Metroidvania gameplay

Every paid Steam game tagged Metroidvania, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 3,125 games in the catalog, 1,608 with a sales estimate.

Games
3,125
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$7.4K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
27.7%
446 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest

Top 25 earners

The highest-earning Metroidvania games by our estimator.

# Game Released Reviews Peak CCU Est. Units Est. Gross
1
2025-09-04 427,275 585,732 26,357,940 $526,895,221
2
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Respawn Entertainment
 2019-11-14 176,221 46,513 3,876,862 $155,035,711
3
Dead Cells
Motion Twin
 2018-08-06 184,871 14,880 4,436,904 $110,833,862
4
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Moon Studios GmbH
 2020-03-10 153,294 31,224 3,679,056 $110,334,889
5
Rain World
Videocult
 2017-03-28 58,475 10,875 4,127,647 $103,073,242
6
Hollow Knight
Team Cherry
 2017-02-24 567,362 94,805 6,808,344 $102,057,077
7
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Remedy Entertainment
 2020-08-27 66,916 7,130 1,472,152 $58,871,358
8
2010-03-26 88,954 6,739 2,134,896 $42,676,571
9
2019-06-18 42,061 26,811 1,009,464 $40,368,465
10
2012-09-07 79,186 6,822 1,900,464 $37,990,275
11
Blasphemous
The Game Kitchen
 2019-09-10 68,314 2,681 1,502,908 $37,512,584
12
2016-04-27 72,501 9,020 1,740,024 $34,783,080
13
Nine Sols
RedCandleGames
 2024-05-28 46,829 6,493 1,123,896 $33,705,641
14
Ori and the Blind Forest
Moon Studios GmbH
 2015-03-10 60,358 13,048 1,448,592 $28,957,354
15
2021-06-21 46,376 6,332 1,113,024 $27,814,470
16
Skul: The Hero Slayer
SOUTHPAW GAMES
 2021-01-20 57,773 18,876 1,386,552 $27,717,174
17
Death's Door
Acid Nerve
 2021-07-20 23,499 3,740 1,174,950 $23,440,253
18
2022-10-13 32,278 7,787 774,672 $19,359,053
19
CARRION
Phobia Game Studio
 2020-07-23 36,498 3,730 875,952 $17,510,280
20
2014-06-26 16,967 2,840 407,208 $16,284,248
21
Blasphemous 2
The Game Kitchen
 2023-08-24 22,323 9,011 535,752 $16,067,202
22
Darksiders III
Gunfire Games
 2018-11-27 17,636 5,964 387,992 $15,515,800
23
ANIMAL WELL
Billy Basso
 2024-05-09 24,851 8,107 596,424 $14,904,636
24
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Gunfire Games, Vigil Games, THQ Nordic
 2015-11-05 20,962 2,903 461,164 $13,830,308
25
TUNIC
TUNIC Team
 2022-03-16 18,979 2,501 455,496 $13,660,325

Releases per year

Is Metroidvania trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).

5
2010
3
2011
8
2012
22
2013
33
2014
29
2015
65
2016
56
2017
64
2018
80
2019
99
2020
152
2021
165
2022
200
2023
223
2024
286
2025
246
2026

Top upcoming

Highest-wishlist unreleased Metroidvania games.

#GameWL Rank
1
Resident Evil Veronica
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
 7
2
Crowsworn
Mongoose Rodeo
 87
3
Mariachi Legends
Halberd Studios
 106
4
116
5
PRISON OF HUSKS
Glass Head Dolls
 204
6
233
7
ABYSS X ZERO
Studio Pixel Punk
 294
8
Altered Alma
2Awesome Studio
 299
9
300
10
307

Top recent (12 months)

Highest-earning Metroidvania games released in the past year.

#GameEst. Gross
1
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
KONAMI, Evil Empire
2026-10-14
 $7,569,656
2
Silver Pines
Wych Elm
2026-10-08
 $3,790,763
3
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Douze Dixièmes
2026-01-20
 $3,572,486
4
Well Dweller
Kyle Thompson
2026-09-22
 $2,134,590
5
Constance
Blue Backpack
2025-11-24
 $2,037,381
6
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Atomstring Games
2026-01-14
 $1,988,765
7
GRIME II
Clover Bite
2026-03-31
 $1,766,729
8
Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon
Art Thieves
2026-04-30
 $1,016,322
9
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Frontside 180
2026-03-04
 $977,095
10
SiNiSistar 2
Uu
2026-05-15
 $911,392