I played 8 Metroidvanias while waiting for Silksong

[@fireb0rn]

If you want to check out the games I played, I've linked to all the Steam store pages below! Rusted Moss store.steampowered.com/app/1772830/Rusted_Moss/ Pseudoregalia store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/Pseudoregalia/ Islets store.steampowered.com/app/1669420/Islets/ Infernax store.steampowered.com/app/374190/Infernax/ Goo Keeper store.steampowered.com/app/1779950/Goo_Keeper/ Chiaroscuro store.steampowered.com/app/1411260/Chiaroscuro/ Faerie Afterlight store.steampowered.com/app/1415280/Faerie_Afterlight/ Bloody Hell store.steampowered.com/app/2056220/Bloody_Hell/

[@eugeliceistruecanon1678]

May I suggest you checking out "9 years of shadows"? It's beutiful and quite challenging metroidvania

[@duckielove2286]

U should check out ender lilies if u haven’t yet

[@mohammaddaleh8082]

Check out The Last Faith and Moonscars.

[@lirip3045]

There's a game called HAAK. I don't think it's a long game since it took me bout a week of on and off playing to beat it, BUT it's really fun

[@finkhennipman3134]

you should Definity check out blasphemous it's a really good game with beautiful pixelart and a really cool story

[@RustedMossGame]

Thanks for playing our game! It was fun to see your stream and glad you had fun! We know our game skews towards the harder side of metroidvanias so it was incredible seeing how fast you picked up on its mechanics.

[@lorenzotagliaferri2458]

Hi, your game looks great, have you considered releasing it on consoles?

[@RustedMossGame]

We have a console release this year March/April@@lorenzotagliaferri2458

[@miserirken]

i ended buying your game and let me tell you... you cooked really good.

[@somefishhere]

Game looks great!

[@somefishhere]

@@lorenzotagliaferri2458yes they are working on it and also another playable character

[@BlackberryKin]

Wow thank you so much for this showcase of Chiaroscuro! Seeing your reaction throughout was a lot of fun to watch, and gave some confirmation I'm making a cool game. Also thanks for all the feedback! I'll take it into account. I appreciate your support! I'm excited to show ya what the final game has in store.

[@fireb0rn]

Thanks for the sneak peek at chapter 3! Loved the game's vibes, and I'm looking forward to more!

[@CommanderFerret.]

Hey I don't know if you will read this but playing Chiaroscuro on mouse and keyboard is a bit hard due to not being able to map the mouse buttons. Apart from that the demo is a lot of fun!

[@ShadeDaShade]

Yooo wassup Blackberry. The fact that your game appeared in a fireb0rn video is so cool.

[@neverhowever3231]

The game looks really awesome! I've been looking for something with that exactly that vibe, I'm reallly excited to play it when it comes out,. Keep up the good work!

[@michealwilliams472]

It's literally the only game he showed that I will actually probably buy (I would buy Bloody Hell, but it's already free =p )

[@levifoster5639]

By the time Silksong comes out, I'll have finally beaten the pantheon of Hallownest

[@ChargeQM]

So never then? I'm right there with ya.

[@Anguloose]

gl

[@stanislawwitkowicz918]

gl to you By the time Silksong comes out I will have beaten Champion's Call

[@doorknob7420]

dude same

[@Sokobansolver]

So will I, and I don't plan on ever practicing for it at all

[@kylethompsondev]

Woah thanks for checking out Islets!! I'm so glad you liked it, and I definitely agree with your notes on the upgrades/boss cheesing in retrospect. They can sometimes stack in a way that can break the difficulty balancing a bit (mainly the slam upgrades lol). I really appreciate you featuring the game!!

[@fireb0rn]

Yoo! Thanks for making the game! I'm looking forward to playing Sheepo too.

[@jankbunky4279]

​@@fireb0rn sheepo's very cool for what it is. Nothing crazy, but it's just a nice game.

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

You all did such an amazing job with the game :D. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't played it yet, but I've seen playthroughs. It looks so nice and relaxed, like a game to play with some hot chocolate on a snowy winter day :3 Once again, well done! The game is beautiful, and I hope to play it soon!

[@Wolfdette]

@@kylethompsondev hi dunno if you'll see this, bit late to the party. But are there any plans to make islets available for Linux? It seems to have worked previously - according to proton DB - but sadly I couldn't get it to work, was really excited to play it so hope that maybe one day it'll be possible for me to play

[@guusknol3862]

Thank you so much for playing our game Bloody Hell, it was great to see, much love!

[@fireb0rn]

Thank you! It was a great time playing it. Hope to see more games from y'all in the future!

[@greekman5]

Silksong withdrawals got me acting unwise

[@Commander-peepers]

What are you saying young bug?

[@Polemimic]

Inject lifeblood into your veins

[@Wahtermalon]

@@Commander-peeperslmao

[@laur131306]

I've been able to quiet down my need with Ori. It's very platformy but so good!

[@Bookreader_7]

Can't have withdrawal without having experienced it... 😫

[@magnusequus]

Ironpineapple’s format is very good I’m surprised that other people start to pick up on it only now

[@matosz23]

I thought about IP the moment I read the title. Hopefully fireborn continues with this. LOTS of metroidvania to explore.

[@slenderMax28]

Playing half a dozen or more games takes a long time though, and editing such a video seems daunting.

[@chordalharmony]

@@slenderMax28it’s not that different from a few stream highlights mashed together, of course depending on the size per game. Most of these games will be on the shorter side though, so as a full time job, 2-3 games a day isn’t unreasonable. This could probably be put out every 2 weeks or so with very little issue

[@anthonybowman3423]

@@chordalharmony Finish 2-3 games a day? The first game took 12 hours. The second took 7. We're at 19 hours with just 2, so I mean 3 in day is possible I guess, if you did it for 24 hours straight. And didn't include all the time needed for editing. Which is a lot. I feel like your underselling how much time this takes.

[@chordalharmony]

@@anthonybowman3423 I was basing my, admittedly not perfect, claim on Iron Pineapple’s videos, where a lot of games were 2-3 hours. A quick revision to the claim: 3-4 games per week, and still, the videos could be done in about 2-3 weeks

[@datwitchyswordfan]

0:57 He has access to the Sulksong beta. He must be sacrificed.

[@Gtfplde]

he does lol

[@donovanfaust3227]

Sulksong lol, I guess that's what most HK fans are doing.

[@RDHardy79]

​@@donovanfaust3227I laughed too. Definitely seems a pertinent and intentional misspelling.

[@RelyeaGaming]

Yo Fire. Great video. And tha n you for the shoutout. Awesome to see you play through a bunch of different metroidvanias

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

I just decided to leave some words here since no one else is replying. In my opinion everyone deserves a reply, and I wish I could give everyone a reply, but that'd take all week 😅 So...hope your day is going well :D

[@Twisted_Logic]

So glad you tried out Pseudoregalia. Was my absolute favorite game of 2023!

[@enchyridions]

another super good metroidvania i’d recommend is ender lilies, the soundtrack is beautiful and the world building is incredible, underrated gem

[@katiemckinney9456]

I second this! Ender Lilies is an incredible game that people should definitely give a try. It's even got a sequel in the works called Ender Magnolia, which is currently in early access.

[@MillisecondFalcon]

I love to see high profile gamers play games that are relatively unknown, even if they don't have many\great reviews. It can result in a huge visibility boost that those games probably wouldn't have received otherwise. And in the case of Goo Keeper it's fantastic to see devs implement much of the feedback you gave. That is a win-win because it should translate to more sales and better overall reviews, which is a ... what's the opposite of a vicious circle? 😉 I've seen lots of great games become lost and unknown because the devs are not brilliant at self promotion or sometimes they don't have the motivation to add the kind of polish their game needs to be more successful. So it's awesome when well respected people like you, fireborn, give back like this! 😍

[@maiselph7456]

a virtuous circle maybe?

[@AMCoffee]

Just went and grabbed Islets, Rusted Moss, and Bloody Hell after seeing your reviews. I've never even heard of Islets, so I'm psyched to try it, and I've been hemming and shawing over Rusted Moss for almost a year, so I appreciated the endorsement. Thank you for doing this video before the Steam winter sale ended, Fire!!! Hope you have a wonderful New Year! Looking forward to your next Speedrunner vs. Hunters vid! Finished all three games: Bloody Hell was alright, Islets was chill but really loveable, and Rusted Moss was AMAZING, if very difficult at times. In case anyone else is hemming and shawing over them :)

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

If you're looking for more now, there's a lovely masterpiece called Greak: Memories of Azur

[@AMCoffee]

@@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE Thanks! It looks awesome!

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

@@AMCoffee I really hope you like it! Maybe let me know your opinion once you've played it :D It's not very well known so I'm trying to spread its popularity. It really is a beauty😊 and you can join the Raydel simp club

[@BlueSR]

HAPPY 400K WOOO

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

I'm late but 🥳🎉✨

[@welcometothejungle3222]

To fulfill my metroidvania void, I came across a little gem called Guacamelee. There's a sequel, too. Mucho fun.

[@Twisted_Logic]

Both classics, even if the humor is very much of its time!

[@ondrejandydlohos]

For those who haven't experienced Guacamelee, go for it!

[@welcometothejungle3222]

@@ondrejandydlohos It's fantastic. I just beat the 1st one yesterday and started the 2nd one today. They are so much fun.

[@ondrejandydlohos]

@@welcometothejungle3222 Exactly, the graphics, story and especially the soundtrack, I've replayed those two many times 🙂

[@Jane-ow7sr]

Aw its so cute seeing all these creators being excited in the comments that you played their game (:

[@sullivanish]

Rusted moss was such a fun game for the movement

[@Frosted_cheese]

Silksong will release on 26th of August 2024 at 3 pm. This is true as I am team cherry.

[@0kr4m]

Imagine you’re right

[@mrsnowmelt]

Nice!

[@Frosted_cheese]

​@@0kr4m I am right trust me bro

[@K-7Maylis]

I think you mixed up some numbers it's 2420 not 2024, date seems probable though.

[@ana_s]

@@K-7Maylis that is, if we still use August as a month, and not Decembruary

[@valence7]

Glad to see the fireb0rn is a fellow Cave Story enjoyer!

[@me_carlf]

This is such a good video. The repping other metroidvanias. The encouragement for the HK community to pick up some other games in the meantime. It actually inspired me and I’m gonna try Pseudoregalia tomorrow ❤

[@mj7532]

I like that you do a honest rection/let's play as well as a review. I skipped like two games since they're not for me, but a good structure none the less.

[@midnight1978]

Chiaroscuro is definitly wishlisted now! A shame that Faerie Afterlight doesn't seems to be so polished like it should be. It definitly looks interesting!

[@PaveltheBugFan]

Ohh i remember islets, it was so good! Just sad it was pretty short and unnoticed

[@mikerice868]

I picked up Islets after watching a stream of it and was just so entranced by the vibes and the simple, but fluid gameplay. I'd been playing some longer, more complex and overall tiring games before I tried Islets and it was exactly what I needed at the time. I'm really biased, but I couldn't recommend it enough

[@CubeApril]

Besides Islets, definitely recommend checking out Haak and Blasphemous 2, both are great. Infernax is _amazing_ as a two-player game, it honestly makes the single-player play look pretty pedestrian.

[@Grimscribe732]

Man, I started with Rusted Moss after seeing your video, and I gotta say, it is a tragedy that this gem still sits at only ~660 Steam reviews. Definitely deserves more attention.

[@wordlaughingwithyou]

Great video! I have an infinite appetite for the Iron Pineapple game tour format of videos and have long since run out of his videos so can't wait to see more from you.

[@Johancell]

Ever tried Rabi Ribi? Now that's an intense 10/10 game. Fearmonium is another amazing game. I love this genre, but I didn't know most of these game, so thanks for sharing.

[@celestialspark5697]

Rabi-Ribi is absolutely amazing for both boss design and world exploration/non-linearity, and it's one of the most replayable games in the genre with the sheer number of difficulty options, the 0% game, the different ways to path to everything, and so on. Game is absolutely packed with content, too. I would maybe knock a point off for the normal enemy designs not being particularly fun to fight, though, especially on higher difficulties. (I personally just rush for Survival and ignore most enemies except to get off 1 HP at this point.)

[@Itslvle]

Chiaroscuro definitely seems interesting. I would hope that especially that criticism about the particle effects when hitting enemies and the inability to combo them properly is taken into heart. Wishlisting this for sure.

[@syncr0904]

Great video would love to see this become a series. Rusted moss has been on my wishlist for a while, glad to know it is solid!

[@QuintaFeira12]

Man sees Puck and Titania and thinks nothing of it. Shakespeare lays forgotten.

[@MemoristCed]

Sadly, we live in times where people think Middle English is a joke dialect used only by their inferiors.

[@mohammaddaleh8082]

Love ur content fire! You should know that Nine Sols and Biomorph are coming in Q1 2024 which is make the waiting for Silksong less unbearable.

[@shadevp8924]

Last game Fireborn: Oh God! God: Don't bother me until you'll have finished! Also, regarding Infernax - there's so much more to the game apart from a single walkthrough. Quest branching results not only in different rewards but literally in 2 different walkthroughs (especially if going for extreme good or evil). But the most unique part is that the more you play (and the more times you complete the game) the more endings you can unlock. The stupid demon behind the pentagram seal is only a meager gatekeeper to other final bosses you can defeat for true endings (for extra good, bad and in between ones ... and the very-very true one to boot:)). If you read this comment, Fireborn, - just try looking through the available bestiary in the game to see how much there is still to explore and experience.

[@TemmiePlays]

not to mention the cheat codes that unlock new gameplay

[@LucemFerre82]

There are so many great games in this genre and with games like Aeterna Noctis, death's gambit and Enders Lilies all getting sequels, who needs to rely on a one hit wonder studio like team cherry, it's a great time to be a metroidvania lover!

[@ruffus_da_foxo]

Chiaroscuro if i remember, is that kind of art that only uses different shades of black, gray and white to draw

[@Chronomel]

It's actually using contrasted light and shadow to create the illusion of realism! You're describing achromatic art

[@ruffus_da_foxo]

@@Chronomel Thanks, it was something I heard years ago and hardly tried to remember

[@brianhanley272]

Kyle Thompson (developer of islets) is on my shortlist of developer to always support. Glad you played it!

[@Unpetraccable]

Not sure if you already played it, but Unsighted is a criminally underrated Metroid/Zeldalike that some people hated because of a weird mechanic it has which forces you to play kinda fast and not really explore taking your sweet time. That being said, I like how it kept me on my toes during the whole game, and it can be disabled anyway. Also, sapphic robots.

[@Mathematica_EtHistoria]

I like how I was watching a whole 90min video before getting this one recommended and still found this one before anyone could fully watch it.

[@EmissaryOfSmeagol]

I loved these videos on Iron Pineapple, I love them here too.

[@Peroshy]

Dude, FINALLY some rep for Rusted Moss. Awesome novelty, crazy mechanics, nonlinearity and really neat worldbuilding.

[@Ashtarte3D]

Rusted Moss looks so good, I'm sad that a game that is so clearly up my alley never even got recommended to me through Steam and I even other the other Metroidvania's published by Playism.

[@Yesnomu]

I love Ironpineapple's videos and I'm really glad you're picking up the torch for metroidvanias! Haven't played a lot of these but Rusted Moss really looks fun especially.

[@miielli]

I want to add some of my favorite metroidvania, actually two of them. Dandara: Trials of fear. Momodora: Reverie under the moonlight

[@sharin_void]

omg this, so so much! Dandara deserves more love, it's such an amazing game with great mechanics. and momodora is getting a sequel in a couple of days! super excited to play it!

[@r4masami]

@@sharin_void omg I had no idea momodora was getting a sequel so soon, now I have to add that to the list of games I have to play

[@crabulonbestgirl9130]

Trueeee idk about the second but dandara is really good

[@TemmiePlays]

​@@sharin_voidthe final momo is an easy but pretty send off. dandara is frustrating to control and jd needlessly complicated

[@robertcoonley1397]

I absolutely loved this video! Would you consider maybe making a series out of this? I'm sure it's an extremely time consuming format, but It's such a treat to see games I've never heard of getting the spotlight like this. I know that I'm gonna be playing more than half of the games in this video. Pseudoregalia in particular might be next on my "to-play" list.

[@irregularstuff5290]

I dig that Rusted Moss is Midsummer's night Dream in postapocalypses with grappling hook. It's just neat ❤

[@QuinnTheDjinn]

idk if you've played it before, but Blasphemous is one of my all-time favorite games and i'd love to see you experience it! Blasphemous 1 goes on sale for pretty cheap quite often (including right now for the winter steam sale), Blasphemous 2 is a bit more expensive though.

[@desOOOm]

Maybe Silk Song is the friends we made along the way

[@hornetisspider]

me who made no friends 💀

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

@@hornetisspider I feel you mate

[@hornetisspider]

@@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE frfr. i'm probably just gonna cope hard if silksong doesn't release this year.

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

@@hornetisspider There are plenty of other games in the meantime :D Ever heard of Greak: Memories of Azur?

[@hornetisspider]

@@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE yup! played tons of games like Ender Lillies and Rain World when waiting for Silksong. It's funny because it's been 7 years.

[@RDHardy79]

I love that you're doing a Metroidvania, Iron Pineapple SDD type series now. You do have the street cred for such an endeavor. Your opinion matters to a lot of us in the Hollow Knight community and the visibility you bring to these indi games can really help these developers improve and grow. Love it! Please keep it going.

[@Soysause211]

A man who has been drawn to do unthinkable activities due to no silksong.

[@RiSK907]

PLAY ISLETS!!! I could NOT recommend that gorgeous, magical little game more!! That game (and the tour guide) deserve ALL of your love!

[@MeloniestNeon]

I got Pseudoregalia for Christmas, and it was easily some of the most fun I've had in a platformer in ages! The combat is definitely very rough around the edges, and there's shockingly few enemies, even for a game under ten hours in length, but the platforming and immaculate vibes make up for it! (Also Sybil looks better with the baggy pants, fight me)

[@Inscrypter]

I love how Faerie Afterlight (a game that has a weird and complex name) looked at its villian and said okay reversing "Very Dark" is good enough for its name :D

[@ButWhyWasTaken]

4:10 the grappling hook is funny, it doesn't harm you but rather it saves you the trouble of having to dodge by getting out of your way itself.

[@haystack.mp414]

The entire video is fireb0rn playing Metroidvanias and KZbin puts the video in the Hollow Knight: Silksong category. Incredible

[@AFUniversCat]

Silksong is the only metroidvania ever, thats why /J

[@aegisdragon6856]

I highly recommend you look at Laika: Aged Through Blood. It manages to present an incredibly dark and tragic story and setting while still managing to be beautiful, and has gone criminally unnoticed.

[@Foxtayls]

I second this

[@glitchgaming1679]

When you don't realize he made a video on it 2 months ago

[@ijones36]

its just that criminally unnoticed!@@glitchgaming1679

[@ManiakGrik]

For recent Metroidvania, I suggest Afterimage. The game is a little unstabble but it is a god game. The ambiance is insane ^^

[@jrconway3]

I just finished 100% it and I absolutely agree, this game's amazing. I have had a handful of crashes, but usually you don't lose any progress because it frequently autosaves. Biggest issues are sometimes it can be hard to complete quests and there's a lot of unmarked things happening on the map... Apparently that was fixed in an update, but sometimes you can still run into unmarked things because the main map markers they added are directly related to quests. One achievement is the aftermath to a quest line and the final location is not marked on the map.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

Great video, love the Iron Pineapple format for Metroidvanias. Some good recommendations, would love to see more videos like this.

[@JimmyDoesSomething]

Great video, I love Iron pineapple's videos and metroidvanias so this is great! If this becomes a series, Yoku's island express is a (pinball) metroidvania I played this year that I feel deserves more love

[@ChrisKliewer]

The "gruesome" artwork is EXACTLY why I wanna play Infernax! 🤘🤘

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

Bloody Hell looks like it's a lot of fun, I'm definitely checking it out now. I've seen quite a few different student projects and this definitely looks like one of the best, the guys that made it are clearly super talented.

[@Whatthetrash]

Islets is fantastic! Great to see other people play it. :D Thanks for doing a video like this!

[@shorerocks]

Thx for doing this. Currently replaying HK, I honestly... will wait for Silksong.

[@Malignant_Tumour]

Tysm for helping me learn to speedrun! My time has improved from over 3 hours to 47:08 all thanks to your videos. Also, keep up the great content!

[@samthefireball]

I actually really enjoyed goo keeper. The devs took my feedback and made some great changes. It does many things very well the further you go in the game. There’s definitely some visual Janine’s but if you can look past it, it’s a really fun time

[@ChonlachuTheSaviour]

Thx for also showing some of the gameplay, i liked watching it a lot, when i saw you playing rusted moss i thought, hey, this seems like a fun game, so im probably gonna play it myself too soon

[@ZainRenault]

One of the people who worked on Pseudoregalia was also one of the devs for a 2D metroidvania game called Vernal Edge, which is pretty solid.

[@loiseauxmort9568]

I love when knowing random trivia makes me feel smart, Titania is the queen of the Fae :D Sci-fi x classic fiction? Count me in!!!

[@XionSteel]

Been meaning to buy pseudoregalia since i saw it during a game round up video, added to the wish list and just forgot about it, even seeing it on sale my mind just kind of overlook it. A nice refresher like this video was just what i needed.

[@kuroki9114]

Next video gonna be "I played ALL metrodvania in existence while waiting for Silksong"

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Rusted Moss is a big reference to Midsummer Night's Dream! Puck and Titania are both fae

[@THEOPDESTROYER777]

0:57 HE HAS SILKSONG! FORWARD CHARGE! SEIZE SILKSONG FROM HIM, DEAD OR ALIVE!

[@84rinne_moo]

Nice chill video! I enjoyed watching this compilation! (I need to try to catch you over on Twitch live more!!)

[@reboot3332]

Aeterna Noctis is a MUST play for any Metroidvania fan. One of the best I've ever played. Would love to see you try it out.

[@punkypony5165]

I swear whenever I see a new Hornet Silksong thumbnail in my recommendations I always get excited on an instinctive level then disappointed when I see it has nothing to do with the release date.

[@TheProgressiveFrequency]

Chiaroscuro looks really nice, actually. I might decide to check that out myself.

[@moz6388]

I love how you picked relatively unknown games instead of the ones EVERYONE knows like Bloodstained, Ender Lillies, Deaths Gambit, Blasphemous etc.

[@bladechild2449]

I really want a fully fledged, 20 hour Pseudoregalia game with full combay. The final boss was proof of concept they can do the combat pretty good too.

[@bluehairedemon]

omg i just started watching and saw rusted moss footage, I love that game so much

[@justheretowatch7525]

I loved this Video! It's awesome seeing you playing some lesser-known games, and for me do put a few more games on my wishlist, haha. Played bloody hell and the goat game already, and I'll fosho look at all of them! If you do this again, I want to suggest a BANGER of a metroidvania: GRIME (2021) by Akupara Games. It has some striking parallels to hollow knight (which is why I bought it), but it definitely stands on it's own. It took me about 30 hours to 100% it, so I'm sure a god gamer like you will fly through it lol. It starts off slow like most metroidvanias, but not actually SLOW slow. You immediately have invincible dash, and the starting area has a couple of armor pieces and wholly unique weapons. It has an awesome 2.5D art style and vibe; there's a lot of anatomy horror elements and the story/lore has the right amount of mystery and depth. The combat is super responsive and satisfying, the bosses are all really great, and there's a lot of unique weapons and builds. The combat also centers around you parrying things with your black hole head (oh, yeah, you play as a BLACK HOLE, which is dope), and it's pretty satisfying/forgiving in case parrying isn't your thing. For me, this really elevates the flow of combat along with other abilities you get. The world has a lot of variety, and there's a healthy amount of secrets (as in, whole optional AREAS like kingdom's edge). The platforming can be hit or miss for some people, but I really liked it; it has a certain flow, and there's a couple of unique abilities that I don't see often in other games of the type. And finally, the music absolutely SLAPS. Dark souls-like Orchestral tracks that are really beautiful, and the ambiance is really well done. I loved Hollow Knight, so I picked up this game last year since it seemed similar, but darker and weirder. It also leans more into ACTUALLY being souls-like past the simple stuff, with it having consumables, estus flasks, and stat specs. I'm suggesting it now because it actually gets it's final update - Parting shade/definitive edition - later this month! This'll be the third free DLC it's received before the devs move on to it's sequel (sounds familiar lol), and the devs spent a lot of time to iron out the bugs and add new features like bosses, areas, and NG+, AND they're active in the community. Seriously, you need to play GRIME, or at least check it out before it's update. It’s one of my favorite games I’ve ever played, on par with HK to me. I'd love if it got more attention, and I think it'll really fit you :) (P.S, to anyone else reading this, Check it out too! It's criminally underrated - though admittedly not as underrated as some games here - for the amount of content game has, It's on PC, Xbox, and PS, and it's getting a switch port with the final DLC!)

[@Toxoplasmosis679]

The last faith just came out about a month and a half ago, definitely one worth playing

[@ingvarsuigin609]

The plague doctor's movement feels like it references Crow-sworn, which probably references back to Hollow Knight.

[@Ghostmnm]

Tries playing other Metroidvanias, Metroid Dread and… what’s the newest castlevania?: Am I a joke to you?

[@isaacdiggs6317]

Blasphemous 1 and 2 are both incredible. Defiantly recommend if you continue this series!

[@miserirken]

i remember he talked about those in his Rusted Moss playthrough. He praised the artwork, calling it one of the very best in the genre, but called the actual gameplay kinda lackluster for his taste.

[@ator88]

I would really like to see fire playing Blasphemous 1 or 2

[@captainstroon1555]

With that thumbnail I thought one of the games would be MO:Astray. It's maybe more an adventure platformer than a metroidvania, but playing it gave me strong Hollow Kinght as well as Rainworld vibes

[@Salix.]

Love how is moustache gets progressively thicker with every new game

[@kyleisahufflepuff1663]

I love the cheeky bbeg name in Faerie Afterlight. Kardyrev is Very Dark backwards.

[@holyzombie709]

touhou luna nights and momodora games are also peak fun metroidvanias, I've played rusted moss myself and I knew you'd enjoy it

[@_mrbossfight]

I recommend a game called Wuppo, it was extremely fun and ive never seen anyone online even mention it. Truly a hidden gem.

[@TurzorKameki]

Chiaroscuro gives such rainworld vib3s, so cool

[@buckethood5757]

If you guys like metroidvanias, you should definitely try Worldless. It has interesting art direction and great combat design (mix of turn-based and rythm-based combats with a system of weapon and elemental weaknesses)

[@sp4cef0rc37]

God Gamers episode idea: How the whole community scraped off every single detail out of Hollow Knight while waiting for Silksong.

[@xananax21]

Ah yes. The goat person completely covered from head to f hoof in fur looks sooooo cold.

[@AguionStryke]

Literally just finished Pseudoregalia as well, it is so good. You actually did some of the same sequesce breaking I did with the dark area, but I managed to find the slide jump first hahah

[@kopratic]

I played and 100%ed Faerie Afterlight for the Switch soon after it was released. I initially got it for the aesthetics tbh. At the state I played it in, it's a 5 or 6/10 game for me. I wanted to love it, but some of the movement-especially the swimming and jumping out of water-was not great. Add to the fact that you can barely see your character during the Kradyrev fight, and it's these details that bring the game down. The devs released a patch that apparently fixed many issues, including adding an aura around your character. But that was for the Steam version. I asked about the Switch one, and they said that were waiting on the second major patch before sending it over to their Switch port team to update that version.

[@orpharax609]

Hyper Light Drifter and Touhou Luna Nights if you're thinking of doing another one of these. "8 metroidvanias you've never heard of before" is a pretty fun twist on Pinapple's soul's series, and arguably overlap quite a bit (since soulslikes and metroidvanias go together like coffee and donuts). looking forward to more of these, and I'll def be checking out Rusted Moss

[@LethalChicken77]

Another one I'd recommend, Haiku the Robot. Also Lone Fungus is decent. I'm working on one of my own but there is no chance I'm releasing before Silksong.

[@salghur]

Rusted moss the first game is actually really good game design on a silver platter it has a straightforward tutorial simple areas that you can easily get through and having no extra long tutorials is amazing for a game especially a metroidvania tutorials kind of like hollow Knight

[@KFCLoversWOOOOOO]

The second one got me to rethink furry p-

[@GabrielPerez-yg9bi]

I deleted my previous post about Rusted Moss, I think I choose poorly the words, and I was being too negative instead of focusing on the good things. First thing first, the game is good, and we can see that it has a lot of effort by devs. Lore, music, game mechanic, pixel art, translations are all well-made. And the game was made only by 3 people, with makes it impressive. But if you're not skilled in keyboard/mouse, and you play Metroidvania for 100% completion, you may want to avoid this one. If you don't play in keyboard but don't mind for total completion or the other way around it's fine, only if the both things hit you than you may consider what I said.