Ranking by series

The Metroid games, ranked.

14 games compete in this selection. Metroid Prime tops it with 1,988 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Metroid Prime 2002 · Metroidvania 1,988
  2. 2 Metroid Dread 2021 · Metroidvania 1,849
  3. 3 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,835
  4. 4 Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 · Metroidvania 1,776
  5. 5 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,769
  6. 6 Metroid Fusion 2002 · Metroidvania 1,743
  7. 7 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,671
  8. 8 Metroid: Samus Returns 2017 · Metroidvania 1,575
  9. 9 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 2025 · Platformer 1,566
  10. 10 Metroid Prime Remastered 2023 · Metroidvania 1,553
  11. 11 Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 · Metroidvania 1,552
  12. 12 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007 · Metroidvania 1,543
  13. 13 Metroid: Other M 2010 · Platformer 1,499
  14. 14 Metroid Prime Hunters 2006 · Metroidvania 1,477

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In detail

The Metroid games ranked, what this ranking says

Metroid Prime leads this selection with 1,988 ELO points, ahead of Metroid Dread and Super Metroid. The 14 games competing in it have played 4,053 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 14
Duels played by those games 4,053
Game in the lead Metroid Prime (2002)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,988
Point gap between 1st and 10th 435
Best represented decade 2000s
Last reading November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 14 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Metroid II: Return of Samus +40 1,552
Metroid +39 1,671
Metroid: Zero Mission +28 1,776

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
Metroid Prime Super Metroid 12 83%
Super Metroid Metroid Fusion 6 67%
Metroid Prime Metroid: Zero Mission 5 80%
Metroid Metroid Dread 4 50%
Metroid Prime Metroid Fusion 4 75%

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 game in the Metroid series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Metroid series is Metroid Prime, with 1,988 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metroid Dread and Super Metroid, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Metroid games are ranked?

14 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,053 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Metroid game is climbing right now?

Metroid II: Return of Samus is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 40 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 14 games in the selection moved.

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