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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.
What defines Retro Machina:
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The closest matches for Retro Machina are Forma.8, SteamWorld Dig 2 and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Retro Machina special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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90 % 19.99 €
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.
90 % 13.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
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.
89 % 12.49 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
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.
88 % 5.89 €
Action-packed real-time combat
A short, atmospheric single-player shooter that takes you through an overgrown megastructure. Exploration and light puzzles accompany the action as you seek out what lies beyond.
87 % 19.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
On a space station swallowed by a black hole, you sneak or shoot your way past mutants in the corridors. Its disco-punk look, like a 70s B-movie that never existed, gives it a distinctive flavor.
87 % −90 %Lavish presentation
As space hauler Rani, you use a vacuum-like arm to clean a toxic goo from an alien planet, uncovering secrets and a story about exploitation and nature. It is a short, relaxed adventure with light puzzles and traversal.
87 % 18.99 €
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.
87 %
Lavish presentation
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86 % 36.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
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.