After Shadows

Name: After Shadows
Rating: 6 (14 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Insidious Games

Oct 22, 2021

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map

Features

procedural

Sub-Genre

Roguelite / Roguelike

Summary

After Shadows is a metroidvania with roguelike elements. Get into a distant post-apocalyptic future, where all of humanity became extinct. Explore the abandoned Fortress, look for traps and hide from Dark Monster who is chasing you.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Links

IGDB

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60%

Mixed

20 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- pixel
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Publisher: MkJump

Mar 19, 2026

95%

Very Positive

56 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- Early Access
- non linear
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- Roguelite / Roguelike
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Jun 19, 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- new releases
MegaSphere

Developer / Publisher: AKGames

2015

64%

Mixed

133 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- Early Access
- pixel
- permadeath
- Sci-Fi
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Developer / Publisher: Green Cat Games

Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- non linear
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Developer / Publisher: LTN STUDIO

Jun 25, 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- new releases
- parry
- Metroidvania Lite
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Developer / Publisher: AmberWing

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- item gated
- combo combat
- fantasy
- multiple characters
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Developer: Orangepixel

Publisher: HandyGames, Orangepixel

2017

59%

Mixed

17 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- exploration
- pixel
- permadeath
- Sci-Fi
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Mar 24, 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- Semi-Linear
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Q4 2027

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- non linear
- Has Hub
- 3D
- top down
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Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- procedural
- Roguelite / Roguelike
- Differences
- exploration
- pixel
- action
- combo combat
- Semi-Linear

After Shadows

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