Green Man Gaming Launches 6-Game Metroidvania Bundle With Up to 60% Savings

Q: With a Soulslike and a retro FPS, does this bundle stretch the modern definition of a 'Metroidvania'?

Not really for the Soulslike, but arguably yes for the retro FPS. Modern use of “Metroidvania” has broadened well beyond classic side-scrolling action. What still defines the genre is not art style or combat flavor, but structure: an interconnected map, ability-gated progression, backtracking, and exploration-driven discovery. By that standard, *GRIME* fits comfortably. It is widely described as a Soulslike Metroidvania, and hybrid labels such as “Soulsvania” have become common shorthand for games that combine punishing combat with traditional Metroidvania exploration. *Vomitoreum* is the more debatable inclusion. The bundle description calls it a retro FPS, and the available material does not clearly establish whether it has the core Metroidvania traits that would justify the label. A first-person perspective alone does not disqualify a game from being a Metroidvania, but if the game is primarily a linear shooter rather than an exploration-led, ability-gated world, then its presence does stretch the term. So the bundle reflects a broader industry trend: “Metroidvania” is increasingly treated as a structural design category that can absorb other genres, including Soulslikes and even shooters. That makes *GRIME* a natural fit, while *Vomitoreum* looks like the title most likely to test how elastic the label has become.

1 articles · Updated · DLCompare Blog · Jul 1

Six games across three tiers make up Green Man Gaming’s new Metroidvania Madness Bundle, priced at $8, $12 and $14 and available through July 21.
Up to 60% savings versus buying separately headline the offer, with Bronze including Afterimage and Vomitoreum, Silver adding GRIME and Islets, and Gold completing the set with Laika: Aged Through Blood and Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus.
Every purchase also includes a 3% voucher for a future order, and all titles are delivered as official PC keys redeemable on Steam.
The bundle adds to a broader wave of summer game deals, with Humble and Fanatical also running competing promotions.