Metroidvania Archives

Published: July 26, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Let’s face it — the deluge of Metroidvania titles arriving in the wake of Hollow Knight‘s success is starting to […]

Published: July 22, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Releasing in 2007 for the Sony PlayStation Portable, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is arguably one of the greatest compilation […]

Published: July 16, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Releasing on the Nintendo DS in September 2011, Aliens: Infestation is a hidden gem in the DS library. The title […]

Published: July 9, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally released in October 2008, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia marks the end of an era for the Castlevania franchise. Not […]

Published: July 8, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally released in November 2006, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is the second Castlevania game for the Nintendo DS. Similarly, Portrait […]

Published: July 6, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The first game in a trilogy of Castlevania titles for the Nintendo DS, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow would originally release […]

Published: July 3, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally released June 6, 2002, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is the second of three Game Boy Advance-era Castlevania titles. It […]

Published: July 3, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally released in May 2003, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is the final Castlevania game for the Game Boy Advance. Additionally, […]

Published: July 1, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

One of the Game Boy Advance’s launch titles, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is a hugely important game. Not only […]

Published: May 1, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The release of Hollow Knight in 2017 marks an important turning point for Metroidvanias, with Team Cherry’s indie hit and […]

Published: April 24, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

After beginning as a mail-order service for home computers in its native France, Ubisoft (a portmanteau of the phrase “ubiquitous […]

Published: November 30, 2023 by Ryan Bridges | Leave a Comment

Carrion is a pixelated, 2D Metroidvania horror game released on July 23, 2020, for Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, and […]

Published: October 16, 2023 by Michael Caravette | Leave a Comment

Ghost Song is a Metroidvania game developed by Old Moon and released in 2022. The game has positive reviews from […]

Updated: October 19, 2023 by Parker J. Hicks | Leave a Comment

There has been a comeback of the simple side-scrolling Metroid-style 2D platformer in recent years. Dead Cells is no exception […]

Updated: October 19, 2023 by Parker J. Hicks | Leave a Comment

There has been a comeback of the simple side-scrolling Metroid-style 2D platformer in recent years. Dead Cells is no exception […]

Published: October 8, 2020 by Jon Gronli

With the next generation right around the corner, things are going to be getting progressively more interesting. We know […]

Published: July 23, 2020 by Benjamin Maltbie

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the next generation of video game consoles lately, and I am […]

Published: July 16, 2020 by Benjamin Maltbie

It’s no secret that the First-Person Shooter genre reigns supreme in the realm of gaming. Platformers had their run, […]

Published: June 26, 2020 by Cheat Code Central Staff

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Published: May 19, 2020 by Cheat Code Central Staff

Publish Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020 Listen, there are certain stereotypes about gamers’ diets. Of course there are […]

Published: April 16, 2020 by Lucas White

If your veins are powered by Gamer Goo rather than blood, go to the hospital please. But also, you […]

Published: March 31, 2020 by Jason Messer | Leave a Comment

If you’ve downloaded any kind of free-to-play game in the last few years, you have no doubt been tempted […]

Published: January 10, 2020 by Benjamin Maltbie

2010-2019 was, perhaps, one of the best decades gaming has ever seen. I suppose it has the unfair advantage of […]

Published: January 7, 2020 by Benjamin Maltbie

I’m not saying arcades aren’t fun anymore, because they certainly are. Uncovering a good one can feel akin to […]