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
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.
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