GAME CATALOG / Metroid
Super Metroid
1994 · Nintendo
Samus returns to Zebes, gaining abilities that open new routes through its interconnected world.
MetroidDifficulty: ModerateFirst playthrough: about 7–12 hours
Read our take ↓EDITORIAL VIEW
Our take
Super Metroid lets the world do much of the talking. A sealed door or unreachable ledge becomes a reason to keep exploring; its controls show their age, but its spatial design remains compelling.
An editorial impression to help choose a game, not a community score.
TIME & REPLAY
Time & replay
First playthroughabout 7–12 hours
A broad first-clear estimate; exploration and difficulty change the actual time.
Replay designNo traditional NG+
A compact route and completion-time goals invite repeat runs.
BEFORE YOU START
Who it suits
You may enjoy it if
Players who enjoy reading maps, remembering branches and revisiting old paths with new abilities.
Keep in mind
Some controls and hidden passages have little modern guidance.