Ancient Domains of Mystery
Ancient Domains of Mystery (shortened ADOM) is a Rogue-like and Single-player video game created and published by Thomas Biskup for Multiple Platforms. The main goal of the player is to fend off the forces of Chaos that threaten the land of Ancardia. Like other Rogue-like video games, it uses the ASCII graphics to offer the game world. The later edition of the game included the option to play with sound, an overworld map, and tilt-based graphics. In the game, most dungeons are randomly generated, but once the game creates a dungeon, it doesn’t alter even if the player re-enters and exits it. The story of the game takes place in the fictional environment of Ancardia, and for 6,000 years, this place has famous for peace, but recent reports have spread about the appearance of frightening monsters and dangerous dungeons. According to the plot, Khelavaster finds an ancient prophecy related to the coming of chaos and propagates it to other peoples across the world. The game introduces 12 playable races, and 22 playable character classes and the player can select his character from a male or female in the start of the game to partake in the fight.
#1 Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy is an Action-Adventure and independent Puzzle-Platform Video game developed by Team Meat. The game features Dark Red Cube character named Meat Boy who embarks on a journey to save his Heavily Bandaged Girlfriend named Bandage Girl from Malevolent Genius and an Evil Scientist Dr. Fetus. The game offers more than 300 levels of pure awesomeness filled with dreadful obstacles like Saw Blades, Crumbling Blocks, Chilling Fires and deep Pits etc. Super Meat Boy is divided into different chapters that have various difficulty levels and collectively all the chapters offer over 300 game levels. Furthermore, Super Meat boy offers thrilling boss battles, and encounters with loads of other enemies and obstacles etc. With a fast-paced gameplay, cool game mechanics and fantastic 2D visuals, Super Meat Boy is a fun game to play and enjoy.
#2 Gunpoint
Gunpoint is a Stealth-based Puzzle-Platform video game by Suspicious Developments. The game sets you up into the character of a Freelance Spy who completes different jobs assigned by the Clients to break into high security zones, buildings and secretive facilities to steal sensitive and classified Data. With a bunch of wonderful settings game levels, challenging puzzles to solve, and the use of some really stealthy tactics, Gunpoint offers a brilliant action filled game-play. The game is divided into a number of challenging missions and it allows you to be the Agent “Richard Conway”, a skilled agent and a true stealthman. Your task is to simply get into the building in which you have to carry out the mission, go sneaky on all the guards, cameras and lasers, jump on platforms to reach to the point where you have to collect the information and head back to the rendezvous point to complete the mission. Laced up with all kinds of challenging and unforgiving obstacles, the passage in almost every mission is quite hard to go through so if you are up to the task, let’s do it.
#3 Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge is a fun Indie Action-Adventure and 2D Platform video game by Thomas Hepp Games. The game offers a Side-Scrolling view and allows the players to enjoy a delightful Metroidvania feel. With a brilliant backstory, Axiom Verge allows the players to control the character of Trace, a Scientist who after getting injured and a black out gets up in an unfamiliar High-tech Ancient World. Axiom Verge focuses on Hardcore Metroidvania Action and Exploration and tasks the players to traverse through an entirely new world where many fears are lurking in the dark shadows. The game lets you have weapons that you can use to overcome the enemies and enjoy upgrading your gear and stuff with all the available power-ups (over 60 different items). With an absorbing and addictive gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics, great mechanics and an overall feel of an amazing adventure, Axiom Verge offer elements borrowed from the biggest Metroidvania games such as Blaster Master, Contra, Bionic Commando and Metroid. For an excellent Action-Adventure and Platform gaming experience, do try it out.
#4 Teslagrad
Teslagrad is a Puzzle-Platform, Single-player and Side-scroll video game created and published by Rain Games for cross-platform. The game is set in the 2D world and mixes the puzzle, platform and action elements to offers the challenging gameplay. In the game, the electromagnetic and magnetism powers are the key to exploring the environment of the game, and thereby find out the secrets kept in the abandoned Tesla Tower. It introduces the minimal combat element joined with electronic puzzle sections. The game takes place in the steampunk-themed world focused on old Europe, offering the non-linear gameplay with the hand-drawn environment. During the gameplay, the player guides the protagonist, a young boy, who discovers himself embroiled in the forgotten conspiracy. Teslagrad includes prominent features such as Complex Puzzles, Explore the 2D Environment, Visual Storyline, Old-school Boss Fight, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.