Elephantasy: Flipside

Developer / Publisher: Linker

Feb 28, 2023

Visual

pixel
third person
isometric
top down

Structure

exploration
item gated

Combat

action

Features

equipment
multiple endings

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- itch.io

Resources

Other

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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
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- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- side scroll
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Publisher: NIS America, PLAYISM

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86%

Very Positive

1,088 reviews

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- Similarities
- exploration
- item gated
- pixel
- action
- equipment
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Has DLC
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- exploration
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- pixel
- action
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- side scroll
- Sci-Fi
- Semi-Linear
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- exploration
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- pixel
- action
- equipment
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
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92%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- action
- equipment
- multiple endings
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- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
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Publisher: Campus ADN

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84%

Very Positive

79 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- item gated
- third person
- action
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- fantasy
- 3D
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Publisher: Sinkhole Studio

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94%

Very Positive

2,089 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- puzzle heavy
- top down
- Differences
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
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Publisher: François Linck Games

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- item gated
- third person
- action
- equipment
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- boss gated
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- 3D
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- third person
- action
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- interconnected map
- 3D
Cave Story

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Publisher: Nicalis, Inc., Oonaki WWW, Studio Pixel

2004

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- item gated
- pixel
- action
- equipment
- multiple endings
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Sci-Fi
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Developer / Publisher: Akseli Virtanen

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100%

Positive

21 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- third person
- action
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- side scroll
- parry
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Developer / Publisher: Haydee Interactive

2016

84%

Very Positive

6,673 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- item gated
- third person
- action
- puzzle heavy
- isometric
- Differences
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- difficulty options
- 3D
- no map

Elephantasy: Flipside

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