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Sonic Origins
Arcade 23 June 2022
Sonic Origins is a remaster of four classic platform games starring the super-fast blue hedgehog facing off against the evil Dr. Eggman. The publisher and producer of the game is SEGA as usual.
The Last Case of Benedict Fox
Action 27 April 2023
An action adventure platforming metroidvania featuring combat reminiscent of soulslikes. The Last Case of Benedict Fox tells the tale of a detective investigating a gruesome murder, facing demons and beasts along the way.
30XX
Arcade 09 August 2023
The second installment in a series of roguelike action platformers inspired by Mega Man. 30XX stars Nina and Ace, facing down hordes of enemies to liberate the world from tyranny. The game supports singleplayer and two-player co-op.
My Friend Pedro
Action 20 June 2019
Platform action game, in which we play as a dancing hero, with gracefulness eliminating opponents standing in his way. While playing My Friend Pedro, we travel through industrial locations and kill enemies, making use of both firearms (with a pair of pistols at the forefront) and environmental elements.
Weapon of Choice DX
Arcade 19 November 2008
Weapon of Choice is a crazy, side-scroll 2D platform of the independent development studio Mommy's Best Games. The action of the game was set in 2188, and the player takes on the role of a soldier of the Solus unit, which is supposed to annihilate hostile aliens. The creators foresaw, among others, a large number of tightly twisted weapons and several variants of ending the game.
BloodRayne: Betrayal
Action 06 September 2011
Maintained in the convention of side-scroll 2D arcade with elements of hack'n slash, third installment of BloodRayne series. The title dhampiece must stop the evil vampire planning a bloody massacre. The production of the Abstraction studio was originally released on consoles.
Biomorph
Action 05 April 2024
A dark 2D metroidvania from Lucid Dreams Studio (authors of Legends of Ethernal). Biomorph offers an anthropomorphic cat as th main protagonist. The hero can copy the shapes and abilites of fallen enemies. It allows for them to be used both for combat and solving puzzles.
Mars 2120
Action June 2024 (early access since 27 October 2022)
A 2.5D action platformer metroidvania. Mars 2120 stars Sergeant Anna Charlotte, traversing the first human colony on Mars, learning its secrets, fighting robots and horrifying monsters.
Kingdom Eighties
Strategy 26 June 2023
The fourth installment in a series of side-scrolling straegy games. Kingdom Eighties: Summer of Greed is set in an American town during the 1980s, which a group of kids must defend from monsters created by the mysterious Greed.
Bread & Fred
Arcade 23 May 2023
A pixelated indie platformer about two mountain-climbing penguins. The titular characters of Bread & Fred are connected with a rope, forcing them to cooperate to reach the peak. Though the game was created with co-op in mind, it also supports singleplayer.
Until Then
Adventure August 2024
A narrative adventure game with elements of visual novels and pixel art graphics. Until Then tells the story of Mark Borja and his friends. We explore environments inspired by the Philippines. We must decide how Mark will evolve and will he become a better person.
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
Adventure September 2024
A 2D action adventure game, prepared in the style of a survival horror. The story of The Coma 2B: Catacombs combines the first and second installment of The Coma series. Once again we play as the student Youngho Choi, trying to survive in an alternative version of Seoul.
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Action TBA (early access since 2025)
An action adventure game with survival elements, which is a spin-off of the Into the Dead series. In Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, we play the role of an ordinary man who, along with others like him, fights for survival in a world overrun by the living dead.
GEX Trilogy
Arcade 2024
A remastered compliation of three first GEX Games: GEX, GEX: Enter the Gecko and GEX 3: Deep Cover Gecko; it was created by Limited Run Games and Square Enix.
Forgotlings
Adventure June 2024
An action adventure platforming metroidvania with adventure game elements. Forgotlings is set in a land inhabited by the titular beings born from forgotten objects, facing a deadly looming threat.
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Arcade October 2024
The sixth installment of the platforming series Shantae. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is set between the first game and Shantae: Risky's Revenge.
Awaken: Astral Blade
Action September 2024
An action platformer with elements from RPGs and metroidvania games. Awaken: Astral Blade features Tanya as the protagonist - a bionic girl who explores rainforests and other areas of the Horace Islands. The game allows to make choices to influence the story and its ending.
Slavania
Action 14 March 2024
A 2D platformer metroidvania, set in a fantasy world taking inspirations from the Slavic mythology. Slavania has us play a hero equipped with a spear used both for combat and exploration. Bosses were prepared in a unique way, because they hunt us instead of staying in one spot.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Action 25 March 2024
A two-dimensional metroidvania platformer. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a sequel to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. It features Lilac as the new protagonist and it offers various new gameplay features, including voice overs and difficulty levels changes.
The Mobius Machine
Action 01 March 2024
A metroidvania action platformer from the authors of Dawn of Man and Planetbase. The Mobius Machine offers an industrial sci-fi world. Our character is very mobile, being able to run, jump on platforms, climb, glide or dive. We use different firearms to kill enemies.
Somber Echoes
Action 2024
A 2,5D metroidvania with platforming elements, set in a sci-fi world inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Somber Echoes takes place on board of the Atromitos spaceship that's overrun by monsters. We explore, climb and deal with enemies using a futuristic spear.
Between Horizons
Adventure 25 March 2024
A detective adventure game set on board of a spaceship looking for a new home after Earth's destruction. Between Horizons has us play as Stella. The heroine must find and stop the conspirators who plan to sabotage the mission. The game features various cases, choices and endings.
Bye Sweet Carole
Adventure August 2024
A horror adventure game, visually inspired by iconic animated movies. Bye Sweet Carole stars Lana Benton, a young girl seeking a way out of a horrible orphanage overrun by nightmarish rabbits.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files
Arcade 29 March 1999
The next installment of the popular series of two-dimensional platformers embedded in cartoon climates. Again, the main characters are rabbit Jazz and his siblings Spazz and Lori. The game is in fact an extended version of Jazz Jackrabbit 2. It contains all the levels from this production and adds a lot of new ones, as well as a map editor.