In a genre space as crowded as Metroidvanias, it's always nice to see a game come along that attempts to push the envelope and offer something new. Brainwash Gang's Laika: Aged Through Blood is just that kind of game, a self-described "Motovania" that mixes the traditional elements of a Metroidvania with physics-based, motorcycle-dependent traversal akin to Excitebike or the Trials series. It's a compelling left-field genre experiment that, for the players it clicked with, delivered one of the more memorable and exciting takes on the Metroidvania formula in years at the time of its release. After making its way to PC and other consoles in 2023, Laika has now officially landed on the Nintendo Switch, which raises the question of whether Switch owners should add the game to their library given how many other Metroidvanias players have access to on the platform.