Shadow Complex Remasteredīlast your way through a military compound with machine guns in this futuristic Metroidvania. It’s tricky to say much about Owlboy without spoiling the story, but suffice to say it’s an emotional ride depicted in lovingly detailed pixel art. Different pals come with different abilities some will fend off nearby enemies with projectile attacks, others will help you to access new zones in true metroidvania fashion. You can teleport friends into your claws as you fly around. As said Owlboy, Otus, you have to flap around the world in a slightly cumbersome manner befitting a character who is regarded as an idiot by his village. Owlboy is set in a floating cloud kingdom. You’ll notice that many of these games are set underground in endless cave systems. The world is beautifully put together, too, and you learn more about the fate of the city as you dash, skip, and double-jump into new zones. The bosses are challenging and the dodge-and-slash combat is a serious test of skill once you’ve unlocked a few moves and started running into the game’s more serious enemies. Hollow Knight looks gorgeous, and it’s full of interesting bug characters that sell you new gear and give you extra quests. Hollow Knight borrows its melancholy apocalyptic atmosphere from Dark Souls, and also its currency recovering system-if you make it back to the place you died you can reclaim your last life’s earnings. This one takes a while to get going, but once you have a few upgrades it’s a spectacular hand-drawn metroidvania with a snappy melee combat system.

List of castlevania games for gb