8 Games That Are Almost Metroidvanias But Not Quite

Zackari Greif is a List Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2021. A lifelong gamer and former writer for GameRant and Fix Gaming Channel , Zackari has written across news, guides, interviews, previews, reviews, features, and lists, bringing a broad background in gaming journalism to his work. There are a ton of different genres to classify video games under. Some are pretty straightforward and broad, like platformers. Others seem to be a bit more specific in what they offer, like the Metroidvania .