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2020PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive17.49 €

A charming 8-bit-style adventure where you gain new magic powers to explore a non-linear world full of puzzles and secrets. Its mix of platforming, puzzles and backtracking recalls classic Metroidvanias while staying approachable.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots to discover
  • Fantasy setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for Alwa's Legacy are Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, Alwa's Awakening and Mystik Belle. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alwa's Legacy special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable89 % positive−67 % 28.99 € 9.56 €

Brings what grabs you about Alwa's Legacy: jumping and platforming, lots to discover as well as a fantasy setting.

A colorful Metroidvania-style platform adventure where the hero transforms into different animals to solve puzzles and uncover hidden paths. It charmingly recalls the classic Wonder Boy games.

Alwa's Awakening

Jumping and platforming

A charming Metroidvania with an authentic 8-bit look, pixel art and chiptune music. You wield a magic staff to explore an interconnected world, solve puzzles and beat bosses.

Mystik Belle

Jumping and platforming

You explore a spooky, ancient school of magic where point-and-click puzzle solving meets metroidvania platforming. As Belle, you must salvage a sabotaged ritual that has been pinned on you, all with a lighthearted wink.

Treasure Adventure World

Jumping and platforming

You explore a fantasy metroidvania of islands, magic and pirates, working your way through hidden paths and puzzles. The appeal lies mostly in uncovering secrets and rewards for curiosity.

Cathedral

Lots to discover

You explore a huge world of over 600 rooms in a classic 8-bit adventure style, hunting for the five elemental orbs. A nostalgic Metroidvania that mostly rewards the urge to explore.

Islets

Jumping and platforming

A charming hand-painted metroidvania where you play a little mouse named Iko exploring floating islands and piecing a shattered world back together. The tone is warm and gentle, with quirky characters and moderate boss fights.

Faerie Afterlight

Jumping and platforming

A fairy-tale Metroidvania where Kimo and Wispy explore the world of Lumina, uncover secrets and solve puzzles. Enemies can be fought or taken over and used to your advantage.

Treasure Adventure Game

Jumping and platforming

Treasure Adventure Game is a free pixel-art platformer where you roam a sprawling world, pick up new abilities and fight through hidden corners. Its appeal lies in the sense of discovery and an original soundtrack.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge

Jumping and platforming

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.

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Jumping and platforming

An atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformer where you play Soli, opening magic portals into other realities that change the physical rules of the character and the world. Its art style is a dark fairy tale told in a cartoonish look.

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