MV Temperature

Startup Process

Visual

side scroll

Features

multiple characters

Themes

Sci-Fi
time bending

Sub-Genre

Metroidbrainia
Micro / Mini
puzzle heavy

Summary

A metroidvania where you never get stronger. You only choose how you bootstrap yourself next.

You wake up inside a larger version of yourself. You are a bootstrapper: a small square robot whose one job is to start that larger self up. The self you start is the one you play in the next loop.

Last updated October 25, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- itch.io

Oh That's Why

Developer: zilakkio

2025

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Game Jam Entry
- side scroll
- time bending
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
Sylvie Miniature

Developer: Sylvie

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- pixel
- no map
The Tangled Tapestry

Developer: Clemicle, Julie Besançon

2025

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Game Jam Entry
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- MV Lite / Adjacent
Leap Year

Developer: Daniel Linssen

Publisher: Daniel Linssen, Sokpop Collective

2024

97% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive

5.0 of 5 stars

960 English reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Has DLC
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- no combat
Green Top

Developer / Publisher: Rayo75

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Game Jam Entry
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- pixel
Dark Labyrinth

Developer / Publisher: Xiaote

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- non linear
Little Ghost

Developer: Alan Abbadessa, Eduardo Alexandrino, Law Jun Yan, Leaf Riifuneko

Publisher: Sync Book Games

Sep 22, 2026

100% positive

Positive

5.0 of 5 stars

15 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- multiple characters
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- new releases
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- action
- no combat
Hirai Nya

Developer / Publisher: FirePillar2

2025

97% positive

Positive

5.0 of 5 stars

31 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- no combat
- cat
- Co-op
- speedrun mode
Vision Soft Reset

Developer: Seafloor Games

Publisher: Seafloor Games, Top Hat Studios

2019

91% positive

Very Positive

4.5 of 5 stars

118 English reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- Sci-Fi
- time bending
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- action
- Ranged Combat
- timer
Once Glorious Artahk

Developer / Publisher: Bismuth Tales

2025

95% positive

Positive

5.0 of 5 stars

41 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- no combat
- top down
Randy's Soccer Quest

Developer: Nanolotl

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Game Jam Entry
- side scroll
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
Fez

Developer: Polytron Corporation

Publisher: Microsoft Studios, Polytron Corporation, Trapdoor

2012

91% positive

Very Positive

4.5 of 5 stars

9,170 English reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- voxel
- no combat
- isolation
- 3D

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