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2024PC, Steam Deck verified91 % positive11.79 €

A metroidvania where you use several characters with distinct abilities and work together to fight a parasitic invasion across an interconnected world. Source data is thin, so the rating is conservative.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Pixel art
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Dense, handcrafted world

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In short: Games like Moonlight Pulse

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Moonlight Pulse special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

91 %Match

2021USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable92 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Moonlight Pulse: interconnected level design, pixel art as well as jumping and platforming.

You climb a sinister tower while swapping between three heroes with unique abilities to unlock areas and uncover secrets. This retro pixel-art Metroidvania challenges you with tough combat and clever backtracking.

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Dandara

Interconnected level design

A metroidvania where Dandara doesn't walk but leaps instantly from surface to surface, turning gravity and space into a puzzle of movement. Surreal pixel-art worlds reward exploration and demand precise leaping through tricky traversal and combat.

Timespinner

Interconnected level design

A 2D Metroidvania in the vein of Symphony of the Night where you play a time traveler hopping between past and future to topple an empire. Smooth pixel-art action, plenty of exploration and a blend of fantasy and science fiction.

Touhou Luna Nights

Interconnected level design

A Metroidvania where you play maid Sakuya and stop time to get past enemies and hazards. Time manipulation and knife throwing make for fast, precise gameplay in a richly detailed pixel-art world from the Touhou universe.

Axiom Verge

Lots to discover

A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Haiku, the Robot

Interconnected level design

A compact 2D metroidvania where you play a small robot exploring a decaying, virus-ridden machine world. Fast sword combat, platforming and new abilities gradually unlock hidden areas.

Kunai

Interconnected level design

You guide Tabby, a robot wielding kunai and fused with ancient warrior spirits, through an interconnected world full of secrets. Fast combat, a nimble dash and new abilities that unlock previously sealed areas make it stand out.

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