Bone Appetit (2020)

Developer: DXF Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 75 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a retro pixel-art metroidvania with a silly premise and two difficulty modes, offering tight exploration and light tactical choice.

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What players say

Players praise this as a short, old-school metroidvania with a dense castle full of secrets and shortcuts, rewarding multiple playthroughs. They split on the controls, calling them stiff or clunky, and agree the map is nearly useless. The difficulty spikes early, movement starts slow, and the humor is crude.

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