Xeodrifter: an excellent, affordable Metroidvania

This Metroidvania is minimal in every way, but manages to deliver a great gameplay experience by focussing on the essentials.

The ‘overworld’ screen allows travel between the four settings, although the order in which you’ll do everything is relatively fixed.

I have a confession. I’ve never played a Metroid game. I know, I know: hand in my gaming card, how can I even pretend to have any credibility when it comes to reviewing…