Robo-Boy Risky Venture (2021)

Developer: TechGameHouse
Publisher: kazakovstudios
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense and atmospheric 2D platformer where you control a cute but vulnerable robot through increasingly difficult levels, with permadeath adding a sense of risk and urgency to each treasure-hunting run.

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What players say

Players are split: some call it an asset flip with stolen assets and no story, while others enjoy a challenging 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Multiple reviews say it is very hard, with spikes and shooting plants, and one reviewer finished it in 13 minutes.

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