The Inverted Castle Podcast

Join two friends as they explore the past and present of the Metroidvania or Search Action genre of video games.

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Ep 59 released today! The hosts wake up and choose violence in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (ArtPlay, 2019, PC / Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / iOS / Android) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #bloodstained #bloodstainedrotn https://t.co/ELnahHqRft

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Ep 58 released today! The hosts circle-strafe around each other about Minishoot' Adventures (2024, SoulGame Studios, PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #minishootadventures https://t.co/PNTG4cmjjp

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Ep 57 released today! The hosts wish they'd never taken that excursion around the bay in MIO: Memories in Orbit (Douze Dixièmes, 2026, PC, Nintendo Switch 1/2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #mio https://t.co/Mh5IPjyi8C

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We had a lot of fun being expert guests on The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" podcast talking about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Metroidvania games, please check them out:
https://t.co/PasmgSIXX7
#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #videogame #princeofpersia #thelostcrown

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Ep 56 released today! The hosts make dubious decisions in Shantae: Risky's Revenge (WayForward, 2010, DSi / iOS / PC / PS4 / PS5 / WiiU / Nintendo Switch) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #shantae #shantaeriskysrevenge https://t.co/yfWqfRp3By

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Ep 55 released today! The hosts burst everyone's bubbles about Milon's Secret Castle (Hudson Soft, 1986, NES / Game Boy) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #milonsSecretCastle https://t.co/5nlUxMe9BD

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Ep 54 released today! The hosts make beautiful music together in Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores (Basti Games, 2025, PC). #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #lonefungus2 https://t.co/k81sOkZfSl

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Ep 53 released today! The hosts do burnouts in the desert in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios, 2025, Switch 1 & 2) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #metroidprime4beyond https://t.co/5EJIaISB1b

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Ep 52 released today! Dusting makes us feel good in Crypt Custodian (Kyle Thompson, 2024, PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series) https://t.co/dKMSyxTsNV #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #cryptcustodian

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Ep 51 released today! The hosts spin a yarn in Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry, 2025, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / Switch 2 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series) https://t.co/RexfPwJg9l #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #silksong #hollowknight

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Ep 50 released today! The hosts start a brawl at a mothers' meeting in Super Metroid (Nintendo R&D1 & Intelligent Systems, 1994, SNES / Nintendo Switch) https://t.co/8ztOILfb5R #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #supermetroid

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Ep 49 released today! The hosts gotta catch 'em all in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Konami, 2005, DS / Switch / PS5 / Xbox Series / PC). https://t.co/qwRDfsQMcr #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #castlevania #dawnofsorrow

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@ZypZapCommunity Between whips, grappling hooks and yoyos, metroidvania fans seem to love “thing on a string” so I’m not surprised. I wonder if there’s heroes who use a kusarigama, meteor hammer or a rope dart somewhere.

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Ep 48 released today! The hosts let the cat out of the cradle in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Pocket Trap, 2025, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Xbox Series) https://t.co/TUE0Dx4adh #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #yoyobat #PipistrelloandtheCursedYoyo

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Ep 47 released today! The hosts get lost down memory lane in Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons (Unepic Fran, 2024, PC / Nintendo Switch / MSX) https://t.co/e3JzBzrCSP #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #PampasAndSelene

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Ep 46 released today! The hosts embrace the Tao in Nine Sols (Red Candle Games, 2024, PC / Mac / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)
https://t.co/X4MZHM0kN9 #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #NineSols

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Ep 45 released today! The hosts chamber their anger and unload in Guns of Fury (Gelato Games Limited, 2025, PC / Nintendo Switch). https://t.co/mRfLKgTtvU #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #gunsoffury

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Ep 44 released today! The hosts come together to reach a single conclusion about Metroid Fusion (Nintendo R&D1, 2002, Game Boy Advance).
https://t.co/vbIGbibdok
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidfusion

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Ep 43 released today! The hosts make a village to raise a child in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2025, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC) https://t.co/HVDNPnjzuI
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #endermagnolia

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Ep 42 released today! The hosts are caught in a loop of endlessly talking about Owlboy (D-Pad Studio, 2016, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux) https://t.co/dmIRdyYk4I #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #owlboy