- September 3, 2022
- Stranga Games
Narvas
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About Narvas
Narvas is a single player and multiplayer platformer game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Stranga Games and was released on September 3, 2022. It received neutral reviews from players.
The story of Mace, a young scavenger recently promoted to the Resource Collection Department for the Narvas Colonies. He is ordered to infiltrate and discover resources on distant planets in search of materials to ensure the survival of his people. Supplies are hemorrhaging, scarce, and unaccounted for. Times are bleak for Narvas. The scavenger feels the weight of an entire population on his s…







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Reviews
- The game features nice pixel art visuals with a distinct retro style and atmospheric world design.
- It offers unique mechanics such as the robot sidekick Toby and a teleport/dash ability that add depth to platforming and combat.
- The game includes a rewarding challenge for players who enjoy tough platformers and arcade-style fast-paced combat, with replayability supported by weapon modifications and local co-op play.
- Controls and movement are widely criticized as clunky, awkward, and unresponsive, especially on keyboard and mouse, with aiming and movement being mapped on the same stick.
- Platforming is frustrating due to high gravity, short jump distances, pixel-perfect jumps, unforgiving spike placements, and poor checkpoint placement leading to repetitive backtracking.
- Boss fights are often seen as unfair and excessively difficult, compounded by issues such as enemies hitting through walls and lack of clear telegraphs, which together with technical bugs disrupt gameplay.
gameplay
49 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeGameplay in Narvas is a mix of exploration, light combat, and puzzle-solving with unique mechanics like using a robotic sidekick and strategic customization. While the game offers interesting ideas and a modern take on retro platformers, many players find the controls imprecise, movement slow, and platforming mechanics awkward or frustrating, detracting from overall enjoyment. The gameplay may appeal to fans of atmospheric, strategy-infused RPGs, but technical issues and a steep learning curve limit its accessibility and smoothness.
“The robot that you can use to do some tasks is a unique mechanic and I find it very smart to implement. Relocating it is useful at times due to some attacks triggering near it, which is very cool. The robot can do some minor objectives, and boss fights having HP bars that indicate when the boss will get more intense and change its attack pattern is cool as well. It's literally a modern game made in the style of the golden era of games, and for that, it's a really decent game. I suggest trying it and not sleeping on it just because of bad reviews.”
“Gameplay sits somewhere between exploration, puzzle-solving, and light combat. The mechanics are intuitive, though not groundbreaking. Some of the mechanics seem like they could be interesting, like using a robot to create little platforms or teleporting across obstacles.”
“The game combines RPG elements with action and strategy mechanics, offering a varied and engaging gameplay experience. Strategy mechanics are integrated effectively, with options to customize and upgrade the character, explore different skills and equipment, and take varied approaches to solving the game's challenges.”
“Poorly designed platforming mechanics, such as imprecise controls, lack of momentum, bad enemy placement, and awkward jump physics best describe this game.”
“From bizarre gamepad button layout to unpredictable moving mechanics that only work sometimes, to the game's insistence on having you perform precision platforming with said mechanics, to horrendously obnoxious soundtrack that doesn't even have the decency of being mutable, to comically excessive amount of controller rumble any time you are hit, and endlessly respawning enemies - everything about this game is purpose built to be as irritating and user-hostile as humanly possible.”
“The music is out-of-place, the gameplay feels incredibly limiting, stiff, inflexible, and painful, and none of the core mechanics to the game feel good or fun.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Narvas is a platformer game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Narvas include time attack, indie, 2d, pixel graphics, metroidvania and others.
Narvas is available on PC and Windows.
Narvas was released on September 3, 2022.
Narvas was developed by Stranga Games.
Narvas has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Narvas for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.
Narvas is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include One Gun Guy, RONIN, Titan Souls, Flinthook, They Always Run and others.










