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Metal Ape

90% positive of 11 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Olivier De Rop.

About the game

Embark on a haunting journey through a shadowy world in this atmospheric 2D platformer, drawing inspiration from classics like Oddworld, as well as modern games such as Limbo.

Tagged by players

  • Platformer
  • 1990's
  • 2D Platformer
  • Arcade
  • Stylized
  • Linear
  • Dark
  • Metroidvania
  • Atmospheric
  • Adventure
  • Action

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I feel like the game had a good foundation for a compelling world-building, I was almost salivating to get that lore injection, reminds me a bit of Tamashii with its erotic themes, but it never really happened. The world looks interesting, and I want to learn more about it, but there is just so little context to it, and the very little visual storytelling that I got didn't explain much of anything. I am not always a…

    1.7 h played when written. 21 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I ended up enjoying it more than I expected. Just like the description says, very easy to see the inspirations in Oddworld and Limbo, given the heavy focus on the environment and the "fast to die/respawn" kind of puzzles. It never felt annoying or too complicated, but the 2D (with 3D elements) perspective and overall brightness does make it a little hard to see the platforms. The mechanical body horror of the world…

    1.3 h played when written. 25 found it helpful.

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