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.
#1 The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures is a great Action, Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video game by FreakZone Games. The game immerses you into the most epic and wonderful setting where you’ll have to go through challenging 10 levels and an amazingly fast-paced game-play by blasting away your enemies with your gun and your amazing fighting techniques. Running and jumping is the fun part in game because you’ll have to be more attentive to the obstacles and all the things planted there to kill you. The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures offers a lot of playable characters, upgrades, power-ups along with huge amounts of secrets, and galore. With a wonderful setting, The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures offers uniquely built graphics, an amazing game-play and a lot more exciting things.
#2 Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is a Retro style 2D Side-scrolling Action and Platform video game by Yacht Club Games. The game offers an 8-Bit retro game inspired gameplay in which it allows the players to be the great Shovel Knight who goes on an adventure to rescue his friend, Shield Knight. Shield Knight gets clutched by the dastardly foes, and the only person who can liberate Shield Knight is the Shovel Knight. The players are tasked to get into the role of Shovel Knight, traverse through a 2D retro world, encounter the foes and kill them to keep on moving towards the goal. As describes the name, Shovel Knight lets the players have a Shovel as their primary weapon and use it against the enemies while jumping, running and through the platforms. With a side-scrolling view, Shovel Knight lets the players enjoy an amazingly addictive gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics and amazing encounters with the enemies at the same time. With an entirely satisfying gameplay and all the well-crafted platform fun, Shovel Knight offers an experience similar to the biggest names in retro gaming such as DuckTales, Mega Man and provides an NES-style environment and much more to discover. For an amazing 2D Retro Platforming experience, do play this game and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#3 Elliot Quest
Elliot Quest is a Single-player, Metroidvania, Adventure, and Platform video game published and developed by Ansimuz Games for cross platform. The game brings the similar gameplay to Metroid, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. It takes place in the stunning world and the story revolves around the protagonist named as Elloid, who is cursed by the demon and turn into a demon-like creature. The game lets the player takes on the role of the protagonist, and set out him on an epic quests to find a cure. It mixes the Action-Adventure, Side-scrolling, and combat elements. In the beginning, the player can perform little but can jump, run, and shoot arrows, but get access to new items as the player gain experience points. After getting enough points, the player can jump longer, and unlock new abilities. During the exploration, the player can encounter non-player characters and can interact or communicate with them using dialogue to get hints or information about the quests. Elliot Quest includes key features such as Explore the Island, Customization, Hidden Secrets, Solve Puzzles, Find Weapons, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#4 Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse mixes the Metroidvania and Platform elements developed and published by WayForward Technologies for multiple platforms. It is the third installment in the series of Shantae and offers the exciting gameplay with improved visuals, mechanics and controls. The game focuses on the protagonist, who is a half-genie named as Shantae and revolves around her struggle to save Sequin Land from the new enemy known as the Pirate Master, with the assist of her nemesis called Risky Boots. Like its previous titles, the game casts the player in the protagonist’s role, who can attack enemies using her hair as a weapon. After losing her genie power in the previous entry, the player has to make use of various items that the player collect during the course of the game. These items include a pistol that the player can use to shoot enemies, a hat that can be used to glide through the air, a scimitar that can destroy blocks and more. The game has various levels, and the player must explore each one to fulfil the requirements of the game to save the day. Unlock additional content using the earned points and face massive bosses at the end of each stage. Check it out, and have fun.
#5 Alice In Wonderland
Alice In Wonderland is an Action-Adventure, Metroidvania, and Single-player video game developed by Etranges Libellules and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The game offers the beautiful world where it takes place and lets the player control, defends and help the female protagonist named as Alice as she struggles to explore the world of wonderland while unearthing the series of twisted mysteries. During the gameplay, the player can call on a diverse character such as Cheshire cat, and the Mad Hatter each with unique abilities and skills to overcome traps and solve challenging puzzles. The Cheshire cat uses his ability to turn himself into multiple objects and to vanish to assist the protagonist through this strange land. The Mad Hatter helps the protagonist alter her perception of the world and up to new places in the world using optical illusions. It has multiple levels, and each level offers a set of tasks that the player has to complete at any cost to progress through the game. Alice In Wonderland includes prominent features such as Explore the Stunning World, Play as multiple characters, Develop your Skills, Guide Alice, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#6 Gunslugs
Gunslugs is a Pixel-Graphics, Action, platform, Retro-style, and Single-player Side-scroll Shooting video game developed and published by OrangePixel. The game offers a brilliant story, revolving around an evil duck and his minions, struggling to take over the planet with his evil army using the advanced technology and the extensive collection of soldiers. The world needs a hero, and you are the last hope of your people. You must jump into the world where you have to battle against evil Duck and his minions to save the planet. During the gameplay, you can battle in jungles, plane yards, arctica, and the gate of hell. You can use the jetpack to fly and shoot eggs for guns. It focuses on fast-paced gameplay with a run and jumps mechanics, taking place in the procedurally generated environment and introduces the element of perma-death. You have to collect coins and can use them to purchase upgrades, improvements, and mini-games like Donkey Kong, etc. Gunslugs includes prominent features such as Several Levels, different Mini-Games, Gunslugs Heroes, Upgrades, Weapons, Permadeath, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#7 Xeodrifter
Xeodrifter is an Action-Adventure, Metroidvania and Single-player video game developed and published by Renegade Kid. It takes place in the beautiful world where the player commands the astronaut whose spaceship is destroyed by an asteroid and he must explore nearby four planets to repair his ship. The game revolves around the player to manipulate the planets, and each planet offers a unique environment. During the gameplay, the player can visit any planet in any order, but the navigation focuses on power-ups to unlock new areas. It offers the similar gameplay to Metroid and borrows some elements from another video game Mutant Mudds, released by the same developers. There are various levels, and each level has its unique difficulty setting. The game offers challenging gameplay, as the player advances through it. Xeodrifter offers cool features, brilliant visuals, and smooth controls.