Underplayed Gems

Astronium (2022)

Astronium cover
Developer
LukeThePolice
Publisher
The Council
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.5 of 5, 41 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this

How it feels

A challenging top-down metroidvania where careful combat and exploration on a hostile planet demand persistence.

top-downcombat focuseddifficultexplorationmetroidvaniasouls-likepixel graphicshostilenonlinear

What players say

Players describe a short 2D action game blending metroidvania exploration with souls-like combat. They praise the pixel art and weapon variety but note the lack of a run or roll makes traversal clunky, and a steep difficulty spike after the first area frustrates some. Opinions split on whether the combat flows well or feels slow and uncancelable.

Screenshots

Astronium screenshot 1Astronium screenshot 2Astronium screenshot 3Astronium screenshot 4Astronium screenshot 5Astronium screenshot 6

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.