Pink Takes Shape

Developer: lezliz

Sep 11, 2022

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Combat

no combat

Features

accessibility

Sub-Genre

Micro / Mini

Summary

Pink Takes Shape is a queer metroidvania about exploration and changing shape. Start as a pink blob that can only move and jump. Learn to morph and gain abilities to explore the strange, dark world. Savor the textless environmental storytelling. Decipher what it means to be there, to be you.

Last updated August 08, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Linux
- itch.io

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- side scroll
- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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- side scroll
- no combat
- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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Pink Takes Shape

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