metroidvania

Moonlight Kids’ time-loop metroidvania Echo Weaver is targeting an October 8 release for PC and current-generation consoles, placing a new spin on a familiar exploration formula: instead of collecting increasingly elaborate combat upgrades, players are expected to treat time itself as currency...

Dragon Loop arrived on the Xbox store on June 11, 2026, as a $14.99 open-world Metroidvania from Happy Player, playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and handhelds through Xbox Play Anywhere. The storefront pitch is familiar in genre terms but unusually specific in structure: a...

February’s indie slate may have been short, but it packed a surprising amount of personality — from gore-soaked, blood-as-ammunition horror to compact, high‑speed shooters that arrive day‑one on Xbox Game Pass. If you missed the ID@Xbox pipeline this month, here are five standout indies that...

When you crash-land on an alien planet, you find yourself alone and in constant danger. Everything on this planet seems focused on killing you, but you have no choice but to explore and stay alive. Sounds a bit like Metroid, doesn't it? It's actually the premise behind a new indie PC game called...