Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a 2025 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2. It is the tenth main entry in the Metroid series. Players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who is transported to the undiscovered planet Viewros and tasked with a mission from its inhabitants, the Lamorn. She fights for survival while confronting her rival Sylux, who holds a grudge against her and the Galactic Federation.

Beyond retains the first-person gameplay of previous Metroid Prime games. Players guide Samus through non-linear environments, fight enemies, upgrade her abilities and scan objects and lifeforms for information. Beyond adds psychic abilities, used to control beam shots and manipulate objects, and a hub world, which Samus crosses with a new motorcycle, the Vi-O-La. The Nintendo Switch 2 version includes support for the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls for more precise aiming.

Nintendo announced Metroid Prime 4 for Switch at E3 2017. It was initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios and overseen by Kensuke Tanabe, the producer of the previous Metroid Prime games. In 2019, unhappy with progress, Nintendo announced that development had restarted with Tanabe under Retro, who developed the previous Metroid Prime games. Nintendo revealed Beyond in June 2024 and confirmed the Switch 2 version in April 2025.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was released on December 4, 2025, eighteen years after Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007). It sold more than one million copies and received generally favorable reviews. Critics praised its environments, atmosphere, and enhanced graphical fidelity on Switch 2. Reception was more divided regarding the non-player characters, and the linear structure and open-world elements were criticized.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an action-adventure game played from a first-person perspective. Players control Samus Aran using the Joy-Con controllers to move, jump, aim at enemies and objects, and fire weapons.

Beyond takes place across a vast world of different regions, in which gameplay focuses on solving various puzzles, exploring rooms, and defeating enemies with a variety of weapons and the aid of a "lock-on" function that allows Samus to move in a circle while staying aimed on an enemy. The lock-on function can also help with interacting with objects, such as connecting a Grapple Beam to swing between platforms. The game uses a first-person view, except in Morph Ball mode, in which Samus' suit transforms into an armored ball and the game uses a third-person camera. A heads-up display, which simulates the inside of Samus' helmet during first-person view, provides a radar and mini-map functions, as well as displays on health and ammo amounts; when fighting bosses, the display also keeps track of their health. The player can scan objects and lifeforms to gather information.

New to Beyond are psychic powers, which allow Samus to operate specialized mechanisms, see hidden platforms, and perform guided shots against enemies. Beyond also adds a hub world, Sol Valley, that Samus crosses with a motorcycle, the Vi-O-La. The motorcycle can perform manoeuvres that provide a speed boost and allow Samus to defend against enemies. At times, Samus is assisted by Galactic Federation soldiers who assist with puzzles and combat. The Nintendo Switch 2 version allows players to use the Joy-Con 2 controller as a mouse, similarly to a PC first-person shooter.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. The Space Pirates, using Metroids capable of possessing a host, attack a Federation facility on Tanamaar which recently unearthed an artifact. Samus is dispatched by the Galatic Federation to prevent the Pirates from stealing it. The Pirates are being led by Sylux, a rogue hunter whom Samus had previously encountered. In the confrontation with him, Sylux accidentally damages the artifact, causing it to activate and teleport everything in its surroundings to the unknown planet of Viewros.