Metroid Dread is the long-awaited fifth chapter of the 2D Metroid saga, developed by MercurySteam with Nintendo EPD, arriving 19 years after Metroid Fusion. Samus Aran explores the labyrinthine planet ZDR, stalked by nearly indestructible E.M.M.I. robots whose sectors transform the series' empowerment fantasy into tense cat-and-mouse horror. Her most agile incarnation ever, with melee counters, free-aim, slide, and Phantom Cloak stealth, makes moment-to-moment movement a pleasure, while the interconnected map delivers classic ability-gated exploration the genre is named for. Boss battles rank among the series' best, capped by a finale that resolves the decades-long Metroid storyline. It won Best Action/Adventure at The Game Awards 2021 and became the best-selling Metroid game ever.
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