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A gorgeous hand-painted Metroidvania platformer with tight, demanding movement, tense escape sequences and a heartfelt tale of loss and hope. Its sweeping orchestral score makes the forest of Nibel unforgettable.
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A hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania where you play an artist wielding a paintbrush, fighting and platforming through a vivid yet crumbling inner world shaped by her mental struggles. Exploration and an emotional undertone are at the heart of it.
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Fantasy setting
A Metroidvania where you play maid Sakuya and stop time to get past enemies and hazards. Time manipulation and knife throwing make for fast, precise gameplay in a richly detailed pixel-art world from the Touhou universe.
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Fantasy setting
A fast, polished 2D Metroidvania platformer starring the warrior Sargon in a mythical Persian world. Acrobatic parry-driven combat, time-manipulating powers and clever platforming challenges make for a fluid, stylish adventure.
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A colorful pixel-art action platformer with metroidvania structure where a staff unlocks new combat techniques and ways through the world. As Mako you explore lands and stop the poisonous amber storms.
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Fantasy setting
A dark fairy-tale metroidvania where you play a tiny bird with a matchstick, crossing a wretched kingdom to burn the wicked queen. Expect quirky characters, exploration and platforming action. The game is new and little known to me, so this rating relies mostly on the description.
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A gorgeous, animated-film-style action adventure where spirit guide Kena uses staff, bow and a swarm of cute Rot companions to free lost souls. Surprisingly tough boss fights mix with environmental puzzles and a gentle story about grief and letting go.
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Duskfade is a colorful action platformer with RPG elements, where you confront haunting memories through fluid, dance-like combat. The metadata suggests striking visuals and an emotional journey.
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A stylish 2D platformer where you swap between light and dark polarity to dodge matching-colored bullets, defeat enemies and solve traversal puzzles. Its silhouette art style and Metroidvania-like world design give it a distinct identity.
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Challenging difficulty
The sequel to Hollow Knight: faster, more acrobatic and even more demanding.
