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A compact single-player 2D sci-fi Metroidvania about transferring your mind into a robot to rescue your loved one, with mixed feedback on map design and progression.

ReSetna
A compact sci-fi metroidvania with fast combat, challenging bosses, and a chip-based upgrade system, set in a world of minds trapped in circuits.
2025-01-30
- Action
- Platform
- Adventure

Third person

Indie

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Metal Unit

A sci-fi side-scrolling action-platformer with roguelite features, in which a soldier in an armored suit hunts her sister through monster- and alien-filled levels.

2021-01-27

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

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Transiruby

A compact 2D metroidvania starring cyborg Siruby, mixing sword and gunplay across about 5-6 hours of exploration, with map design drawing mixed notes.

2021-12-09

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Side view
Kids

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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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The Mobius Machine

A single-player side-scrolling metroidvania action-adventure on an alien world, focusing on exploration, combat, and escape, with very positive Steam reviews.

2024-03-01

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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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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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

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Yars Rising

A cyberpunk metroidvania about a teenage hacker who transforms into a giant bug, combining precision platforming, puzzles, and hacking minigames in a corporate conspiracy.

2024-09-09

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Side view
Stealth
Arcade
Mystery

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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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Metro Gravity

A single-player metroidvania with gravity-bending movement, rhythmic combat, and puzzle-heavy exploration in a surreal dream world, roughly 10 hours for reviewers.

2025-06-19

Action
Platform
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Music

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Blaster Master Zero 3

A ~10-hour 2D action-adventure blending sidescrolling and top-down shooting in a futuristic space setting, praised as a satisfying trilogy finale.

2021-07-29

Shooter
Action
Platform
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Side view