Astronite - Landing on Neplea

Astronite - Landing on Neplea

Dume Games Studio · September 8, 2022 · Free to Play, Metroidvania, Adventure, Pixel Graphics, Action

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Very Positive84% · 185 📉 Recent reviews down 69%
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About Astronite - Landing on Neplea

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Astronite - Landing on Neplea is a stylish 1-bit metroidvania prologue where you explore a hostile alien planet, solve environmental puzzles, and battle an ancient entity's army to reclaim humanity's lost world. The game blends tight action platforming with classic exploration and discovery as you uncover the mysterious origins of Neplea's cosmic threat.



Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue of this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Play the beginning of this fantastic space adventure.

Mission 2205 is the last big chance for the ancient inhabitants of Neplea. Long ago the inhabitants of Neplea discovered that a strange Entity lived in the core of the planet. They studied it carefully but were never able to decipher the riddle.

After a while, the Entity created a great army which ended up taking their home from the inhabitants of Neplea. Now it's Astronite's turn, an intrepid space adventurer who will have to do everything possible to expel the invaders from his planet once and for all.
  • Play the beggining of the game and meet Astronite.
  • Original soundtrack created by zeeWave Sound.

Astronite - Landing on Neplea — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Astronite - Landing on Neplea is a stylish, atmospheric prologue with unique pixel art that sets an intriguing scene, but players are divided on whether the extremely short 5-10 minute experience justifies playing it, with complaints about sluggish sprite physics, mandatory controller controls, and the lack of clear labeling as a demo creating frustration. Most agree the full game looks promising based on this preview, though some worry the traversal mechanics may become tedious over a longer campaign.

Not recommended Aug 12, 2025
Do not waste your time, it's a dirty way of advertising a full game, there's not a single mention of a demo on the page and in the game, until the end of the game(i see the "Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue", but this is literally nothing). It's a demo, not even a demo, literally 5 min of a "gameplay"(2 min at MOST without death). I don't think you would even care what is this "prologue" about. [spoiler] Probably a 1-2 minutes of a cutscene, a minute of tutorial, 30 sec of searching for "equipment"(just a gun in this demo) and 30 sec of bossfight. Amazing, isn't it? [/spoiler]
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Recommended Jan 4, 2025
It looks very stylish and unique
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Recommended Jul 2, 2026
the only problem is the demo is very short but the game is cool , good atmosphere
Recommended May 16, 2025
Cute little demo of a Mostly Positive-reviewed game on Steam. Check it out! The prologue really sets the scene well.
Not recommended Jan 24, 2025
This is a demo. I won't be playing the full game. In a mere 10 minutes of playtime, the narrative manages to be overwrought with purple prose and melodramatic dialogue. Normally, I could forgive that for exploration and stellar pixel art. The nail in the coffin, personally, is that the sprite physics are super sluggish. Traversal doesn't feel nice for 10 minutes, I can't imagine putting up with it for hours.
Not recommended Jan 22, 2025
I can only give this demo a 6/10. Astronite - Landing on Neplea is a demo to the official Astronite game. It is a 2D metroidvania action/explorer platformer. Based on what I experienced, the game is fun. However, you can not customize your controls and you must play it with a controller. Also, what in the world is up with window mode?

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