A recent leak claims that a full remake of Super Metroid could be in development at MercurySteam. According to the leaker, this alleged Super Metroid remake has been in the works for quite some time and could be revealed as early as this year.
The third entry in the franchise following 1986’s Metroid and 1991’s Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Super Metroid launched onto the SNES in 1994. Like its predecessors, and many of its successors, Super Metroid sees players assume the role of bounty hunter Samus Aran, who’s tasked here with stealing back a Metroid from the space pirate Ridley. Super Metroid received universal acclaim upon its initial 1994 release and is still widely considered to be one of the best entries not just in its own franchise, but in the entire Metroidvania genre. Those looking to play the original Super Metroid can do so fairly easily via Nintendo Switch Online.
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Rumor: MercurySteam Could Be Working on a Super Metroid Remake
According to leaker Nash Weedle on a recent episode of his ‘Game Zero’ podcast (first reported on by Hugo Gaming via an X post), the Madrid-based developer MercurySteam may be working on a full remake of 1994’s Super Metroid. Weedle claims the studio has been working on the remake for a while now and that fans could hear official news of the game as early as 2026.
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A Brief History of MercurySteam
MercurySteam has a very long and storied history in the gaming landscape. Founded in 2002, MercurySteam was formed by several members of Rebel Act Studios, including the developer’s current CEO, Enric Alvarez. The studio’s debut title was 2004’s American McGee Presents: Scrapland, an action-adventure game that received decent reviews.
Though its first few projects gave the studio a fairly strong start, it was 2010’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow that really put MercurySteam on the map. Lords of Shadow received very positive reviews at launch and is still generally considered to be the strongest 3D entry in the franchise. The positive reception to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow afforded MercurySteam an additional few years with the license, though neither Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 nor the 3DS spinoff Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate would live up to the critical reception of MercurySteam’s first Castlevania outing.
Of course, to many, MercurySteam is best known for its two Metroid games. In 2017, MercurySteam (alongside Nintendo EPD) released Metroid: Samus Returns for the Nintendo 3DS. This ground-up remake of 1991’s Metroid 2: Return of Samus received a wealth of positive reviews, with the game earning a Top Critic Average of 86 on OpenCritic and a critic recommendation score of 90%. Four years later, MercurySteam returned to the franchise with Metroid Dread, the award-winning entry that earned an OpenCritic Top Critic Average of 87, and a recommendation score of 94%. Metroid Dread is still the highest-selling entry in franchise history, though Metroid Prime 4: Beyond could eventually beat it.
Following on from the success of Metroid Dread, MercurySteam released Blades of Fire in 2025, a third-person action-adventure game based on an original IP, and inspired by the studio founders’ work on 2001’s Severance: Blade of Darkness. Unfortunately, Blades of Fire didn’t quite reach the critical or commercial heights of MercurySteam’s Metroid entries, earning a 72 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic, and reportedly failing to meet sales expectations according to publisher 505 Games’ parent company, Digital Bros. While all leaks should always be taken with a hefty pinch of salt, it might be nice to see MercurySteam return to the Metroid franchise in the near future.
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April 18, 1994
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Nintendo
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Nintendo
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Metroid
