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Metroid Dread on Twitch — competition and audience

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development· Nintendo· 2021· Switch
ShooterPlatformAdventureScience fiction

Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years. Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. The remote planet has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR?

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What is Metroid Dread about?

Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots: once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus down. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life. Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities: acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of this dangerous world. Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through the planet. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward. Explore the sprawling map, evade and destroy E.M.M.I. robots, and overcome the dread plaguing ZDR.

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0Room for youClosed off
2Live streamers1 in English
5People watching
#1Your spot at 10 viewersof 3

Should I stream Metroid Dread on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 3 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. The only English stream here holds all 1 English viewers — once you take it out there is nothing left to reach.

The only English stream here holds all 1 English viewers. There is nothing left over for a second.

Only 1 of the 5 viewers here (20%) are watching in English. 1 of the 2 live streams are in English.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

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How many people stream Metroid Dread?

Right now

2 right now, to 5 viewers between them. 1 of them is streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Metroid Dread too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 2 people are streaming Metroid Dread, and the one English stream holds all 1 English viewers — so the room is quiet because that audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 2 live right now

Is Metroid Dread any good?

Players score it 84 out of 100 from 223 ratings, and critics 84 out of 100.

84Critics11 outlets
84Players223 ratings

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Details

Released
Oct 7, 2021 · 5 years ago
Time to finish
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Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Rated
ESRB T
Biggest stream
4 (80% of the category)
Typical stream
3 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC