Ex Vitro

A true Super Metroid clone for the PC. It's quite simple but I like it a lot, the atmosphere is awesome. Unfortunately it's not finished but the 0.35 beta works just fine aside from a 30FPS limit.

Nine months without new Metroidvania suggestions? Apparantly a new one was born in the meantime and it's free (it's highly rated on Desura, but I haven't checked it out myself yet):

Project Adventure Game

I didn't exactly browse through all three pages of this thread, but since searching for it got me 0 results, I'm going to recommend

Akuji The Demon

I can wholeheartedly recommend Risk of Rain.

Its an extremely fun game, hard and unforgiving, but still fun.

And then there's the coop mode!

Addictive stuff, beware.

4$ in a sale, and tbh its the most fun I've had while playing a game for some time.

Also, its great to pick up and play, tastes great in short sessions.



...and I still havent managed to unlock any new classes..

Has anyone played Magicians and Looters? I'm curious whether it's worth spending 4 EUR on. The reviewers on Desura are praising it, as if it's one of the best Metroidvanias out there, but then again the audience on Desura is very niche, I guess. (Also, has this already been in some bundle I didn't buy or on IndieGameStand? It looks vaguely familiar.)

Looks metroidvania-like, don't know if it plays like it- Bloodrayne Betrayal
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281220/

Some more metros

Strider
http://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/?snr=1_237_237__103

A Valley without Wind
http://store.steampowered.com/app/209330/?snr=1_237_151__103_2

Castlevania Lords of Shadow series (of course)

Dark Matter
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251410/?snr=1_237_151__106_2

Although anyone thinking of buying Dark Matter should research it first. Reportedly it was removed from GOG for good reason.

Yeah, good point, I did bump the GOG release thread asking whether it had been fixed, but should have also made a note here.

There's a good list at TvTropes.

Since this thread now lies under a death sentence, let's save it with a link to the Axiom Verge thread:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/axiom_verge_a_new_metroidvania_game

Also, here's one you'll have to seek elsewhere: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_rejected_the_kickass_indie_metroidvania_rex_rocket

Recent ones people recommend?

Hmm, I've not played any recent ones recently.

But, Treasure Adventure World wasn't out 5 years ago when this was last posted in. It's a remake of Treasure Adventure Game which was completely excellent (and free). I actually prefer the art style of TAG, but I highly recommend playing whichever version appeals more.

Well, there's:
* Hollow Knight, a pretty challenging one that's not as linear as most. (One thing I don't like, however, is the penalty for dying, especially coming from Celeste (which is not a metroidvania or roguelike).)
* Timespinner, which is very much in the style of the GBA and DS Castlevania games. (Also, Bloodstained, but I haven't played it.)
* As for Roguelikes, there's Tangledeep, which is interesting in that it borrows some elements of games like Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea (though not Disgaea's level cap), but puts them in a different genre.

From the last 5~6 years?
I didn't play many from these genres, but the ones I played and enjoyed were:

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (metroidvania)
Minoria (Metroidvania, souls-like, RPG)
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight (metroidvania)
Rabi-Ribi (metroidvania, bullet hell)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (metroidvania)
Downwell (roguelike)

You could look at the homebrew games, CastlevaniaRL (Serenade of chaos)... I tried it years ago and found it difficult, though if you survive the first night it's a lot easier. Very much in the same vein as DoomRL where you level up and get new feats/abilities.

But it's been years since i touched this. Can't hurt to try right?