Alpha Particle

Name: Alpha Particle
Rating: 0 (7 reviews)

Developer: Function Unknown

Publisher: Eastasiasoft, Function Unknown

Apr 28, 2021

Visual

2.5D
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
discrete levels
linear

Combat

action
no combat

Features

difficulty options

Themes

Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy
MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

Alpha Particle is sci-fi action game about a defenceless particle that must overcome it's obstacles creatively

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo
- itch.io
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Very Positive

52 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- 2.5D
- side scroll
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- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- fantasy
- isolation
- no map
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Publisher: Freedom Games

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85%

Very Positive

596 reviews

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- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
- pixel
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81%

Very Positive

683 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- 2.5D
- side scroll
- action
- difficulty options
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- linear
- Differences
- Has Hub
- multiple characters
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- difficulty options
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- fantasy
- medieval
- multiple endings
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Developer / Publisher: Over The Moon

2014

88%

Very Positive

3,710 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- action
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
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Publisher: iz-gamedev

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75%

Mostly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- action
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- fantasy
- multiple endings
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80%

Positive

10 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- side scroll
- difficulty options
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
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- multiple endings
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2017

81%

Positive

32 reviews

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- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
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Developer / Publisher: Devcats

2022

99%

Overwhelmingly Positive

4,532 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- cat
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Publisher: Critical Reflex

May 26, 2026

92%

Very Positive

63 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- side scroll
- action
- difficulty options
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
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Developer / Publisher: Nikola Bulj

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92%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- side scroll
- difficulty options
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
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- pixel
- fantasy
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- side scroll
- action
- difficulty options
- Sci-Fi
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- contact damage
- Ranged Combat
- cat

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