Underplayed Gems

Alien Shepherd (2022)

Alien Shepherd cover
Developer
Florent Espanet, Léa Espanet
Publisher
Florent Espanet
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A precise and old-school platformer with a unique short-flight mechanic, offering carefully tuned challenges for both casual and hardcore players.

precise platformingpixel graphicsretroshort flight mechanicincreasing difficultycasual and hard modessingleplayer

What players say

Players praise the cute, colorful graphics and fluid controls, but almost all mention the relentless difficulty that demands many retries.

Screenshots

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