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  LaserCat

  Developer / Publisher: Daniel McFarline

  2011

  90%

  Very Positive

  100 reviews

  MV Temperature NOT a quality rating! Weighted score based on features: Typical to Metroidvanias (warmer) Not typical to Metroidvanias (cooler)

  • Similarities
  • non linear
  • pixel
  • no combat
  • cat

  • Differences
  • exploration
  • 8-Bit
  • side scroll
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  The Watch Post

  Developer / Publisher: Robert Hendrickson

  Aug 11, 2026

  MV Temperature NOT a quality rating! Weighted score based on features: Typical to Metroidvanias (warmer) Not typical to Metroidvanias (cooler)

  • Similarities
  • non linear
  • no combat

  • Differences
  • new releases
  • ability gated
  • interconnected map
  • item gated
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  Hollow Floor

  Developer: Ahmed Khalifa, Pete Gresser

  Publisher: Cheesy Holes

  2024

  95%

  Very Positive

  79 reviews

  MV Temperature NOT a quality rating! Weighted score based on features: Typical to Metroidvanias (warmer) Not typical to Metroidvanias (cooler)

  • Similarities
  • non linear
  • pixel
  • no combat

  • Differences
  • Demo Available
  • ability gated
  • interconnected map
  • item gated
  • side scroll
  • first person
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  Exographer

  Developer / Publisher: Abylight Studios

  2024

  95%

  Very Positive

  146 reviews

  MV Temperature NOT a quality rating! Weighted score based on features: Typical to Metroidvanias (warmer) Not typical to Metroidvanias (cooler)

  • Similarities
  • non linear
  • pixel
  • no combat

  • Differences
  • exploration
  • side scroll
  • Sci-Fi
  • puzzle heavy