Islets

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Armor Games Studios, Top Hat Studios

Aug 24, 2022

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
boss gated
Semi-Linear

Combat

action
contact damage

Features

difficulty options
relaxed

Themes

fantasy

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Epic
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

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96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- action
- difficulty options
- relaxed
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- no combat
- isolation
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97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- cat
- equipment
- top down
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Publisher: Top Hat Studios

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- action
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- Has Hub
- equipment
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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- action
- fantasy
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- pixel
- top down
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Publisher: CreSpirit, Neverland Entertainment

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89%

Very Positive

4,004 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- action
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Has DLC
- item gated
- pixel
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- cosmetics
- equipment
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Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment

2011

80%

Very Positive

3,947 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- action
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Co-op
- isolation
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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
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Publisher: DANGEN Entertainment

September 2026

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- boss gated
- action
- fantasy
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- equipment
- medieval
- multiple endings
- top down
Cold Lazarus

Developer / Publisher: CyrusTheVirus Studios

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fantasy
- bullet hell
- Differences
- non linear
- open world
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Publisher: CFK

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65%

Mixed

341 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- action
- difficulty options
- bullet hell
- Differences
- remake
- gothic
Into the Underdusk

Developer / Publisher: Stone Crow Games

2022

68%

Mixed

28 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- action
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- pixel
- first person
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Developer / Publisher: VP Games

May 26, 2026

100%

Positive

22 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- bullet hell
- Differences
- new releases
- non linear
- two stick
- top down

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