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2026PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified15.99 €

A challenging action platformer where you take on bosses from Japanese mythology in any order and gain their powers. Opponents grow stronger as you progress.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Challenging difficulty
Action-packed real-time combat
Fantasy setting

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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

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2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable93 % positive9.99 €

Fantasy setting
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Action-packed real-time combat

A compact 2D pixel-art Metroidvania platformer where you play the priestess Kaho, fighting through a decaying kingdom with quick melee combos, dodge rolls and tough boss duels. It focuses on tight combat and a gloomy mood rather than heavy character building.

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