Leap Year

Name: Leap Year
Rating: 9 (3218 reviews)

Developer: Daniel Linssen

Publisher: Daniel Linssen, Sokpop Collective

Jun 13, 2024

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

no combat

Sub-Genre

Metroidbrainia
Micro / Mini
puzzle heavy

Summary

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Last updated September 28, 2026

1 DLC

2025

Leap Year: March

2025
- Windows
- Nintendo Switch
Steam itch.io Switch

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- itch.io
Nintendo
- Switch

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Game Jam Entry
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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- exploration
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- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
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- ability gated
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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
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- Similarities
- exploration
- non linear
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
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- puzzle heavy
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- pixel
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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
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- side scroll
- no combat
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- pixel
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Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- non linear
- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- interconnected map
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- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- pixel
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- isolation
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
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- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- fast travel
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- side scroll
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- Differences
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96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

24,659 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- pixel
- fast travel
- map markers
- multiple endings

Leap Year

Summary

Leap Year: March

Where to play

Resources

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