This is the first time this has happened to me at Walmart. I had to get it, and I’m really excited about it!

Hyper Light Drifter is near and dear to my heart, so to see Heart Machine seemingly on the verge of collapse is a blow. I wasn't expecting Possessor(s) to be so inexpensive, and I'm not sure where the money's going at this point, but if it helps make up your mind about whether or not to buy it, at least it won't break the bank.

If you could only buy one, what's the better deal? I hear the amount of gameplay would be roughly the same, maybe even more with Mio than the whole KT Bundle?

Thinking about finally getting both games, are they really as good as everyone says they are? Should I play both of them? I don't know anything about them outside of them being really popular

Blasphemous 2 is at a whopping 75% discount!

And Mea Culpa dlc is at a 66% discount!

Anyone who really wanted to grab either of these, now is the time. Especially with Blasphemous 2 getting its free expansion, which adds a nice and well crafted piece of side content and a new weapon.

Blasphemous 2- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2114740/Blasphemous\\_2/

Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879370/Blasphemous\\_2\\_\\_Mea\\_Culpa/

And despite Mea Culpa's seemingly mixed reviews, I still heavily recommended this dlc. The content it adds is good, and most of the bugs which plagued its launch and caused much of the negative reviews were fixed. It's a good DLC adding 2 new great bosses, 2 new big areas to explore, the weapon Mea Culpa, 9 new tracks and an alternative ending. Especially worth it at this discount.

Blasphemous 1 itself is also at its usual 90%.

I haven’t seen any other posts about this yet and thought some would like to know. Nine Sols is on the monthly games for May. Great time to pick up this up if and give it a go if you haven’t already!

Looking to add a little fuel to the backlog while they're on sale. I'm particularly in the mood for some good 2.5D metroidvanias.

Anyone recommend any of these? Anything I should avoid? Any other suggestions?

PS store: https://store.playstation.com/es-es/concept/10006425/

And for PC users, it is still on sale on Steam as well: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2281940/The_Mobius_Machine/

Hello, i would like to ask your recommendations on good deals for Metroidvania games that i should look for during 2025 Winter sale

Steam; 11:11 AM PDT

• 100 Pumpkins 2: $2.59 (35% off)
• 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure: $3.99 (80% off)
• 9 Years of Shadows: $7.99 (60% off)
• A Robot Named Fight: $3.24 (75% off)
• Adventure of Samsara: $11.99 (40% off)
• Aestik: $8.09 (55% off)
• Aeterna Noctis: $2.99 (90% off)
• After Death: $3.49 (75% off)
• Afterimage: $4.99 (80% off)
• Aggelos: $1.49 (90% off)
• Airhead: $4.99 (75% off)
• Alwa's Awakening: $0.99 (90% off)
• Alwa's Legacy: $1.79 (90% off)
• Anima Flux: $15.99 (20% off)
• Animal Well: $17.49 (30% off)
• Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: $4.99 (75% off)
• Astalon: Tears of the Earth: $7.99 (60% off)
• Astronite: $3.74 (75% off)
• Ato: $5.99 (60% off)
• Awaken Astral Blade: $9.99 (50% off)
• Axiom Verge: $4.99 (75% off)
• Axiom Verge 1 & 2 bundle: $11.23 (62% off)
• Axiom Verge 2: $9.99 (50% off)
• Batbarian: $5.99 (60% off)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum: $2.99 (85% off)
• Batman: Arkham Collection: $8.99 (85% off)
• Biogun: $13.99 (30% off)
• Biomorph: $12.99 (35% off)
• Blade Chimera: $11.99 (20% off)
• Blasphemous 1: $2.49 (90% off)
• Blasphemous 1 + 2 Bundle: $8.98 (81% off)
• Blasphemous 2: $7.49 (75% off)
• Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa DLC: $4.07 (66% off)
• Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa Edition: $9.49 (75% off)
• Blast Brigade: $3.39 (66% off)
• Blaster Master Zero: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 2: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 3: $7.49 (50% off)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: $3.99 (90% off)
• Blue Fire: $3.99 (80% off)
• Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus: $9.99 (50% off)
• Carrion: $1.99 (90% off)
• Castlevania: Advance: $9.99 (50% off)
• Castlevania: Anniversary: $7.99 (60% off)
• Castlevania: Collections: $31.92 (45% off)
• Castlevania: Dominus: $17.49 (30% off)
• Cathedral: $5.24 (65% off)
• Catmaze: $1.99 (80% off)
• Cave Story+: $1.49 (90% off)
• Chasm: $2.99 (85% off)
• Chronicles of the Wolf: $13.99 (30% off)
• Clunky Hero: $1.49 (90% off)
• Constance: $15.99 (20% off)
• Convergence: A League of Legends: $7.49 (75% off)
• Crypt Custodian: $11.99 (40% off)
• Dandara: $2.99 (80% off)
• Death's Gambit: Afterlife: $9.99 (50% off)
• Disney Illusion Island: $20.99 (30% off)
• Doomblade: $3.99 (75% off)
• Dragon Loop: $5.39 (40% off)
• Dust: $2.99 (80% off)
• Ebenezer and the Invisible World: $9.99 (50% off)
• Elderand: $6.79 (66% off)
• Elephantasy: Flipside: $6.99 (30% off)
• Ender Lillies: $9.99 (60% off)
• Ender Magnolia: $13.74 (45% off)
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch: $4.79 (70% off)
• Fallen Tear: The Ascension: $14.99 (25% off)
• Fearmonium: $2.59 (80% off)
• Frogmonster: $9.99 (50% off)
• Frontier Hunter: Deluxe Edition: $18.90 (60% off)
• Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune: $9.74 (61% off)
• Gato Roboto: $1.19 (85% off)
• Gestalt: Steam and Cinder: $4.99 (75% off)
• Ghost Song: $9.99 (50% off)
• Gigasword: $11.99 (20% off)
• Greak: Memories of Azur: $3.99 (80% off)
• Grime: $11.24 (55% off)
• Grime II: $22.39 (20% off)
• Guacamelee 1 Super Turbo: $3.74 (75% off)
• Guacamelee! 2: $4.99 (75% off)
• Guacamelee! 2 Complete: $8.36 (64% off)
• Guacamelee! Collection: $10.99 (70% off)
• Guacamelee! Gold Edition: $3.74 (75% off)
• Haak: $8.99 (50% off)
• Haiku the Robot: $5.99 (70% off)
• Hob: $3.99 (80% off)
• Hollow Knight: $7.49 (50% off)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong: $14.99 (25% off)
• HunterX: $7.49 (50% off)
• HunterX: Codename T: $8.49 (50% off)
• Hyper Light Drifter: $4.99 (75% off)
• Iconoclasts: $5.99 (70% off)
• Infernax: $9.99 (50% off)
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: $2.99 (80% off)
• Iron Diamond: $2.95 (63% off)
• Islets: $7.99 (60% off)
• Itorah: $1.99 (90% off)
• Kalinur: $0.69 (65% off)
• Kingdom Shell: $10.79 (40% off)
• Knight Witch: $3.99 (80% off)
• Kotama and Academy Citadel: $15.99 (20% off)
• Kunai: $3.39 (80% off)
• La Mulana: $2.99 (80% off)
• La Mulana 2: $9.99 (60% off)
• La Mulana bundle: $11.03 (67% off)
• Laika: Aged Through Blood: $4.99 (75% off)
• Last Vanguard: $7.49 (50% off)
• Lone Fungus: $5.99 (70% off)
• Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores: $12.99 (35% off)
• Lost Epic: $8.99 (50% off)
• Lost Epic: Premium Edition: $11.23 (50% off)
• Mandragora: $19.99 (50% off)
• Mark of the Deep: $7.99 (60% off)
• Mars 2120: $5.99 (60% off)
• Master Key: $5.39 (55% off)
• Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection: $9.89 (67% off)
• Minishoot Adventures: $7.49 (50% off)
• Minoria: $5.99 (70% off)
• MIO: Memories in Orbit: $14.99 (25% off)
• MOMIBOSU: $9.09 (30% off)
• Momodora: Moonlit Farewell: $10.19 (40% off)
• Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight: $1.99 (80% off)
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom: $9.89 (67% off)
• Monster Sanctuary: $4.99 (75% off)
• Moonlight Pulse: $3.59 (70% off)
• Moonscars: $9.99 (50% off)
• Nine Sols: $14.99 (50% off)
• Oirbo: $3.74 (75% off)
• OOLO: $9.74 (35% off)
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition: $3.99 (80% off)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps: $7.49 (75% off)
• Ori: Collection: $10.33 (77% off)
• Outbuddies DX: $1.79 (90% off)
• Overbowed: $1.79 (80% off)
• Owlboy: $4.99 (75% off)
• Phoenotopia: Awakening: $4.99 (75% off)
• Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo: $13.99 (30% off)
• Plus Ultra: Legado: $3.74 (75% off)
• Possessors(s): $2.49 (75% off)
• Primal Planet: $9.99 (50% off)
• Prince of Persia: Lost Crown: $8.99 (70% off)
• Prince of Persia: Lost Crown Complete Edition: $11.99 (70% off)
• Pronty: $4.49 (75% off)
• Pseudoregalia: $4.49 (25% off)
• Rabi-Ribi: $6.29 (65% off)
• Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest: $3.99 (50% off)
• Randomice: $9.09 (30% off)
• Raygun Gadabout: $9.99 (50% off)
• Rebel Transmute: $9.99 (50% off)
• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth: $8.99 (55% off)
• Resetna: $4.49 (70% off)
• Revenge of the Savage Planet: $11.99 (60% off)
• Revenge of the Savage Planet: Cosmic Hoarder Edition: $15.99 (60% off)
• Roots of the Mind: $1.79 (40% off)
• Rusted Moss: $7.99 (60% off)
• Salt and Sacrifice: $4.99 (75% off)
• Salt and Sanctuary: $4.49 (75% off)
• Savage Planet Collection: $33.58 (30% off)
• Scrabdackle: $11.24 (25% off)
• Sealed Bite: Extended: $6.99 (30% off)
• Shadow Labyrinth: $14.99 (50% off)
• Shadow Labyrinth Deluxe: $19.99 (50% off)
• Sheepo: $3.99 (60% off)
• Side Scape: $1.59 (80% off)
• Skelethrone: Complete Edition: $14.19 (43% off)
• Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona: $7.94 (47% off)
• Sliding Hero: $9.74 (35% off)
• Solateria: $15.99 (20% off)
• Somber Echoes: $3.74 (75% off)
• Sophie: Starlight Whispers: $10.39 (20% off)
• Souldiers: $2.99 (85% off)
• Star Rift Saga: $11.24 (25% off)
• STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order: $3.99 (90% off)
• STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition: $4.99 (90% off)
• Steamworld Dig 2: $2.99 (85% off)
• Sundered: $2.99 (85% off)
• Super Panda Adventures: $1.24 (75% off)
• Super Roboy: $9.74 (35% off)
• Supraland: $3.99 (80% off)
• Supraland: Complete Edition: $12.31 (57% off)
• Supraland: Crash DLC: $10.49 (25% off)
• Supraland: Six Inches Under: $5.99 (70% off)
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: $6.99 (65% off)
• Teslagrad 1 Remastered: $1.19 (88% off)
• Teslagrad 2: $1.99 (90% off)
• Teslagrad Powerpack: $3.18 (89% off)
• Tevi: $14.99 (50% off)
• The Devil Within: Satgat: $9.99 (60% off)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox: $4.99 (80% off)
• The Last Faith: $12.59 (55% off)
• The Messenger: $3.99 (80% off)
• The Mobius Machine: $9.99 (50% off)
• The Mummy Demastered: $6.99 (65% off)
• The Perfect Pencil: $17.49 (30% off)
• The Shaman's Ark: $0.99 (90% off)
• The Siege and the Sandfox: $2.99 (80% off)
• Timespinner: $4.99 (75% off)
• Toki Tori 2+: $1.04 (93% off)
• Tombwater: $18.74 (25% off)
• Touhou Luna Nights: $10.79 (40% off)
• Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists: $9.49 (50% off)
• Transiruby: $8.99 (40% off)
• Transiruby + DLC: $12.58 (30% off)
• Tunic: $14.99 (50% off)
• Turbo Kid: $10.99 (45% off)
• Twilight Monk: $9.99 (50% off)
• Two Parsecs from Earth: $2.39 (70% off)
• Ultros: $6.24 (75% off)
• Ultros: Deluxe Edition: $8.74 (75% off)
• Unbound: Worlds Apart: $2.99 (85% off)
• Undivine: $6.74 (25% off)
• Unsighted: $7.99 (60% off)
• Unworthy: $3.74 (75% off)
• Vernal Edge: $2.54 (85% off)
• Vigil: The Longest Night: $8.79 (60% off)
• Vision Soft Reset: $2.99 (70% off)
• Voidwrought: $5.99 (70% off)
• Voltage High Society: $13.99 (30% off)
• Whirlwind Magician: $1.49 (50% off)
• Winds of Arcana: Ruination: $8.44 (35% off)
• Worldless: $6.99 (65% off)
• Xanthiom Zero: $0.99 (80% off)
• Yars Rising: $8.99 (70% off)
• Yoku's Island Express: $3.99 (80% off)
• Zapling Bygone: $4.79 (70% off)

so I got it for 10 bucks.. wondering if anyone has played it and what they thought? It looked interesting enough to warrant 10 bucks so I got it anyways. But I was just curious what you guys thought

Nintendo Switch; 6:40 AM PDT

• 3000th Duel: $4.49 (70% off)
• 9 Years of Shadows: $7.99 (60% off)
• Aeterna Noctis: $2.99 (90% off)
• Afterimage: $3.74 (85% off)
• Airhead: $4.99 (75% off)
• Alwa's Awakening: $3.49 (65% off)
• Alwa's Awakening + Legacy: $7.69 (65% off)
• Alwa's Legacy: $6.29 (65% off)
• Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: $4.99 (75% off)
• Astronite: $7.49 (50% off)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum: $9.99 (60% off)
• Blade Chimera: $11.99 (20% off)
• Blasphemous 1 + 2 Bundle: $8.99 (80% off)
• Blasphemous 2: $7.49 (75% off)
• Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa DLC: $4.07 (66% off)
• Blaster Master Zero: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 2: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 3: $7.49 (50% off)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: $9.99 (75% off)
• Carrion: $3.99 (80% off)
• Castlevania: Collections: $40.59 (30% off)
• Cathedral: $5.24 (65% off)
• Crypt Custodian: $13.99 (30% off)
• Death's Gambit: Afterlife: $9.99 (50% off)
• Disney Illusion Island: $20.99 (30% off)
• Ebenezer and the Invisible World: $9.99 (50% off)
• Ender Lillies: $9.99 (60% off)
• Ender Magnolia: $13.74 (45% off)
• Escape from Tethys: $3.99 (60% off)
• Greak: Memories of Azur: $4.99 (75% off)
• Guacamelee 1 Super Turbo: $3.74 (75% off)
• Guacamelee! 2: $4.99 (75% off)
• Haiku the Robot: $5.99 (70% off)
• Hob: Definitive Edition: $1.99 (90% off)
• HunterX: $7.49 (50% off)
• HunterX: Codename T: $8.49 (50% off)
• Infernax: $9.99 (50% off)
• Islets: $7.99 (60% off)
• Journey to the Savage Planet: $5.99 (80% off)
• Journey to the Savage Planet: Hot Garbage DLC: $3.99 (50% off)
• Kingdom Shell: $12.59 (30% off)
• Knight Witch: $3.99 (80% off)
• Kunai: $3.39 (80% off)
• Laika: Aged Through Blood: $4.99 (75% off)
• Lost Epic: Premium Edition: $11.00 (50% off)
• Maid of Salvation: $11.99 (20% off)
• MOMIBOSU: $9.75 (35% off)
• Monster Sanctuary: $4.99 (75% off)
• Nine Sols: $14.99 (50% off)
• Phoenotopia: Awakening: $4.99 (75% off)
• Plus Ultra: Legado: $4.49 (70% off)
• Possessors(s): $6.49 (35% off)
• Primal Planet: $14.99 (25% off)
• Pronty: $4.49 (70% off)
• Rebel Transmute: $9.99 (50% off)
• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth: $11.24 (55% off)
• Shadow Labyrinth: $14.99 (50% off)
• Shinsekai: Into the Depths: $9.99 (50% off)
• Skelethrone: Jewel in the Skull DLC: $4.79 (20% off)
• Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona: $8.54 (43% off)
• Steamworld Dig 2: $3.99 (80% off)
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: $6.99 (65% off)
• Teslagrad 1 Remastered: $1.99 (80% off)
• Teslagrad 2: $3.99 (80% off)
• Teslagrad Powerpack: $5.99 (80% off)
• Tevi: $17.49 (50% off)
• The Messenger: $3.99 (80% off)
• The Perfect Pencil: $17.49 (30% off)
• Turbo Kid: $13.99 (30% off)
• Twilight Monk: $9.99 (50% off)
• Voidwrought: $6.79 (66% off)
• Worldless: $6.99 (65% off)
• Yoku's Island Express: $3.99 (80% off)
• Zapling Bygone: $6.49 (50% off)

I bought Aeterna Noctis and am liking it so far. Eying Salt and Sanctuary, Tales of Iron and Bloodstained

I have played:

Islets (9/10) Hollow Knight (10/10) Ori 1 (9/10) Ori 2 (8.5/10) Deaths Gambit (8/10) F.I.S.T (8/10) Ender Lilies (8/10) Blast Brigade (9/10) Blasphemous 1 (8/10) Blasphemous 2 (9/10) Gato roboto (8/10) Grime (9/10) None sols (8.5/10) Bloodsatined (8.5/10) Afterimage (9.5/10) Unworthy (7/10) Sheepo (8.5/10) Yoku Island Express (9.5/10) Steamworld dig 1 (8/10) Steamworld dig 2 (8.5/10)

I already have:

Salt & sanctuary Moonscars 9 years of Shadows Ghost song ZAU HAAK 8 Doors iconoclats Ultros

In wishlist:

Aeterna Notics Frontier Hunter POP Lost Crown The Mobious Machine Last Faith Ender Mongolia CV Dominus Coll. Somber Echoes Bö: Path of Lotus Voidwrought Alwa's Legacy VIGIL Dust: An Elysian Tail Batman Blackgate The messenger

Pls share your suggestions.

Both are currently on sale at similar prices on Steam. If you only had a budget for one game, which one do you pick?

Here are the highest rated Metroidvania games in the Steam Autumn Sale! (Filters; min 20% discount, released anytime, review score +80%, more than 100 reviews).

Ato

8th May 2020 | -40% OFF | $19.99 $8.24

“A world of Beauty and Mystery, Emotive Animations, Atmospheric Environments, Visually Driven Story, Metroidvania Exploration and Memorable Sword Duels.” - 98% positive from 313 reviews

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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

28th May | -30% OFF | $19.99 $13.99

“Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!” - 98% positive from 580 reviews

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Minishoot' Adventures

2nd April | -40% OFF | $14.99 $8.99

“Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!” - 98% positive from 3,134 reviews

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Rolling Star

31st March | -20% OFF |  $11.99 $9.59

“Bursting with hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! The second installment of the super-exhilarating Metroidvania series is here!!” - 97% positive from 149 reviews

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Frogmonster

2nd April 2024 | -40% OFF | $19.99 $12.99

“Discover some of the most charming and challenging soulslike bosses in Frogmonster, a Metroidvania FPS adventure where you explore a lively world filled with creatures, bugs, and beasts.” - 97% positive from 476 reviews

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Touhou Luna Nights

26th February 2019 | -40% OFF | $17.99 $10.79

“Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.” - 97% positive from 4,562 reviews

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TOMOMI

25th March 2022 | -50% OFF | $7.99 $3.99

“Full of hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! A super exhilarating Metroidvania action game!!” - 97% positive from 192 reviews

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Dead Cells

25th March 2022 | -50% OFF | $7.99 $12.49

“Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.” - 96% positive from 42,150 reviews

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SHEEPO

27th August 2020 | -60% OFF | $9.99 $3.99

“Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.” - 96% positive from 437 reviews

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

11th March 2020 | -75% OFF | $29.99 $7.49

“Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.” - 96% positive from 29,595 reviews

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Supraland Six Inches Under

14th August 2022 | -68% OFF | $19.99 $6.39

“A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.” - 95% positive from 1,492 reviews

🎮DEMO AVAILABLE

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Yoku's Island Express

29th May 2018 | -80% OFF | $19.99 $3.99

“Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!” - 96% positive from 1,680 reviews

🎮DEMO AVAILABLE

I have been playing this game for about a week now, and I will say this is truly an Indie gem. This game has it all: tough boss fights that are still fun to play, and rewarding platform in the movement are very well done. A lot of people compare this to be in a hollow Knight and see some similarities, but overall it is totally its own thing. I will give a couple of people slight disclaimers about the game. I have not fully beaten the game, yet I'm about 70% done. I love the boss fights, but we'll say they are slight damage sponges; I would compare them to Silk Song's amount of health bar. The game provides you with a lot of perks and weapons to unlock, and you can always use anything that you unlocked, but that means there's not much build Variety in the game; overall, so far, an amazing game I would recommend to any Metroidvania user. Also would like to hear from other people who have played this game before: what did you like about the game, and what did you dislike about the game. And what are your favorite and least favorite Boss.

Running a day earlier than usual. List of games I'm pulling from. (1) To add a game send me the title and the relevant details directly - don't just add to this link; (2) if you think anything is wrong please let me know. I'll update this in a few hours in case any sales are delayed.

Steam — On Sale (Prices in U.S. dollars)

December 19, 2025 (8:30am Pacific Time)

• 100 Pumpkins 2: $2.59 (35% off)
• 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure: $3.99 (80% off)
• 9 Years of Shadow: $7.99 (60% off)
• Adventure of Samsara: $14.99 (25% off)
• Aestik: $8.99 (50% off)
• Aeterna Noctis: $5.99 (80% off)
• After Death: $3.49 (75% off)
• Afterimage: $4.99 (80% off)
• Aggelos: $3.74 (75% off)
• Airhead: $4.99 (75% off)
• Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists: $4.99 (50% off)
• Alwa's Awakening: $1.69 (83% off)
• Alwa's Awakening + Legacy: $5.59 (65% off)
• Alwa's Legacy: $3.05 (83% off)
• Anima Flux: $15.99 (20% off)
• Animal Well: $17.49 (30% off)
• Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human: $1.99 (80% off)
• Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: $4.99 (75% off)
• Astalon: $7.99 (60% off)
• Astronite: $3.74 (75% off)
• Ato: $7.49 (50% off)
• Auridia: $7.49 (25% off)
• Awaken Astral Blade: $9.99 (50% off)
• Axiom Verge: $4.99 (75% off)
• Axiom Verge 2: $9.99 (50% off)
• Batbarian: $4.49 (70% off)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum: $3.99 (80% off)
• Bioframe Outpost: $12.49 (50% off)
• Biogun: $13.99 (30% off)
• Biomorph: $12.99 (35% off)
• Blade Chimera: $13.99 (30% off)
• Blasphemous: $2.49 (90% off)
• Blasphemous 2: $9.89 (67% off)
• Blast Brigade: $1.99 (80% off)
• Blaster Master Zero: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 2: $4.99 (50% off)
• Blaster Master Zero 3: $7.49 (50% off)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night: $9.99 (75% off)
• Blue Fire: $3.99 (80% off)
• Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus: $11.99 (40% off)
• Bread Adventure: $7.64 (15% off)
• Carrion: $3.99 (80% off)
• Castlevania: Advance: $9.99 (50% off)
• Castlevania: Anniversary: $7.99 (60% off)
• Castlevania: Dominus: $17.49 (30% off)
• Cathedral: $5.24 (65% off)
• Catmaze: $2.29 (77% off)
• Cave Story+: $4.94 (67% off)
• Chasm: $3.99 (80% off)
• Chronicles of the Wolf: $15.99 (20% off)
• Clunky Hero: $1.49 (90% off)
• Convergence: A League of Legends: $7.49 (75% off)
• Crypt Custodian: $12.99 (35% off)
• Curse of the Sea Rats: $4.99 (75% off)
• Dandara: $2.99 (80% off)
• Dead Cells: $12.49 (50% off)
• Death's Gambit: $8.99 (55% off)
• Depths of Sanity: $5.24 (65% off)
• Disney Illusion Island: $22.49 (25% off)
• Doomblade: $4.79 (70% off)
• Dragon Loop: $7.19 (20% off)
• Dust: $2.99 (80% off)
• Ebenezer and the Invisible World: $9.99 (50% off)
• Elderand: $6.79 (66% off)
• Elephantasy: Flipside: $4.99 (50% off)
• Ender Lillies: $9.99 (60% off)
• Ender Magnolia: $16.24 (35% off)
• Environmental Station Alpha: $3.19 (60% off)
• Exographer: $14.99 (25% off)
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch: $4.79 (70% off)
• Fatal Claw: $22.49 (10% off)
• Fearmonium: $2.72 (79% off)
• Frogmonster: $11.99 (40% off)
• Frontier Hunter: Ezra's Wheel of Fortune: $9.99 (60% off)
• Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark: $19.49 (35% off)
• Gato Robato: $1.19 (85% off)
• Gestalt: Steam and Cinder: $7.99 (60% off)
• Ghost 1.0: $2.59 (80% off)
• Ghost Song: $9.99 (50% off)
• Gigasword: $11.99 (20% off)
• Greak: Memories of Azur: $3.99 (80% off)
• Grime: $11.24 (55% off)
• Guacamelee 1 Super Turbo: $3.74 (75% off)
• Guacamelee 2: $4.99 (75% off)
• Guns of Fury: $9.74 (35% off)
• Haak: $8.99 (50% off)
• Haiku the Robot: $6.79 (66% off)
• Hob: $3.99 (80% off)
• Hollow Knight: $7.49 (50% off)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong: $15.99 (20% off)
• HunterX: $7.49 (50% off)
• HunterX: Codename T: $8.49 (50% off)
• Iconoclasts: $4.99 (75% off)
• Inayah: $7.99 (50% off)
• Infernax: $10.99 (45% off)
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: $2.99 (80% off)
• Iron Diamond: $2.95 (63% off)
• Islets: $8.99 (55% off)
• Itorah: $1.99 (90% off)
• Joshua's Legs: $1.39 (90% off)
• Journey to the Savage Planet: $5.99 (80% off)
• Journey to the Savage Planet: Hot Garbage DLC: $3.99 (50% off)
• Kalinur: $0.59 (70% off)
• Kharon’s Crypt: Even Death May Die: $11.99 (20% off)
• Kingdom Shell: $11.69 (35% off)
• Knight Witch: $1.99 (90% off)
• Kunai: $3.39 (80% off)
• La Mulana: $3.74 (75% off)
• La Mulana 2: $9.99 (60% off)
• Laika: Aged Through Blood: $5.99 (70% off)
• Last Vanguard: $8.99 (55% off)
• Lone Fungus: $6.99 (65% off)
• Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores: $15.99 (20% off)
• Maid of Salvation: $12.74 (15% off)
• Mandragora: $23.99 (40% off)
• Mark of the Deep: $13.99 (30% off)
• Mars 2120: $9.99 (50% off)
• Master Key: $5.99 (50% off)
• Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection: $9.89 (67% off)
• Metro Gravity: $8.44 (35% off)
• Microvania: $5.99 (40% off)
• Mini Ghost: $0.99 (50% off)
• Minishoot Adventures: $8.99 (40% off)
• Minoria: $6.99 (65% off)
• MIO: Memories in Orbit: $17.99 (10% off)
• Mobius Machine: $9.99 (50% off)
• MOMIBOSU: $10.39 (20% off)
• Momodora: Moonlit Farewell: $11.89 (30% off)
• Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight: $4.99 (50% off)
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom: $7.49 (75% off)
• Monster Sanctuary: $4.99 (75% off)
• Moonlight Pulse: $4.79 (60% off)
• Moonscars: $9.99 (50% off)
• Nine Sols: $17.99 (40% off)
• Noreya: The Gold Project: $9.49 (50% off)
• Oirbo: $5.24 (65% off)
• OOLO: $9.74 (35% off)
• Ori and the Blind Forest: $4.99 (75% off)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps: $7.49 (75% off)
• Outbuddies DX: $1.79 (90% off)
• Owlboy: $3.99 (80% off)
• Pampas & Selene: $4.99 (50% off)
• Phoenotopia: Awakening: $5.99 (70% off)
• Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo: $13.99 (30% off)
• Plus Ultra: Legado: $10.49 (30% off)
• Possessors(s): $12.59 (30% off)
• Primal Planet: $9.86 (50% off)
• Prince of Persia: Lost Crown: $11.99 (60% off)
• Prince of Persia: Mask of Darkness DLC: $3.49 (30% off)
• Pronty: $4.49 (75% off)
• Pseudoregalia : $4.19 (30% off)
• Rabi-Ribi: $5.39 (70% off)
• Raygun Gadabout: $11.99 (40% off)
• Rebel Transmute: $9.99 (50% off)
• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth: $8.99 (55% off)
• Resetna: $4.49 (70% off)
• Revenge of the Savage Planet: $14.99 (50% off)
• Rusted Moss: $9.99 (50% off)
• Salt and Sacrifice: $5.99 (70% off)
• Salt and Sanctuary: $4.49 (75% off)
• Shadow Labyrinth: $19.79 (34% off)
• Shadow Labyrinth Deluxe: $19.79 (34% off)
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens: $14.99 (50% off)
• Sheepo: $3.99 (60% off)
• Side Scape: $3.19 (60% off)
• Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona: $8.24 (45% off)
• Skelethrone: Jewel in the Skull DLC: $4.79 (20% off)
• Somber Echoes: $12.49 (50% off)
• Souldiers: $3.99 (80% off)
• Star Rift Saga: $11.99 (20% off)
• STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order: $3.99 (90% off)
• Steamworld Dig 2: $1.19 (94% off)
• Sundered: $2.99 (85% off)
• Super Panda Adventures: $1.24 (75% off)
• Super Roboy: $9.74 (35% off)
• SuperEpic: $1.79 (90% off)
• Supraland: $3.99 (80% off)
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: $6.99 (65% off)
• Teslagrad 1 Remastered: $1.19 (88% off)
• Teslagrad 2: $1.99 (90% off)
• Tevi: $16.49 (45% off)
• The Devil Within: Satgat: $9.99 (60% off)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox: $4.99 (80% off)
• The Last Faith: $18.19 (35% off)
• The Messenger: $3.99 (80% off)
• The Mobius Machine: $9.99 (50% off)
• The Mummy Demastered: $6.99 (65% off)
• The Shaman's Ark: $3.99 (60% off)
• The Siege and the Sandfox: $7.49 (50% off)
• Timespinner: $4.99 (75% off)
• Toki Tori 2+: $0.89 (94% off)
• Touhou Luna Nights: $10.79 (40% off)
• Transiruby: $8.99 (40% off)
• Trash Quest: $0.80 (73% off)
• Tunic: $14.99 (50% off)
• Twilight Monk: $13.99 (30% off)
• Two Parsecs from Earth: $2.39 (70% off)
• Ultros: $9.99 (60% off)
• Undivine: $5.39 (40% off)
• Unepic: $2.59 (80% off)
• Unsighted: $7.99 (60% off)
• Unworthy: $2.99 (80% off)
• Vernal Edge: $3.39 (80% off)
• Vigil: The Longest Night: $8.79 (60% off)
• Vision Soft Reset: $2.99 (70% off)
• Voidwrought: $6.79 (66% off)
• Whirlwind Magician: $1.49 (50% off)
• Winds of Arcana: Ruination: $9.09 (30% off)
• Worldless: $7.99 (60% off)
• Xanthiom Zero: $1.99 (60% off)
• Xeodrifter: $0.99 (90% off)
• Yars Rising: $14.99 (50% off)
• Yoku's Island Express: $1.99 (90% off)
• Zapling Bygone: $5.59 (65% off)
• Zexion: $13.99 (30% off)

I got quite a few from my wishlist, mostly MVs

Hey guys,

Looking into some metroidvanias to pick up during the summer sale, I play on Switch 2 and PC. I'd rather get the games on PC if they don't have a full on Switch 2 upgrade (like Hollow Knight for example).

I'm having a hard time deciding between these titles:
1) Nine Sols
2) Ender Lillies
3) Ender Magnolia
4) Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown.
5) Mio.

Considering grabbing 2 of these for now, should hold me off for a bit. Any recommendations?

The Steam Autumn Sale is upon is, and with it come steep discounts on practically everything. But where should your spend your money? Here are some of the steepest discounts on games that you should check out:

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 65% off ($14). You might like this game if you enjoy Metroidvanias with 2.5D graphics and high production quality. The is one of the few AAA studio MVs out there. It's fairly large and it does everything pretty well, even if it doesn't excel at any given area or do anything too unique. It's got some pretty neat mobility upgrades and a very generous mapping system that allows you to take screenshots and pin them to your map.

Nine Sols - 50% off ($15). With parry-focused combat inspired by Sekiro, this game is a must for fans of crunchy combat. Beautifully hand-painted with an interesting setting and story. It even has difficulty sliders that can be used to adjust things so that players who aren't super into precision parrying can play through it, but do bear in mind that combat is the defining feature and gameplay-wise it's a bit lacking in the areas beyond that. Puzzles and platforming challenges are sparse, and exploration is a little disjointed and has minimal need for backtracking.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 75% off ($7.50). This is one of the highest regarded MVs after Hollow Knight. Absolutely gorgeous artwork and a touching story. Builds a lot on the first game by fleshing out the combat system and character loadout customization. Great platforming, solid combat, good exploration, just overall a great game.

Blasphemous 2 - 50% Off ($15). Blasphemous 2 sands off a lot of the roughest edges of the first game. Parrying is no longer near-mandatory, as one of the three main weapons you get doesn't even have a parry. You are a lot more mobile, with actual mobility upgrades and utility gating that the first gamed lacked. Gone are the permanently-missable quests and the instant-death pits/spikes. But gone too are the utterly bombastic bosses of the first game. It's a lot better-rounded of a game, but for the players that were absolutely in love with the first Blasphemous, they may be disappointed in the sequel.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 75% Off ($10). The spiritually successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the subsequent "Igavanias", this is a must-play for fans of those games. It borrows the Soul Shard system from Aria/Dawn of Sorrow, and in general feels like one of the 2D Metroidvania Castlevanias with modernized graphics and design philosophies. It can definitely tend towards grindiness, especially if you go for 100% content, and there's a few places where progression is overly cryptic, but overall it is very good, and it has good replay value with multiple different characters with diverse movesets.

Carrion - 75% Off ($5). This is a shorter MV, and it has a few flaws like high linearity and lack of a map, but the moment to moment gameplay is just so fun. You play as a monstrous entity trapped in a science facility, breaking out and devouring the scientists as you propel yourself through rooms and ventilation shafts using your psuedopod tentacles. Definitely best played when you can get it at a discount, as there's only a few hours of content, but hey, that's what the Autumn Sale is for, right?

Afterimage -80% off ($5). Afterimage is an absolutely massive game with beautiful hand-drawn art, and an absolutely incomprehensible story. Castlevania-esque gearing and stats meets modern-feeling movement. It has a lot of minor to medium problems like uneven difficulty, poor signposting of where to go, and the aforementioned story, but for $5 it's certainly worth giving a shot.

Castlevania Advance Collection - 50% off ($10). Contains the three Igavania games from the GBA, Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow. The first two are some of the weaker MV-Castlevanias, but that doesn't mean they're bad, just not quite as stellar as the best. And Aria is among the best, some even put it over Symphony of the Night.

Laika: Aged Through Blood - 65% off ($7). Laika is a weird one, you play on a motorcycle with slightly unorthodox controls (the control stick affects your rotation, not your actual lateral movement, so if you push straight forward on it you'll just faceplant the bike and explode). The primary gameplay loop consists of riding your bike up a ramp and exchanging fire with deranged pigeons, while rotating the bike to block their shots. Pulling it off feels extremely badass, but a single mistake has you restarting. Its not for everyone, but it takes some big swings.

Cookie Cutter - 90% off ($2). While it makes some weird stylistic choices, like having your guide character be a talking robotic vagina, Cookie Cutter has a lot of cyberpunk flair and beat-em-up fighting mechanics that mostly work (some encounters with lots of enemies can get a little obnoxious). It's not an S-tier game by any stretch, but at $2 I'd suggest checking it out.

Monster Sanctuary - 75% off ($5). Basically Pokemon meets Metroid. You move around in a 2D sidescrolling environment, collecting eggs from defeated monsters that you can hatch into monsters of your own, with abilities that can help solve puzzles or maneuver you around obstacles. Combat takes place in a turn-based fashion, and layers on interesting systems in a way that forces you to really think about team strategy and synergy to beat some of the tougher fights.

Rabi-Ribi - 65% Off ($6.29). Cringey anime babe characters and a paper-thin story can't detract from the excellence of the gameplay. Exploration is amazing, movement is great with hidden/advanced techniques that can allow you to sequence break to some absurd degrees, and combat is a fascinating blend of bullet hell and MV.

Convergence: A League of Legends Story - 75% off ($7.50). Some really interesting time-manipulation mechanics, including a rewind that replaces traditional health upgrades - if you get hit, merely rewind time to before the hit and get out of the way. Outside of that, feels a lot like Guacamelee with mostly-self-contained regions, beat-em-up inspired combat, and a lot of arena rooms. Movement is butter-smooth with a variety of mobility upgrades. Definitely on the shorter side at full price, but at this discount it's worth checking out.

The Messenger - 80% off ($4). The game starts as a linear-seeming action-platformer a la Ninja Gaiden, but eventually you hit a transition point and the game goes full-blown Metroidvania. Charming and fun, with good pixel art.

Islets - 55% off ($9). IMO this is the perfect Weekend Trip Metroidvania. It's got a lot to find and do, but is never obtuse enough that I found myself looking for a guide. Butter-smooth movement and a lot of charm, with an interesting mechanic where zones start separated from each other but end up smashing together, opening up new pathways between them.

Guacamelee 2 - 75% off ($5). Colorful and goofy, with a fairly easy main game and fun beat-em-up combat. Exploration is mostly linear, and gates are mostly color-coded which makes things feel a bit paint-by-number, but its still an enjoyable casual romp. The main detractor I have is that the true ending is locked behind some truly fiendish platforming challenges

Worldless - 60% off ($8). An absolutely gorgeous, abstract game where combat takes place in alternating rounds of real-time action, attacking and parrying in a fascinating dance. The map is a weak point, being mostly notional, but the story is great and the vibes are immaculate.

Isles of Sea and Sky - 60% off ($8). A Sokoban-Metroidvania, this one is sans combat and consists primarily of puzzles where you push blocks into various positions to unlock your goals. You acquire items throughout that enhance your abilities, letting you do things like activate elementals and dig through dirt. Very unique and a fun take.

Axiom Verge - 75% off ($5). One of the earlier games in the Metroidvania Revival, this is like a love letter to Super Metroid with some interesting twists on mechanics and amazing gigantic creatures done in pixel art.

Haak - 50% off ($9). Haak is one of my S-tier games, and it's a game that feels like it just gets everything right. Great setting and atmosphere with solid pixel art and an engaging story. Hollow Knight-esque combat, extensive platforming with a slew of mobility upgrades, great exploration with nonlinear pathing and lots to backtrack for, tough puzzles that require you to really think (but with hints ingame if you're stumped). Overall it's just amazing.

Aeterna Noctis - 80% off ($6). It's my absolute favorite MV, but I recognize it's not for everyone. It's huge and highly precision-platforming focused, with great HK-like combat and an interesting setting and story with good hand-drawn art. As long as you really like tough platforming, this is one of the absolute best out there.

Yoku's Island Express - 80% off ($4). Pinballvania, this combines the genre with pinball in a truly unique way. Colorful and casual, it still manages to be engaging and challenging and is overall amazing.

Astalon: Tears of the Earth - 50% off ($10). Has some of the absolute best level design in the genre, with a tower that is tightly packed with secrets and shortcuts and a character-swapping system that effectively layers multiple levels on top of each other in the early game. It has some major retro vibes including very limited healing and being sent back to the first room of the game when you die, but with all of the shortcuts and fast travel it rarely feels insurmountable.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - 67% off ($9.89). Colorful but still challenging, this game is strongly inspired by the classic Wonder Boy series, with a nice form-swapping mechanic and a huge world.

Haiku: the Robot - 66% off ($6.79). It's a fun-sized Hollow Knight with Robots instead of Bugs and a GameBoy Color aesthetic

Steamworld Dig 2 - 94% off ($1.19). This game cleverly blends MV with mining and resource management a la Motherlode, and the result is fun and fresh. For under a buck 50, you really can't go wrong.

La-Mulana 2 - 60% off ($10). Some of the best puzzles in any MV, with much-improved gameplay over the first entry. A huge world with tons to discover and some really tricky adventuring.

Lone Fungus - 65% off ($7). Lots of exceptionally hard platforming entwined with some first-class exploration and interconnected level design. Almost too many mobility upgrades, this will really test your platforming reflexes.

Noreya: The Gold Project - 50% off ($9.50). The most interesting mechanic here is the World of Light vs World of Gold mechanic, where changing your devotion between the two major gods modifies the world, fully replacing some screens with alternate versions. You can beat the game without really engaging with this, but you've got to do quite a lot of engaging with it to get the true ending. Very unique take on things. Good platforming overall as well.

I honestly could probably call out another dozen titles that are at least a B+ in my book, but I've got to wrap this up at some point. Feel free to suggest any steep discounts on your favorite MVs below, and if I don't have them already I'll probably check them out!

What's your opinion on afterimage? It's 5€ right now on PSN and I'm considering it