Best Metroid games

Metroid Prime leads with an ELO of 1,331, ahead of Metroid Dread (1,323) and Super Metroid (1,292). Ranked over 615 duels between 11 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Which Metroid game left the biggest mark on you? Rank the best entries in Samus Aran's iconic saga, from the first Metroid to Metroid Dread.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.