Tfw Zelda fans just call everything a Zeldalike. No other game, just Zelda.

You say this as a joke, but I remember in the 32 bit era of games, 3D platformers were very much referred to as "Mario clones"

Excuse me, they're Somaris. This has been established for decades.

I did not realize until just now that the vania in Metroidvania comes from Castlevania.

As a metroidvania fan myself....

I'm a huge fan of Pizzalestes

Ever17 is my favourite Clannadronpa. Also GRIP is my favourite Rollcagelike.

I do not appreciate being called out like this

I'd like to suggest a new genre name. Similar to how Dotalikes are now Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, Metroidvanias should be called Castles Unlocked by Navigating and Treasure

While I get the complains about the name There hasn't been a single good proposal that sounds as good as that one "Search action"?, "Platform explorer"? It's like the downgrade of "Graphic adventure" to "Point and click", I get the reason why but c'mon