Bad Pad

Name: Bad Pad
Rating: 7 (49 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: headbang games

Aug 8, 2018

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
item gated
Semi-Linear

Combat

Ranged Combat

Features

difficulty options
equipment

Sub-Genre

MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

Bad Pad is a metal pumped metroidvania platfomer about a gamepad's buttons who came to life. Oozing with original music and storytelling songs, all in the spirit of metal. Precision platforming, boss fighting, puzzle solving, mini games and more...

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
- Demo
- itch.io

Resources

Links

Website

Other

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- Differences
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- item gated
- pixel
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- Differences
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- ability gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
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- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
- boss gated
- fantasy
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- side scroll
- difficulty options
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- Differences
- Game Jam Entry
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- difficulty options
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- Differences
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- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- Ranged Combat
- equipment
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- exploration
- isolation
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Bad Pad

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