Lamorn
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a 2025 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2. It is the tenth main entry in the Metroid series. Players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who is transported to the undiscovered planet Viewros and tasked with a mission from its inhabitants, the Lamorn. She fights for survival while confronting her rival Sylux, who holds a grudge against her and the Galactic Federation.
Beyond retains the first-person gameplay of previous Metroid Prime games. Players guide Samus through non-linear environments, fight enemies, upgrade her abilities and scan objects and lifeforms for information. Beyond adds psychic abilities, used to control beam shots and manipulate objects, and a hub world, which Samus crosses with a new motorcycle, the Vi-O-La. The Nintendo Switch 2 version includes support for the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls for more precise aiming.
Nintendo announced Metroid Prime 4 for Switch at E3 2017. It was initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios and overseen by Kensuke Tanabe, the producer of the previous Metroid Prime games. In 2019, unhappy with progress, Nintendo announced that development had restarted with Tanabe under Retro, who developed the previous Metroid Prime games. Nintendo revealed Beyond in June 2024 and confirmed the Switch 2 version in April 2025.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was released on December 4, 2025, eighteen years after Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007). It sold more than one million copies and received generally favorable reviews. Critics praised its environments, atmosphere, and enhanced graphical fidelity on Switch 2. Reception was more divided regarding the non-player characters, and the linear structure and open-world elements were criticized.
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