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

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

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