Virgil's Purgatory

Developer / Publisher: Amaweks

Oct 15, 2021

Visual

8-Bit
pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

action

Sub-Genre

Micro / Mini

Summary

Virgil's Purgatory is a port of the 2016 PC metroidvania platformer with the same name for the ZX Spectrum about a man called Virgil who was decapitated, and now he must wander through his own purgatory in search of his true head and perhaps eternal rest. Take your chances with this little metroidvania game.

Last updated August 08, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- itch.io
Retro / Etc.
- ZX Spectrum

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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- Differences
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- action
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- Differences
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- interconnected map
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- Micro / Mini
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- Differences
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- 8-Bit
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- side scroll
- action
- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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- non linear
- 8-Bit
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- action
- Micro / Mini
- Differences
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Virgil's Purgatory

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