Games like Dr. Acula

Life is Knowledge is a “wannabe” Metroidvania, which is settled in an abandoned factory. The protagonist is Joel, a middle-aged bearded guy, who wakes up in the factory without remembering anything other than his name. He decides to find an exit in order to ask for help outside, but soon he discovers he’s not alone in the factory. Deadly drones controlled by devilish scientist are everywhere and i…

Market(K)ing is a game in which you want everyone to enter your Tower, but people are not interested. That’s why it is about marketing. Get hired by the Demonix Inc. and work with them to lure Goblins inside “The Tower”™. Deploy your employees on the city and use your magic marketing powers to charm Goblins or get fired by The Tower itself (it is possessed, you know, common Demonix practice). Face…

John is an introvert guy from a small town in the US countryside. He has a solitary life and he's very creative though he's not empathetic. Guide him in a journey in his consciousness through the places of his childhood as they are printed in his mind. Fight his inner monsters to make him understand the importance of emotions, discovering John’s story in this Metroidvania-cartoon-styled game. “Thr…

SPIKE is a 2D puzzle-platform game developed for the Video game Design and Programming course at the Politecnico di Milano.  Each level of SPIKE consists in a 2D scenario completely free from obstacles or enemies, where only the main character, the end-level flag and eventually some platforms are present. Goal of the player is to place the highest number of deadly obstacles possible in the stage,…

Jack wakes up in a dark room he never saw before. Two strangers are staring at him curiously. They are Charlie and Hannan. Brother and sister. Like Jack they woke up in that room without remembering anything. Charlie’s 14 while Jack and Hannah are both 18. The two siblings aren’t common people: Charlie has the incredible power to became invulnerable and pass through objects while his sister is abl…

A terrible malware infected Tommy’s computer and he cannot use it anymore. When everything seemed to be lost, here it comes: a help from a little hero. . . a bit. Our hero will have to travel to the heart of the pc: the kernel, fixing all the bugs, solving puzzles and defeating Viruses. Start with the high-level applications, and go on to the operative system to solve various problems. Free the im…

“Struggle” is a 3D Platform that addresses the issue of managing depression through a metaphorical, twisted journey.  Because you questioned life and the beauty it posses, you end up in the bottom of a dark and creepy pit and get to know a little, scared, creature that, like you, had seen only the worst in the world...before entering that place that looks like hell, ruled by evil shadows that eat…

You arrived at the ancient temple as an intern, your role is to play the Great Gong every day at dawn. It’s a pretty easy task but soon you’ll realize that there’s more to the temple and that something’s going on.  It is said that an ancient monster was unleashed centuries ago and that it brought destruction to the area. The temple was rebuilt on top of the ruins and no one knows what happened to …

Solve amazing puzzles with the help of many of you! Travel to different wonderful worlds. All to return home! Each level consists of intriguing puzzles where you have to reach the door in order to continue your travel. Only one of you could not be enough, but remember: you are a scientist and one of your experiments could help you. Look, a DDouble! That surely will help you! So, run to take it and…

Lamp is a 3D stealth game featuring a group of explorers gathered to save the universe from the Curse, a dark mist that turns evil the inhabitants of the little planets. Travel around spherical levels in different historical periods, dodge the enemies corrupted by the Curse and find the magic lamps to restore the light in every level. Each of them presents new challenges and puzzles, like missing …