Ranking by series

The Metroid games, ranked.

14 games compete in this selection. Super Metroid tops it with 1,880 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,880
  2. 2 Metroid Dread 2021 · Metroidvania 1,806
  3. 3 Metroid Prime 2002 · Metroidvania 1,743
  4. 4 Metroid Fusion 2002 · Metroidvania 1,740
  5. 5 Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 · Metroidvania 1,719
  6. 6 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,704
  7. 7 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,640
  8. 8 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 2025 · Platformer 1,638
  9. 9 Metroid: Samus Returns 2017 · Metroidvania 1,635
  10. 10 Metroid Prime Remastered 2023 · Metroidvania 1,597
  11. 11 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007 · Metroidvania 1,545
  12. 12 Metroid: Other M 2010 · Platformer 1,506
  13. 13 Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 · Metroidvania 1,497
  14. 14 Metroid Prime Hunters 2006 · Metroidvania 1,466

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In detail

The Metroid games ranked, what this ranking says

Super Metroid leads this selection with 1,880 ELO points, ahead of Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime. The 14 games competing in it have played 3,477 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 14
Duels played by those games 3,477
Game in the lead Super Metroid (1994)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,880
Point gap between 1st and 10th 283
Best represented decade 2000s
Last reading September 19, 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: Other M +60 1,506
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond +59 1,638
Metroid: Zero Mission +50 1,719

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 Prime 2: Echoes 3 100%

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 Super Metroid, with 1,880 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime, 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 3,477 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: Other M is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 60 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 14 games in the selection moved.

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