Shadow King (2023)

Developer

Apskeppet

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie

Rating

4.6 of 5, 38 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 47 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A vibrant, exploration-focused metroidvania where you traverse a sprawling castle, upgrade abilities, and uncover secrets through combat and platforming.

2d platformermetroidvaniacolorfulaction-adventureexplorationupgrade systemboss fightsretro-inspired

What players say

Players praise this as a charming, bite-sized metroidvania that takes about 30 to 60 minutes to finish, with some calling it good for speedrunning. Many find the price steep for its length and note the lack of control rebinding, especially the unusual default mapping of jump to X and attack to A on Xbox controllers.

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