I've been playing a bunch of Rusted Moss lately. It's a Twin Stick Shooter Metroidvania, which is appreciably different from the Hack and Slash type I normally play. Getting used to mouse-and-keyboarding a platform heavy game took a bit. And boy are there platforms.

While elements of Metroidvanias are there, this game leans way further into the platforming. I would say it's closer to Celeste than Hollow Knight. Imagine Celeste, but instead of a magic dash and climbing gear Madeline had a gun and a chatty grappling hook.

Anyways, I've been enjoying the heck outta this game and wanted to share. While you're here I will accept any and all Metroidvania recommendations. Except for Cookie Cutter probably.

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[–] miltsi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not a full recommendation, but Pronty was a nice small metroidvania. It was a nice inbetween game while waiting for larger games to play.

You control your character and your weapon independently
There is very little platforming as you can swim into any direction
Enemy designs and environments were interesting in the earlier half. Environments were a bit uninspiring later on
Took me around 8h to fully clear (excluding highest difficulty mode)

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Looks neat! I'm terrified of the ocean though, lol.