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Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
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Join Siruby and her trusty AI partner in uncovering the secrets of an unknown land in Transiruby, the latest pixelated Metroidvania game from Skipmore! Enjoy thrilling action-packed gameplay with elements of puzzles and riddles, as you collect golden Tranchips to progress to the next stage, freeze enemies for footholds, and transform into a plane or motorbike for added excitement. Satisfy your desire for exploration and discovery as you immerse yourself in this exciting adventure and stunning visuals.
What we like:
Satisfying gameplay combining combat and puzzle-solving
Plenty of content
Engaging and addicting gameplay
Tight controls
Creative interplay between health and munition
What could be improved:
Backtracking can be tedious
Limited fast travel system
Absence of a backstory with few interesting characters
Repetitive combat system
Shortening of soundtrack
metroidvania
pixel
2d
platform
action-adventure
hack-and-slash
scroller
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Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (2021)
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Play as Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War ~Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth~, a thrilling 2D action-exploration game. Using your sword and bow, fight against enemies and level up your elemental spirits to gain new abilities. With beautiful graphics and an engaging story by the original creator, both longtime fans and new players will enjoy this Metroidvania-style adventure.
What we like:
Fantastic gameplay and puzzles
Beautiful 2D sprites with great animations
Good music
Backtracking is not a chore
Smooth and responsive controls with continuous influx of new weapons and spells
Journey with Iko, a young mouse warrior, as they explore the five floating islands of Islets and attempt to reconnect them with powerful magnets! Enjoy snappy movement and combat, cute character design, and competent map design.
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Touhou Luna Nights is a metroidvania game with stunning 2D graphics and a unique time manipulation mechanic. You play as a maid fighting through a magical world. The game's puzzles and enemies are challenging and imaginative. The game also offers upgrades and new abilities for exploration. Despite the lack of detailed item information and backtracking, Touhou Luna Nights is a top-notch Metroidvania that genre fans should not miss.
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Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
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"Blasphemous" is a gripping game that transports you to a twisted world of religion and horror. You play as The Penitent One, the last survivor of the massacre of the 'Silent Sorrow', and must use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite grotesque monsters and titanic bosses. With non-linear gameplay and a variety of different landscapes to explore, you must uncover the many secrets hidden deep inside this nightmarish world to find redemption and break your eternal damnation.
What we like:
Great graphics and artistic design
Challenging and rewarding combat
Immersive and gruesome enemy character design
What could be improved:
Obscure and difficult progression
Hieroglyphic map design
Unpractical fast travel system
Alleviating penalty for dying required to hunt out each individual location at which you died and recover all of your corpses
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Embark on an epic, bloodthirsty adventure in Infernax! With challenging castle-dungeons, multiple endings, and the option to play with friends, this retro side-scrolling platformer keeps you on the edge of your seat. Upgrade your character and unlock new skills to defeat demons and reverse the curse on your homeland. With secret areas to discover and a unique morality system, Infernax offers hours of exciting gameplay.
What we like:
Fun co-op
Multiple fun endings
Multiple playable characters
Lots of replayability
Incredible music
What could be improved:
Lots of instadeath pits
Weird morality system
Some metroid-esque elements but not a true metroidvania
dungeon
retro
gore
boss
metroidvania
platform
old-school
demons
dark
pixel
classic
violent
side-scrolling
fantasy
castle-dungeon
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness (2024)
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Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
metroidvania
platform
precision
scroller
action-adventure
2d
exploration
rooms
mythological
controller-support
action
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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE- (2023)
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Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!