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10 Indie Games To Play If You Liked Hollow Knight

August 28, 2025 by Nirav Gandhi
HK

After what feels like 84 years, Australian indie developer Team Cherry says Hollow Knight: Silksong is actually releasing on September …

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Categories Feature Tags 2d, action, Hollow Knight, Metroidvania, recommendation, silksong, top 10

Spirit Mancer Review – A Whimsical Adventure Marred by Bugs

December 4, 2024 by Austin Guyer
Spirit Mancer

Spirit Mancer by Sunny Syrup Studios immediately draws you in with its charm. The whimsical 2D art style, retro soundtrack, and …

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Categories Review Tags 2d, deckbuilder, Hack n' Slash, Nintendo Switch, pc, Playstation 5, Review, Spirit Mancer, Sunny Syrup Studios

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Review – Gorgeous Teal, Lacking Zeal

July 24, 2024 by Sarim Irfan

From Squid Shock Studios, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a stunning metroidvania with a large platforming focus. Bō displays …

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Categories Review Tags 2d, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Gaming, Indie, Metroidvania, News, Platformer, Review

Mondealy Review – Monstrously Perfect

August 9, 2023 by Inanna Carter
Mondealy Feature

When I came across Mondealy and saw that it was inspired by Undertale, Oneshot, and Stardew Valley, three of my …

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Categories Review Tags 2d, game, Gaming, mondealy, pc, pixel, Review, steam, story-rich, uglycoal, valkyrie initiative

Review: Runbow – Running to the End of the Rainbow

June 14, 2023July 30, 2018 by Arshad Mawla

When you think party games, a 2D platformer isn’t the first genre that comes to mind. Instead, you might think of …

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Categories Nintendo, PC, PlayStation, Review, SliderDefunct, Xbox Tags 13AM Games, 2d, Headup, Indie, indiedevs, indiegames, Merge Games, Platformer, Runbow, runbow review

Impressions: Flat Heroes – Thinking Outside the Box, Inside a Square

June 14, 2023August 16, 2018 by Ofir Ben Dor

There is a spectrum in the world of video games when it comes to their focus on story and narrative. …

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Categories Impressions, PC, SliderDefunct Tags 2018, 2d, Deck 13, Flat Heroes, Hard, Nintendo Switch, Parallel Circles, pc, Platformer, puzzle, steam

Review: Guacamelee! 2 – Luchador, Chicken and a Completion Percentage

June 14, 2023September 21, 2018 by Ofir Ben Dor

I do not have much experience with Metroidvanias. Beyond failing miserably in Rogue Legacy and circumnavigating every boss encounter in …

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Categories PC, PlayStation, Review, SliderDefunct Tags 2018, 2d, action, Drinkbox Studios, Guacamelee, Guacamelee 2, Metroidvania, PC., Platformer, ps4, puzzle

Review: Not Tonight – No Really, Let’s Not Do This Tonight

June 14, 2023September 24, 2018 by Chloe Spencer

“Welcome to Hell,” the digital red letters flashed as I entered the pop-up bar that would lead to my inevitable …

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Categories PC, Review, SliderDefunct Tags 2d, action, adventure, brexit, choices, indie dev, indie devs, Indie Game, Indie Games, No More Robots, not tonight, panicbarn, papers please, Point and Click, political, Review, RPG, simulation

Impressions: Touhou Luna Nights – A Simple Yet Fun “Animetroidvania”

June 14, 2023October 15, 2018 by Arshad Mawla

Indie developers have continued to raise the bar with Metroidvania games. Recently, it was Dead Cells that blew away critics and …

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Categories Impressions, News, SliderDefunct Tags 2d, early access, Indie, Metroidvania, pixel graphics, touhou, touhou luna nights

Review: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots – Whack-a-Mole

June 14, 2023October 23, 2018 by Ofir Ben Dor

The beat ’em up and run-and-gun genres have been a staple of the video game landscape ever since the mid-80s. …

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Categories Nintendo, PC, PlayStation, Review, SliderDefunct, Xbox Tags 2018, 2d, beat-em-up, Clash of Carrots, co-op, goofy, Modus Games, Ninjin, Nintendo Switch, Pocket Trap, ps4, Run and Gun, steam, xbox one
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