Metroid Dread

TwinfiniteRebecca Stone

MercurySteam has created a brand new Metroid game that successfully lives up to high expectations by combining tradition with innovation. The game is well-designed all around, captivating from start to end, and challenging without being unfair. For this reason, Metroid Dread is a must-play for a wide audience of Switch owners.

Pure NintendoJemma Casson

9/10

Metroid Prime 4 is here. It’s finally here. On December 4, 2025, fans around the world rejoiced in unison as they downloaded their copy of the game, or picked

Digital TrendsGiovanni Colantonio

“Metroid Dread sharpens everything that makes Metroid enjoyable, while more fully realizing its horror ambitions.”

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

The sound design of Metroid Dread is rather complementary to its tone. The music sounds distant but oddly relaxing at times, or stressful and epic during boss fights. There’s a sense of isolation that ebbs and flows throughout Metroid Dread, making you never feel truly at ease. You do indeed feel all alone in space, as a good Metroid should. The voice acting is also well-done, from the Chozo language scenes that give you a grand sense of lore to the unnerving voice of ADAM as he tells you how hopeless things are. It’s brilliant all-around.

Capsule ComputersDustin Spencer

9/10

Metroid Dread is a superb entry into one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises.

TechRaptorTyler Chancey

9/10

While linear in spots and lacking accessibility options, Metroid Dread manages to excel with responsive controls, thrilling action, and a fitting conclusion to this part of Samus Aran's story.

Press StartShannon Grixti

8.5/10

Metroid Dread feels like a celebration of 2D Metroid. It manages to stay true to the original games, whilst also introducing some new elements that keeps things feeling fresh. The game is held back by some questionable level design, the E.M.M.I feeling repetitive and a definite knowledge barrier for series newcomers.

eXputerMoiz Banoori

Metroid Dread combines great story-telling with incredibly smooth gameplay to deliver an unforgettable experience on the Nintendo Switch.

Attack of the FanboyJoshua Raymer

Metroid Dread is hard, but it's hard in a really good way. The kind of way that makes you sometimes want to toss your controller, but doubles your resolve while doing so. It's smooth, quick, and makes Samus feel fast and powerful as much as it possibly can without turning into an action platformer

The OuterHavenTodd Black

New Mission, New Threat, Same Epic Samus Aran

VideogamerJosh Wise

8/10

Where the studio succeeds—and where Metroid Dread elevates from noble and flawed effort to inspired riff—is in its embrace of the unreachable.

Analog Stick GamingJeff Young

Unscored

Metroid Dread is a stunning return to form for the beloved bounty hunter. With a fairly substantial map to explore, enemies to destroy, and weapons to master, Samus will have to contend with nearly invincible robots that will stalk her almost every move. As Samus explores this mysterious planet, she