Metroidvanias, which ones are good? Just finished Ender Lilies

I want to get the new Prince of Persia but I'm not gonna spend $60 on that shit. Any recs? Ones I've played:

Both Ori's

Hollow Knight (very mid game btw)

Afterimage

Blasphemous

I'm fairly new to this genre. Any tips?

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Iconoclasts is a little short but is a huge standout in the last 10 years or so imo.

Cave Story is exceptional. Free version is good but the Cave Story + on steam is worth it imo and probably goes on sale often.

La Mulana is really good but is extremely difficult.

Tevi is really good but I saw you are anime avoidant. Same goes for Lunar Nights and Record of Lodoss War, though they may be a bit easier to stomach with their pixel art. I've heard great things about Rabi-Ribi but the art style is too much for me to stomach.

Bloodstained is insultingly easy. I was very disappointed in it.

Valdis Story is more anime shit but doesn't really make up for it if you dislike the art style.

Beyond that you can always emulate the older Castlevania games. Most of them are good.

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but the Cave Story + on steam is worth it imo

Wow let me pay to get worse graphics and music (that I can get for free anyways with mods). Do you work for Nicalis by any chance?

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