Sheepo

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios

Aug 26, 2020

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
boss gated
Semi-Linear

Combat

action
no combat

Features

difficulty options
relaxed
speedrun mode

Themes

isolation

Sub-Genre

bullet hell

Summary

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

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

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Links

Islets

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Armor Games Studios, Top Hat Studios

2022

96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

2,419 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- action
- difficulty options
- relaxed
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- contact damage
- fantasy
Crypt Custodian

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Top Hat Studios, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Kyle Thompson

2024

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

3,058 reviews

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

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Top Hat Studios

2026

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

Developer: Housemarque

Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment

2011

80%

Very Positive

3,947 reviews

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

Developer / Publisher: ReDimension

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- boss gated
- action
- bullet hell
- Differences
- Demo Available
- non linear
- pixel
- fantasy
- top down
Marquee Candle

Developer / Publisher: Heskira

2025

100%

Positive

21 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- action
- no combat
- difficulty options
- isolation
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- 2.5D
- third person
- story gated
- contact damage
- timer
- gothic
- isometric
- Metroidvania Lite
Songbird Symphony

Developer: Joysteak Studios

Publisher: PQube

2019

90%

Very Positive

687 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- boss gated
- action
- no combat
- relaxed
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- utility gated
- pixel
- Metroidvania Lite
Fujiwara Phoenix

Developer / Publisher: Twin Phoenix Interactive

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- bullet hell
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
Magical Blush

Developer: Alkacer Game Studio

Publisher: DANGEN Entertainment

September 2026

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

Developer: jakeonaut

2021

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- no combat
- relaxed
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Game Jam Entry
- fantasy
- 3D
Cold Lazarus

Developer / Publisher: CyrusTheVirus Studios

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- bullet hell
- Differences
- non linear
- open world
- fantasy
Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony

Developer: Frontier Aja

Publisher: CFK

2022

65%

Mixed

341 reviews

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

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