Metroidvania & Crafted Exploration

Gage•Mar 16, 2026
Metroidvanias and games with interconnected, freely-explorable levels that are not true open world games. Basically, if youll be backtracking, exploring & memorizing cool level layouts. if you have any recs lmk and I may add!

44

games

882 hrs

HowLongToBeat™

60

followers
Hollow Knight
1
Hollow Knight
Team Cherry
Outer Wilds
2
Outer Wilds
Mobius Entertainment
Dark Souls
3
Dark Souls
FromSoftware
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Respawn
Prey
5
Prey
Arkane
System Shock
6
System Shock
NightDive Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum
7
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Rocksteady
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
8
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
WayForward
Subnautica
9
Subnautica
Panic Button
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
10
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Nixxes Software BV
Darksiders III
11
Darksiders III
Gunfire Games
Blasphemous
12
Blasphemous
The Games Kitchen
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
13
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
MachineGames
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
14
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
Vigil Games
Dishonored 2
15
Dishonored 2
Arkane
Resident Evil 2
16
Resident Evil 2
Capcom
Dead Space
17
Dead Space
EA Motive
Alone in the Dark
18
Alone in the Dark
Pieces Interactive
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
19
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Capcom
Metroid Dread
20
Metroid Dread
MercurySteam