CultureNewsCultureNews11 Awesome Games That Are All Just $5 On PlayStation Right NowThe March sale has some amazing deals on older gemsByEthan GachPublishedMarch 19, 2025
Game TipsGame TipsHow Long Is Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist?Available now on Steam, Ender Magnolia offers up 2D Metroidvania action in a dark fantasy worldByBilly GivensUpdatedJanuary 22, 2025
Game TipsGame TipsCastlevania Gets Massive Steam Sale Just In Time For HalloweenDon’t miss your chance to get Konami’s legendary vampire games at a steep discountByWilla RowePublishedOctober 21, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsLegendary Director John Carpenter Is Here To Remind You That Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown RulesThe horror filmmaker shared a glowing recommendation of the Metroidvania on social mediaByWilla RowePublishedSeptember 23, 2024
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsRevenge Of The Savage Planet Is A Surprising Sequel To A Great MetroidvaniaThe Journey to the Savage Planet sequel mirrors the bizarro world through which its developers have livedByJohn WalkerPublishedAugust 22, 2024
CultureRetroCultureRetroWolfhound Is A Rad-Looking WWII Metroidvania Where You Kill Mutant NazisThe developer of Chasm is working on a new retro passion projectByEthan GachPublishedJune 12, 2024
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformTales of Kenzera: Zau: The Kotaku ReviewThe new Metroidvania from Surgent Studios and EA Originals is visually stunning and emotionally stirringByAlyssa MercantePublishedApril 22, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsSurprise: The Game Awards Breakout Metroidvania Zau Now Has A DemoAssassin’s Creed Origins’ Bayek voice actor has a new adventure game that emerged from his own griefByLevi WinslowPublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Game TipsGame Tips9 Tips To Bend Time And Survive Death In Prince Of Persia: The Lost CrownUbisoft Montpellier's newest Metroidvania can be pretty tough, so here's some advice to help outByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 19, 2024
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown: The Kotaku ReviewUbisoft Montpellier proves that Metroidvanias can be both accessible and challengingByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 18, 2024
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryPrince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Fixes The Worst Thing About MetroidvaniasThe genre’s notorious for making players retrace old paths, but Ubisoft Montpellier’s latest makes the process more…ByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsKotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Welcome SeptemberWhat are you playing this weekend? Not sure? Here are some suggestionsByClaire JacksonPublishedSeptember 1, 2023
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsBlasphemous 2 Is 2023's Most Sickening Metroidvania, And I Love ItThe Game Kitchen’s sequel to 2019’s action-adventure Soulslike is gross in the best wayByLevi WinslowPublishedAugust 23, 2023
OpinionCommentaryNow playing OpinionCommentaryThis Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something SpecialBlasphemous 2 expands on its predecessor with new abilities and a denser mapPublishedJuly 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsYouTube Reviewer Videogamedunkey Surprises Everyone At Nintendo ShowcaseHe was there to promote his new indie label's first game, Animal WellByEthan GachPublishedApril 19, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsGod Of War Ragnarök Director ‘Would Love’ To Take A Swing At CastlevaniaSony Santa Monica’s Eric Williams also said not to expect any DLC for Ragnarök, in case you wereByLevi WinslowPublishedNovember 22, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsCastlevania Advance Collection Is Real, And It’s Out TodayCircle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow are back on home consolesByIan WalkerPublishedSeptember 23, 2021
CultureSplitscreenCultureSplitscreenAxiom Verge 2 Shows It's Time To Rethink MetroidvaniasWe try to Metroid Metroidvanias on the latest episode of SplitscreenByEthan GachPublishedAugust 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsBlasphemous Sequel News Already Has Me ShookI guess I have until 2023 to prepare myself for The Game Kitchen’s next creepy MetroidvaniaByIan WalkerPublishedAugust 26, 2021
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