Hidden Gem Metroidvania Games Under $5

Highly rated Metroidvania games on Steam for games under $5, capped at 25,000 reviews. The cap filters out everything you've already heard of.

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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
  1. 1Supraland91.25%
  2. 2VVVVVV90.82%
  3. 3Bloody Hell90.34%
  4. 4A Castle Full of Cats89.95%
  5. 5The Messenger89.68%
  6. 6Yoku's Island Express89.24%
  7. 7Out There Somewhere88.72%
  8. 8Gato Roboto88.69%
  9. 9Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition88.39%
  10. 10You Have to Win the Game88.24%
  11. 11The Vagrant87.54%
  12. 12Axiom Verge87.51%
  13. 13Guacamelee! 287.12%
  14. 14DLC Quest86.53%
  15. 15ScourgeBringer85.48%
  16. 16Hands of Necromancy85.11%
  17. 17Blue Fire84.31%
  18. 18The Knight Witch84.26%
  19. 19Seasons after Fall84.09%
  20. 20STRIDER / ストライダー飛竜83.80%
  21. 21Souldiers81.82%
  22. 22Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition75.57%