People are busy and don’t have time to sink hundredss of hours into a game. I love a sprawling game, but every single one boasting a hundred-hour-long campaign is just not feasible. It’s even worse when the game is artificially bloated with bad check points and constant backtracking.
There are a lot of Metroidvanias that take a long time to complete, but not all of them are massive time sinks. There are some Metroidvanias that have either streamlined their mechanics for easier gameplay, or they’re short and sweet. If you're looking for a Switch Metroidvania that respects your time, these ones are well worth considering.
8 Islets
Small Game, Big Reward
Not every Metroidvania needs to be brutally difficult to be rewarding, and a lot of the time small games punch above their weight class. Islets is one such game —it's a charming adventure with very forgiving combat and random time limited upgrades that affect exploration and your combat capabilities. While you still need to learn attack patterns for boss fights, it’s significantly less difficult than most other Metroidvanias.
Islets also has great level design, which uses an interconnected structure that gives you plenty of reasons to revisit...
