Metroid Prime cost to play

Metroid Prime is a first-person action and exploration game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo. It was first released in 2002 on the Nintendo GameCube. The GameCube version is no longer sold; the game is sold today as Metroid Prime Remastered on Nintendo Switch, a one-off purchase that came out as a download on 8 February 2023 and as a Game Card on 3 March 2023.

How it plays

Metroid Prime is a first-person adventure in which the player is the bounty hunter Samus Aran, exploring the winding paths and interconnected environments of the alien planet Tallon IV. Areas range from the snowy Phendrana Drifts to the magma geysers of Magmoor Caverns, and the story follows the Space Pirates' experiments and the toxic substance that left the planet in ruin.

Samus takes on creatures, Space Pirates and energy-sapping Metroids with her Arm Cannon, using abilities such as the Ice Beam, Missiles and several visors. The Morph Ball and Grapple Beam help her reach hard-to-reach places, and going back to areas that were closed off earlier leads to puzzles and more upgrades. The player can push on to the next objective or stop to scan the surroundings and learn about the planet's creatures and history.

Metroid Prime Remastered on Nintendo Switch has updated graphics and sound, unlockable art and a choice of controls: dual-stick, motion aiming, the classic scheme or a hybrid.

What it costs

Metroid Prime Remastered costs £34.99 at standard price on the Nintendo eShop UK. The remaster is a Nintendo Switch game, so the Nintendo eShop is the official UK digital store for it; Nintendo also sells it on a physical Game Card. Nintendo lists the genre as action and first-person shooter.

Age rating

Metroid Prime Remastered is rated PEGI 12 for violence. Nintendo UK's product page shows the same rating and descriptor.

How we checked

The price is the Nintendo eShop UK standard price, read on 21 October 2026. Release dates and the rating are from Nintendo UK's Metroid Prime Remastered page and pegi.info. There are no player figures because the game isn't on Steam and Nintendo doesn't publish player counts. The gameplay description is based on Nintendo UK's Metroid Prime Remastered page.

It ranks #28 in our best games of all time ranking.

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