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feotakahariIn response to a request, I made a post with recs for 2D platformers. Some of these are responses to other recs, since the OP stated later they didn’t want “dark and edgy” or “conceptual.”
Hollow Knight is definitely 100% dark and edgy, but I think it does the aesthetic well? Like, you’ll never see someone raped or tortured here. You’ll just see a ridiculous amount of body horror.
Nihilumbra is a bit on-the-nose with its message, but it does some legitimately clever stuff I didn’t expect and won’t spoil here. +1 rec.
Double Cross is about an enforcer for an organization that keeps dimensions separate. I pretty much agree with the villain, but I still had fun with its goofy worlds and characters. The final bossfight kicks all kinds of ass.
Not sure if Azure Striker Gunvolt is the kind of thing you’re looking for, but I’ll mention it anyway. It’s a bit like Mega Man, but with more of a focus on high scores and getting through entire levels without ever being hit.
The Swapper is both dark and edgy and conceptual. Two of the major characters are named after real-life philosophers and have arguments about the nature of consciousness. The ending is the most satisfying, narratively resonant way a game has ever told me to go fuck myself. Probably not to your taste, TBH.
Limbo is straight, unadulterated edgy, so you’ll probably want to stay away.
If you want to really challenge yourself, try The End is Nigh. It’s dark in a surreal way, but more importantly, it’s bastard hard.
Trine is more of a puzzle platformer. What techniques will let me get from A to B?
Hollow Knight is definitely 100% dark and edgy, but I think it does the aesthetic well? Like, you’ll never see someone raped or tortured here. You’ll just see a ridiculous amount of body horror.
Nihilumbra is a bit on-the-nose with its message, but it does some legitimately clever stuff I didn’t expect and won’t spoil here. +1 rec.
Double Cross is about an enforcer for an organization that keeps dimensions separate. I pretty much agree with the villain, but I still had fun with its goofy worlds and characters. The final bossfight kicks all kinds of ass.
Not sure if Azure Striker Gunvolt is the kind of thing you’re looking for, but I’ll mention it anyway. It’s a bit like Mega Man, but with more of a focus on high scores and getting through entire levels without ever being hit.
The Swapper is both dark and edgy and conceptual. Two of the major characters are named after real-life philosophers and have arguments about the nature of consciousness. The ending is the most satisfying, narratively resonant way a game has ever told me to go fuck myself. Probably not to your taste, TBH.
Limbo is straight, unadulterated edgy, so you’ll probably want to stay away.
If you want to really challenge yourself, try The End is Nigh. It’s dark in a surreal way, but more importantly, it’s bastard hard.
Trine is more of a puzzle platformer. What techniques will let me get from A to B?
