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Metaloid : Origin

78% positive of 38 Steam reviews

Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by RetroRevolution.

About the game

Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.

Tagged by players

Side Scroller
Action
Platformer
Fast-Paced
Pixel Graphics
Shoot 'Em Up
Retro
Anime
Female Protagonist
Shooter
Arcade
Colorful

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What players say

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Metaloid: Origin is criminally underrated and an underappreciated hidden gem. It is made by the developers of METAGAL and unlike that one, Metaloid has lots of originality such as its grindy nature that locks upgrades behind some sort of shop system. The level design is also a lot better and less linear since there are many hidden upgrades waiting for to be collected along with hidden boss fight called Aeon which…
12 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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Recommended
As someone who enjoyed Metagal, a megaman style game by the same devs, I was pleased with this game. Similar in feel to metagal as a magaman style retro action-platformer, it feels more like megaman zero or ZX. Which isn't a bad thing. I swear the devs actually took most of my nitpicks of Metagal, and made vast improvements based on community input. They even had better difficulty balancing and got rid of the…
8.1 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
A very mediocre Mega Man clone with levels that drag on a little too long for my liking, even if there's not that many. It would have worked way better as a metroidvania with these long levels seamlessly interconnected. Bosses are not very fun too fight, the sound when the collectible gems are picked up is annoying, collecting the larger ones have a weirdly upset sounding jingle, upgrades with said collectibles are…
1.2 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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