Games like 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
by Rootless Studio
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
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Both: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Action-Adventure
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Both: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Platformer
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Both: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure · Side Scroller
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Both: Action-Adventure · Metroidvania · Side Scroller
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Action-AdventureMetroidvaniaSci-fi2D PlatformerSide ScrollerImmersiveAdventureActionStylizedShooter
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Both: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure
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Both: Side Scroller · Platformer · Action-Adventure
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Both: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure · Side Scroller
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Both: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure
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Both: Metroidvania
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
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Both: Action-Adventure
Enter the rooms, grab the keys, proceed and... try to stay alive! Choose your style: melee or fireguns? Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
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Both: Action-Adventure · Hand-drawn
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CasualArcadeAction-Adventure2DColorfulCartoonyHand-drawnCuteCatsRetro
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May 3 · Oppressive HellMode
Both: Metroidvania
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