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Best Metroidvania games

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Hollow Knight: Silksong1322

The worldwide ranking generated by 181 votes

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Hollow Knight: Silksong1322

Nine Sols1280

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown1274

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights1272

Ori and the Will of the Wisps1264

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night1259

Hollow Knight1259

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night1253

Afterimage1243

#10

Ori and the Blind Forest1236

#11

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist1230

#12

Metroid Dread1221

#13

Metroid Prime1215

#14

Salt and Sanctuary1214

#15

Dead Cells1208

#16

Super Metroid1204

#17

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow1195

#18

Blasphemous1186

#19

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow1182

#20

Guacamelee! 21170

#21

Metroid II: Return of Samus1160

#22

Animal Well1159

#23

Axiom Verge1153

#24

Metroid Fusion1152

#25

Guacamelee!1150

#26

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes1150

#27

Blasphemous II1129

#28

Metroid: Zero Mission1120

#29

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest1080

#30

Cave Story1076

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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.

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