Maptroid: Worlds
A metroidvania experienced entirely in the map!
Sequel to the acclaimed short browser game Maptroid. Maptroid: Worlds has you return exploring metroidvania style, and in multiple planets this time, filling out the map and collecting items, and powerups as you go. Can you make it home for dinner a second time?
Features:
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You can visit a number of planets, explore and fully map them out.
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Collect powerups to enable you to explore new areas, and zip through the map faster and faster.
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Quirky, but not outrageous story and lore writing connecting the worlds for you to discover.
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Improved ship graphic!
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40 small puzzle levels for you to solve in puzzletroid mode.
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40 small relaxing maps for you to explore freely in zentroid mode.
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Speedrun mode so you can get faster times unfettered by dialog!
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And a secret hard mode for a challenging replay if you want to experience something different.
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Dreaming Sarah
“Dreaming Sarah” is an adorable (and somewhat trippy) side-scrolling exploration game in which you play a young woman trying to wake up from a coma. Naturally this involves being harangued by a pirate in the middle of a desert, falling through the inside of a giant grandfather clock, and accidentally causing a massacre in a nightclub populated by aliens. (At times “Dreaming Sarah” almost plays like a journey through a magic-mushroom fiend’s dream journal).
There’s no real plot to speak of, other than the coma thing, which is spoiled in the Steam description of the game and not really integral to the game experience anyway (hence the lack of an alert in this review). The joy of “Dreaming Sarah” comes not from the sliver of a story but rather from the little throw-away surprises in its short, stream-of-consciousness levels (what is UP with that happily undead manor-keeper anyway?), the charm of the 2-D retro graphics, and above all from the excellent musical score by Anthony Septim (included with the game). The modern vibe of Septim’s ambient/trip-hop score provides a nice counterpoint to the old-school graphics and gameplay (one button to jump, one button to choose an inventory item), and dispels any hint of tedium from the game’s central exploration mechanic.
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
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A surreal little side scrolling adventure platformer, with minimal platforming elements and lots of exploration through weird but well made and definitely dream-like 16bit imagery.
I’m slowly realizing that I’m bad at these exploration type games. There is a certain amount of patience required to get lost in its weird maps that go all over the place, in two directions or even looping onto themselves, and that require you to revisit them after finding certain items to see whether something new has unlocked. I’m apparently also not great at solving a couple of its slightly more abstract, lateral-thinking-required puzzles, so yes, a walkthrough was consulted. However, the game is good at creating a sense of controlled bewilderment that makes the exploration interesting, most of the puzzles do seem to resolve themselves after a bit of exploration or trial and error, and the different locations were distinct enough to keep fascinating even after getting lost in them for the n-th time. It helps that the game isn’t particularly long (about 2-3 hours, depending on how lost you get), so frustration is kept at a minimum.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Little Ghost
17+ || 2D Metroidvania
Jump and ~FLOAT~ through a world of Mixed-Media.
Little Ghost focuses on platform challenges rather than combat.
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The entire game has been built around the float-jump mechanic.
1️⃣ There’s a Solid Two Hours of gameplay in the demo, more if you want to collect all items and goodies.
2️⃣ There is also a clearly defined beginning/middle/end to the demo experience.
3️⃣ Little Ghost moves at a slower pace, so there’s no time-crunch twitchy anxiety, but that doesn’t mean it is easy.
4️⃣ The platforming will become difficult as you progress, though never unfair.
This is a fairly precise platformer, playing with a controller is recommended, though not required.
FIND POWER-UPS & COLLECTABLES
The world of Little Ghost and the game’s art style present really fun and unique opportunities for hiding easter-eggs and collectables.
There are 3 types of collectables: Items, Mp3s, and Tarot Cards.
MUSIC
One of the demo quests has you searching for scattered mp3s, which you can listen to on your in-game music player.
(The mp3 player is a little Penguin by the way; he’s great, we love him.)
His collectable playlist features music from: GULL, It’s Not Night It’s Space, miRthkon, Nehedar, Christopher North, Pattern Recognition, Andras Jones, The Donkeys, and Jesse Miller, as well as podcasts from: 42Minutes, Radio8Ball, Always Record, and Fine Just Fine.
Streamers have our permission to broadcast the Little Ghost music & podcasts on their streams and playthrus.
FOUR PLAYABLE CHARACTERS (Full Game Only)
Each member of your party handles differently - movement speed & jump heights vary
🕹️ Retro-inspired Platforming
🌸 Explore A Breathtaking Surreal Paper World
👾 Full Of Secret Hidden Spaces
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Cairo Stark: Crocs Hunter
Cairo Stark: Crocs Hunter is a game full of incredible adventures with bright three-dimensional characters and a mysterious colorful world.
You will discover an exciting new universe with many secret levels and interesting quests. Stop the invading race of Crocosaurs and the giant bosses of Rakshasa with the magic of the Genie and the full arsenal of the protagonist’s abilities.
Our hero, Cairo, is a treasure and artifact hunter. He possesses outstanding intelligence, dexterity, and wit. Altruistic, adventurous (incorrigibly so), brave, charismatic, moderately brash, direct and cheerful.
**Cairo, the protagonist, will fight defending our planet from space aliens on 25 levels.
A huge world map will not let you get bored:** you will travel from the desert to the dead city, where many surprises and mysterious dungeons of alien civilizations full of traps await you. From the slums to the luxurious Sultan’s Palace, and finally from the spaceport straight to the home planet of the invading Crocosaurs and new mysterious worlds to save the universe. From whom? That you’ll find out by going all the way to the end of the game!
Find all Crocosaurs levels and fight Rakshas bosses created using alien technologies. Use magic and skills to win. Each Crocosaur is unique in its own way, each requires a different approach. Use different tactics to defeat your enemies.
Minion is a representative of the technical class of the Crocosaur race, office engineer, has flexible logic and high productivity, compact and cautious.
Tank is one of the most powerful Crocs, representative of the combat class, has an impressive stature, indestructible armor, but is slow and clumsy.
Pilot is a representative of the intelligence class, highly effective, with advanced communication skills, adaptability and quick situation analysis, powerful body, daring character, live aggression.
Sniper is a member of the elite warrior class of the Crocosaurus race, secretive, inaccessible and independent, her charm conceals her deadly power, has the “Most Dangerous Enemy” level. Can turn invisible. Be careful - don’t miss her!
All this and more awaits you in our game full of incredible adventures Cairo Stark: Crocs Hunter.
Nym: Path of the Skycaster
Nym: Path of the Skycaster is an all new action platforming adventure, forge your own path through the vibrant ruins of Stratos, a sprawling interconnected world above the clouds. Embark on an epic adventure as Nym, a brave mage on a pilgrimage to become a Skycaster. Face a long-dormant evil which has returned to Stratos, discover the secrets of the past and close Void before it rips the world asunder!
#### Discover Stratos: Rich exploration and magic traversal abilities will take your adventure to new heights. Explore distinctive and fantastical environments packed with hazards, puzzles and hidden mystery.
Master the elements:
Learn the ways of the Skycaster and become an unstoppable force of nature! Dash like the wind, become a wrecking ball, ice skate along walls, grow giant beanstalks and more!
Take part in an epic journey:
Follow Nym and close friend Cirrus on a fated quest. Help them protect Stratos from an ancient darkness which threatens the fragile balance of the world. Meet and build relationships with a whimsical cast of characters. Uncover the lost history of a Stratos and its people. Learn about the mysterious past of the ancient Mekani Empire. Conquer epic quests as you set out to restore balance to the world.
Fight the Void:
Utilize devastating magics to freeze, ignite and blow away your foes! Reclaim the lands by cleaning up the Void crystals. Test your skills and face brutal optional challenge gauntlets in the Void Realms.
Other Worlds India
Achievement is a national flag and easy to unlock.
Just start playing the game, it unlocks all.
But that’s the only reason I decided to buy this game.
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
Cheap game from Russia. With this I mean, theres zero quality.
You die from one hit, controls are horrible and theres no tutorial or story.
Whats the point of this game? Nobody knows.
Stay away for now, might be OK after full release, but now it’s part of Steams shovelware collection.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
Super Win the Game
#LinuxOnly
Zelda II, Metroid, and Super Mario without swords or any weapons, epic music, extra lives, boss battles, life meter, destroyable enemies, cutting edge 8-bit graphics, or magic. What does it add for the things it lacks?
Optionally, it can be experienced in CRT mode. CRT mode is everything bad about playing on old style TVs. Fuzzy moire hexagonal screen pixels, color bleeding, curved screen distortion, invisible overscan and rounded off image corners, motion blur/phosphor burn, reflections on the CRT frame. Even rolling screen, RF interference, and static make an appearance. But it’s nostalgic… I think this might well be the only Linux game that has “action safe” and “title safe” design (google it). CRT mode is also tunable to better match the old TV players used when they had no other choice. Personally, I found CRT mode to be worth 15 seconds of enjoyment, then I switched it off. But, that’s just my personal preference. Turning off CRT mode does not result in ‘modern’ graphics. Without the CRT mode, this game is about gameplay only.
– Real player with 25.2 hrs in game
Rating: 9/10
Have you ever replayed one of your treasured childhood 8-bit games, only to be disappointed? It felt so different in your memory… Well, Super Win The Game feels the exact opposite of that. In fact, SWTG is what old childhood games should have been in the first place. Don’t know what I am talking about? Try its freeware prequel “You Have To Win The Game”, that is, if you grew up playing games on an old CGA-monitor. Put it simply, it is PURE AWESOMENESS.
Pros
Level Design: this is probably what most reviewers will overlook, since the best level designs are the ones you don’t even notice. The levels are just so complex and fun to explore, with its different themes and multiple secrets. And speaking of secrets, oh my, you will be served. I literally discover one every single time I load the game.
– Real player with 24.1 hrs in game
Enter Digiton
With Enter Digiton, Morne is dipping his toes into the world of game development.
_**Is it a good Metroidvania?
Are the boss battles challenging and fair?
How hard can a shield hit?
And why does the mean computer want Ahab to harm a bunny?
Perhaps too many questions for an intro?**_
Move along! Nothing to see here
Demon lords have taken over the world, a lonely shield is missing its master, and the only one who can save Digiton is you – Ahab, a mute hero who likes bunnies. Will you be up to the task?
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
Genre:
-Metroidvania
Fit for me:
-Top 3 fav genre, so great!
Pros:
-I love the monochromatic minimalist aesthetic, it looks awesome. Each biome has a distinct color and each one fits the Digiton World really well. The art design really reminds me of Kunai or Gato Roboto, but I think Enter Digiton’s art design may be better.
-Really well designed cohesive interconnected world that all fits really well. This game gave me some Ato vibes, but I thought that the world building was much better here, and the biomes made more sense. Each biome has a distinct theme, color palette, and unique enemies. No one biome felt too difficult.
– Real player with 7.5 hrs in game
Pine Hearts
Pine Hearts is an itsy-bitsy, open-world puzzle game! Explore the sleepy scenery of Pine Hearts Caravan Park as you uncover items, unlock new paths, and discover all the little secrets stuffed throughout the Park.
Wholesome Classics
Pine Hearts takes the item-based progression of Zelda, combines it with Souls-like level design and wraps it all up in a Wholesome aesthetic with a focus on puzzles, not combat.
Puzzle Box World
Secrets are stuffed throughout the Park but they are never easy to reach! Pick up handy tools along your journey that will unlock new paths, hidden areas and beautiful sights.
A Touching Tale
Pine Hearts is a gentle story about fond memories and growing up. A light touch narrative sets the scene for an affective experience that will tug at your heartstrings.
Ani Leaving Sirius
good alternative to other platform games
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
A great platformer. The game is smoothly progressive. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the music,too. Interesting enemies make it challenging and fun at the same time. Definitely recommended! A must have if you’re into platformers with a good story, mechanics and beautiful gameplay.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game