The ULTIMATE Upcoming Metroidvania List 2023
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00:11 ► #50 Elderand : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
00:31 ► #49 Rusted Moss : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
00:59 ► #48 Neon Moon : store.steampowered.com/app/16...
01:29 ► #47 Kingdom Shell : store.steampowered.com/app/11...
01:52 ► #46 Æmbrosia : store.steampowered.com/app/89...
02:21 ► #45 Curse of the Sea Rats : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
03:07 ► #44 Nara: Facing Fire : store.steampowered.com/app/20...
04:01 ► #43 SELINI : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
04:28 ► #42 Rune Fencer Illyia : store.steampowered.com/app/11...
05:25 ► #41 Gold Project : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
06:42 ► #40 Mira and the Legend of the Djinns : store.steampowered.com/app/19...
07:33 ► #39 Romancelvania : store.steampowered.com/app/11...
08:26 ► #38 Dewdrop Dynasty : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
08:59 ► #37 A Sister's Journey : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
09:59 ► #36 BIOMORPH : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
11:08 ► #35 Lotus Knight : store.steampowered.com/app/12...
11:38 ► #34 Astra: Fading Stars : store.steampowered.com/app/16...
12:21 ► #33 SAK'D : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
13:27 ► #32 LUCID : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
14:36 ► #31 Moadra : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
15:33 ► #30 Shyftrs : store.steampowered.com/app/18...
16:17 ► #29 The Crown Stones: Mirrah : store.steampowered.com/app/18...
16:58 ► #28 Chiaroscuro : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
17:47 ► #27 Last Vanguard : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
18:44 ► #26 Glimmer in Mirror : store.steampowered.com/app/10...
19:35 ► #25 Ceplion : store.steampowered.com/app/21...
20:34 ► #24 AWAKEN: Astral Blade : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
21:13 ► #23 Savior : store.steampowered.com/app/10...
22:07 ► #22 Rubi: The Wayward Mira : store.steampowered.com/app/11...
23:06 ► #21 DOOMBLADE : store.steampowered.com/app/92...
24:19 ► #20 Heart Forth, Alicia : store.steampowered.com/app/34...
25:16 ► #19 Rebel Transmute : store.steampowered.com/app/11...
26:21 ► #18 The Last Case of Benedict Fox : store.steampowered.com/app/20...
27:26 ► #17 Akatori : store.steampowered.com/app/14...
27:44 ► #16 The Siege and the Sandfox : store.steampowered.com/app/65...
28:22 ► #15 : store.steampowered.com/app/19...
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30:40 ► #13 : store.steampowered.com/app/17...
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Thanks for adding Ceplion to the list! It's great that you support us, indie developers, with your videos.
Welcome!
I love the idea of using a crossbow. Can't wait to play your game.
Dostum başarılar...👋🏻
@@hasanalisarpdag teşekkürler 🙂
Thank you for featuring us :)
We are happy to tell you that Nara is currently going through a major visual and gameplay update. Be prepared to see insane improvements in the next trailer and demo :)
We are 2 brothers and 2 sisters btw.
I’m very very intrigued by the visual effects in your game! Really wanna learn more about vfx and I’m curious how y’all learned about them.
@@V_y-r_e All in 1 vfx toolkit and Sprite Shaders Ultimate are some of the unity assets we used to make the vfx. They are very easy to use and have infinite potential:)
I meant to reply to this sooner but forgot to. Thanks so much for answering!, I’ll look into both of these things. What got y’all into gamedev?
Welcome!
nara is awesome, i supported it on kickstarter! i believe in your work, will be happy to see more
I love to see so many indie developers posting comments to show this channel some appreciation! This has been my go to indie game channel for several years now, since back in the Clemmy Games days. Hardest working indie-informer in the business, bar none. Here's wishing you continued sucess for many years to come! Also: So many great games here I can't wait for! Rune Fencer, Sister's Journey, Savior, HF Alicia, Sandfox, Crowsworn, Silksong, + too many more to name! Awesome list!
We're so happy you included Astra: Fading Stars in this list ^ ^
You and the community have been amazing and the feedback we got from everyone super valuable, thanks!!!!
We'll do our best to make the metroidvania experience as great as possible!
Cheers!
We are really excited that you put BIOMORPH in this list. We're working really hard to create a pretty great and unique metroidvania!
Best of luck, your game looks very interesting
Looks amazing!
Cheers!
That sounds awesome I love and I mean LOVE METROIDVANIAS!!
Looks pissa
Thank you for including Bo! I can't wait to show everyone how much the game has improved since that alpha trailer. Hopefully will be releasing a new trailer early next yaer with a sick new cinematic animated intro! Thank you for everything you do for the indie game community Clemmy. I can tell you put SO MUCH work into these videos.
Hey! Thanks for dropping by! Looking forward to it
Dangit man, your channel is literally the reason my wishlist is actually pushing 1,000 GAMES on steam. Got me so hyped for literally everything
HYPE
CLEMMY! Thank you so much for including LUCID on this fantastic list
Out of everything on this list, there's only two games I didn't already have wishlisted (one cause I'm not interested and the other cause I didn't know about it until this video). We have so many Metroidvanias to look forward to that it's insane. Incredible list as always, Clemmy.
Cheers Rocky!
I'm so excited for Romancelvania! I usually go for the grim dark but that one looks like a fun change of pace!
mmhmm!
Okay, now that I have a chance to watch legit...
50. Elderand - new to me. Looks interesting.
49. Rusted Moss - not a fan of chunky pixel art. Might be okay.
48. Neon Moon - The, well, neon style is striking. Good animations.
47. Kingdom Shell - might be okay? Dunno.
46. AEmbrosia - Nice sprite work. Worth a look.
45. Curse of the Sea Rats - Been looking at this Don Bluth movie for a while.
44. Nara: Facing Fire - Very smooth animation and interesting art.
43. Selini - Setting reminds me of old games like Out of This World
42. Rune Fencer Illyia - Looks like Momodora, which I didn't like.
41. Gold Project - Another game that calls attention to itself by the art.
40. Mira and TLOTJ - Seen this before. Looks promising.
39. Romancelvania - I'm so confused...but it definitely has appeal.
38. Dewdrop Dynasty - Very retro pixel art.
37. A Sister's Journey - Hi Celeste. I can see this taking off.
36. Biomorph - Is it wrong that I tend to judge these by how smooth the animations are? If not, Biomorph is in a very good place.
35. Lotus Knight - Ah, yes, the infamous HK clone. Curious to see what it really is.
34. Astra: Fading Stars - Looks promising.
33. Sak'd - The premise of this one is hilarious.
32. Lucid - That BGM really caught my attention.
31. Moadra - Setting's probably not for me, but it reminds me of Sundered.
30. Shyftrs - Pity the kickstarter failed, but it looks uneven atm.
29. The Crown Stones - Very slow and deliberate movement.
28. Chiaroscuro - I don't see this as a HK rip-off, so much as just using inspirations.
27. Last Vanguard - Brisk action and distinctive art and setting.
26. Glimmer in Mirror - Played the demo a while back. Definitely needed work at the time, but very pretty.
25. Ceplion - A Sister's Journey part 2, but I think this does some interesting things that one doesn't.
24. Awaken: Astral Blade - Very vibrant art and particle effects.
23. Savior - The protag's acrobatic animations are really the star here.
22. Ruby: Wayward Mira - Not so much the protag, but the rest of it reminds me of Iconoclasts.
21. DOOMBLADE - Distinct art and KB&M focus.
20. Heart Forth, Alicia - Looks cute. Just how old is this?
19. Rebel Transmute - Very Axiom Verge. (Or just Metroid.)
18. The Last Case of Benedict Fox - This one just gives me bad adventure game vibes.
17. Akatori - Caught my attention earlier due to the staff-use mechanics.
16. Siege & Sandbox - Not sure how I feel about stealth-focus, but looks decent.
15. Cookie Cutter- I need to see more to decide, because it's either really good or really bad.
14. Turbo Kid - Demo was kinda frustrating IMO.
13. Mandragora - I was surprised to get an ad for this at one point.
12. Vernal Edge - Demo was simultaneously a little disappointed and probably the result of being an early-game demo.
11. Fallen Tear - Don't think I've seen this one. Indivisible comp seems fitting.
10. Exil - Also new. Brief demo too chaotic to evaluate.
9. Being and Becoming - For a second I thought I was looking at a 9 Years of Shadows demo.
8. YES! Been watching this one very carefully for a bit.
7. Afterimage - Very vibrant art (no surprise if it's Chinese)
6. Bo: Path of Teal Lotus - What if the Okami team made a metroidvania?
5. Momodora Moonlit Farewell - No, thanks. Reverie Under Moonlight really turned me off.
4. Nine Sols - Another really smooth game.
3. The Last Faith - Deliberate animations. I never really played CV, so this is not for me.
2. Crowsworn - Very smooth. Damn, 1.25M kickstarter??
1. Silksong - Is Silksong.
Holy crap. Nice list!
Oh, uh, 8 is Gestalt. It's not called yes.
6:49
Exciting to see our game Mira here!!! ❤🎉
yooooo!
Savior stands out in a big way for me. I hope they have built interesting sections to capitalise on that movement because it looks very fluid and fun.
Agreed...We havent heard anything new on the game tho so Im a bit worried...its been forever.
Clemmy, being part of the kickstarter for Crowsworn, they said they'll most likely release the game in 2024, due to more content and more polish required. "Release date to be later than anticipated".
Thanks for the heads up! Good things come to those who wait
Lets boost this video with comments and make a great thread in the process by each of us choosing 1 metroidvania to recommend that you believe didn't get enough love. My personal favorite in recent years was *Grime* which came out about a month before Metroid Dread so no one was thinking about it after that game came out. It has the soulslike combat and a beautiful/desecrated world also they have a DLC they'll be releasing pretty soon called Colors of Rot I've been holding off playing it again until it's finished.
Gotta show some love for Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials! Interesting puzzle gameplay mixed in with a quirky narrative and a suite of accessibility options make it a stand out title I wish got more love. Also, while not technically a Metroidvania (more like Zelda 2), Phoenotopia: Awakening is also a hidden gem I think deserves more attention. A few rough edges, but the overall quality makes it one of my top 10 indies ever. Very difficult in places, but accessibility options also go a ways towards alleviating this games more frustrating issues as well. Gotta love some games that allow tailoring of various features to better suit individual players needs, IMO!
I think Iconoclasts is severely Underrated
It has an Amazibg History for almost every main character and Super Fun Boss fights altough it is more linear somewhat Metroid dread like you can still come back to other areas
The only thing thatvi feel is a Letdown is the upgrades system that you can equip wich are quite simple you could play the whole game without even using them and thr Puzzles are pretty creative
i enjoy playing metroidvania games ... but surprise to see so many new ones coming out this year, the genre has really grown and they keep looking and playing better
Yeah!
Great list of games, I've added many of these to my Steam Wishlist... Can't wait to play them thank you. Subbed and liked 🙌
#41, Gold Project, reminds me a little bit of Sundered how going light or dark alters the abilities you can get which also affected ow you traversed the world
Good point
Great video. Metroidvania is one of my favorite genres so to see 50 upcoming ones is such a treat. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do! Help share this!
Some good 'uns. Blasphemous 2 was also announced to launch in 2023 - dunno if that's still the plan, but no trailer has been shown for it in any case.
Yeah, looking forward to that but didn't have anything to show
I'd be surprised if it came out in 2033. Most Metroidvanias that were being made before they announced the sequel aren't necessarily going to be finalised by 2023 yet A much newer game like Blasphemous 2 is going to be out by 2023? Hmmmm
2023 is going to be a great year for indies 😁 Need them all
nice
I have never seen a game like Savior and its pixel too tysm i instantly added it to my wishlist
Nice
Nice job, this list is huge! I'm going to add some of this games in my steam list.
Glad you enjoyed!
Savior, Gestalt, Last Faith, Hollow Knight 2.
So many amazing games to come that I’ve been waiting for literally for years. It’s sad that this genre is now known for getting delayed releases.
Amazing video, dude, heavy on the ads side, but really good list here, even with updates for each entry.
Not so sure about Savior, as an animator i noticed something iffy in it's trailer and now that i went to check the steam page and saw that there aren't more images or footage than the one that was shown, not even in the kickstarter trailer.
i'm 99% sure that everything on it was hand animated and wasn't actually coded gameplay.
@@reyalfa18 yeah, those parry animations seemed to good to be actual gameplay, and I’m not an animator or anything like that, but there is a gameplay clip already. I believed some people got to play an alpha or beta build
excelente como siempre tus videos sirven como una guia de compra para estos fantasticos juegos por eso me encanta tu canal
I love how you showed many great games but near the end are like: "Of Course Hollow Knight Silksong is number1" and then don't bother to show much as everyone has been doing that on their own for a longggggg time now. So happy to see all the indie development studios commenting too. Much love to you guys and the work you do! Metroidvania is easily my favorite genre to play.
Thank you for mentioning and supporting Moadra :)
Glimmer in Mirror really reminds me of Ender Lilies. I'm looking forward to it!
can see it
39:31 Castlevania isn't "Bloodborne but 2D". If you want to see what modern 2D Igavanias would look like then look at Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth.
YES YES you have finally uploaded the metroidvanias from 6 months ago but finally I congratulate you friend :D
ok
1:35 wow! That game it's DMC in 2D O_____o like bro! 🤙
yeah!
I watched this video WAY later than I should have! My most anticipated games from this list are Nara, Nine Sols, Crowsworn, and Silksong, obviously.
Thanks for watching!
Clemmy, my dude... you need to drop whatever you are doing and go watch Turbo Kid! You'll love it.
Great list! Some really amazing games there. I was a bit sad after not seeing Bio-Gun on the list though 😢.
too many to name all of them!
50!! Wow Clemmy you are murdering me with this backlog!> Love your channel
Cheers! Love these and there are quite a number in development!
Wow what an incredible list, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I was going to list some of my most anticipated games from this list, then I realised it's at least half of the ones shown. I definitely think however there's definitely a clear top tier for me in presentation: crowsworn, ninesols, gestalt, last vanguard, last faith, exil and of course silksong. 2023-2024 will be stacked for metroidvanias.
Fingers crossed they come out. 2022 has not been great for MV fans
Content is great. Thx a lot. As an advise put the titles of the games on the top screen. In the bottom covers most of the characters graphic.
Awesome list. 2023 will be metroidvania year for sure!
Yeah! Sure hope so
Awesome list Clemm, thanks for all the effort you put in your videos, I missed animal well(maybe it is not 100% a metroidvania?), but the list was soooo good
Saw that but couldn't fit it in!
Just watched a video by a TH-camr called Jesse Cox, one of Totalbiscuit's friends from the good old YT days, and he said that he a few friends are producers on Gestalt: Steam and Cinder, so I think the game is on its way to the finish line.
Yes! I saw his tweet. Dexbonus & The Completionist are helping as well
Found these demos on Steam, Mira and the Legend of the Djinns, Rebel Transmute and Nine Sols
Thanks for the support!!!
Welcome!
Gotta say, as a guy who grew up on the Castlevania metroids, I kind of wish we had more RPG/Loot focused ones rather than the Hollow knight/platforming and movement focus a lot of these seem to have
Yeah. Things do shift in trends though so maybe we'll get more of those
Thanks for the video. My top 10 list:
10-Heart Forth, Alicia
9-The Last Case of Benedict Fox
8-Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
7-Akatori
6-Cookie Cutter
5-Bushiden
4-The Last Faith
3-Exile
2-Crowsworn
1-Hollow Knight:Silksong.
Good picks!
Thank you for including our game (SELINI) in this amazing list :)
Welcome!
I'd toss "Anew: The Distant Light" to the mix. The devs are still at it, even though they haven't updated their public profiles for a while.
Oh that has been awhile
Shyftrs looks so good. I wish I’d have known about their Kickstarter campaign.
Mmhmm
Absolutely bless you, I've got NINE games i want to play now, thanks for your efforts
Can't wait for Rune Fencer Illya and The Last Faith. \o/ Thanks for the list man!
nice ones
Thanks for the upload man! God bless u. :D
So far, the best video of the year for me!
Thanks!
impressive list!! thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
Cookie Cutter has amazing animations, but that protagonist design... Now that's pain.
It’s ok
Elderand, Afterimage and The kast faith are the one I will keep an eye on.
good
This year wasn't good for metroidvania fans, but if half of this list be released in 2023/2024 for me it's fine.
The Last Faith #1 my most atecipated game. Also Gestalt, Moadra, Mandragora & Being and Becoming.
Agreed. Hope 2023 is THE year
36:22 The music alone out this in my wishlist! The art is lovely too.
Nine Sols, Crowswirn and Last Faith look very interesting too.
Nara: facing fire looks awesome
I am looking forward to savior too, that scene running to jump and ride the dragon, I am so ready for that
good
Glimmer in the mirror is like "What if we make an Ori like game with Chibi characters". Not that its bad. The music, the art style, the level design seems to be pretty blatant Ori copy to be honest, but I'm not complaining.
A little. It’s the soft lighting I think
This is a hell of a list
Thanks!
Elderand looks very cool! ill wait for it on my Switch, im not a Steam fan ever.
K
"Domblee" made me laugh so hard
hm?
@@ClemmyGames 23:27
Number 28 should've never been advertised.
as a metroidvania fan, I'm a little hesitant watching this list as it will likely add another dozen or two games on my already huge backlog. oh well..
DO IT
Last faith should've been #1 imho. Haha But so could have Gestalt, Awaken, Heartforth Alicia, Akatora, Seige and the Sandfox, Vernal Edge and MANDRAGORA; plus a couple others I might've missed off the list- I'm not a fan of the popular "notebook doodles art style" that is silksong and crowsworn etc.
To each their own but we can have all of them 😉
I've heard that Heart forth, Alicia will FINALLY be launch on Sept 2023! They said they have almost finish the last dungeon in this game!
👀 really?
@@ClemmyGames That's what I heard from them.
Great job, your love for the genre and your hard work make you go further each time, I respect your dedication 👍
Now find us 20 farming rpg, it should be enough 😋
Jokes aside can't wait to see your greatest project in the making, keep it up and we'll be here for it
I have a recommendation for you The Perfect Pencil
Its setting reminds me a lot of Hollow Knight the demo is on Steam and is a blast.
It's ok
Watch Turbo Kid. It's a blast, quite literally lol
50?! Jesus, I guess it shouldn't be surprising considering it's one of your favored genre's, but that's really extensive for strictly "upcoming" games.
It's A LOT
Thanks for all the research Clemmy. Gread vid. Personally Rune Fencer Illyia is my #1 but almost all of these titles ended up on my wishlist. A much better list than last year's one even if some titles were repeats from that list.
Huh! Rune fencer #1? Interesting. Yeah quite a number of repeats since THEY DIDN'T RELEASE THIS YEAR
@@ClemmyGames Yeah Rune Fencer is number 1 for me. I don't think it's objectively going to be the best game in the list but I think personally I will have the most fun with it. The dev for it hangs out on the Berserk Boy Discord and keeps showing off little clips for the game all of which just look so fun.
You missed Blasphemous 2 coming 2023. An HIGHLY anticipated game for me.
no footage though
I'd be surprised if it makes 2023 considering older Metroidvanias in development will struggle to make it by 2023
But for mobile devices like Android & iOS is there too?. We want all this game of metroidvania!.
If 30 years ago you told me that I'd be playing my 16 bit games on a system designed to play 9,000,000 bit games and they'd be all the rage, I would have laughed. Well played Nintendo, well played atari...
The man really loves his Hollow Knight........like a lot.
mm
thx bro 👍
🍻
Moadra looks incredible!!!
Still waiting for Last Faith... can you please shed some light on what is going on with the release for that game title?
The animation in cookie cutter looks insane
Love it
there is a line between inspiration and plagiarism. lotus knight and chiaroscuro are blatant knock-offs, while last vanguard brings enough new to the table to earn it a pass
Fair enough
Muy buenos juegos para 2023 gracias por enseñarlos
what game is the muscular snake with the sword from
I’m most excited for Earthblade which is from the same developers as Celeste
Tarnishing was a 3/10 for me.the boss fights I did were pretty cool. I'd rather play castle in the darkness.
Mm
the last upcoming the game of (alice escaped! metroidvania) release date TBA
Saw that, looks ok
Excited for gestalt and moadra the most
Got some news on gestalt!
@@ClemmyGames what is it?
Rusted moss reminds me of neon abyss
Rusted Moss looks AWESOME 🤩
Cool look
there's something that bothers me with number 23, Savior, as an animator i noticed something iffy in it's trailer and now that i went to check the steam page and saw that there aren't more images or footage than the one that was shown, not even in the kickstarter trailer.
i'm 99% sure that everything on it was hand animated and wasn't actually coded gameplay.
would love to see if there was more information given about it
Hmm, we'll see
I think they have been very selective in what they have shown here and i too have my reservations. However, this was the most intriguing game on the list for me (too many hollow knight rip-offs for me).
What is the name of the game from the thumbnail? its looked great !
Elderand
i wonder if one day we will get dust an elycian tale 2
this is THE MV list
THANK YOU
What one is the thumbnail game?
A lot A lot Of Favs
16:23 sorry but that's just Circle Of The Moon, they can claim it's not all they want, all I could say back would be "lol ok"
Are there any Demon's Crest-like games?
last faith, silk song, blasphemous 2 is just so goated hope all actually come put this year
yes please!
Interested: 50, 45, 8, 7, 5, 1
Anticipated: 42, 22, 20, 17, 12
Hoping it comes to Switch: 46, 35, 26, 24
nice picks
They all will come to Switch. What legitimately good one hasn't?
You missed no2, 3, 4...
That's a lot of work.
Again.
I will watch it later.
cheers
When it comes to game development, undelivered Kick Starters are kind of rampant.