--- title: "Metroid Dread — Belly Score 9.8 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/game/metroid-dread description: "Metroid Dread gets a Belly Score of 9.8/10. BELLY APPROVED" lang: en --- Image: Metroid Dread (https://base44.app/api/apps/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/files/mp/public/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/771970880_MetroidDread.jpg) # Metroid Dread Belly Score 9.8 Platform Nintendo Switch: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nintendo-switch Genre Action: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/action, Adventure: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/adventure Released Oct 8, 2021: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2021 Developer MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD Publisher Nintendo About Samus Aran is back, and she is having a really bad day on planet ZDR. This side-scrolling adventure drops you into a sprawling, interconnected labyrinth where you are constantly being hunted by E.M.M.I.—terrifying, unstoppable robots that turn the classic exploration loop into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. It is a masterclass in fluid movement and tight, responsive combat, forcing you to master precise counters and ability upgrades to survive. If you love getting lost in atmospheric alien worlds and testing your reflexes against brutal bosses, this is the definitive modern evolution of the series. The Belly's Verdict BELLY APPROVED Belly Score Calculation Category Weight Score Weighted Fun Factor 25% 9.8 2.450 Game Play 20% 9.9 1.980 Controls + Feel 15% 10.0 1.500 Creativity + Originality 10% 9.5 0.950 Presentation 10% 9.7 0.970 Content + Staying Power 10% 9.6 0.960 The Belly Factor 10% 9.8 0.980 Total 100% 9.8 Raw weighted sum 9.790 → rounded to 9.8 ### Prediction Results No predictions were made for this game. Vibe Tags Exploratory: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/exploratory Tense: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/tense Intense: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/intense Challenging: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/challenging Precision-Focused: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/precision-focused Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric Themes Sci-Fi: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/sci-fi Space: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/space Alien: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/alien Robots / Mechs: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/robots-mechs Original Belly Score Video Related Games 9.9 ### Final Fantasy IX RPG · Adventure PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 High Fantasy Medieval Adventurous Whimsical Charming +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-9 9.9 ### The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Action-Adventure · RPG · Sandbox Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Nature / Wilderness Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/zelda-breath-of-the-wild 9.9 ### BALDUR'S GATE 3 RPG · Adventure · Strategy PC · PlayStation · Xbox Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +18 https://bellyscore.com/game/baldur-s-gate-3 9.9 ### Half-Life FPS · Action · Adventure Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux Sci-Fi Alien Workplace +1 Atmospheric Eerie Intense +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/half-life ### Community Discussion 0 Threads Log in to join the discussion. 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