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Burning Roots

Explore and fight your way trough the castle in this 2D platformer.

★ ALWA'S AWAKENING ★ ARZETTE: THE JEWEL OF FARAMORE ★ NYARURU FISHY FIGHT ★ TALES OF KENZERA™: ZAU ★ STEAMWORLD DIG 2 ★ CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW – MIRROR OF FATE HD ★ THE DARKEST TALES — INTO THE NIGHTMARE ★ MINISHOOT' ADVENTURES ★ OUTLAND ★ UNWORTHY ★ LA-MULANA ★ PHOENOTOPIA: AWAKENING ★ WE ♥ IT 
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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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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

96% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Unlock Hidden Routes
  • …Trade Quest Items
  • …Hunt Level Secrets
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Nyaruru Fishy Fight

90% 👍 OF 1.8K
About This Game

This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Fight With a Fish
  • …Bounce Off Enemies
  • …Dash Through the Air
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

83% 👍 OF 980
About This Game

Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Switch Sun and Moon
  • …Battle Lost Spirits
  • …Explore Bantu-Inspired Kenzera
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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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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD

84% 👍 OF 2.7K
About This Game

This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Dracula’s Castle
  • …Chain Whip Combos
  • …Play Three Heroes
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The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare

85% 👍 OF 1.9K
About This Game

When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Turn Scissors Into Swords
  • …Fire Needle Arrows
  • …Grapple Through Nightmares
REL Oct 14, 2021 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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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.
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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
REL Sep 29, 2014 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Unworthy

81% 👍 OF 860
About This Game

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Fight Without Jumping
  • …Switch Weapon Strategies
  • …Track Hidden Secrets
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La-Mulana

80% 👍 OF 2.6K
About This Game

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Decode Ancient Tablets
  • …Explore Interconnected Ruins
  • …Uncover Hidden Passages
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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