

Not A Good Match For: Players who aren’t comfortable with the idea of getting lost, and with burning potentially hours on a single conundrum.

Metroid’s back, baby, and Switch players are all better for it.Ī Good Match For: Fans of platformers, and anyone who missed the heck out of Samus Aran. It’s tough but not relentless, confusing but not confounding, and ultimately a satisfying romp through one of Nintendo’s long-untouched series. Dread doesn’t lack any of the genre staples, and in fact packages it all together in a greatest hits of Metroid references. You probably know what the genre usually entails: tight platforming, densely-packed levels, lots of upgrades, lots of backtracking.

There’s a reason why “metroid” is in “ metroidvania.” Metroid Dread, the first mainline Metroid game in nearly two decades, is the latest to prove why this series earned its spot in the gaming pantheon.
