Underplayed Gems

POWERNAUT 2 (2021)

POWERNAUT 2 cover
Developer
Alex Hall
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
2.5 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 16 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Rapid-fire platforming with procedurally generated levels and pixelated sci-fi destruction.

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What players say

Players describe POWERNAUT 2 as a brutally hard throwback reminiscent of Mega Man and Metroid, with randomly assembled level chunks. There are significant technical complaints: some users report crashes, keyboard input problems, and random frame drops that made the game unplayable, while others find it too short and repetitive for its difficulty.

Screenshots

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