The Mummy Demastered, Iconoclasts, Owlboy, Shantae series, Death's Gambit, Chasm, Timespinner, Strider, Yoku's Island Express, Castle in the Darkness. So many good metroidvanias on sale. Can any recommend the standouts from these?
Strider: stylish, slighty more linear than most Metroidvanias
Mummy Demastered, really solid despite being technically based on the dumb Tom Cruise mummy movie. (by Wayforward who also do the Shantae games.)
Shantae, very good, probably start with Pirate's Curse
Owlboy, Great spritework and music, decent game.
Timespinner, very Symphony of the Night inspired specifically
Yoku's Island Express, mixes pinball with metroidvania. pretty chill vibes
Castle in the Darkness, a bit more retro, sorta Maze of Galious styled.
Chasm, procedurally generated levels probably not for everyone.
Death's Gambit, more of a 2D take on the Souls games, was buggy on release.