In addition to being a packed release year in general, 2023 was also no slouch when it came to providing players with a variety of excellent Metroidvania titles. The continued resurgence of the genre, especially in the indie scene, can at least partially be attributed to the success and critical acclaim of games like Hollow Knight, especially as fans continue to wait for its sequel and one of the industry's most-anticipated games – Hollow Knight: Silksong. The delays for Silksong have created somewhat of a vacuum for other developers to fill with their own takes on the genre, and 2023 saw several titles release that each pull their weight in various ways by attempting to rise to the bar set by Hollow Knight.