Lone Fungus

Name: Lone Fungus
Rating: 8 (1178 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Basti Games

Apr 7, 2023

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear
boss gated

Combat

action
contact damage
parry

Features

accessibility
difficulty options
equipment

Themes

fantasy

Summary

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

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

Resources

Links

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- boss gated
- action
- contact damage
- parry
- accessibility
- fantasy
- Differences
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- action
- accessibility
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- equipment
- Differences
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- equipment
- Differences
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- exploration
- interconnected map
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- boss gated
- action
- parry
- equipment
- fantasy
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- boss gated
- parry
- fantasy
- Differences
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- Differences
- medieval
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- parry
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- equipment
- Differences
- Demo Available
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- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- action
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- equipment
- Differences
- item gated
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- difficulty options
- equipment
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- parry
- difficulty options
- equipment
- fantasy
- Differences
- gore
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- Differences
- hand drawn
- Sci-Fi
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- contact damage
- difficulty options
- equipment
- fantasy
- Differences
- monochromatic
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