Games like Metroid
Closest overall match: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (★ 4.4). Highest rated: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at ★ 4.5. Quickest to finish: Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth at about 2 hours.
These 25 games score highest on our similarity model for Metroid Dread — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era.
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58%
1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Same developer; same release year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 89
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
52%
2. Super Mario Maker 2
Released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 88
- Finish rate
- 62%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
49%
3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 96
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
49%
4. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Rated 0.3 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
48%
5. Luigi's Mansion 3
Same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
48%
6. Super Mario 3D World
Same developer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 93
- Playtime
- 58h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
47%
7. Super Mario Odyssey
Same developer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 97
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
47%
-
46%
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Same developer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 121h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
46%
10. Bayonetta 3
Released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
45%
11. Super Mario Sunshine
Same developer.
- Year
- 2002
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 92
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
45%
12. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Rated 0.3 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, 83
-
44%
13. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Same release year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
44%
14. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
44%
15. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 89
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
43%
16. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Same developer.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 60h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
43%
17. Astral Chain
Released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
43%
18. Astro's Playroom
Released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
43%
19. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Same developer.
- Year
- 1998
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 99
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
42%
20. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Rated 0.6 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
42%
21. Monster Hunter Rise
Same release year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 15h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
42%
22. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Rated 0.4 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 4, 83
-
42%
23. Bayonetta 2
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Finish rate
- 87%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
42%
24. Dead Cells
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, 83
-
42%
25. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Same developer.
- Year
- 1995
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 91
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Metroid Dread?
On our similarity model, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the closest match to Metroid Dread — same developer; same release year.
Which game like Metroid Dread is rated highest?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.5/5 from 3,230 players.
Are there games like Metroid Dread on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 27 games like Metroid Dread on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Metroid Dread on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.