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2024

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

3,148 reviews

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Leap Year

Developer: Daniel Linssen

Publisher: Daniel Linssen, Sokpop Collective

2024
- Has DLC
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- no combat
- Metroidbrainia
- Micro / Mini
- puzzle heavy
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
- Windows
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  itch.io
- Nintendo
  
  Switch
2025

98%

Very Positive

179 reviews

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Auridia

Developer / Publisher: Norseboar Games

2025
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- no combat
- parry
- stamina system
- map markers
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
- Windows
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  itch.io
2025

97%

Very Positive

70 reviews

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Space Sprouts

Developer / Publisher: Schleuder Games

2025
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- no combat
- timer
- relaxed
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
- sandbox
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
- Windows
  
  Mac
  
  Steam
  
  Demo
2025

93%

Very Positive

881 reviews

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Metro Gravity

Developer / Publisher: mrkogamedev

2025
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- third person
- action
- parry
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- 3D
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
- Windows
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  Demo
2024

92%

Very Positive

686 reviews

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BIOMORPH

Developer / Publisher: Lucid Dreams Studio

2024
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- Has Hub
- story gated
- contact damage
- cat
- equipment
- fantasy
- leveling
- Sci-Fi
- skill tree
- puzzle heavy
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
- Windows
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  Demo
- Nintendo
  
  Switch
- PlayStation
  
  PS5
  
  PS4
- Xbox
  
  Series X|S
2011

87%

Very Positive

55 reviews

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Treasure Adventure Game

Developer: Robit Games

Publisher: GOG.com

2011
- ability gated
- exploration
- item gated
- non linear
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- side scroll
- story gated
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
- Windows
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  GOG
2018

86%

Very Positive

1,071 reviews

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La-Mulana 2

Developer: Nigoro

Publisher: NIS America, PLAYISM

2018
- Has DLC
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- action
- equipment
- puzzle heavy
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
- Windows
  
  Mac
  
  Steam Deck
  
  Steam
  
  GOG
- Nintendo
  
  Switch
- PlayStation
  
  PS4
- Xbox
  
  Series X|S
  
  One
2025

100%

Positive

48 reviews

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Glowkeeper

Developer / Publisher: bucketfish, oolimry

2025
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- no combat
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- Metroidbrainia
- puzzle heavy
A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.
- Windows
  
  Steam
  
  itch.io
2024

60%

Mixed

10 reviews

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Squigley

Developer / Publisher: Jay Hawkins

2024
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- Has Overworld
- accessibility
- Co-op
- cosmetics
- puzzle heavy
- Metroidvania Lite
Traverse and experience a massive, cohesive 2D world as Squigley. Use your wits, resources and unique movement mechanics in order to explore this dark digital world.
- Windows
  
  Linux
  
  Steam
  
  Demo
2020

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Torto: Cursed Divine

Developer: TortoRacoon

Publisher: Torto Racoon

2020
- ability gated
- exploration
- item gated
- non linear
- pixel
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Has Overworld
- equipment
- puzzle heavy
Torto cursed divine is a 2D adventure with basic climbing mechanics that allow you to explore an island to find challenges and beat them in the order you prefer. Every area you visit has a temple full of puzzles and enemies that will unlock access to a God’s location awaiting for you to battle.
- Windows
  
  Steam

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