Chill Guy

The Ironclad Playtime: 14h 20m 46s Fastest Win: 26m 43s Ascensions cleared: 10 14 wins, 29 losses Current Streak: 1 Best Streak: 3

18. Slay the Spire 2 (early access) (2026)
Playtime (Ironclad A10): 24h 1m

It's more Slay the Spire. It's definitely a lot less balanced than 1 right now, but all the changes are pretty cool. Excited to see how it goes while in EA. Cleared A10 on Ironclad so I'll probably take a break for a while.

I remember having the same issue; I think it worked after I removed it from my account and then added it again directly from the Steam client? Can also try this: steamcommunity.com/app/3567030/...

The Untitled Tower on Steam When you woke up in the basement of the tower, you were on a mission. In order to prevent this world from ending like this, you I have to go to the princess in the tower, but...

Similarly, there's The Untitled Tower, a pretty lengthy (40+ hours) action platformer that's also made entirely by a single dev over the course of like a decade. Completely free, and filled with some creative bosses and tricky platforming. An awesome plot too.
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Bloom Thrice on Steam Embark on a journey through the gamified "Beautiful World", play (fight) with residents until you are satisfied, and explore to the end of the world. "Bloom Thrice" is a 2D action ...

Bloom Thrice, a pretty great metroidvania from last year, made entirely by a single dev (including all the art and music!) and sitting at 22 reviews. It has some really cool boss fights and a surprisingly neat story.
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ChillGuy's review of GigaSword | Backloggd Gigasword ended up really surprising me. I play a good deal of metroidvanias, so it doesn't take much for me to pick one up. I wishlisted this game simply after hearing the music in the trailer and li...

17. Gigasword (2025)
Clear time (98%): 12h 35m

Really great metroidvania with a surprisingly good story/writing. Incredibly multitalented solo developer.
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Victory over the final boss of Rabbit and Steel EX mode on Lunar difficulty without taking any damage

Lunar EX no-hit finally cleared after like 26 hours. The Spellbound Floof is mine...

ChillGuy's review of Wavetale | Backloggd A short 3rd person platformer set in a post-apocalyptic flooded world. Wavetale unfortunately did not do much for me. The platforming is incredibly simple and repetitive throughout the game. The comba...

16. Wavetale (2021)
Clear time: 3h 16m

I don't remember why I bought this. Unfortunately it ended up not really being a good game for me.
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[Savage: Ultimate Boss Fight] vs. Velkan YouTube video by ChillGuy

new Savage fight is by far the hardest in the game, took me like 5 hours to clear. Some pretty cool mechanics though www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyql...

Tearscape being kind of mid put me in the mood to play a good Zeldalike, though I haven't really been impressed with most of the indie ones I've played. Maybe it's finally time to play Parallel Worlds...

ChillGuy's review of Tearscape | Backloggd Tearscape is a cross between older 2D Zelda games and Bloodborne. Though while its visual style is largely inspired by Zelda, the actual gameplay is more just a top-down metroidvania. The very minimal...

15. Tearscape (2026)
Clear time (100%): 5h 45m

Slightly above-average 2D Zeldalike/metroidvania with a Bloodborne aesthetic. It was okay, but a bit too easy/short for me to really think much of it.
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Victory screen for Rabbit and Steel Extra Mode on Lunar difficulty, using the Pyromancer rabbit

Finally eked out a solo Lunar clear of the Rabbit and Steel DLC, after choking to the final boss like 5 times. Maybe I've just gotten better, but it definitely felt a lot more manageable than the base game. Overall, excellent stuff.

I was hoping Parasite Eve II would be an improvement on the original systems, but instead it feels like a completely different game... I don't think I'll ever enjoy using tank controls.

ChillGuy's review of Parasite Eve | Backloggd Parasite Eve has some pretty interesting components, but ultimately its a bit disappointing as a game in the year 2026. The combat is a mix of real time and turn-based command inputs. While your ATB b...

14. Parasite Eve (1998)
Clear time (normal end): 9h 40m

Decent ideas but weak in execution. The combat is kind of neat at least. And the music slaps.
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MC rabbit standing with Tassha, Saya, Blush, and the crow/wolf from the main game whose names I don't remember Tassha, the Snowfur Wolf: "Farewell! Farewell rabbit! Until you meet Tassha again!"

13. Rabbit & Steel: Extra Mode (2026)
Clear time (story clear / solo+Hard): 14h 18m

Great update for a great game. The new bosses/classes/music are all good. The ending cutscene was cute too. Crazy that it's just a free update.

Still have to do Lunar/multiplayer at some point...

Woven Into a Spell - RABBIT & STEEL EXTRA SOUNDTRACK YouTube video by steel plus (はがね)

Excellent final boss theme www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5PY...

ChillGuy's review of Rebel Transmute | Backloggd A perfectly fine metroidvania that doesn't really do much to stand out. It definitely leans more toward the Metroid side of things, in both gameplay and general vibes. Combat is pretty normal 2D gunpl...

12. Rebel Transmute (2024)
Clear time (76%): 8h

It's a perfectly standard metroidvania, but it's slightly above average since it has A Bit of challenge.
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I recommend Peaks of Yore for a similar experience

ChillGuy's review of Labyrinth of Touhou Tri: The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs | Backloggd One of the most complex JRPG combat systems of all time, probably. 48 characters, each with their own unique skill trees, each with their own unique resources/buffs to manage during battle... it's a l...

11. Labyrinth of Touhou Tri: The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs (2026)
Clear time (Normal): 56h 58m

Maybe the most complex JRPG combat system, with some of the hardest bosses in the entire genre, even on Normal difficulty.
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Yeah, back in like 2024 apparently. I never really followed the development at all, just played it recently off a friend's recommendation.

ChillGuy's review of Secrets of Grindea | Backloggd Played in 2-player co-op on Expert difficulty.<br><br>I wasn't really expecting that much from a game with "grind" literally in the name, but I come out of it pretty pleasantly surprised. Grindea is a...

10. Secrets of Grindea (2024)
Clear time (Expert 2-player): 22h 36m

Pretty fun co-op action RPG. Excellent boss fights and a surprisingly fun story. Despite the name, you don't really have to grind thaaaaat much.
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Patchouli Knowledge: "Gacha culture is a blight."

Patchouli's words of wisdom

Embodiment of Scarlet Devil results screen Final Score: 75331330 Difficulty: Normal Continues: 0 Misses: 10 Bombs used: 18 Spell Card Bonuses: 11

9. Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002)
Clear time (Normal 1CC): 6h 38m

>20+ failed runs as Reimu
>switch to Marisa and instantly win
After playing a bunch of fangames and reading some of the various manga, I'm finally no longer a secondary.
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Reimu facing off with Remilia in Stage 6 of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Reimu: "One person doesn't make me a mass murderer, so it's fine."

My MC...

ChillGuy's review of Ato | Backloggd A short metroidvania focused on boss fights and light puzzle platforming. The main combat gimmick is a quickdraw slash that acts as a parry; activate it when an enemy is glowing and you'll be able to ...

8. Ato (2020)
Clear time (100%): 4h 43m

Another short and simple metroidvania. Decently fun though.
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ChillGuy's review of Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures | Backloggd A short and simple metroidvania where you play as an elf girl who wants to be a witch. To accomplish this, she... honestly just kinda wanders the world for half the game doing random things. You learn...

7. Witchroid Vania (2025)
Clear time (near 100%): 6h 52m

Short and simple metroidvania that doesn't really do anything particularly interesting.
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Limbus Company OST - Canto IX Boss 7 Battle Theme YouTube video by Lunartique07

Hype moments and aura www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u74...

Ryoshu, to the Index Nursefather: "Fuck off with your bullshit."

6. Limbus Company: Canto 9 (2026)
Clear time: 9h 25m

Incredible stuff. Kind of a weaker ending, but makes up for it with the rest being nonstop kino. Unfortunately the Mili song doesn't really work for me this time, but the other boss themes make up for it in spades.

Happy birthday!

ChillGuy's review of Quest: Brian's Journey | Backloggd I played this immediately after watching a friend play through all of Quest 64 (check out his review of it here: https://backloggd.com/u/Quof/review/3979815/ ). I mostly started it as a joke, but to b...

5. Quest: Brian's Journey (2000)
Clear time: 5h 38m

Surprisingly playable (but still not particularly good)
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