Two under-the-radar video games that I have really enjoyed recently:
- Echo Weaver: a "metroidbrainia" inspired by Outer Wilds
- Valor Mortis: a first-person soulslike set in the Zombie Napoleonic Wars
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- Echo Weaver: a "metroidbrainia" inspired by Outer Wilds
- Valor Mortis: a first-person soulslike set in the Zombie Napoleonic Wars
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October 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Two under-the-radar video games that I have really enjoyed recently:
- Echo Weaver: a "metroidbrainia" inspired by Outer Wilds
- Valor Mortis: a first-person soulslike set in the Zombie Napoleonic Wars
store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/...
- Echo Weaver: a "metroidbrainia" inspired by Outer Wilds
- Valor Mortis: a first-person soulslike set in the Zombie Napoleonic Wars
store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/...
Check out our review of Moonlight Kids and Akupara Games' riveting 'Metroidbrainia,' Echo Weaver →
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Echo Weaver Review: Sci-fi Metroidvania reimagines genre with roguelike runs
Echo Weaver, the new "Metroidbrainia" from indie game publisher Akupara Games and developer Moonlight Kids, sends players — now called "Weavers" — through a dingy underground dungeon in challenging, G...
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October 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Check out our review of Moonlight Kids and Akupara Games' riveting 'Metroidbrainia,' Echo Weaver →
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Viele Worte, die ich hier lese, stehen nicht in der Bibel.
„Metroidbrainia“ steht allerdings besonders auffällig nicht in der Bibel!
„Metroidbrainia“ steht allerdings besonders auffällig nicht in der Bibel!
October 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Viele Worte, die ich hier lese, stehen nicht in der Bibel.
„Metroidbrainia“ steht allerdings besonders auffällig nicht in der Bibel!
„Metroidbrainia“ steht allerdings besonders auffällig nicht in der Bibel!
Two hidden gems for very specific gamers
Echo Weaver brings an Outer Wilds-inspired “metroidbrainia,” while Valor Mortis is a first-person soulslike in the…
via store.steampowered.com
#IndieGames #EchoWeaver #ValorMortis #OuterWilds #gamedev #pixelart #retrogaming #gamedesign
Echo Weaver brings an Outer Wilds-inspired “metroidbrainia,” while Valor Mortis is a first-person soulslike in the…
via store.steampowered.com
#IndieGames #EchoWeaver #ValorMortis #OuterWilds #gamedev #pixelart #retrogaming #gamedesign
October 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Two hidden gems for very specific gamers
Echo Weaver brings an Outer Wilds-inspired “metroidbrainia,” while Valor Mortis is a first-person soulslike in the…
via store.steampowered.com
#IndieGames #EchoWeaver #ValorMortis #OuterWilds #gamedev #pixelart #retrogaming #gamedesign
Echo Weaver brings an Outer Wilds-inspired “metroidbrainia,” while Valor Mortis is a first-person soulslike in the…
via store.steampowered.com
#IndieGames #EchoWeaver #ValorMortis #OuterWilds #gamedev #pixelart #retrogaming #gamedesign
Time to play some Echo Weaver on the Nintendo Switch 2.
#EchoWeaver #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #Switch2 #Metroidvania #MetroidBRAINia
#EchoWeaver #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #Switch2 #Metroidvania #MetroidBRAINia
October 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Time to play some Echo Weaver on the Nintendo Switch 2.
#EchoWeaver #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #Switch2 #Metroidvania #MetroidBRAINia
#EchoWeaver #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #Switch2 #Metroidvania #MetroidBRAINia
Echo Weaver abandona o aleatório dos roguelikes para criar um metroidbrainia onde o seu cérebro é a única chave. Será que você consegue decifrar esse loop? 🧠
Leia mais em: https://www.gameblast.com.br/2026/10/analise-echo-weaver-review.html
#echoweaver #indiegame #metroidbrainia #gameblast
Leia mais em: https://www.gameblast.com.br/2026/10/analise-echo-weaver-review.html
#echoweaver #indiegame #metroidbrainia #gameblast
October 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Echo Weaver abandona o aleatório dos roguelikes para criar um metroidbrainia onde o seu cérebro é a única chave. Será que você consegue decifrar esse loop? 🧠
Leia mais em: https://www.gameblast.com.br/2026/10/analise-echo-weaver-review.html
#echoweaver #indiegame #metroidbrainia #gameblast
Leia mais em: https://www.gameblast.com.br/2026/10/analise-echo-weaver-review.html
#echoweaver #indiegame #metroidbrainia #gameblast
I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
October 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
ich verlass mich darauf, dass die ganzen scholastis eh kein affordable damals-hebräisch können und da safe auch metroidbrainia drin steht
October 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
ich verlass mich darauf, dass die ganzen scholastis eh kein affordable damals-hebräisch können und da safe auch metroidbrainia drin steht
I saw the term "metroidbrainia" for the first time today and I think I might need to shoot something in the face. What that something is, I'm not sure of yet, but something is gonna get it. Might even be a metroid.
October 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I saw the term "metroidbrainia" for the first time today and I think I might need to shoot something in the face. What that something is, I'm not sure of yet, but something is gonna get it. Might even be a metroid.
And use the term "metroidbrainia"
October 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
And use the term "metroidbrainia"
i dunno if i would cop to coining the term "metroidbrainia" like that
October 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
i dunno if i would cop to coining the term "metroidbrainia" like that
Esoteric metroidbrainia where you try to figure out what the hell someone elses latex document commands do using only context clues and the resulting pdf
October 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Esoteric metroidbrainia where you try to figure out what the hell someone elses latex document commands do using only context clues and the resulting pdf
Metroidbrainia being coined after The Witness is a sick, twisted joke I will never get over
I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it.
I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
October 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Metroidbrainia being coined after The Witness is a sick, twisted joke I will never get over
Somewhat unrelated, but the CIA couldn't pull "I came up with metroidbrainia" out of me
October 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Somewhat unrelated, but the CIA couldn't pull "I came up with metroidbrainia" out of me
It's so good! I wrote a bit about it and had a ton of fun seeing it all come together at launch
david.reviews/articles/ech...
david.reviews/articles/ech...
"Echo Weaver" supplies the tools, but you discover how to use them
A new top-tier metroidbrainia has arrived!
david.reviews
October 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It's so good! I wrote a bit about it and had a ton of fun seeing it all come together at launch
david.reviews/articles/ech...
david.reviews/articles/ech...
I've always kinda hated metroidvania as a term but metroidbrainia is somehow 10x worse.
October 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I've always kinda hated metroidvania as a term but metroidbrainia is somehow 10x worse.
Getting Metroidbrainia until I Jonathan Blow
October 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Getting Metroidbrainia until I Jonathan Blow
📰 Dreadline Express: O ‘Metroidbrainia’ de Horror Psicológico Que Chega ao Steam em Duas Semanas
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🔗 Leia a matéria completa
#Notícias #DavidKonecny #DreadlineExpress #gamerscore
🔗 Leia a matéria completa
Dreadline Express: O ‘Metroidbrainia’ de Horror Psicológico Que Chega ao Steam em Duas Semanas
Confira a notícia no Gamerscore
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October 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📰 Dreadline Express: O ‘Metroidbrainia’ de Horror Psicológico Que Chega ao Steam em Duas Semanas
#Notícias #DavidKonecny #DreadlineExpress #gamerscore
🔗 Leia a matéria completa
#Notícias #DavidKonecny #DreadlineExpress #gamerscore
🔗 Leia a matéria completa
Oh I forgot to ask, while we are in this grab bag life update thread.
Is everyone here who likes metroidbrainia games in the metroidbrainia discord?!?
I really like it and there is a monthly game club, we are just starting Echo Weaver!
Is everyone here who likes metroidbrainia games in the metroidbrainia discord?!?
I really like it and there is a monthly game club, we are just starting Echo Weaver!
October 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Oh I forgot to ask, while we are in this grab bag life update thread.
Is everyone here who likes metroidbrainia games in the metroidbrainia discord?!?
I really like it and there is a monthly game club, we are just starting Echo Weaver!
Is everyone here who likes metroidbrainia games in the metroidbrainia discord?!?
I really like it and there is a monthly game club, we are just starting Echo Weaver!
Metroidbrainia is a term invented by satan and anyone using it will not reach the pearl gates
October 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Metroidbrainia is a term invented by satan and anyone using it will not reach the pearl gates
🤔 So how in the world did Moonlight Kids make the time-loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver?
Dive into the design and tech behind knowledge-gated architecture, chunk streaming, and optimization in the Unity Blog!
@moonlightkids.bsky.social
@unity.com
Dive into the design and tech behind knowledge-gated architecture, chunk streaming, and optimization in the Unity Blog!
@moonlightkids.bsky.social
@unity.com
October 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🤔 So how in the world did Moonlight Kids make the time-loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver?
Dive into the design and tech behind knowledge-gated architecture, chunk streaming, and optimization in the Unity Blog!
@moonlightkids.bsky.social
@unity.com
Dive into the design and tech behind knowledge-gated architecture, chunk streaming, and optimization in the Unity Blog!
@moonlightkids.bsky.social
@unity.com
Here I found great infos about the making of Echo Weaver:
unity.com/blog/echo-we...
unity.com/blog/echo-we...
How Moonlight Kids built time-loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver in Unity 6 | Unity
Moonlight Kids explain how they built time-loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver in Unity 6: chunk streaming, loop-reset architecture, and 2D optimization tips.
unity.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Here I found great infos about the making of Echo Weaver:
unity.com/blog/echo-we...
unity.com/blog/echo-we...
The highly anticipated time loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver is out now! Uncover the workings of a mysterious sci-fi world while the clock ticks.
Echo Weaver · Thinky Games
A ruined world, trapped in a loop, where time is currency and knowledge is power.
thinkygames.com
October 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The highly anticipated time loop metroidbrainia Echo Weaver is out now! Uncover the workings of a mysterious sci-fi world while the clock ticks.
toda vez que vejo jornagames usando o amaldiçoadíssimo termo "metroidbrainia" eu desejo que ele entre no próprio cu e exploda
October 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
toda vez que vejo jornagames usando o amaldiçoadíssimo termo "metroidbrainia" eu desejo que ele entre no próprio cu e exploda