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Axiom Verge

90% positive of 5,852 Steam reviews

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To finish
6 h
To 100%
13 h
Released
2015
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Thomas Happ Games LLC.

About the game

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Platformer
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Sci-fi
  • Retro
  • Action
  • Cyberpunk
  • Adventure
  • Exploration
  • Side Scroller
  • Difficult
  • Atmospheric

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Hands down one of the best Metroidv̶a̶n̶i̶a̶ style indie games I've played to date - emphasis on the Metroid Why it's in my top list off all time favorite games: - Great classic gameplay - A ton of secrets, A TON!! - The graphics and sprite work is just amazing - Wild lore and a story that gets wilder as you go, it's very engrossing -- so engrossing infact, it helped me get through that one time my wife left me.....…

    9.7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Axiom Verge is one of those weird games that are well‑crafted — the world, the atmosphere, the strange and cryptic sci‑fi lore — all of it shows a weird concept. But for me, playing it was a very particular experience. I spent around 20 hours with it, died more times than I can count, and collected almost every item and map section, yet the journey felt heavier than I expected. There’s something about the audio…

    22 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I really want to give this a good review but the game is tedious and gives you no real lead or marker to use. Which is fine. I get it. Yet some of the weapons abilities aren't explained well so it becomes confusing.

    5.8 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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