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2011PCXbox88 % positive13.99 €

A 2D Metroidvania where you pilot a small UFO through a eerie silhouette-style world full of strange creatures. New abilities and environmental puzzles open the way toward the core of the shadow planet.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lots to discover
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

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Stranded on the alien world Viewros, Samus explores ancient ruins in first person, scanning her surroundings and using new psychic powers to open up blocked paths. It is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure that blends shooting, exploration and environmental puzzles.

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SteamWorld Dig 2

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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.

Metroid Prime Remastered

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You explore an interconnected alien planet from first person as Samus Aran, where the Morph Ball and Grapple Beam let you reach hidden areas. Backtracking through a tightly woven world becomes rewarding as new powers open old paths.

Metroid Dread

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Samus Aran's 2D return pairs fluid, fast movement and precise melee counters with classic Metroidvania exploration. Tense escapes from the near-invincible E.M.M.I. robots and demanding boss fights keep the pressure high.

Outbuddies DX

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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.

Control

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As Jesse Faden you explore the shifting headquarters of a secret paranormal agency, fighting an otherworldly invasion with telekinesis and a shape-shifting service weapon. Spectacular destructible combat meets a surreal, bureaucratic New Weird mystery.

Blaster Master Zero

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A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.

Atomic Heart

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A first-person shooter set in a retro-futuristic Soviet utopia where the robots have turned on their makers. It mixes punchy melee and gunplay, glove-powered abilities, puzzle-filled test facilities and bizarre humor with a striking art direction.

Creature in the Well

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A stylish top-down action game where you play a robot batting energy orbs around dungeon rooms like a pinball table to solve puzzles and fight a creature. The blend of pinball, combat and puzzles feels very original.

Blaster Master Zero III

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You guide Jason through side-scrolling and top-down sections of mutant-blasting action, returning to Sophia where the series began. It mixes exploration with weapon and vehicle upgrades and closes the trilogy with plenty of action.

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