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1991 PCPlayStation

A colorful 16-bit action platformer with light RPG elements: you explore towns and dungeons, buy better gear, and defeat monsters with sword and magic.

What defines Wonder Boy in Monster World:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Chasm

88 %

2018 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch

  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Pure single-player experience

Chasm is a pixel-art Metroidvania with RPG elements where the world's mines and caverns are procedurally generated. You explore dungeons, fight enemies in real time, collect gear and uncover secrets.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge

Fantasy setting

A charming 2D Metroidvania where half-genie Shantae whips her hair and uses dance transformations to explore deserts, caves and forests. Smooth, expressive sprite animation and cheeky humor define the adventure.

Regions of Ruin

Fantasy setting

A 2D pixel-art side-scrolling RPG where you fight enemies, explore the world and grow a dwarven settlement along the way. The blend of action combat, progression and town-building keeps the gameplay loop varied.

Akatori

Fantasy setting

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.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Bright, upbeat tone

A colorful 3D platform adventure starring the little dragon Spyro, who uses fire, gliding and melee combat to clear levels. It adds other playable characters with their own abilities and is notable for its fully voiced cast.

Moonlighter

Fantasy setting

You run a shop by day and dive into randomly generated dungeons at night, bringing back loot to sell for profit. The loop between shopkeeping and action-packed dungeon crawling is what makes it special.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Bright, upbeat tone

A 3D action-adventure following Harry's first year at Hogwarts, mixing spell lessons, light puzzles, platforming and Quidditch while earning house points for Gryffindor.

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

Bright, upbeat tone

A 3D platformer where the little dragon Spyro explores colorful worlds, fights enemies with fire and charges, and hunts for collectibles. Vehicle sections like tanks and planes add variety, but the game suffered from a troubled development and is seen as a weaker series entry.

Kamiko

Fantasy setting

Kamiko is a short, snappy pixel-art action adventure inspired by Japanese Shinto mythology. As a priestess you slash through demons, hunt for keys to unseal torii gates, and defeat a boss at the end of each stage.

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