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2017PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable94 % positive1.99 €

A short mini Metroidvania with the look and feel of 1980s MSX computers, serving as a small prequel to Ghost 1.0. It offers compact exploration and classic platforming action.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Interconnected level design
  • Sci-fi setting

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Xeodrifter

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2014PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable75 % positive9.75 €

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A compact retro space Metroidvania: you hop between four small planets, blast aliens, find new abilities and beat bosses. It is short, accessible and built around exploration.

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Gato Roboto

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A compact black-and-white pixel Metroidvania where a cat pilots a mech through an alien underworld, hopping out to squeeze through tight tunnels and water sections. Funny, short and built around clear upgrades and boss fights.

You Have to Win the Game

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A free retro platformer styled after early 1980s PC games, where you explore a small world full of hidden routes and secrets in order to win. It playfully toys with genre conventions and has little story or conventional combat.

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

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A classic 1992 DOS platformer where little alien Cosmo uses suction-cup hands to climb through colorful alien levels in search of his missing parents. It has a lighthearted tone, hidden secrets and light puzzle elements.

Duke Nukem II

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A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Rex Rocket

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A classic 2D platformer in the vein of Mega Man and Metroid, with handmade pixel art, chiptune music and over 100 levels spread across a large starship.

Mutant Mudds

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A tight retro platformer where you hover with a jetpack and blast mutant mud monsters while hopping between three depth layers in each level. Its pixel art and precise controls evoke the 8- and 16-bit era.

VVVVVV

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A tough retro platformer where you can't jump but instead flip gravity to switch between floor and ceiling. Brutally precise rooms, generous checkpoints and a pounding chiptune soundtrack make it a cult classic.

AM2R: Return of Samus

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A fan-made remake of Metroid II that blends classic Samus Aran gameplay with modern controls, expanded areas and punchy boss fights. Hunting the Metroids across planet SR388 is atmospheric and rewards thorough exploration.

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