Metroidvania for Wii U — top best games in the Metroidvania genre

Hollow Knight - a game in the Metroidvania genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Wii U → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 20 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Wii U → 17 April 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A 2.5D action-adventure companion to Batman: Arkham Origins, the game continues its story and reveals more about the Dark Knight’s past. The adventure unfolds in a...

Axiom Verge

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 1 September 2016

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

Game released: Wii U → 28 August 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Wii U → 23 January 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Wii U → 5 February 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans of the pirate...

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Wii U → 2 July 2014

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A Metroidvania-style action platformer set in a magical world inspired by Mexican folklore. Agave farmer Juan Aguacate finds a legendary luchador mask and sets out...

Toki Tori 2

In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Metroidvania, Open world, Side view

Game released: Wii U → 4 April 2013

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This open-world puzzle adventure follows Toki Tori, a young chicken tasked with saving a forest island from a floating crystal and strange pollution. Along the way...

Xeodrifter

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 30 July 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...

Exile's End

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Wii U → 22 November 2016

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Exile's End is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game takes place in the distant future, where the megacorporation...

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Best Games in the Metroidvania genre for Wii U