

But it does hit some of the same notes, so check it out. I guess I might throw The Witness in there too, but that's possibly too different.Įlliot Quest has been mentioned, and that's a great game, but it's not really comparable to Phoenotopia: Awakening. All three are fantastic puzzle-based MV's, just with very different approaches to puzzling. Neither La-Mulana nor Tunic are similar to Phoenotopia: Awakening, but I'd say that they have uniqueness in common, because nothing else is like those games either. I'm playing that now and I absolutely love it it's much more hardcore in terms of puzzles, though. It has a similar playtime, though, at least if you have to figure everything out for yourself. And the story too!Ī game that's not like Phoenotopia: Awakening is La-Mulana. That's what it was called, right? I think? I loved the discovery, oh man. I must have spent, like, 80 hours on it I didn't get all the achievements (and I didn't beat the optional superboss), but I did get all of the gems. I absolutely loved it it's the best game I played all last year. Videos Images Articles Kickstarters Discussions Sales Dev Postsĭesktop/mobile headers/icon made by u/aam2rf Political discussions are highly unwelcome. (Links to Kickstarters or discounted games on Steam/GOG are okay). This includes trying to sell, showing intentions to sell, or asking for commercial links. Any form of commercial activity is strictly prohibited. We also encourage a general frequency of no more than one post per week. We encourage giving updates on your projects, but make sure the posts are of some significance. Self promotion is permitted, but be reasonable.Posts should be related to either the parent franchises, other Metroidvania games, or tangentially related games or topics.

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