A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

• Steam user Steam user …0453Steam reviews · Feb 23, 2015 · 7 h played

  NOTE: Don't buy this version but instead, take a look at “A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX” which is essentially an upgraded version of the game. I'm only recommending this game based on my experience before the new version released. http://store.steampowered.com/app/315340/ TL:DR? See Conclusion INTRODUCTION: A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda is a 2.5D side scrolling action platform game that attempts to fill-in for the Mega Man (Rock Man) drought. Like the aforementioned Mega Man series, this game…

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• Steam user Steam user …3236Steam reviews · Aug 13, 2015 · 3 h played

  Presentation in this game is fine, the graphics are okay. I really struggled with the control system and the character is too large. Pretty sure a double-jump covers almost the height of the screen! There didn't seem to be any way to remain stationary and fire at a diagonal which was really my main gripe. If there is a way around this then someone let me know and I'll go back in game and have another play and rewrite this review.

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• Steam user Steam user …7415Steam reviews · Apr 10, 2017 · 3 h played

  A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is a game that I recommend because: - it has an acceptable price - it has action - it is a good indie - it is classic - it is a method to banish boredom - it has a good concept - it has trading cards Enjoy!

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• Steam user Steam user …6672Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2015 · 6 h played

  A real gem of a platformer. I loved the currency system in here as you can replay previous missions to collect more recycled parts to create power-ups and upgrades to your character's weapons. The actual levels are very well designed, there are plenty of jumping puzzles which can get frustrating but it's still a required feature in any platformer. I really enjoyed using the plasma field weapon, you feel pretty overpowered while using it, although you are far from it as you will find…

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• Steam user Steam user …2748Steam reviews · Oct 6, 2015 · 6 h played

  A.R.E.S. Goes EXtinct This is not a bad game, it is actually pretty decent. It looks great, has solid gameplay featuring some cool weapons, and decent level design. However, it does suffer from being way too short and lacking difficulty. That is not why I'm not recommending this game though. The reason is that they have an IMPROVED version for the SAME price now available! If you are interested in this title, then stop now and head to the A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX page!

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• Steam user Steam user …4557Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2018

  Bought it during the sale. But then figured out, that there is no sense to buy it at all! As there is A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX - enhanced and updated version of A.R.E.S. without possibility to update Agenda to Agenda EX. So DON'T buy THIS version of game - it's USELESS! Proceed to EX version directly, instead. https://store.steampowered.com/app/315340/ARES_Extinction_Agenda_EX/

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• Steam user Steam user …4107Steam reviews · Feb 3, 2017 · 4 h played

  I'm not the kind of guy to go around calling games soulless, but in this case I don't want to waste time. A.R.E.S. is a miserable, joyless experience hacked together from a gross misunderstanding of all that is good about platformers. It does nothing well, is thick with boneheaded design choices, and won't even last you much more than an hour even if you DID enjoy it. I feel like that should be enough to ward anyone off of it, but just to be sure I'll happily dig further into the trash pile…

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• Steam user Steam user …1135Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2018 · 6 h played

  Short, repetitive, grindy. Sidescroller with some Metroidvana elements like different weapons and armor, which is great. The downside is you only get a couple of levels, which are all rather short. To get to the good stuff (a.k.a. high tier weapons & armor) you'll have to play the same levels again... and again... and again... and *snore* sorry, got bored. Stay away, there are better options out there.

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• Steam user Steam user …3401Steam reviews · Sep 16, 2015 · 10 h played

  This is an easy game to beat. It has only 5 stages, each has one mid-boss and a stage boss. You start out with just a simple gun and a simple moveset, and you unlock more variations when you move on. In my opinion, when you are playing sidescrolling platformers using a keyboard, you are playing it wrong. So a controller is highly recommended. I like how the different gun types are designed to be used for different kind of playstyle and situation instead of the boring strength/weakness thing.…

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• Steam user Steam user …2668Steam reviews · Nov 15, 2015 · 9 h played

  Title: A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda Genre: Action, Indie Developer: Extend Studio Publisher: Extend Studio, ORiGO GAMES Release Date: 20 Jan, 2011 You're a lady in a spacesuit, on a space station with mad robots. Shooting things. Main Review You're a woman in a spacesuit on a lone mission to find out what happened in deep space, on an abandoned junk station. Something about this game feels strangely familiar. Ah well, at least she's called Valkyl and not Samus, right? Anyway, after…

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• Steam user Steam user …9517Steam reviews · Jul 12, 2024 · 4 h played

  A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is a game that can't make up what it wants to do besides make you grind. You need to collect random drops the upgrade things, but you can't look around, and everything immediately respawns as soon as you move off the screen. This creates for a pretty unsatisfying play through as nothing is ever completed, along with a lack of ability to "look" up or down, you can't tell if the pit is a death pit, or just a drop. Monsters that are 1 pixel off screen, won't take any…

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• Steam user Steam user …5015Steam reviews · Feb 10, 2017 · 8 h played

  The devs of this game are bunch of greedy cµcks who kick people down for money and shill their own games, and anyone who supports these scumbags for bashing Inafune is a d0uchebag! As for the game itself and its EX version, it's certainly not the "better than Mighty No. 9" game that idiots are chalking up to be and most certainly not what these tactless scumbags are shilling. The controls are stiff, level design that aren't very fun, finding secrets feel more like a chore, the characters are…

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• Steam user Steam user …1123Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2016 · 37 h played

  I'm reviewing this game as it's in a bubble. There's an updated version of the game, that interested people should get. It seems to be just an improved version of A.R.E.S., if so, that's what you want. A.R.E.S. is almost a Mega Man game. You get a character which has a array of guns, who runs through levels populated by enemies, and beats them by shooting them. However this game falls short of that mark because a few features. While the hero doesn't defeat enemies and get their powers,…

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• brigand1851 @brigand1851.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2024

  Modern indie game music appreciation thread: one tune per game, more inside! Aggelos www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibdw... Annalynn www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt8F... A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o2A... Bastion www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcfj... Bleed www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphP...

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• Steam user Steam user …9750Steam reviews · Nov 22, 2022 · 7 h played

  Just an ok run and gun game, but not much more than that.

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• Steam user Steam user …7652Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2018 · 3 h played

  a good example of why you shouldn't trust steam reviews

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• Steam user Steam user …2331Steam reviews · Jun 28, 2018 · 17 h played

  this is a good mega man clone. it does take a bit to get used to the controls as you aim and shoot with the mouse and use the keyboard for movement and jumping but this lets you shoot anything in a 360 degree arc. (i didn't bother trying a controller because if i can't use the analog stick with fps i wasn't gonna try it here) the upgrades, armors, and new weapons are nice and make the game fun. i only have 2 issues with is game though. 1)jumping is not perfect and i had issues getting up the…

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• Steam user Steam user …1454Steam reviews · Dec 16, 2016 · 4 h played

  How did it all go so wrong? You had decades of platformers to look back on to get it right. This is not a bad game per sé, but I could find faults with nearly every aspect of it without trying. As hommage to Megaman (I presume), your starting suit is bad. That's fine as you get the better suit quickly, but the weapon upgrades are something else. I only upgraded the Wave Emitter because a gun shooting through walls seemed OP. It is, and incredibly so. It made the game completely trivial until…

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• Steam user Steam user …4015Steam reviews · Aug 16, 2016 · 1 h played

  This is a 2D platformer shooter with a very arcadey look. It doesn't bring much to the old, dead genre and there's technical limitations which give it the thumbs down. The animations are pretty bad, really clunky and not smooth. Controls are awkward and cludgey. The enemies are all very samey and boring. You can't set your resolution above 1080p, which was a popular gaming resolution about 6 years ago. Worth giving a miss.

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• Steam user Steam user …3559Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2015 · 4 h played

  It's a good game. Think Mega Man X series game play. Controls are a little different and take some getting used to. I used a controler and didn't think it was that bad. I enjoyed the story and the music too. It's a short game but there is some replay value if you liked it enough to go back and find all the secrets. As for all my reviews, buy it on sale. haha 7.5/10

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• Steam user Steam user …6221Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2015 · 2 h played

  Cooler story for a more modern and adult Megaman style game. More customisation and fun in my opinion. Bosses feel much more impressive than you, easy or hard to your taste, beating them doesn't feel like you just won a piece of a puzzle. You gain currency to buy upgrades, controls are good with a controller IIRC. This review has been a while past playing. Stopped for reasons I can't recall but not for lack of enjoyment. The levels are beautiful, everything is, and the game looks and plays as…

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• Steam user Steam user …0723Steam reviews · Feb 2, 2015 · 1 h played

  A so-so side scroller. Cons: Controls are laggy Hard to properly dodge given the size I could have sworn I saw this game before ... mega person, kilo man ... I just can't think of the name ;-) Pro: Looks good Often in bundles or in a sale for under $2 Steam cards Not a bad game Can be finished in 5-6 hours Overall: It's an OK game. It's just not a great game. It's been done before. It will be done again. If you need another side scroller grab it on sale. If your like me and find them ho…

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• Steam user Steam user …4947Steam reviews · Apr 23, 2021 · 1 h played

  Nostalgia for Nintendo nes, sega games? Do you want to hear 8-16 bit rhythms and enjoy fighting with huge bosses? This way." Very nice project, good visualization and sound, pumping weapons and chips, I advise you.

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• Steam user Steam user …3519Steam reviews · May 6, 2018 · 6 h played

  Trashman time!! A.R.E.S.:Extinction Agenda is a megaman inspired platform shooter, it's a little on the short side with only a handful of stages, although those stages are well designed and full of secrets to find. The game controls mostly well but I feel like if they had of made the jump a bit higher or more fluid it would add a lot to the gameplay. Other complaints include that the screen is a bit too zoomed in for my tastes and that you need to constantly craft consumable grenades to blow up…

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• Steam user Steam user …9644Steam reviews · Dec 29, 2016 · 3 h played

  Fun side scrolling platformer. Reminds me a lot of Shadow Complex and Mega Man. Love it. Just wished it wouldn't randomly crash so much! Not really a bad story either. Fairly easy to keep track of.

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• Steam user Steam user …0596Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2016 · 4 h played

  It's very much Mega Man but doesn't quite live up to the highs of that series. Still if you're looking for a game in that vein you can do much, much worse.

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• Steam user Steam user …3278Steam reviews · Jun 11, 2016 · 4 h played

  It kinda feels like it wants to be both a megaman and a castlevania and it does not really pull off any of either all that well. Cannot complain too much since I got it from a bundle, I think.

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• Battle of the Blorbos Podcast @battleblorbopod.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

  As of today, Soul Calibur III (2005) is the 465th best game of all time according to me, directly below A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda and directly above Castle Crashers. It is part of Tier 44. There are 48 tiers and 539 games in the list. #PixelRankings

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  The need "playing radio" is what ruins a lot of emergency response groups. Radio becomes more important than dealing with the emergency. I remember the angry reaction of some of my #ARES teammates that the #redcross might require them to unload a truck and not play with their radios.

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• 🟪 Pixel Radon (the silent killer) @pixelbismuth.caBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

  As of today, A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda (2011) is the 501th best game of all time according to me, directly below Dungeons of Dredmor and directly above Castle Crashers. It is part of Tier 22. There are 25 tiers and 579 games in the list #PixelRankings

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• 🟪 Pixel Radon (the silent killer) @pixelbismuth.caBluesky · Apr 22, 2025

  As of today, Soul Calibur III (2005) is the 465th best game of all time according to me, directly below A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda and directly above Castle Crashers. It is part of Tier 44. There are 48 tiers and 539 games in the list. #PixelRankings

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• Steam user Steam user …1675Steam reviews · Nov 25, 2023 · 3 h played

  The bosses are not that great, it crashes here and there (it did to me 3 times on level 3, the 4th time was the charm and i got to level 4), it's short (you can finish it in 90 minutes or so), there isn't enough variety, generic story. And then there is the jumping....the jumping is the #1 reason of deaths in this game, is that bad. Even jumping a small chasm can take you several tries, it's frustrating. It's mediocre at best, nothing about it is memorable in any way shape or form, but it's…

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• Steam user Steam user …2549Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2022 · 3 h played

  That jumping section on the third level is terrible. Other than that, its a good game.

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• Steam user Steam user …4574Steam reviews · Apr 4, 2020 · 4 h played

  It's a decent game, but the EX version has more content.

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• Steam user Steam user …3718Steam reviews · Mar 16, 2020 · 2 h played

  I was really hoping for a indie Mega-Man vibe, and you do get that...sort of. But 2 1/2 hours I still find myself puzzled by some of the weapon charge-up mechanics and I was praying for that next checkpoint so I can go play something else. When I got stuck and was thinking to try to find some YouTube walkthrough, I caught myself. Was I really getting much enjoyment from this? Was the shooting actually satisfying? Were things...intuitive? Unfortunately for me, no, no and no. Granted, this is not…

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• Steam user Steam user …5763Steam reviews · Nov 21, 2019 · 2 h played

  It's mostly 'meh' with a handful of utter frustration thrown in. There are better Mega-Man clones out there, go play one of those.

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• Steam user Steam user …3253Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2019 · 2 h played

  It's not bad but it's just so average. And that unfortunately doesn't cut it anymore. If this was a free flash game it would be fantastic but for 5 bucks it's not worth the time or money.

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• Steam user Steam user …1586Steam reviews · Jul 6, 2018 · 4 h played

  quick megaman fix

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• Steam user Steam user …7594Steam reviews · Jun 5, 2018 · 9 h played

  Great little platformer, decent music, no cheap fights.

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• Steam user Steam user …1492Steam reviews · Jan 1, 2018 · 4 h played

  All over the internet, I notice you churlish cretins lauding the supposedly intellectual television program known as Rick and Morty to make yourselves appear more intelligent by extension, as you are ardent watchers of the aforementioned show. However, you piddling planarians only succeed in illustrating how vapid you really are, as Rick and Morty has the intellectual depth of a petri dish. Truly, the most noetic show is neither Rick and Morty, the Big Bang Theory, Jimmy Neutron, nor any other…

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• Steam user Steam user …0827Steam reviews · Dec 5, 2017 · 14 h played

  A.R.E.S plays much like the much loved Megaman X series on the Super Nintendo. While short (i think 5 or 6 stages) those stages are well designed, and have enough collectables to make you go through them enough times trying to hunt down all the upgrades. The ranking system must have been designed by a sadist, as it depends on you getting a perfect run, including against the boss, within a time limit, while also collection a set amount of drops from slain enemies. If you want a 100% run be…

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• Steam user Steam user …4893Steam reviews · Nov 17, 2017 · 4 h played

  its pretty fun, found the simple jumping to really frustraiting though, about 2-3 hours long has some replay value for some maybe a little to hardcore to perfect for others.

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• Steam user Steam user …9568Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2017 · 5 h played

  📌A.R.E.S- Fun to play... just get it!!!

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• Steam user Steam user …2527Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2017 · 4 h played

  Enjoyable game. It's like mega man, but really really short. Only 4 weapons avaible. Graphics are nice.Buy it on sale.

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• Steam user Steam user …0238Steam reviews · Apr 7, 2017 · 7 h played

  This game is a fun/cheap Megaman clone for Steam! I had fun playing it tough, even if the jumping physics can be quite broken from time to time.

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• Steam user Steam user …9125Steam reviews · Oct 14, 2016 · 2 h played

  Another jumpnrun game.

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• Steam user Steam user …3809Steam reviews · Aug 22, 2016 · 4 h played

  If you're considering buying... Words of warning: 1) THIS IS NOT A MEGAMAN REPLACEMENT 2) THERE IS A NEWER VERSION RELEASED NOW A.R.E.S. will remind you of the Blue Bomber, initially, but you'll quickly find this to run its own course. A.R.E.S. hails back to 2D platforming style with a surprising amount of capability. The levels are adequately designed and secrets are there for you if you're willing to find them. That is about where the similarities between Megaman and A.R.E.S. end. What…

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• Steam user Steam user …5445Steam reviews · Jul 30, 2016 · 2 h played

  Fun. Short. (VERY short.) Get it during a sale for cheap and it's absolutely worth a couple bucks.

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• Steam user Steam user …4129Steam reviews · Jul 9, 2016 · 1 h played

  the game that WAS MIGHTY NO.9 before it was even spurted into existance by kenji inafune. seriosly getting this is better then crappy no.9

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• Steam user Steam user …5996Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2016 · 5 h played

  Quick Summary: ARES Extinction Agenda is a side scrolling shooter similar to Megaman, with a very short campaign. The game’s replay value comes from grinding for “recyclable parts” which are used to purchase weapon upgrades, and from trying to get a higher score on each level (faster completion and taking less damage). You’ll want to use a controller for this game. You play a robot soldier named Ares, investigating the takeover of a human inhabited area where a mysterious gas has seized…

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• Steam user Steam user …4323Steam reviews · Jan 18, 2016 · 4 h played

  It is very short game and the level design doesn't support the platforming at times. But if you can get it at a low price, maybe. Soundtrack is good.

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• Steam user Steam user …8665Steam reviews · Aug 3, 2015

  I'm tired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHANBrZkMo

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• Steam user Steam user …8864Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2015 · 4 h played

  ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ (instrumental) ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ ♪♫ Super fighting robot....A.R.E.S.! ♪♫ ♫♪ Coming to kick....your A.R.S.E.!!! ♫♪

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• Steam user Steam user …9789Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2015 · 4 h played

  This is a really good 2d platform adventure games. It's giving me little bit a feeling from de Metroid game because how it looks. Because of the style only gameplay it self more like a metal slug ... run and shoot. It has a basic good story only no depth in it is you ask me. You play and defead bosses and gaining some new personal suit upgrades a long the way. Game controls are not bad I still prefure controller to play games like this. It's a fun game to play only little bit basic. There for…

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• Steam user Steam user …3707Steam reviews · Feb 11, 2015 · 5 h played

  Let's start with the basics. Some people compare this game to Megaman X games, others compare it to 2D Metroid games. And unfortunately, in my opinion, it is neither as grand as Megaman in weapons nor as Metroid in the coined "metroidvania" style. It may be, however, the exact opposite: linear levels with arguably-not-really secrets with some extra collectibles and the depth of Metroid's weapons (as in, a few and extremely situational). And if you want a bottom-line here on top, here it is:…

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• Steam user Steam user …2712Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2026 · 4 h played

  Already classic platformer

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• Steam user Steam user …4335Steam reviews · Jul 4, 2026 · 3 h played

  I beat this game probably like 13 years ago but overall I enjoyed it. Feels like a Megaman game and is fairly simple. Took me like 3 hours to beat so not super long.

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• gtCreate @greattocreate.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2026

  2. Rivage is a first-person environmental puzzle game about figuring out what happened to the rest of the crew on A.R.E.S. space station. You read documents, listen to audio logs, solve puzzles, and interact with station terminals and anomalies to sequentially unlock new areas of the station.

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• Steam user Steam user …0899Steam reviews · Jan 10, 2026 · 1 h played

  Its just metroid

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• Steam user Steam user …6637Steam reviews · Dec 28, 2025 · 3 h played

  Awesome! old fashioned shooter platformer.

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