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How About Spikes

How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.

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Find yourself in a world where you explore unknown places, hazards and enemies.

Help Marcus get back his magic power by defeating the evil pirate captain! Find lost people on your journey and help them out of their situation to recieve rewards. Upgrade your equipment and gather rings which boost your abilities to survive even the thoughest enemies.

Use your scythe to attack enemies and to defend yourself. But a simple scythe has more usage than you think. Throw your scythe against a wall and jump on it to get an additional jump. Throw it mid-air to get a temporal speed boost. Combine this with all of your other movement techniques to beat this ending world with style!

Features:

Explore more than 10 Worlds in any order you like

Fight your way through many different enemy types

Beat the 3+ Bosses which stand In your way

Find all the warpzones which will lead you to hidden areas and secrets

Buy items and upgrade your character with collected souls

Talk to npcs and solve their questlines for rewards

Use your advanced movement abilities to avoid traps and hazards

Find secrets and big shortcuts to be the best to traverse the world of Garden Valley

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