Billy Saves the World

Name: Billy Saves the World
Rating: 7 (12 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Midnight Paw Studios

Nov 26, 2024

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
non linear
utility gated
Has Hub
open world
discrete levels

Combat

timer

Features

multiple endings

Summary

Run & rocket boost your way across an open alien world, complete quests for locals, and save the world in this sci-fi cartoon epic!

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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83%

Positive

12 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- Differences
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- first person
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Publisher: NUL2 STUDIO, Waku Waku Games

2026

100%

Positive

21 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- discrete levels
- Differences
- pixel
- action
- equipment
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Publisher: Waku Waku Games

2025

92%

Very Positive

86 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- open world
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
- companion combat
- equipment
- fantasy
- leveling
- RPG
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Developer: ERMedia

Publisher: Plug In Digital

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- timer
- multiple endings
- Differences
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
- fantasy
- gore
- gothic
- Semi-Linear
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Developer: Tlön Industries

Publisher: indienova, V Publishing

2025

77%

Mostly Positive

198 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- open world
- Differences
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- action
- corpse run
- post apocalyptic
- Sci-Fi
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- Semi-Linear
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2021

82%

Positive

17 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- interconnected map
- fantasy
- relaxed
- no map
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Developer: Alon Eyal

Publisher: Alon Apps

2025

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- utility gated
- side scroll
- open world
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
- mining
- puzzle heavy
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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Developer / Publisher: mod.kitchen, The Binary Initiative

2020

91%

Very Positive

81 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- non linear
- open world
- multiple endings
- Differences
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- top down
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Publisher: Pineapple Works

2026

88%

Positive

34 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- side scroll
- timer
- discrete levels
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Game Jam Entry
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
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Aug 27, 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- side scroll
- open world
- multiple endings
- Differences
- new releases
- Demo Available
- pixel
- action
- accessibility
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Developer / Publisher: Nikola Bulj

2023

92%

Positive

25 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- utility gated
- side scroll
- discrete levels
- Differences
- pixel
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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Developer: Rarukasu

Publisher: 白石组

2021

86%

Very Positive

95 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- utility gated
- side scroll
- timer
- Differences
- Early Access
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- action
- Sci-Fi
- speedrun mode
- Semi-Linear

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