Quarion

About Quarion

Quarion is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by Zejoant and was released on August 28, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

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94%Audience ScoreBased on 130 reviews

music6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Fun and tight platforming with smooth controls and well-designed levels.
Great value for price, offering a challenging but rewarding short metroidvania experience with plenty of secrets and replayability.
Excellent soundtrack and pixel art style that complement the gameplay and atmosphere.

Boss fights can be repetitive, tedious, and cause frustration, detracting from the overall experience.
Some players find the lack of combat and single-hit deaths overly punishing, combined with non-instant respawn and occasional input issues.
Certain areas and secrets can be very obscure or confusing to locate, with occasional world design issues causing players to get stuck.

music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions
The music in the game is energetic, catchy, and well-suited to its metroidvania style, enhancing boss battles and the overall atmosphere with a mix of intense and relaxing tracks. Many users praised the soundtrack for its quality and fitting vibe, though some found certain pieces a bit intense. Overall, the soundtrack significantly contributes to the game's engaging experience.
- “The music was wonderful and I was jamming every boss fight. The world design and platforming were all great, and pixel art that reminds me of the game Dewdrop Dynasty was also beautiful.”
- “Fantastic metroidvania, really fun music (especially that boss battle piano solo), and enjoyable movement/platforming.”
- “The soundtrack is catchy and relaxing with a fitting switch up to more intense tunes for the boss battles.”
- “The OST did its job to pump you up and get you going but it's not all that memorable.”
- “I really like the music but it's kinda intense; the piano doesn't need to go that hard but I love it.”
- “Music is... well, I'll let you decide.”
gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by tight, precise platforming mechanics typical of metroidvania-style games, with a strong focus on traversal and exploration. While some found early boss fights repetitive, later ones offer surprising difficulty and engaging challenges. Overall, the gameplay is praised for being fun, crisp, and well-designed, though it may appeal more to fans of challenging platformers seeking a compact experience.
- “Speaking of the bosses, I thought the first three were very repetitive but the last two actually really surprised me in difficulty and gameplay.”
- “Controls and gameplay mechanics are very tight which helps ease frustration as you navigate the quite often tricky platforming sections throughout the map.”
- “Gameplay focuses heavily on platforming and exploration with all abilities you find being traversal in nature.”
- “It's just another precision platformer for masochists (complete with non-instant respawn) with not enough of anything (story, mechanics, characters, etc.) for anyone else.”
- “Speaking of the bosses, I thought the first three were very repetitive, but the last two actually really surprised me in difficulty and gameplay.”
- “I recently played Gato Roboto, which was a fun microvania with good level design and movement mechanics, but it was dragged down due to poor bosses that brought the pacing and exploration to a halt.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by charming, colorful pixel art with a solid and artistic style that complements the gameplay well. Although simple and minimalist, the visuals are polished and varied across environments, enhancing the overall fun and appeal of the game.
- “The visuals were rather good with lots of bright colours and decent variety in the environments.”
- “While this game was at first charming with its lo-fi aesthetic and minimalist approach to crafting a metroidvania, playing it through reveals major issues with conveyance, tedious boss design, and an overall challenge-slope approach to design.”
- “The graphics style is basic pixel art but the game actually looks quite nice in all of its simplicity.”
- “If you want a fairly tough at times, short, and fun metroidvania platformer with some cute pixel art graphics to back it then definitely consider trying this out!”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
The story in this game is simple and unremarkable, offering little depth or character development. While some players appreciated a basic narrative that wrapped up the experience, many felt it lacked enough substance to engage beyond the gameplay. Overall, the story serves as a minimal backdrop rather than a compelling element.
- “The only thing I would say is, even as someone that usually doesn't care about the story, I would've liked a little more to the story/plot even while loving the gameplay alone.”
- “It made for a nice surprise to wrap up the simple but effective story.”
- “It's just another precision platformer for masochists (complete with non-instant respawn), without enough story, mechanics, or characters to engage anyone else.”
- “Even as someone who usually doesn't care about the story, I would have liked a little more to the story/plot, despite loving the gameplay.”
- “The story in this game is fairly simple and doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is seen as tedious and detracts from the fun, with combat feeling repetitive and boss encounters poorly designed. Players often find themselves needing extra lives to cope with the challenging and slow progression.
- “I found combat to be more tedious than fun.”
- “While this game was at first charming with its lo-fi aesthetic and minimalist approach to crafting a metroidvania, playing it through reveals major issues with conveyance, tedious boss design, and an overall challengeslop approach to design.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The atmosphere is generally well-received, with a delightful soundtrack that effectively conveys a distant alien planet vibe, though some moments of intense rage feel a bit over the top.
- “The soundtrack is delightful and helps build the 'far away alien planet' atmosphere.”
- “I must give it ups for atmosphere, even though a few parts seem a little over the top on the rage.”
- “Hesitant to give thumbs up as a few parts seem a little over the top on the rage but I must give it ups for atmosphere.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The emotional impact of the game is mixed, with moments of genuine feeling such as the final hug, but overall player frustration due to limited agency and unforgiving mechanics that hinder engagement.
- “I even felt a little emotional watching that final hug.”