.6% | Dec 15, 2008 |
  | Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet | In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures. | 14.99 | 89% | Apr 17, 2012 |
  | Wonder Boy in Monster World | Monsters have taken over the land, and every day the citizens fear for their lives, hoping that a hero will step forth and bring peace to the embattled country. | 0.99 | N/A | May 2, 2012 |
  | Guacamelee! Gold Edition | Guacamelee! Gold Edition is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. | 14.99 | 93.8% | Aug 8, 2013 |
  | Valdis Story: Abyssal City | Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery. | 14.99 | 83.8% | Oct 30, 2013 |
  | Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora | You’re the Private Investigator on a string of grisly murders, scouring for clues in a 3D side-scrolling world. Grab your fedora and revolver - in Hot Tin Roof you’re on the case! Dive into a noir mystery and become Emma Jones, the only PI partnered to a cat named Franky. | 14.99 | 71.8% | Feb 20, 2015 |
  | Castle In The Darkness | Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets! | 9.99 | 76.8% | Feb 5, 2015 |
  | Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | The definitive version of the smash hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition. | 14.99 | 93.6% | Aug 21, 2014 |
  | You Have to Win the Game | You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic. | Free | 97.9% | May 6, 2014 |
  | Dreaming Sarah | Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up! | 5.99 | 92.6% | Mar 12, 2015 |
  | Super Win the Game | Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!! | 7.99 | 89.2% | Oct 1, 2014 |
  | Chasm | Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets. | 19.99 | 74.1% | Jul 30, 2018 |
  | Xeodrifter™ | Xeodrifter™ Special Edition Now Available! Featuring Renegade Kid's in-depth development diary, and critically acclaimed soundtrack by artists Roth Sothy, Matthew Gambrell, and Brian Altano! | 9.99 | 75.9% | Dec 11, 2014 |
  | Odallus: The Dark Call | The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania. | 9.99 | 91.6% | Jul 15, 2015 |
  | Axiom Verge | Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure. | 19.99 | 91.5% | May 14, 2015 |
  | Ghost Song | On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets. | 19.99 | 85.2% | Nov 3, 2022 |
  | Environmental Station Alpha | Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer. | 7.99 | 84.5% | Apr 22, 2015 |
  | Red Bit Ninja | Red Bit Ninja is an old school platformer with a rope climbing physic and difficulty of the good old times. It features classic pixel art, hair pulling levels and five mean bosses. | 4.99 | 25.8% | Apr 30, 2015 |
  | Hollow Knight | Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style. | 14.99 | 97.3% | Feb 24, 2017 |
  | Timespinner | Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world. | 19.99 | 86.1% | Sep 25, 2018 |
  | Wuppo: Definitive Edition | Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos. | 14.99 | 95% | Sep 29, 2016 |
  | Mangavania | Old school action platformer game with pixel art graphics. | 4.99 | 76.5% | Jan 20, 2023 |
  | Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight | Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life. | 9.99 | 94.3% | Mar 4, 2016 |