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Quarion

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

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Alwa's Awakening

80% 👍 OF 955
About This Game

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Ride Rising Bubbles
  • …Raise Stone Blocks
  • …Find Hidden Passages
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Laika: Aged Through Blood

91% 👍 OF 6.7K
About This Game

Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …shoot a dead enemy's airborne body before it hits the ground to squeeze out bonus guts for upgrades.
  • …reload by doing backflips on your motorcycle.
  • …swap cassette tapes to change the song while you ride, using an in-world cassette player.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

86% 👍 OF 7.2K
About This Game

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Chain Three Weapon Combos
  • …Whip-Swing Across Gaps
  • …Drill Through Water
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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

87% 👍 OF 907
About This Game

In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Pilot a Flying Saucer
  • …Upgrade Your Saucer
  • …Solve Alien-World Puzzles
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Outland

80% 👍 OF 4.0K
About This Game

Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Match Colors to Survive
  • …Navigate Color-Coded Hazards
  • …Explore Interconnected Routes
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Rogue Legacy 2

91% 👍 OF 15K
About This Game

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …die and pick one of your kids to continue the quest.
  • …choose an heir with upside-down or black-and-white vision for extra gold.
  • …create a platform under yourself mid-jump to reach secrets.
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Phoenotopia: Awakening

83% 👍 OF 2.9K
About This Game

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Bomb-Jump Past Gaps
  • …Flute-Based Puzzles
  • …Fish and Cook Meals
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

84% 👍 OF 7.2K
About This Game

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.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Chain Combat Combos
  • …Parry Mythic Bosses
  • …Navigate Trap Mazes
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SteamWorld Dig 2

95% 👍 OF 9.2K
About This Game

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …chain a hookshot and a jet engine to slingshot across caverns, dance around enemies, and reach places way earlier than intended.
  • …wander creatively and still reach the final boss without ever getting the jet engine, just by finding your own routes.
  • …unlock a rapid escalation of tools—jackhammer, water cannon, grappling hook, explosive blobs, grenade launcher, flaming pickaxe—until you're tearing through terrain and fights.
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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-

92% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

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"!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Rescue Missing Friends
  • …Use Ally Powers
  • …Craft Dungeon Gear
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Minishoot' Adventures

98% 👍 OF 8.3K
About This Game

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …respec your upgrades anytime, even mid-boss fight, to pivot from damage to speed, movement, or survival on the spot.
  • …pilot a little ship through a Zelda-like overworld and dungeons, with twin-stick shooting as your sword and spells.
  • …slow time to weave through bullet patterns, then dash, surf over water, and pop explosions that erase bullets and enemies.