Ex Vitro

Mediocre Super Metroid clone where all mechanics are nearly straight reskin of the original. The only innovation is that aiming is done via mouse/analog sticks rather than modifier buttons, but that's it. Platforming is very janky and controls are just alright. ... At least that's what I thought until I reached the third area. The game really waits a bit to hit you with living enemies and then the atmosphere REALLY clicks. The idea of "What if Super Metroid was slightly more ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up" is really cool and interesting, and controls are fine after less than an hour of adjustment. I'm really excited to see what happens next.

An excellent metroidvania, a bit short due to only have 6 total areas, each of which is not terribly extensive. That said, solid mechanics including upgrades to movement ability and your beam. Very reminiscent of looking for missiles in Metroid with the XMP singlets and canisters. From start to finish I enjoyed it. My only complaint is the Hard mode really is just a percentage increase to damage dealt from enemies, without making the game significantly harder. This made the final boss laughably easy, with only one boss able to actually kill me. Outside of that, very fun with solid themeing.

Rather than the gameplay it was reading through the data logs and exploring the lore that kept me playing till the end. The gameplay itself is OK even if somewhat basic and on its own it would not be able to carry the game IMO. I wished there were more challenging bosses and enemies as overall the game is quite easy, but the vibes are great and there is even a bit of spooky stuff later in the game. As far as game structure goes it is a textbook metroidvania, but unlike most other metroidvanias this one did not overstay it's welcome for me. I think it can be finished in about 2-3 hours (I had a lot of dead play time as I was cooking in the middle of the gameplay session while the game was paused). The game is well paced. For a free game this was amazing. Kudos to the developers.

Really fantastic metroid inspired game set in the fallout of space israel enacting the space samson option. Beat it in 59 mins my second run thru, felt amazing. My biggest gripe are the platforms with stairs on them, which often eat your first jump when you slide off of them. The writing is great but I didn't get to fully enjoy the human ending as I was sprinting rightwards as fast as I could by that point.

That was a lot of fun! And its FREE too? Wow. Absolute no brainer to check out if you're a metroid fan like me Nice and short too, took me about 2 hours to finish

A love letter to Super Metroid with smooth gameplay, addictive exploration, and beautiful visuals, all for the beautiful price of free. This is a great game made by a single person (I think, I heard) that absolutely is worth your download.