metroidvania

Could the filings in Japan mean Konami is up to something with Castlevania and Metal Gear Rising? It's far too early to tell.

Skul: The Hero Slayer's roguelike action will be on more platforms in just a few short months.

Say your prayers — the physical edition of Blasphemous will take you to the pits of damnation all over again.

Dead Cells and Curse Of The Dead Gods team up for a crossover event with new curses, weapons, and more.

Dead Cells latest update adds massive weapons and some deadly new mutations.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's new update offers players a brand new classic mode alongside an unexpected crossover.

This month's PS Plus games feature an open-world action-adventure game, a lauded Metroidvania, and a PS5 launch title.

Axiom Verge fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the game's sequel, according to the developer.

Carrion is a beautifully orchestrated symphony of blood, guts, and dismembered limbs.

Shantae and the Seven Sirens is a welcome return of a now-classic platforming series.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is another triumph return for the series — a beautiful game with only the smallest blemishes to its luster.

The path ahead is smooth for the Ori and the Blind Forest sequel as we near Will of the Wisps' launch date.

Bookbound Brigade is a Metroidvania that simply misses the point. It builds on all of the worst aspects of the genre while enjoying none of its strengths.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps looks to improve on its predecessor in every way. Can its narrative hold up as well?

The Metroidvania-platformer hybrid tasks you with recovering a very important book with help from characters spanning history and literature.

Religious subversion, beautiful pixel art, and deadly combat collide in the latest retro Metroidvania entry.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night stands as one of the best Vania games of recent memory, and one of the most satisfying games of 2019 so far.

Your inner child who was willing to suffer through the hardships of NES platformers will thank you for buying this game.

The Tea: a weekly column tackling games that may have gone a little ripe. This week, in light of the new Ori sequel, we steep ourselves back into the original, which has heated up Steam since 2015.

The E3 demo for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now available for those who backed the game on Kickstarter.