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Game profile
Metroid Prime Remastered
Samus Aran explores the eerie planet Tallon IV in first-person, gathering abilities that progressively unlock new paths. The 2023 remaster brings back the 2002 genre milestone with modernized graphics and controls.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Adventure, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available on one platform. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- First person exploration
- Unlockable abilities
- Atmospheric sci-fi planet
This fits you if
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you enjoy being made to think
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
What it costs you in time
About 14 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 2 weeks, or 7 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 94 out of 100, which puts it above 97 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 28 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 13 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 90 collected ratings.
Released in 2023 and 3 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2023
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure, Metroidvania
- Playtime
- approx. 14 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- Switch
- Critic rating
- 94 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metroid Prime Remastered | 2023 | approx. 14 hrs. | 94 | Mid price |
| Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | 2025 | approx. 20 hrs. | 84 | Full price |
| Luna Abyss | 2026 | approx. 15 hrs. | 81 | Mid price |
| Axiom Verge | 2015 | approx. 12 hrs. | 84 | Budget |
If you liked this, try these
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Shared: Shooter, Adventure, Sci-fi, longer
- Luna Abyss Shared: Shooter, Adventure, Sci-fi
- Axiom Verge Shared: Shooter, Metroidvania, Sci-fi
- Hail to the Rainbow Shared: Adventure, Sci-fi
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Shared: Adventure, Sci-fi, longer
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Shared: Adventure, Metroidvania, Sci-fi, longer