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10 Best Metroidvania Games on PS5
Find ten Metroidvania games on PS5, with interconnected worlds, rewarding exploration, and abilities that open fresh routes through each adventure.
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A new movement ability should make an old room look different. These ten Metroidvanias connect that idea to combat, puzzles, and the pleasure of gradually understanding a place on PS5. Some ask for precise timing, while others reward a more patient look at the environment. Edition notes distinguish native PS5 releases from supported PS4 versions. The premises stay light because discovering how a world connects is usually more enjoyable than being told every route in advance.
Connected exploration, useful abilities, and clearly described challenge shape the selection. For a related angle, see our Best Stealth Games on Nintendo Switch guide.
10. The Last Faith
A ruined gothic world gives Eryk a dangerous place to investigate. Combat, equipment choices, and ability-based exploration connect a Soulslike sense of caution to a Metroidvania map. Its atmosphere is deliberately severe rather than cheerful, and encounters can ask for patience. Choose it if learning when to commit to an attack sounds as appealing as uncovering a new route. The setting supplies a mystery, but its practical draw is the connection between careful fighting and the world gradually opening.
Official promotional video — PlayStation. YouTube may require age confirmation. Watch on YouTube.
9. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Rayton returns to action in a city whose industrial machinery gives the adventure a distinctive shape. A large mechanical fist is the most obvious tool, but learning new abilities gradually changes both combat and exploration. The map encourages returning to places that first looked inaccessible. Choose it for a Metroidvania with a substantial action emphasis and a memorable mechanical setting. Its appeal is more direct than a purely puzzle-led exploration game, with encounters supplying a regular reason to practice.
Official promotional video — PlayStation. Watch on YouTube.
8. Ultros
A strange cosmic structure gives Ultros its setting and its intensely colorful identity. Exploring, fighting, and tending plants are connected, with growth becoming part of how the world can be navigated. Repetition has a role in the structure, although describing every reason for it would spoil the discovery. Choose it if a Metroidvania should feel unusual in both its systems and its appearance. The plants are not merely decoration; understanding their usefulness helps make the place more readable.
Official promotional video — PlayStation. Watch on YouTube.
7. Animal Well
Animal Well makes an unfamiliar room interesting before you know what it contains. Its tools tend to reveal possibilities rather than simply increase damage, encouraging you to revisit spaces and question small details. The result is a quieter, puzzle-led interpretation of interconnected exploration. It is best approached with as little foreknowledge as possible. Pick it if testing an idea and noticing an overlooked connection sound more satisfying than collecting a long chain of combat upgrades. Use guides sparingly if discovery is your main reason to play.
Official promotional video — Nintendo of America. Watch on YouTube.
6. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
ENDER LILIES pairs a ruined kingdom with the spirits of fallen warriors, whose abilities become part of your combat and exploration. Trying different skills gives you room to find a style that suits a difficult encounter. The melancholy setting makes each new area feel like part of a larger tragedy. Choose it if atmosphere matters as much as fighting, and you enjoy connecting the history of a place through what remains. It is a more combat-focused recommendation than Yoku’s Island Express or Animal Well.
Official promotional video — Nintendo of America. Watch on YouTube.
5. ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Lilac’s ability to work with troubled artificial beings becomes the foundation for exploring a damaged fantasy world. Companions supply different combat tools, giving encounters and movement a sense of customization as you progress. The connected map rewards returning with a better understanding of your options. Choose it for atmospheric exploration with a flexible fighting style. Its setting has connections to the wider series, but the immediate pleasure is learning how a new ability changes the route ahead.
Official promotional video — Nintendo of America. Watch on YouTube.
4. Nine Sols
Nine Sols puts precise, deflection-focused combat at the center of an interconnected world. Bosses ask you to understand timing and attack patterns rather than rely on an ever-larger health bar. The setting combines technology, mythology, and a striking visual identity, giving the action a strong narrative frame. Choose it if you enjoy practicing a difficult encounter until its rhythm becomes readable. Players mainly looking for relaxed exploration should consider another entry, because its demanding fights are a major part of the recommendation.
Official promotional video — PlayStation. Watch on YouTube.
3. Blasphemous 2
Blasphemous 2 gives the Penitent One several weapons whose differences matter both in combat and when moving through the map. That makes finding a new route feel tied to learning what your equipment can do. Its elaborate religious imagery supplies a distinctive world, though the grotesque presentation will not suit everyone. Pick it for deliberate action, memorable environments, and a structure that rewards careful exploration. It is the sequel recommended here; the first Blasphemous remains a separate game with its own mechanics.
Official promotional video — PlayStation. Watch on YouTube.
2. Hollow Knight: Silksong
Silksong builds a new adventure around Hornet’s agile movement and distinctive approach to fighting. Ascending through Pharloom changes the shape of exploration, while tools and encounters give the journey an identity beyond being more Hollow Knight. It is a released PC game, so the question is which style of adventure you want rather than whether it has arrived. Choose it for an ambitious, demanding Metroidvania with expressive traversal. The original Hollow Knight remains a worthwhile introduction if you prefer to begin with that world’s earlier story.
Official promotional video — Team Cherry. Watch on YouTube.
1. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown makes movement and combat reinforce each other. Sargon’s abilities help you cross increasingly demanding spaces, while precise defensive timing and a useful range of attacks keep battles active. Its map tools also make it easier to remember a promising route you cannot use yet. Choose it if you want a substantial action platformer that treats navigation seriously. There is plenty of challenge, but the available difficulty and accessibility options give you ways to shape that challenge around your preferences.
Official promotional video — Ubisoft. Watch on YouTube.
Which Should You Choose?
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a strong movement-led introduction. Nine Sols emphasizes demanding combat, Animal Well favors puzzles, and Silksong offers a larger expedition. Pick the part of exploration you want to keep learning rather than the longest-looking map. For another direction, our Best Puzzle Games on PS5 guide offers a different set of options.
