Smith and Winston

Developer / Publisher: Execution Unit Ltd

Jul 26, 2019

Visual

voxel
3D
isometric

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
item gated
boss gated
discrete levels
Semi-Linear

Combat

action
Ranged Combat
two stick

Features

Co-op

Themes

mining
Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

Metroidvania Lite

Summary

Blast through the mysterious ring world with Smith and Winston in this explosive twin-stick shooter! Explore, destroy, and uncover secrets in a vibrant, voxel universe. Fast-paced action and quirky humour await. Are you ready to save the universe, one explosion at a time?

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam
- itch.io

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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Differences
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- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Metroidvania Lite
- Differences
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- Similarities
- exploration
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- Ranged Combat
- two stick
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- Metroidvania Lite
- Differences
- pixel
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Mostly Positive

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- interconnected map
- boss gated
- action
- Ranged Combat
- Co-op
- discrete levels
- Differences
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- pixel
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- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- action
- Ranged Combat
- two stick
- Semi-Linear
- Metroidvania Lite
- Differences
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- action
- Ranged Combat
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Metroidvania Lite
- Differences
- pixel
- side scroll
- story gated

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