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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch83 % positive9.99 €

You pilot a small probe stranded on an alien planet in a Metroidvania adventure of winding caves, combat and puzzles. New abilities gradually unlock hidden areas and reveal the secrets of the abandoned world.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Open world
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Forma.8 are Saira, Axiom Verge 2 and Retro Machina. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Forma.8 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Saira

89 %Match

2009PC80 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Forma.8: lots to discover, a sci-fi setting and a distinctive art style.

A metroidvania-style puzzle platformer where photographer Saira, seemingly the last person in the galaxy, explores alien worlds. Its look is built from high-resolution photographs, giving it a mysterious atmosphere.

Axiom Verge 2

Open world

A metroidvania with a large, interconnected world where new abilities and a drone unlock secrets and shortcuts. It continues the Axiom Verge universe but works fine without playing the original first.

Retro Machina

Action-packed real-time combat

A small robot explores abandoned retro-futuristic facilities, fighting in real time, solving environmental puzzles and absorbing abilities from defeated enemies. Its blend of action, puzzles and exploration recalls classic Zelda-style adventures.

SteamWorld Dig 2

Distinctive, stylised art style

A Metroidvania where you play a steambot digging through the earth, uncovering treasure and secrets while upgrading your gear. Digging, platforming and puzzles mesh smoothly, making exploration highly compelling.

Haiku, the Robot

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Axiom Verge

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Outbuddies DX

Open world

An atmospheric Metroidvania where you shoot your way through a sprawling, alien undersea city with the help of companion buddies. It focuses on discovery, backtracking and 2D action combat.

Mio: Memories in Orbit

Distinctive, stylised art style

A gorgeous painterly 2.5D metroidvania where you guide the little robot Mio through a vast decaying spaceship, unlocking grapple, glide and climbing abilities and fighting rogue machines in agile aerial combat. A modifier slot system lets you tune your build, while losing currency on death keeps the tension up.

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