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2011

Cave Story 3D is a Metroidvania platformer that delivers tight controls and superb level design in a retro package. Its mysterious floating island hides a story and secrets that will keep you hooked long after the first jump.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots to discover
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cave Story 3D special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

87 %Match

2024PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive16.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Cave Story 3D: jumping and platforming, lots to discover as well as a distinctive art style.

A compact, fluid pixel-art Metroidvania where the priestess Momo fights with quick melee and ranged attacks and precise dodging against demanding bosses. Its melancholic mood and carefully crafted areas make this farewell to the series special.

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Jumping and platforming

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Elliot Quest

Action-packed real-time combat

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Catmaze

Action-packed real-time combat

A Metroidvania rooted in Slavic myth, where you play the sorceress Alesta exploring gloomy forests in search of the road to the land of the dead. Folklore and platforming action take center stage.

Phoenotopia: Awakening

Strong, story-driven narrative

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Gunbrella

Shooting and gunplay

A pixel-art noir-punk action-adventure where a gruff woodsman wields a gun that doubles as an umbrella, using it to shoot and glide through levels while unraveling a conspiracy of gangsters, cultists and corporations.

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