Almost a decade after the third installment, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming to the Nintendo Switch. However, the larger Metroid series has remained quite active, and it's rather hard to navigate if you haven't been around since the beginning. This article aims to guide newcomers and lapsed bounty hunters through all the Metroid games in order, both chronologically and by release date.
Chances are you're already familiar with some of Samus Aran's 2D side-scroller adventures, but even those are a bit all over the place – especially when we include ports, re-releases, and remakes! To make things more confusing, the 3D Metroid Prime saga is slotted between the earlier OG Metroid games, and to this day Nintendo continues to add new entries to the chronology.
