Metroid Dread, also called Metroid 5, is a 2D Metroid title set to release for the Nintendo Switch on October 8th, 2021. The game is functionally similar to Metroid: Samus Returns, being developed by the same studio, Mercury Steam.Chronologically, the game is set after the events of Metroid Fusion, making Metroid Dread the latest entry in the Metroid timeline.