Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Samus on Viewros

Developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launched on 4 December 2025 on Nintendo Switch and in a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. After a clash with Sylux, Samus is transported to the planet Viewros, where she discovers the Lamorn people. The game mixes exploration, combat, puzzles and new psychic abilities, and links its areas through Sol Valley, a vast desert crossed on the Vi-O-La motorbike. On Switch 2, Nintendo lists Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, up to 4K in TV mode, up to 120 frames per second and HDR.

What the press says

On Switch 2, Nintendo Life (9/10) calls it possibly the boldest and most well-realised Metroid yet: it praises enemy and environment design, Vi-O-La traversal, more approachable collectibles and the best soundtrack since the original Prime; it dislikes a companion who chimes in too often in Sol Valley and amiibo-locked features. TheSixthAxis (8/10) calls it a great return, enjoying the psychic powers, the bio-mechanical architecture and the balance of exploration and combat, but finds the desert rather empty, some characters jarring in a usually isolated series, and misses an option to reduce hand-holding. GamingBolt (7/10) praises the sound, visuals, controls and performance, but finds the level design underwhelming and the NPC chatter nagging. Nintendo Life mentions around 10 hours for the main story and over 20 hours to find everything.

Editions and prices

Checked on 12 November 2026 on the French Nintendo eShop: the Nintendo Switch version costs €59.99 and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition €69.99. An upgrade to the Switch 2 Edition costs €9.99 for owners of the Switch version; it is not listed as an offer because it does not include the game. Nintendo lists a PEGI 12 rating. Physical editions and reseller offers were not checked for this survey.

Who is it for?

Metroid Prime fans and players who enjoy first-person exploration, especially on Switch 2. Those who prefer the isolation of earlier entries may be less won over by the companions and the desert.

Press average

The score block above shows the press average computed from original reviews of the Nintendo Switch 2 version, checked on 12 November 2026: Nintendo Life 9/10, TheSixthAxis 8/10 and GamingBolt 7/10. Each score is converted to /20 and averaged with equal weight. The Switch version is not covered by these reviews. This summary is not a hands-on review.