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Hollow Knight

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

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Indie, Exploration, Great Soundtrack, Adventure, 2D, Singleplayer, Action, Atmospheric, Open World, Side Scroller, Story Rich, Platformer, Controller, Difficult, Cute, Multiple Endings, Dark Fantasy, Hand-drawn, Souls-like

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• People wanted me to add the ability to cut grass, so I added that + some more interactive stuff (: Here's a little compilation of destruction! (score: 112)

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• MV lengths (score: 6)

• In your opinion, what part of Hollow Knight could be made better? (score: 6)

• Lady Ethereal (Nine Sols) (score: 16)

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• A classification that the genre should have (score: 0)

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• Finally… (score: 150)

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• What is the post honeymoon verdict on Nine Sols? (score: 32)

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• My top 5 MVs (score: 1)

• Suggestions for what I should play next (score: 1)

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• Recommendations? (score: 0)

• The Four Horsemen of Metroidvania (score: 1)

• MVs with best hub world? (score: 1)

• Hated the bosses of Order of Ecclesia. Was fine with every other decision the game made. (score: 1)

• My most anticipated upcoming metroidvainias (in no particular order) (score: 1)

• Ori -> Hollow Knight -> Nine Sols -> ...? (score: 1)

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• What should I play next? (score: 1)

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• Your highest death count for a playthrough in any 2d metroidvania (or adjacent/lite/like) game (score: 0)

• Should I Buy Ender Lilies or Nine Sols? (score: 1)

• Suggestions for Metroidvanias without Penalty for Dying? (score: 1)

• What switch game should I play next - zelda echoes of wisdom or tunic (score: 1)

• Nine Sols is very fun but some of its bosses are mind-numbingly frustrating (score: 3)

• My personal tier list (score: 1)

• Ender Lilies or Blasphemous? (score: 1)

• In the search for high mobility MVs (score: 1)

• What to play next out of Nine Sols, Blasphemous, or Prince of Persia? (score: 1)

• Best Metroidvania for My Taste?? (score: 1)

• a link to my playlists and a humble brief message (score: 1)

• Need help picking a game, especially if you have played more then 1 out of 5 (score: 5)

• What does the community think about these games? (score: 1)

• What is your favorite METROIDVANIA— and why? (score: 1)

• The more I play Hollow Knight , the more I appreciate Prince of Persia Lost Crown (score: 1)

• What is the best videogame from every country (score: 1)

• I have Metroidvania fever, and I am eager for more! (score: 1)

• Pouvez-vous me conseiller un metroidvania? (score: 1)

• Afterimage, holy shit! (No spoilers) (score: 6)

• Just finished my first metroidvania (Metroid Zero Mission) (score: 1)

• "Achievement" sound design appreciation thread (score: 1)

• Blasphemous 2 Early Impressions (score: 1)

• Gun to your head! You have only 1 metroidvania/ metroid-ish or you die! (score: 1)

• Which game after hollow knight? TLC or Ori? (score: 1)

• I don’t care what anyone says, Rainworld is a Metroidvania - and it is one of the best ones (score: 1)

• What else can you recommend based on my preferences and likes? (score: 1)

• MVs with easy levels and harder boss fights. (score: 4)

• Finally got around to playing Afterimage. About 15 hours in, and *damn* y'all weren't kidding when you said this game's map was huge. (score: 1)

• Which MV Character Do You Think Could Potentially Be Included in Super Smash Bros? (score: 1)

• My metroidvania collection (score: 1)

• Are there any truly great MV's that I've missed? (score: 1)

• I personally like metroidvanias, but I can understand why people could get annoyed with it (score: 1)

• Are any metroidvanias in your top 10? (score: 1)

• How many areas do you think it takes to know if a metroidvania is good or not? (score: 1)

• There's a upcoming game, but I don't know the name of it. (score: 1)

• The Steam Next Fest of October 2024 is almost over. Here are some of the most outstanding Metroidvania and platformer demos I have found so far. (score: 1)

• Super Metroid was underwhelming (score: 1)

• I need more switch metroidvanias!!! (score: 1)

• Metroidvanias abilities/powers chart (score: 1)

• Ori art style (score: 1)

• Ori: 1 or 2? (score: 1)

• Looking for Metroidvania suggestion with Tight and challenging platforming (score: 1)

• Getting into metroidvanias (score: 1)

• Recommendations for next game (score: 1)

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• recommendations (score: 1)

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• Voidwrought - finally a real metroidvania (score: 1)

• Recommendation, Badly Needed (score: 1)

• Question about using a controller (score: 3)

• Why is blasphemous costlier then all other Indie. (score: 0)

• metroidvania gaming is the most toxic relationship i’ve ever been apart of (score: 19)

• Need recommendations for metroidvanias with fun movement/platforming (score: 10)

• Just Got Metroid Prime. Tips for an Old School Gamer? (score: 3)

• What do you get if you cross Mega Man Zero, A Link to the Past, and Hyper Light Drifter? (score: 50)

• Help me choose my next one to play (score: 2)

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• I'm unsure of what to play next and switch has some pretty interesting games on sale (score: 3)

• Games suggestions (score: 6)

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• Need a new game. Help (score: 0)

• Voidwrought could have been great (score: 5)

• Nine Sols - disappointed rant (score: 0)

• Ant good Metroifvanias with some kind of journal or "the story so far" feature to point players in the right direction after a long break? (score: 1)

• Looking for recommendations (score: 2)

• VOIDWROUGHT THOUGHTS (score: 2)

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• What are some good metroidvanias similar to Hollow Knight? (score: 0)

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• Recommend me a Metroidvania (score: 1)

• Hoping for an Igavania-like suggestion, preferred features listed inside. (score: 12)

• Switch Metroidvania Recommendation (score: 2)

• What do you consider a good tutorial in metroidvanias? (score: 3)

• Ps5 recs based on what I like? (score: 1)

• Desperately seeking to find more titles in this genre that I like (score: 9)

• Cannot recommend Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown enough (score: 212)

• Would these metroidvanias be good for me? (score: 2)

• Metroidvanias with challenging platforming areas (score: 13)

• Recommendations for Switch MVs (score: 1)

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• Any recommendations please for a person who liked Ori and HK? (score: 0)

• hidden gem metroidvanias? (score: 8)

• What Metroidvanias Should i consider purchasing This Autumn/ Winter Sale? (score: 9)

• New to metroidvanias (score: 4)

• Volkolak: The Will of Gods – A Metroidvania with a mythical twist (score: 13)

• My TIER LIST with all the MV i played so far (score: 27)

• Fairly new to this wonderful genre (score: 15)

• P.T. Is My Favorite 4D Survival Horror Narrative-Driven Roguelite Puzzle Soulslike Demo Reveal Trailer Metroidvania [SPOILER WARNING] (score: 0)

• Nine Sols or PoP: TLC? (score: 19)

• I'm here to admit I was wrong... Nine sols is pretty great (score: 61)

• What are your recommendations for the steam sale? (score: 17)

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• What's your COMFORT (replayable) Metroidvania? (score: 40)

• If Prince of Persia: the Lost Crown is so great, why does it fail in the market? (score: 0)

• Need help (score: 0)

• First timer enjoying the genre, give me game recommendations. (score: 14)

• Metroidvania recommendations (score: 7)

• Give me the best physical Metroidvanias (aside from Castlevania and Metroid) (score: 1)

• Any recomendations? (score: 0)

• Well. They don't let us create a community either and immediately ban us (at least they could have said the reason...) So, we'll do it here, if no one is against it (write whether you're against it or not) (score: 0)

• First metroidvania game? (score: 11)

• Dream Kingdom in Aeterna Noctis, or how to screw up a great game (score: 16)

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• Ranking Hollow knight , hades and Dead Cells (score: 0)

• Symphonia | Launch Trailer (score: 25)

• Passive abilities (score: 10)

• Help Me Pick a New Game (score: 0)

• It should take a LONG time to traverse the entire map. (score: 10)

• Souls like metroidvania (score: 0)

• Some thoughts on the a few MVs I am playing now (score: 7)

• Console gamers: Do you prefer a mobile-friendly Wiki? (score: 1)

• Just finished Death's Gambit: Afterlife. What to play next? (score: 0)

• What to Play Next (score: 2)

• Difficult non-pixel metroidvania on steam? (score: 2)

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• Nine Sols is a 10/10 masterpiece but it's not endearing enough. It doesn't feel special to me. (score: 0)

• Game Dev, Consideration, Grumpiness (score: 0)

• I'm Looking for a Short Metroidvania (score: 31)

• I’m back into Metroidvanias, which should I play next? (score: 26)

• My thoughts on Noreya, and why it's different (score: 17)

• What to play now (score: 22)

• Metroidvanias with lightning magic? (score: 1)

• Looking for recommendations. (score: 1)

• Nine Sols or Prince of Persia:The Lost Crown (score: 0)

• Which two indie Metroidvania games from this list should I buy first? (score: 13)

• Need some recommendations from the experts (score: 3)

• Recommend games (score: 5)

• Recomendations (score: 0)

• Game recommendations for ps5 :) (score: 2)

• Metroidvania’s with biggest map? (score: 9)

• Which Metroidvania's do you enjoy replaying? (score: 8)

• any 2d metroidvanias that are cute/colorful and not pixelated? (score: 11)

• Is Prince of Persia good? (score: 38)

• My top metroidvanias of 2024 (score: 90)

• Metroidvanias I should definitely check out? (score: 4)

• Asking for recommendations (score: 1)

• Enemy explosion vs Enemy dead body laying around on death (score: 0)

• Playing multiple MVs at once (score: 7)