iRankGames
Super Metroid

7 Platformer games like Super Metroid that you should try

Games like Super Metroid · Find similar →

More about this game →

We filtered the 44 games similar to Super Metroid down to the 7 that fit the “Platformer” category. Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Supraland top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Metroid.

iRank96/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
Tags
NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 1994Dev Nintendo R&D1

Quick answer

Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Super Metroid is Metroid Prime — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Supraland follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best platformer games like Super Metroid

7 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Metroid. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Metroid Prime
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationOpen WorldFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
IGDB86· 4
Year 2007Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Supraland
ShooterFPS
SoloExplorationRangedMeleeOpen World
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17
Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Metroid: Other M
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB78· 5
Year 2010Dev D-Rockets · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

My Friend Pedro
ShooterFPS
SoloDark2DMelee
Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110
Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB83· 7
Year 2009Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

ODDCORE
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeFirst Person
RAWG👍 89%· 27
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Explore games similar to Super Metroid by category

Rankings in the same genre