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Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster

A classic hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action game, it's time for revenge! Use your Beastmaster skills to unleash your inner beast, fight with your heart-devouring sword and end the threat to Arborea, you decide the ending.

★ MONSTER BOY AND THE CURSED KINGDOM ★ WONDER BOY: THE DRAGON'S TRAP ★ ODALLUS: THE DARK CALL ★ CATHEDRAL ★ BLOOD OF THE WEREWOLF ★ SHOVEL KNIGHT: SPECTER OF TORMENT ★ AKATORI: СHAPTER ONE ★ BLOODSTAINED: CURSE OF THE MOON ★ THE MESSENGER ★ VOLGARR THE VIKING ★ PRONTY ★ 8DOORS: ARUM'S AFTERLIFE ADVENTURE ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

88% 👍 OF 2.7K
About This Game

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Switch Six Creature Forms
  • …Sniff Out Secrets
  • …Climb Walls as Snake
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

85% 👍 OF 2.6K
About This Game

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Transform Into Animals
  • …Climb Walls as Mouse
  • …Fly as Hawk
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Odallus: The Dark Call

88% 👍 OF 1.4K
About This Game

The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Rescue Your Son
  • …Revisit With New Abilities
  • …Find Hidden Stages
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Blood of the Werewolf

59% 👍 OF 625
About This Game

Blood of the Werewolf (2.0) Become Selena, loving mother, devoted wife and -- powerful werewolf. Take revenge on the monsters that have slain your husband and stolen your child, in this love letter to classic platformers.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Transform in Moonlight
  • …Fire Selena's Crossbow
  • …Claw Through Monsters
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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

94% 👍 OF 493
About This Game

Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!

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Akatori: Сhapter One

93% 👍 OF 980
About This Game

Join young Mako as she ventures into a wild world of exploration and finds a mysterious bird companion. Navigate through two distinct realms with your staff and face off against an ancient sentinel in this prologue to the action-packed metroidvania Akatori.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Combine Fists and Staff
  • …Bounce on Your Staff
  • …Throw Staff as Weapon
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

94% 👍 OF 4.5K
About This Game

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …freeze enemies and even candles, then walk on them as platforms to reach places you couldn't otherwise.
  • …kill your allies to power up and gain moves like double jump, air dash, and mid-air slashes.
  • …cast a fire shield, switch to another character, and keep the shield effect active.
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The Messenger

93% 👍 OF 13K
About This Game

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …flip between 8-bit and 16-bit eras mid-run, where each timeline changes routes and access.
  • …reset your jump by hitting things in midair, chaining enemies, projectiles, and lanterns into long airborne runs.
  • …earn boots that let you run across still water, lava, or peanut butter, but you can't stop or turn without sinking.
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Volgarr the Viking

81% 👍 OF 2.5K
About This Game

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Spear Platforms
  • …Block Enemy Shots
  • …Fight Giant Bosses
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Pronty

91% 👍 OF 1.3K
About This Game

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Swim In Every Direction
  • …Fight With A Swordfish
  • …Explore Sunken Royla
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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

78% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Korean Afterlife
  • …Guide Lost Souls
  • …Use Weapons as Tools