Insect Adventure

Name: Insect Adventure
Rating: 7 (25 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: MAYOFORCE

Oct 20, 2020

Visual

hand drawn
pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration

Combat

action
parry

Features

difficulty options
speedrun mode

Summary

In this high speed action focused metroidvania, cute bug critters face off against dark abominations from the abyss. Grab a hammer and unleash fury on soulless beasts while blasting through open ended underground zones where you dictate the pace.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Other

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- difficulty options
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- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- parry
- Differences
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- interconnected map
- non linear
- fantasy
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- action
- parry
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- fantasy
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MV Temperature
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- side scroll
- action
- speedrun mode
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- speedrun mode
- Differences
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- interconnected map
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- side scroll
- action
- speedrun mode
- Differences
- Game Jam Entry
- interconnected map
- post apocalyptic
- Semi-Linear

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