Authentic Metroid feel
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“One of the most faithful spiritual successors to Super Metroid ive ever played”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Moadra
Worth buying? What 108 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 108 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Gloomsoft2026Metroidvania · Horror · Action
−10%$24.99$22.49
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A dark, Alien/Predator-flavored, Metroid-style Metroidvania with great movement, atmosphere and exploration. Skip it if you dislike long multi-phase bosses, scarce special ammo or obscure navigation.
Great for
Super Metroid and Metroid Dread fans who want a dark sci-fi, exploration-heavy challenge
Main risk
Long multi-phase bosses, scarce special ammo and softlock-prone, hard-to-read maps can push you to refund
What players love
Dark Alien/Predator atmosphere and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Moadra is what you get if you lock H.R. Giger in a basement with only Metroid for entertainment.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Fluid, responsive movement and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game has the slickest controls of any metroidvania I've ever played.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration, secrets and scanner
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Exploration is the selling point here. Lots of secrets, that are fun to find and get, interesting locales.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Interesting story and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the story, which I didn’t expect much from at all, but it managed to hook me, and it was really interesting to follow.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗
Flexible upgrades with free respec
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“You just click the augments in the pool and you get full 100% refund.”
Steam review · 22.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overlong, brutal multi-phase bosses
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“it's that they always have something like 6 phases, so the mistakes eventually compound and you lose.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Scarce special ammo and invulnerable enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it feels like you're often punished for killing enemies”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
No fast travel and tedious backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The amount of backtracking you have to do when you're at 3 access upgrades is crazy”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Softlocks and no way to go back
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Cant even farm enemies for hours to get the currency they give.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Slow, stop-start pacing and dark visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The gameplay flow is very stop-start and bores me.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Poor checkpoints
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Even before bosses the checkpoints are several screens away.”
Steam review · translated · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support9 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorQuad-Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series or similar
Storage9 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-8100 or similar
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB or similar
Storage9 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorQuad-Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series or similar
Storage9 GB available space
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