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A moderately challenging ~10-hour metroidvania set in dark cyberpunk Osaka, where demon hunter Shin uses shooting and melee to recover lost skills and uncover his forgotten past.

Katanaut
A dark 2D metroidvania roguelite with fluid melee/gun combat, cosmic horror, and procedural runs on a neon space station.
2025-09-10
- Action
- Adventure
- Horror

Fantasy

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Indie

Side view

Simulator

Role-playing (RPG)

Mystery

Sport

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Oblivion Override

A hardcore 2D action side-scroller with roguelike and Metroidvania elements, featuring fast-paced ninja killerbot combat and build variety in roughly 8–12 hour runs.

2024-01-24

Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view

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Kotama and Academy Citadel

A challenging 2.5D Metroidvania in a high-tech academy with anime/ecchi style, praised for solid combat and boss fights; most reviewers spent 14–18 hours.

2026-01-14

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Slitterhead

A neon-noir action-adventure where a bodiless hunter body-hops through a city to slay brain-eating monsters, with a divisive combat system and a roughly 13-hour campaign.

2024-11-08

Action
Adventure
Horror
Third person

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Tombwater

A Souls-like 2D action-RPG in a cursed Wild West town, blending brutal combat with Eldritch horror and rewarding exploration.

2026-03-31

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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AWAKEN - Astral Blade

A 2.5D metroidvania starring bionic warrior Tania, with parry-heavy combat and ability upgrades through a Karpas-corrupted world, in an 18–22 hour campaign with a notable difficulty spike.

2024-10-22

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Zexion

A challenging sci-fi metroidvania with forbidden-tech hunting, creepy atmosphere, and dense exploration, coming in around 13-14 hours for reviewers.

2025-03-21

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

A brisk, high-octane side-scrolling action platformer about a rogue mech seeking revenge in a dystopian state, with classic 16-bit-style boss encounters.

2023-01-12

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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PSYCRON

A short, fast-paced 2D sci-fi metroidvania focused on exploration and movement, with an eerie lurking presence.

2021-08-19

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Tearscape

A roughly 10-hour dark fantasy metroidvania with precise soulslike combat, non-linear pixel-art dungeons, and optional co-op.

2026-02-02

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-

A lighthearted ~10-hour 2D metroidvania spin-off of Love Live! Sunshine, featuring Yohane's fantasy adventure with cute and comedic character interactions.

2023-11-16

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Side view
Text

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Moonscars

A dark, stylized 2D metroidvania with punishing combat and nonlinear exploration, typically taking reviewers 7-12 hours.

2022-09-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view