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Drinkbox Studios has delayed its Metroidvania action RPG Blighted out of fall 2026 and into 2027, and used the same devlog to lay out the game's level structure, its Watcher's Peak hub and the parry that doubles as a traversal tool.
The Scarlet Engagement got its most substantial gameplay showing yet during Xbox's TGS 2026 broadcast, built around controlling Leo and Alex simultaneously across a 16th-century England under an ethereal castle. Still 2027.
Nintendo announced Metroid Ravenous during its September 9 Direct: a new 2D Metroid for Switch 2 arriving January 28, 2027, with an injured Samus narrating in the first person, a new energy-siphoning ability, a wall-phasing dash, the return of Dread's parry, and an amiibo lineup plus a Special Edition shipping on the same day.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, the cursed-hat Metroidvania-roguelite from Pocketpair Publishing and Frontside 180, is coming to Android, with pre-registration now open on Google Play. No firm mobile release date has been given yet, but the console-quality action-platformer - built around possessing enemies and four-player co-op - is one to watch on phones.
To mark Castlevania's 40th anniversary, Konami revealed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 - a brand-new 2D entry with a sprawling castle map and inventive powers like gravity-flipping, arriving October 15, 2026.
Whiteboard Games announced Tempus Vitae at the Latin American Games Showcase 2026: a time-travel metroidvania FPS in which a stranded astronaut hops between the station Theia's doomed 2185 and 2385 timelines. Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC in 2027.
Team17 and Swedish studio Wych Elm confirmed at The MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 that their Twin Peaks-inspired, rotoscope-animated survival-horror Metroidvania Silver Pines launches October 8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and PC. A Steam demo is available now. Play as PI Red Walker hunting for the elusive Eddie Velvet.
SoulGame Studio and IndieArk's acclaimed twin-stick Metroidvania Minishoot' Adventures is shipping on iOS and Android on May 21 for a flat $5.99 - less than half the Steam price. The phone build keeps the entire PC adventure intact with no microtransactions, no energy timers, and no ads.