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2011PCXbox88 % positive13.99 €

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.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lots to discover

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SteamWorld Dig 2

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2017USK 6PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: interconnected level design, a dense, handcrafted world and a strong soundtrack.

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.

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Metroid Prime Remastered

Interconnected level design

You explore an interconnected alien planet from first person as Samus Aran, where the Morph Ball and Grapple Beam let you reach hidden areas. Backtracking through a tightly woven world becomes rewarding as new powers open old paths.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Sci-fi setting

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.

Headlander

Sci-fi setting

You play a flying head that hijacks robot bodies, exploring a Metroidvania-style world in a brightly colored 70s sci-fi dystopia full of shootouts and puzzles. Humor and retro design take center stage.

Blaster Master Zero

Strong soundtrack

A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.

Blaster Master Zero III

Sci-fi setting

You guide Jason through side-scrolling and top-down sections of mutant-blasting action, returning to Sophia where the series began. It mixes exploration with weapon and vehicle upgrades and closes the trilogy with plenty of action.

Control

Interconnected level design

As Jesse Faden you explore the shifting headquarters of a secret paranormal agency, fighting an otherworldly invasion with telekinesis and a shape-shifting service weapon. Spectacular destructible combat meets a surreal, bureaucratic New Weird mystery.

Metroid Dread

Interconnected level design

Samus Aran's 2D return pairs fluid, fast movement and precise melee counters with classic Metroidvania exploration. Tense escapes from the near-invincible E.M.M.I. robots and demanding boss fights keep the pressure high.

Blaster Master Zero II

Strong soundtrack

A retro action adventure that mixes side-scrolling tank platforming with on-foot top-down dungeons. It adds Metroidvania-style exploration, boss fights and upgrades in an 8-bit-inspired style.

Atomic Heart

Strong soundtrack

A first-person shooter set in a retro-futuristic Soviet utopia where the robots have turned on their makers. It mixes punchy melee and gunplay, glove-powered abilities, puzzle-filled test facilities and bizarre humor with a striking art direction.

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