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Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die (2020)
View Similar GamesEscape the eerie and deadly crypt as Kharon, a being thought to be death itself, in this metroidvania dungeon crawler game full of puzzles and riddles. Possess the bodies of your enemies to use their unique properties - fly as a bat, open locks as a skeleton, and more. With over 11 challenging boss fights and collectable Necronomicon pages full of lore, Kharon's Crypt is sure to keep you hooked. Plus, its colorblind-friendly design ensures accessibility for all players.
- Fun gameplay mechanics with controlling enemies
- Good balance between simple gameplay and adding new abilities
- Many creative puzzles with intuitive design
- Charming look and animation
- Good achievement support
- Excruciatingly janky combat
- Some difficult-to-see visuals
- Limited amount of saves
- Needs a colorblind mode
- Story only expands toward the game's end
- protagonist
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- souls
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- logic
- post-apocalyptic
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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure (2021)
View Similar GamesLight Dark 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a challenging action-adventure game inspired by Metroidvanias and Dark Souls. You play as Arum, a young girl trying to save her father's soul from the afterlife. Navigate the 8 Doors of Purgatory and defeat many enemies in your way! Prove your skills and fight difficult bosses for a satisfying experience.
- Responsive controls
- Dual use weapons for exploration and combat
- Upgrade system with perks
- Rewarding boss battles
- Charming world to explore
- Occasional frustration when items needed to progress are not indicated
- Normal enemy combat can become monotonous
- boss
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Thread (2022)
View Similar GamesA puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
- metroidvania
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- mystery
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness (2024)
View Similar GamesDash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
- metroidvania
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- 2d
- exploration
- rooms
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Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune (2022)
View Similar GamesAfter the empire invented the airship, people finally became able to fly across float continents and islands. And thanks to that, the empire expands rapidly.The top hunter, Erza, leads an exploration team to explore the savage frontier where the empire can’t reach.
- japanese
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Zapling Bygone (2022)
View Similar GamesZapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
- metroidvania
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SHEEPO (2020)
View Similar GamesExplore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
- metroidvania
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- 2d
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- sheep
- colourful
- hand-drawn
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