On paper, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree has elements of everything I love in gaming: Soulslike combat, robust buildcraft systems, Metroidvania level design, and a painterly art style that ...

While the genre has expanded exponentially, these five series remain as the greatest Metroidvania games of all time.

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...