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Platform, Adventure, Indie, Action
OpenCritic85IGDB84
After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world. Is this a distant planet? The far future? Or a complex virtual-reality computer simulation?
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Nostalgic, richly built, dark and epic.
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Giant BombJeff GerstmannMar 20155/5 starsThe ways that Axiom Verge resembles Metroid help set up and drive home the ways that Axiom Verge is most definitely not Metroid.
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KotakuMike FaheyMar 2015Do you like hunting for a thing to unlock a door so you can find another thing to unlock another door? Then this is your game.
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VG247Jaz RignallApr 20165/5 starsAlthough it closely follows the Metroidvania blueprint, the brilliantly designed and executed Axiom Verge adds enough new and original features to make it a truly great game in its own right. An absolute must for retro fans.
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TwinfiniteStan GuderskiApr 20153/5All in all, Axiom Verge has its moments. Exploration is fun to an extent, and the cavalcade of powerups and weaponry to acquire allows for an ever evolving way to interact with the environment and its hostiles.
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PolygonPhilip KollarApr 20157/10Axiom Verge works moment to moment but feels less successful as a whole
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IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 170 ratings.
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