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Microvania

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56%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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About Microvania

Microvania is a single player platformer game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Dreampunk and was released on October 23, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Strong exploration and level design with numerous secrets and rewarding backtracking.
  • Retro pixel art visuals and nostalgic, immersive chiptune soundtrack.
  • Good controller support and a variety of upgrades and abilities offer replayability.
  • Boss fights can be tedious, frustrating, and sometimes involve unavoidable damage.
  • Navigation can be confusing and slow, with limited teleporter functionality and occasional softlocks.
  • Some gameplay mechanics and upgrades are unclear or glitchy, and map readability could be improved.

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The music is energetic chiptune with a nostalgic, immersive feel that enhances the game's atmosphere, though some users wished for more tracks. A bug causing music to cut out during boss battles was quickly patched by the developer. Overall, the soundtrack is well-received and adds positively to the experience.

    • “The music is chiptune and energetic, complementing the clean pixel art and great CRT filter.”
    • “The soundtrack is full of bangers, clearly showing its inspiration.”
    • “Music and sound were immersive and very reminiscent of early meteoroid games.”
    • “The game had some bugs with the music cutting out during boss battles, but the developer updated the game and patched the bug pretty fast.”
    • “Music: fair”
    • “This is a nice short game with clean pixel art with a great CRT filter (though it makes distinguishing ammo count numbers a bit tough). The music is chiptune and energetic.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is often seen as tedious and sometimes frustrating, especially during boss fights that feel repetitive and rely heavily on difficulty and RNG. While exploration is engaging, the overall challenge can become tiresome due to cumbersome navigation and prolonged battles.

    • “The exploration aspect of this game scratches an itch in my brain, but the boss fights are really tedious.”
    • “It can be a fun and "dynamic" challenge, but sometimes it really just felt like I was fighting Moldorm from Zelda: Link to the Past, which is a terrible boss with too much damage, tediousness, and RNG.”
    • “It's not terrible, but it can be quite difficult in places and navigation can be a bit cumbersome and tedious.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for their cool retro style and appealing visuals, though some users consider them to be average overall.

    • “Visuals are great.”
    • “Cool retro graphics.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The story is generally considered fair but lacks depth, especially when compared to numerous free and more extensive Metroid ROM hacks available. It does not offer a compelling narrative experience to stand out.

    • “No story”
    • “Story: fair”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its charming small-resolution visuals and neat animations, complemented by music that enhances the overall enjoyable experience.

    • “For the small resolution, it's atmospheric and has neat little animations.”
    • “Overall, the good outweighs the bad and the music and atmosphere just add to what's a fun experience.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as fair, suggesting a balanced and reasonable experience without major issues or standout features.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers good replayability with solid potential for speedrunning, appealing to players who enjoy improving their performance over multiple playthroughs.

    • “Replayability and potential for a solid speed game are there.”
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1-1h Spent by most gamers
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Microvania is a platformer game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Microvania include indie, 2d, aliens, exploration, pixel graphics and others.

Microvania is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing Microvania.

Microvania was released on October 23, 2025.

Microvania was developed by Dreampunk.

Microvania has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Microvania for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Microvania is a single player game.

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