Metroidvania

Meanings

1. A (genre of) platform game with role-playing game elements and inventory items, involving more exploration than a traditional linear platform game, particularly revisiting previously explored areas.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Hellenic *mā́tēr Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr) Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλῐς (pólĭs) Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis)bor. Latin metropolis Latin mētropolītānuslbor. French métropolitainclip. French métrobor. English metro Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs)bor. New Latin androideslbor. English android blend English Metroid Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellumbor. Proto-West Germanic *kastell Old English castel Middle English castel English castle Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Medieval Latin trans- Medieval Latin silva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Medieval Latin -nus Medieval Latin silvānus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Medieval Latin -ius Medieval Latin -ia ▲ Old Hungarian Erdeuelucalq. Medieval Latin Trānsylvānialbor. English Transylvania blend English Castlevania blend English Metroidvania Blend of Metroid + Castlevania, two influential games of this type.