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2011 PCXbox 13.99 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 867 reviews on Steam

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.

What defines Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet:

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet are Forma.8, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and SteamWorld Dig 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Forma.8

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2017 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 9.99 € 👍 83 % Very positive, 52 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Lavish presentation

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.

SteamWorld Dig 2

Lots to discover

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

Sci-fi setting

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.

Mio: Memories in Orbit

Sci-fi setting

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.

Teslagrad 2

Puzzles and brain teasers

A hand-drawn 2D puzzle platformer where you wield magnetism and electricity to solve tricky puzzles and explore a new region. The story is told almost wordlessly through visuals and atmosphere.

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Lavish presentation

You skate as Rei through a surreal black hole, scaling colossal bosses in a vivid, highly stylized world. Fast, fluid traversal and epic boss encounters are the heart of the game.

Dandara

Lavish presentation

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.

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