Metroid Dread (Nintendo Switch)

Metroid Dread is a single-player action-adventure platformer for Nintendo Switch, published by Nintendo and developed by MercurySteam. You join bounty hunter Samus Aran as she escapes a deadly alien world plagued by a mechanical menace. The game is rated PEGI 12.

Samus on a hostile planet

The setup is built around survival and escape. Samus Aran, a bounty hunter, finds herself on a deadly alien world that is plagued by a mechanical menace, and her task is to get out alive.

Metroid Dread belongs to the Metroid series and is listed in the Action, Adventure and Platformer genres. It is developed by MercurySteam and published by Nintendo, and it carries a PEGI 12 rating.

Gameplay and features

• Play as bounty hunter Samus Aran
• Action, Adventure and Platformer genres
• A deadly alien world threatened by a mechanical menace
• Part of the Metroid series
• Single-player experience
• Rated PEGI 12
• On-screen text in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese

For players who enjoy exploration-driven action games, the combination of Action, Adventure and Platformer genres is a good sign. It points to a game where you move through a hostile environment and meet threats along the way.

MercurySteam is credited as the developer, working with Nintendo as publisher. With ten on-screen languages available, including Japanese, Korean and Chinese alongside the main European languages, it is easy to find a setting that suits you.

Why play it on Nintendo Switch

Metroid Dread is a Nintendo Switch game on a physical game card, so you can insert it and begin straight away. The single-player focus makes it ideal for personal play sessions.

As a platformer in the Metroid series, it centres on moving through a hostile environment with a clear goal: getting Samus off the planet alive. If you like action games with a strong sense of place, this is the sort of title that suits the Switch.

Game details

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