Islets

Another fantastic metroidvania from brothers Kyle & Eric Thompson. A gem that is simple enough on Easy to be welcoming to newcomers, and difficult enough on Hard to challenge veteran gamers. The love put into this game is self-evident, and there is a great mix of heart, humor, and adventure all in a package that you can finish in just a few play sessions.

Really enjoyed Crypt Custodian, wasn't sure if I'd be into this too. Turns out, yeah! Gonna have to play Kyle's full catalogue now...

This hits the right balance for me. I don't want to get perfect at tricky Metroid style games, just good and to have fun figuring it out. The progression and game mechanics made sense here without getting brutally hard, and the action combinations were varied and reasonable to execute. Teleportation made backtracking to find upgrades low drama. Sense of humor and wonder in the areas was nice. Some rooms are just there to connect to the next room which is fine, you can figure out where you are going and how to get there. Bullet hell sections were an interesting addition - not too hard, and a nice break in the play cycle.

Banger of a Metroidvania, wonderful style and fun lil characters, great level design, fun bosses with some bullet hell mixed in, put a smile on my face :)

This is a super cute, fun, and amazingly well made mini metroidvania from a solo dev, and is absolutely worth your time. While combat isn't amazing, it's passable, and the movement system is really, really good. The world is cute, fun, well designed, and there are some great platforming challenges and a lot of interesting exploration to be had. Absolutely worth your time and money.

Controls are extremely floaty and imprecise. Level design is lacking and there needs to be a bigger variety of enemies.