Axiom Verge

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Axiom Verge is a metroidvania, indie and pixel graphics game developed and published by Thomas Happ Games LLC.
Released on May 14th 2015 is available on Windows and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Japanese.

It has received 5,839 reviews of which 5,313 were positive and 526 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.69€ on Steam and has a 85% discount.

The Steam community has classified Axiom Verge into these genres:

Metroidvania Indie Pixel Graphics Platformer Action Great Soundtrack 2D Sci-fi Adventure Retro Exploration Singleplayer Atmospheric Cyberpunk Side Scroller Difficult Aliens Shooter Horror Story Rich

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz
Memory: 500 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: Dual Shock 4 or XInput controller recommended.

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz
Memory: 500 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Storage: 300 MB available space
Additional Notes: Dual Shock 4 or XInput controller recommended.

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to." This quote from Jim Jarmusch Is the perfect definition for what Is Axiom Verge. On the surface, this game can look like a direct copy of Metroid, but once you go deeper into this game the comparisons with that game become mere references. Axiom Verge, took all the elements of classic Metroid, aesthetic, atmosphere, exploration, scale of power, player agency, and took it further and created an own Identity In the process, but not only with Nintendo's franchise, It also takes the retro aesthetic as a part of the worldbuilding In an original way. making it stand out of the rest of retro-inspired Indie Videogames out there. This game is also varied and packed with content. It's Insane how much this game have. there's a ton of collectibles, zones, enemies, Items, mechanics, secrets, and weapons, lots of weapons. each one with their own quirks and functions. Another aspect that is great Is the soundtrack. normally, this type of games have a good OST, but Axiom Verge has a very good, varied, and memorable OST that goes with the ambient of this game and it's variety. And those thing I describe was made solely BY ONE PERSON Words cannot express how good and original this game is, because that would spoil the experience. Axiom Verge Is one of those pieces of work that is better to experience yourself without knowing nothing about it before. so what are you waiting for? BUY THIS GAME NOW!

Oct. 2024

Comentario Analítico: "Axiom Verge" Quizá uno de los mejores Metroidvanias del sector independiente, Axiom Verge me sorprendió muy para bien. Entré esperando un juego entretenido y acabé enganchadísimo con su historia. Visualmente es precioso, tiene un aire a Ghost in the Shell, sabe jugar con el concepto de glitch y aprovecharlo para su argumento, no se limita a ser un espectáculo visual e incluso el flickering de algunos sprites ocurre a medias, tal y como ocurría en la NES. La banda sonora es fabulosa también, digna de tenerla guardada en tu celular. Si tuviera que puntualizar algo negativo diría que algunos enemigos atacan desde puntos muertos que el jugador aún no logra visualizar. Los jefes son fenomenales pero no me gustó Ukhu, creo que con unos cambios en su arena podría ser un combate excelente. ¿En conclusión? Una muy grata sorpresa.

Jan. 2024

Beautiful art, fun exploration and upgrades, lots of little lore nuggets to hunt down. Playing this on Steam Deck would have blown H.R. Giger's mind.

Dec. 2023

This is one of the few "Metroidvania" games that feels more like Metroid than Castlevania. If you're a fan of Metroid, especially the older games, than I'd highly recommend playing this at some point.

Dec. 2023

A great Metroidvania game. Fun to play and lots of hidden locations and items. Bosses are not difficult in normal mode. However if doing hard mode and low % items at the same time , the last three boss could be quite a challenge. Normally I play platformer with joystick. This game taught me D-pad could be better. Double tap direction key is just something I cannot perform reliably with a stick. Performs perfectly on deck. The game draw very little battery so could last very long time on deck. Achievements are reasonable. I got all in three runs. First run about 25 hours in normal for 100% maps and items. Second run hard + low items % which is not recommended. It’s just unnecessarily difficult. Last one speed run normal within 2 hours.

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