Aqua Boy

This is a short but very charming game. I'm a sucker to see a classic get second life and if you're a "find all the things" kind of person there's a fair amount to do after finishing the main campaign. More like this, please.

It's fine enough and playable underwater metroidvanias are somewhat uncommon. The biggest issue I had with Aqua Boy is that you can't aim in full 360 degrees (at least not on an Xbox controller), only 90 degree angles. Something I feel is important in an underwater mertroidvania. There is something about the movement too. I don't feel as though I have regular full fluidity of movement. Occasionally I'd want to inch up to something and my character would travel farther than I'd have wanted him too. Almost like you are moving on an invisible grid of squares, but the squares are farther apart from one another than is usual in other games. These problems would be inexcusable in a full length game, but a shorter game like this can get away with it without it persisting long enough to really annoy. In any case, this is a good casual dip into the underwater MV genre, worth a play.

This is a fun little game. It's nice to find a underwater metroidvania game that can be beat in a few hours. The controls work great on PC and the steam deck.

so cute! finished in less than 2 hours

A sweet-as-heck mini metroidvania, which I 100% completed in just over an hour. By design, it's not very difficult, so it's the perfect game to cosy up with (for me personally, it was ideal on the Steam Deck). Very reminiscent of the indie classic Ikachan.

I like the game, but whenever i press "D" the dictation window pops up and I literally can't play it