Zapling Bygone (2022)
- Developer
- 9FingerGames
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 199 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
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.
How it feels
A dark, atmospheric metroidvania where you methodically kill bosses and steal their skulls to gain new abilities and explore a nonlinear world.
atmosphericmetroidvaniaexplorationdark fantasynonlinear2d platformerpixel graphicschallenging
What players say
Players split on Zapling Bygone. Some enjoy the open exploration and unique skull-based ability system, but many point to a game-breaking softlock bug that the developer left unpatched since 2022, along with a too-dark palette, unrewarding exploration, and checkpoints spaced too far apart for comfortable play.
Screenshots
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