Steam Page Tips for Metroidvanias
Metroidvania fans evaluate movement first — how the character controls, what abilities unlock, how the map opens up. It’s a connoisseur genre with high standards set by its classics, and pages get judged against those standards immediately.
The capsule
Character in motion against a striking environment silhouette. The genre’s buyers respond to art direction more than logos — let the world do the talking.
The short description hook
Name the ability-gated exploration loop and your twist on it. If your movement tech is the hook (dash, grapple, time-rewind), it belongs in sentence one.
Screenshots that convert
One map screen. Genre veterans read map density like a wine label — interconnection and secrets sell. Plus at least one traversal-ability shot mid-use.
The mistake to avoid
Calling a linear platformer a metroidvania. This community polices the label hard, and the mismatch shows up in reviews.
Common Steam tags for Metroidvanias
A starting set — cross-check against your closest comparables and keep the tags that describe what your game actually is.
Want an honest score for your page?
LaunchKit grades your Steam store page 0-100 — AI vision looks at your actual capsule and screenshots, checks your description and tags, and gives you a prioritized fix list. Paste your store URL, or grade a draft before you publish.
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For the genre-agnostic fundamentals, start with the Steam store page checklist and the capsule size & design guide.