Aestik (2024)
- Developer
- Hooded Traveler Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 3.7 of 5, 101 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A hand-drawn metroidvania that feels like a moody, nonlinear journey through a strange world where your choices shape a story filled with dark humor and corruption.
hand-drawnmetroidvaniaexplorationnonlinearstory richchoices matterdark fantasydark humorous
What players say
Players say Aestik is a short metroidvania that wears its Hollow Knight inspiration openly, with smooth movement and choice-driven story branches. The map system draws frequent criticism for being confusing, and the late game platforming spikes sharply in difficulty, frustrating some who enjoyed the earlier pacing.
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