Ranking by genre

The best Metroidvania games.

95 games compete in this selection. Hollow Knight: Silksong tops it with 1,963 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 · Metroidvania 1,963
  2. 2 Ori and the Will of the Wisps 2020 · Metroidvania 1,926
  3. 3 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,880
  4. 4 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 5 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003 · Metroidvania 1,865
  6. 6 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,843
  7. 7 Hollow Knight 2017 · Metroidvania 1,829
  8. 8 Ori and the Blind Forest 2015 · Metroidvania 1,827
  9. 9 Metroid Dread 2021 · Metroidvania 1,806
  10. 10 Metroid Prime 2002 · Metroidvania 1,743
  11. 11 Metroid Fusion 2002 · Metroidvania 1,740
  12. 12 Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 · Metroidvania 1,719
  13. 13 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,704
  14. 14 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1987 · Metroidvania 1,678
  15. 15 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition 2016 · Metroidvania 1,647
  16. 16 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 · Metroidvania 1,646
  17. 17 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,640
  18. 18 Metroid: Samus Returns 2017 · Metroidvania 1,635
  19. 19 Metroid Prime Remastered 2023 · Metroidvania 1,597
  20. 20 Blasphemous 2019 · Metroidvania 1,592
  21. 21 SteamWorld Dig 2 2017 · Metroidvania 1,592
  22. 22 Wario Land 3 2000 · Metroidvania 1,587
  23. 23 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019 · Metroidvania 1,585
  24. 24 Song of the Deep 2016 · Metroidvania 1,566
  25. 25 The Messenger 2018 · Metroidvania 1,561
  26. 26 Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 2008 · Metroidvania 1,554
  27. 27 Carrion 2020 · Metroidvania 1,550
  28. 28 Blasphemous II 2023 · Metroidvania 1,548
  29. 29 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007 · Metroidvania 1,545
  30. 30 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 1987 · Metroidvania 1,544
  31. 31 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 2024 · Metroidvania 1,544
  32. 32 Cave Story 2004 · Metroidvania 1,536
  33. 33 Rogue Legacy 2013 · Metroidvania 1,527
  34. 34 Shadow Complex 2009 · Metroidvania 1,526
  35. 35 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 2016 · Metroidvania 1,522
  36. 36 Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth 2021 · Metroidvania 1,515
  37. 37 Iconoclasts 2018 · Metroidvania 1,510
  38. 38 Moonscars 2022 · Metroidvania 1,508
  39. 39 Guacamelee! 2 2018 · Metroidvania 1,504
  40. 40 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition 2014 · Metroidvania 1,500
  41. 41 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 2005 · Metroidvania 1,500
  42. 42 Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 · Metroidvania 1,497
  43. 43 Rain World 2017 · Metroidvania 1,495
  44. 44 Dust: An Elysian Tail 2012 · Metroidvania 1,493
  45. 45 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 2018 · Metroidvania 1,493
  46. 46 Hue 2016 · Metroidvania 1,490
  47. 47 Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight 2016 · Metroidvania 1,489
  48. 48 Animal Well 2024 · Metroidvania 1,489
  49. 49 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006 · Metroidvania 1,486
  50. 50 Gato Roboto 2019 · Metroidvania 1,482
  51. 51 Yoku's Island Express 2018 · Metroidvania 1,477
  52. 52 Strider 2014 · Metroidvania 1,476
  53. 53 Mega Man ZX Advent 2007 · Metroidvania 1,475
  54. 54 AM2R: Return of Samus 2016 · Metroidvania 1,473
  55. 55 Guacamelee! 2013 · Metroidvania 1,468
  56. 56 Metroid Prime Hunters 2006 · Metroidvania 1,466
  57. 57 Axiom Verge 2015 · Metroidvania 1,465
  58. 58 Nine Sols 2024 · Metroidvania 1,465
  59. 59 Dex 2015 · Metroidvania 1,465
  60. 60 Rogue Legacy 2 2022 · Metroidvania 1,462
  61. 61 Cave Story+ 2011 · Metroidvania 1,458
  62. 62 Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles 2007 · Metroidvania 1,458
  63. 63 Rabi-Ribi 2016 · Metroidvania 1,456
  64. 64 Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate 2013 · Metroidvania 1,450
  65. 65 Mega Man ZX 2006 · Metroidvania 1,442
  66. 66 Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 2017 · Metroidvania 1,437
  67. 67 Salt and Sanctuary 2016 · Metroidvania 1,435
  68. 68 The Fall 2014 · Metroidvania 1,431
  69. 69 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit 2012 · Metroidvania 1,431
  70. 70 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 2002 · Metroidvania 1,429
  71. 71 Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights 2021 · Metroidvania 1,423
  72. 72 Death's Gambit 2018 · Metroidvania 1,423
  73. 73 Blaster Master 1988 · Metroidvania 1,422
  74. 74 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch 2021 · Metroidvania 1,419
  75. 75 Shantae 2002 · Metroidvania 1,418
  76. 76 Sundered 2017 · Metroidvania 1,416
  77. 77 Chasm 2018 · Metroidvania 1,409
  78. 78 Pseudoregalia 2023 · Metroidvania 1,403
  79. 79 Shantae: Risky's Revenge 2010 · Metroidvania 1,401
  80. 80 Timespinner 2018 · Metroidvania 1,396
  81. 81 Muramasa: The Demon Blade 2009 · Metroidvania 1,394
  82. 82 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 2020 · Metroidvania 1,392
  83. 83 Supraland 2019 · Metroidvania 1,386
  84. 84 Slain: Back from Hell 2016 · Metroidvania 1,380
  85. 85 Monster Sanctuary 2020 · Metroidvania 1,379
  86. 86 Shantae and the Seven Sirens 2020 · Metroidvania 1,376
  87. 87 Apotheon 2015 · Metroidvania 1,375
  88. 88 Touhou Luna Nights 2019 · Metroidvania 1,352
  89. 89 Faxanadu 1987 · Metroidvania 1,341
  90. 90 Aquaria 2007 · Metroidvania 1,327
  91. 91 Unepic 2011 · Metroidvania 1,294
  92. 92 Headlander 2016 · Metroidvania 1,287
  93. 93 Indivisible 2019 · Metroidvania 1,282
  94. 94 Xeodrifter 2014 · Metroidvania 1,275
  95. 95 Tomba! 1997 · Metroidvania 1,243

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In detail

The best Metroidvania games, what this ranking says

Hollow Knight: Silksong leads this selection with 1,963 ELO points, ahead of Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Super Metroid. The 95 games competing in it have played 19,261 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 95
Duels played by those games 19,261
Game in the lead Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,963
Point gap between 1st and 10th 220
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best Metroidvania game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best Metroidvania game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1980s 5 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1,678 311
2000s 21 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 1,865 267
2010s 47 Dead Cells 1,843 490
2020s 18 Hollow Knight: Silksong 1,963 378

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 94 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth +85 1,515
Rogue Legacy 2 +76 1,462
Wario Land 3 +64 1,587

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Ori and the Blind Forest Hollow Knight 25 56%
Hollow Knight Super Metroid 23 52%
Metroid Prime Hollow Knight 22 50%
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Hollow Knight 20 75%
Super Metroid Ori and the Blind Forest 19 68%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best Metroidvania game?

According to community votes, the best Metroidvania game is Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 1,963 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Super Metroid, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Metroidvania games are ranked?

95 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 19,261 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Metroidvania game is climbing right now?

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 85 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 94 games in the selection moved.

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