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A prehistoric metroidvania about crafting, surviving, and rallying against dinosaurs and aliens, playable alone or via local co-op, with roughly 10 hours of challenging progression.

Pronty
A colorful 2D underwater metroidvania where you and your javelin partner fight mutant sea creatures through a challenging, story-rich adventure.
2021-11-18
- Action
- Platform
- Adventure

Indie

Side view

Open world

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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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DIG - Deep In Galaxies

A fast-paced action-platformer roguelite with procedural alien planets, chaotic combat, local co-op/PvP, and a roughly 13-hour replayable campaign.

2023-03-08

Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Open world

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Somber Echoes

A single-player metroidvania action-adventure about a reborn tribune exploring a forsaken sci-fi vessel with god-given combat powers and upgrades.

2025-01-21

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Historical

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

A single-player Metroidvania with shape-shifting abilities, praised for movement and visuals, but with a puzzle-heavy final act.

2019-07-25

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

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Unsung Warriors - Prologue

A brief 2D co-op action-adventure in Iron Age Europe, with fun but flawed controls and a short prologue length.

2019-01-15

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Rebel Transmute

A challenging retro-styled Metroidvania featuring alien cavern exploration, boss battles, and playstyle customization, with a dark story and uneven polish.

2024-03-11

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

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The Planet Crafter

A long-form solo or co-op survival crafting game about gradually terraforming a barren alien planet into a thriving ecosystem.

2024-04-10

First person
Science fiction
Adventure
Survival
Simulator
Open world
Sandbox

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Anima Flux

A compact co-op metroidvania featuring genetically enhanced soldiers battling mutants in a dystopian space city, with atmospheric storytelling and some frustrating design quirks.

2024-10-07

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Faerie Afterlight

A 2D Metroidvania inspired by Indonesian folklore, where Kimo and Wispy manipulate terrain, befriend Lumina's natives, and take titan abilities across a compact ~2.5-hour adventure.

2023-09-28

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Primeval

A prehistoric survival RPG with 67+ playable species, cross-mode progression, and mixed reviews citing technical issues.

2025-01-19

Action
Indie
Simulator

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Dinotica

A relaxed co-op dinosaur survival-crafting game with building, farming, breeding, and combat; reviewer playtime ranges from a ~3-hour median to much longer sessions.

2025-08-12

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Sandbox