Ugh... is that what it is?
I'm starving for oldschool Symphony-style Castlevania power fantasy but seems like every metroidvania now wants to be near-masocore soulslike like Hollow Knight.
I mean, it looks pretty but I feel tired. Mina the Hollower also blindsided me with being overly hardcore.
I'm starving for oldschool Symphony-style Castlevania power fantasy but seems like every metroidvania now wants to be near-masocore soulslike like Hollow Knight.
I mean, it looks pretty but I feel tired. Mina the Hollower also blindsided me with being overly hardcore.
October 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Ugh... is that what it is?
I'm starving for oldschool Symphony-style Castlevania power fantasy but seems like every metroidvania now wants to be near-masocore soulslike like Hollow Knight.
I mean, it looks pretty but I feel tired. Mina the Hollower also blindsided me with being overly hardcore.
I'm starving for oldschool Symphony-style Castlevania power fantasy but seems like every metroidvania now wants to be near-masocore soulslike like Hollow Knight.
I mean, it looks pretty but I feel tired. Mina the Hollower also blindsided me with being overly hardcore.
Precisa demais chamar game designers pra essa reforma. Transformar num jogo mais justo pq no momento é masocore contra big techs
October 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Precisa demais chamar game designers pra essa reforma. Transformar num jogo mais justo pq no momento é masocore contra big techs
Oh okay, lol that makes sense then. Masocore is i think the term the cool kids use? Wasn't built to enjoy those type of things myself. They can be fun to watch if done creatively. I remember PC Gamer did one for Skyrim where the guy Roleplayed as an NPC/Normal person trying to survive in the world
September 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Oh okay, lol that makes sense then. Masocore is i think the term the cool kids use? Wasn't built to enjoy those type of things myself. They can be fun to watch if done creatively. I remember PC Gamer did one for Skyrim where the guy Roleplayed as an NPC/Normal person trying to survive in the world
apparent mountain goats live in like vertical hellscape zones nobody wants to live in specifically because they're vertical hellscape zones nobody wants to live in. so all the pumas and bears and things ar elike i don't want to play a masocore video game. goodbye. goat empire real
September 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
apparent mountain goats live in like vertical hellscape zones nobody wants to live in specifically because they're vertical hellscape zones nobody wants to live in. so all the pumas and bears and things ar elike i don't want to play a masocore video game. goodbye. goat empire real
speaking of masocore Famicom games hey did more of Sunsoft's licenses go to IntiCreates? Bc hear me out, they should do the Blaster Master Zero treatment on Wing of Madoola
September 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
speaking of masocore Famicom games hey did more of Sunsoft's licenses go to IntiCreates? Bc hear me out, they should do the Blaster Master Zero treatment on Wing of Madoola
Masocoreというゲームジャンルは、あえてプレイヤーをイライラさせる設計になっているんです🎮✨
普通のゲームと違って、ライフが無限にあることが多いのも特徴！何度も挑戦できるから、つい繰り返し遊んじゃいます🤣
実はこのジャンル、スピードランナーたちに大人気なんです🏃♂️💨 何千時間もかけて操作を極め、リーダーボードの頂点を目指して競い合う姿は、まさに職人技ですね！🏆🔥 en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
普通のゲームと違って、ライフが無限にあることが多いのも特徴！何度も挑戦できるから、つい繰り返し遊んじゃいます🤣
実はこのジャンル、スピードランナーたちに大人気なんです🏃♂️💨 何千時間もかけて操作を極め、リーダーボードの頂点を目指して競い合う姿は、まさに職人技ですね！🏆🔥 en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
September 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Masocoreというゲームジャンルは、あえてプレイヤーをイライラさせる設計になっているんです🎮✨
普通のゲームと違って、ライフが無限にあることが多いのも特徴！何度も挑戦できるから、つい繰り返し遊んじゃいます🤣
実はこのジャンル、スピードランナーたちに大人気なんです🏃♂️💨 何千時間もかけて操作を極め、リーダーボードの頂点を目指して競い合う姿は、まさに職人技ですね！🏆🔥 en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
普通のゲームと違って、ライフが無限にあることが多いのも特徴！何度も挑戦できるから、つい繰り返し遊んじゃいます🤣
実はこのジャンル、スピードランナーたちに大人気なんです🏃♂️💨 何千時間もかけて操作を極め、リーダーボードの頂点を目指して競い合う姿は、まさに職人技ですね！🏆🔥 en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
The Capcom hot streak continues... here's my review of the new Onimusha!
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review: A Razor-Sharp Sekiro Successor That Nearly Loses Its Edge
Capcom's samurai classic returns with visceral, masocore combat and open-world Kyoto—delivering a thrilling Sekiro successor that nearly loses its edge.
postmode.org
August 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Capcom hot streak continues... here's my review of the new Onimusha!
postmode.org/onimusha-way...
postmode.org/onimusha-way...
sorry insane logical construct where i was thinking about how in an arcade game with lives bosses are balanced to be fair at the end of the stage after you also played the stage vs masocore bosses with checkpoints before them, orig-series-mm vs the-reggae-operation distinction
August 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
sorry insane logical construct where i was thinking about how in an arcade game with lives bosses are balanced to be fair at the end of the stage after you also played the stage vs masocore bosses with checkpoints before them, orig-series-mm vs the-reggae-operation distinction
Nioh 2 tried "masocore" and, even though it probably needs a bit of workshopping, it's a shame it didn't stick
August 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Nioh 2 tried "masocore" and, even though it probably needs a bit of workshopping, it's a shame it didn't stick
are you into masocore platformers? how do you feel about isolation, and people who won't stop trying to make you into something you aren't? do you like villains who are scary and funny and pitiable all at the same time? play Love Eternal.
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LOVE ETERNAL on Steam
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever m...
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August 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
are you into masocore platformers? how do you feel about isolation, and people who won't stop trying to make you into something you aren't? do you like villains who are scary and funny and pitiable all at the same time? play Love Eternal.
store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...
*gets up to podium for my narf address* So what did I do when I was 30...
I made a video game that wasn't in a fangame engine -> narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
That's pretty cool.
I was hoping to make another one by now but life has been pretty tough.
So we'll shoot for at least one per year.
I made a video game that wasn't in a fangame engine -> narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
That's pretty cool.
I was hoping to make another one by now but life has been pretty tough.
So we'll shoot for at least one per year.
Battle Narf by Dying Eyes
Masocore-ish Battle Kid Vextro Fangame
narfnra.itch.io
August 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
*gets up to podium for my narf address* So what did I do when I was 30...
I made a video game that wasn't in a fangame engine -> narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
That's pretty cool.
I was hoping to make another one by now but life has been pretty tough.
So we'll shoot for at least one per year.
I made a video game that wasn't in a fangame engine -> narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
That's pretty cool.
I was hoping to make another one by now but life has been pretty tough.
So we'll shoot for at least one per year.
I think I'm mostly right here, but I'm also wondering if I'm being a nintendo brat. last night I was watching my wife play cybernoid on a zx spectrum emulator and I instantly got 00s freeware tingles... you have limited lives, it's not masocore, but there's a vibe consonance there
Masocore platformers in particular are largely a 21st century invention, and they're a kind of action design that doesn't make me go "I wish I was playing a normal arcade game instead" like most steam roguelites or metroidvanias. Better worlds are out there narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
Battle Narf by Dying Eyes
Masocore-ish Battle Kid Vextro Fangame
narfnra.itch.io
August 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I think I'm mostly right here, but I'm also wondering if I'm being a nintendo brat. last night I was watching my wife play cybernoid on a zx spectrum emulator and I instantly got 00s freeware tingles... you have limited lives, it's not masocore, but there's a vibe consonance there
i suggested "friendcore" in the way people would say "masocore" about tough platformers and such
but i'm a psycho and i insist on "backtraction" instead of "metroidvania" so
but i'm a psycho and i insist on "backtraction" instead of "metroidvania" so
August 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
i suggested "friendcore" in the way people would say "masocore" about tough platformers and such
but i'm a psycho and i insist on "backtraction" instead of "metroidvania" so
but i'm a psycho and i insist on "backtraction" instead of "metroidvania" so
Masocore platformers in particular are largely a 21st century invention, and they're a kind of action design that doesn't make me go "I wish I was playing a normal arcade game instead" like most steam roguelites or metroidvanias. Better worlds are out there narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
Battle Narf by Dying Eyes
Masocore-ish Battle Kid Vextro Fangame
narfnra.itch.io
August 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Masocore platformers in particular are largely a 21st century invention, and they're a kind of action design that doesn't make me go "I wish I was playing a normal arcade game instead" like most steam roguelites or metroidvanias. Better worlds are out there narfnra.itch.io/battle-narf
It's like DOOM, it's a pc game tradition that takes advantage of form factor to make a new kind of action game experience that's as robust as in arcades.
(I will extend this grace to DOOM and masocore and not to fucking hades)
(I will extend this grace to DOOM and masocore and not to fucking hades)
August 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It's like DOOM, it's a pc game tradition that takes advantage of form factor to make a new kind of action game experience that's as robust as in arcades.
(I will extend this grace to DOOM and masocore and not to fucking hades)
(I will extend this grace to DOOM and masocore and not to fucking hades)
sometimes i feel like masocore is another attempt to create a hard game that isnt aimed merely at 1ccing, it's very interesting as part of the evolution of action from arcade to home console
August 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
sometimes i feel like masocore is another attempt to create a hard game that isnt aimed merely at 1ccing, it's very interesting as part of the evolution of action from arcade to home console
sem qrer parecer mto gamer mas o tanto de medo q botaram no ato 3 de silksong, eu nem achei mto dificil kk :/
mas sim, no geral é um jogo bem dificil, mas nada mto masocore como fizeram parecer
mas sim, no geral é um jogo bem dificil, mas nada mto masocore como fizeram parecer
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
sem qrer parecer mto gamer mas o tanto de medo q botaram no ato 3 de silksong, eu nem achei mto dificil kk :/
mas sim, no geral é um jogo bem dificil, mas nada mto masocore como fizeram parecer
mas sim, no geral é um jogo bem dificil, mas nada mto masocore como fizeram parecer
Derelict Star really is your favorite platformer's favorite platformer. Squarely focused on momentum control and jump timing honed down to an art. It isn't masocore hard or mean but it *does* demand a degree of precision. The game uses the phrase "tricky" and I think that's apt.
April 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Derelict Star really is your favorite platformer's favorite platformer. Squarely focused on momentum control and jump timing honed down to an art. It isn't masocore hard or mean but it *does* demand a degree of precision. The game uses the phrase "tricky" and I think that's apt.
I feel like this little two minute snippet encapsulates both the gameplay and tone pretty well so far. Spooky yet sad, story driven, not-quite-masocore-but-still-hard platforming building off of stuff like VVVVVV, Knytt, and a teensy wee bit of Celeste with the gems that direct your path.
February 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I feel like this little two minute snippet encapsulates both the gameplay and tone pretty well so far. Spooky yet sad, story driven, not-quite-masocore-but-still-hard platforming building off of stuff like VVVVVV, Knytt, and a teensy wee bit of Celeste with the gems that direct your path.
but I've played masocore platformers before, and this one's controls are the butteriest I've felt since Super Meat Boy
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
but I've played masocore platformers before, and this one's controls are the butteriest I've felt since Super Meat Boy
4. Washout Spire by June Flower
vortex of queer despair in the shape of a hair-tearing luscious pixel art masocore platformer. maybe the hardest game i have ever finished, maybe the most meaningful experience of suffering in a game i've ever had. my 2022 goty
june-flower.itch.io/washout-spire
vortex of queer despair in the shape of a hair-tearing luscious pixel art masocore platformer. maybe the hardest game i have ever finished, maybe the most meaningful experience of suffering in a game i've ever had. my 2022 goty
june-flower.itch.io/washout-spire
Washout Spire by June Flower
A platformer for weirdos
june-flower.itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
4. Washout Spire by June Flower
vortex of queer despair in the shape of a hair-tearing luscious pixel art masocore platformer. maybe the hardest game i have ever finished, maybe the most meaningful experience of suffering in a game i've ever had. my 2022 goty
june-flower.itch.io/washout-spire
vortex of queer despair in the shape of a hair-tearing luscious pixel art masocore platformer. maybe the hardest game i have ever finished, maybe the most meaningful experience of suffering in a game i've ever had. my 2022 goty
june-flower.itch.io/washout-spire
Nioh 3: Il Team Ninja spiega perchè non ha il selettore della difficoltà www.techgaming.it/nioh-3-il-te...
Nioh 3: Il Team Ninja spiega perchè non ha il selettore della difficoltà
Il termine “masocore”, fusione tra masochist e hardcore, è da anni legato alla filosofia di Team Ninja e alla serie Nioh. Un’etichetta nata per distinguere l’approccio del team da quello dei classici…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Nioh 3: Il Team Ninja spiega perchè non ha il selettore della difficoltà www.techgaming.it/nioh-3-il-te...
10 seconds dash! finished!
THE YURI IS REAL
Honestly what a lovely little game, wonderfully simple and well scoped. Big recommend if you're a casual fan of sicko masocore platformers and want something with a lot of soul. Its not the craziest but it doesn't need to be~
#10dash #十秒奪取
THE YURI IS REAL
Honestly what a lovely little game, wonderfully simple and well scoped. Big recommend if you're a casual fan of sicko masocore platformers and want something with a lot of soul. Its not the craziest but it doesn't need to be~
#10dash #十秒奪取
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
10 seconds dash has such flash game mixed with masocore platformer vibes its pretty great
January 31, 2026 at 4:04 AM
10 seconds dash has such flash game mixed with masocore platformer vibes its pretty great