Vampire's Best Friend

Developer / Publisher: SinksAdventure

Oct 6, 2025

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
non linear
open world

Combat

action
stamina system

Features

relaxed

Sub-Genre

Metroidbrainia

Summary

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- Demo
- itch.io

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- action
- Metroidbrainia
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Publisher: MonkeyPaw Games, Sony Computer Entertainment

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- Similarities
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- Differences
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- pixel
- side scroll
- open world
- action
- Differences
- new releases
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- Similarities
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- Game Jam Entry
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82%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- open world
- Differences
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95%

Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- pixel
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- ability gated
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
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Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- pixel
- Metroidbrainia
- Differences
- voxel
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96%

Very Positive

134 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- relaxed
- Metroidbrainia
- Differences
- ability gated
- item gated
- hand drawn
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Publisher: Seafloor Games, Top Hat Studios

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90%

Very Positive

165 reviews

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

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