How About Spikes

Name: How About Spikes
Rating: 0 (7 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: SoulPixel Studio

Nov 9, 2018

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
boss gated
fast travel

Combat

action

Sub-Genre

MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo
- itch.io

Resources

Links

IGDB

Other

GitHub

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