Grauken
@grauken.bsky.social
Metroidvania and dungeon crawler enthusiast (Wizardry, Might and Magic) and like early cRPGs overall (Ultima, Goldbox games), also read tons of scifi, fantasy either books or comics
Nothing better than a princess who makes me feel like a hero
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nothing better than a princess who makes me feel like a hero
The other two are Guns of Fury and Zexion
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The other two are Guns of Fury and Zexion
Enjoying the Lone Fungus sequel at the moment, might be in the top 3 metroidvania released this year for me. Funnily, I hated the original, but the demo for the Kickstarter was soo good and the full game is everything I wanted and more
store.steampowered.com/app/2463220/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2463220/...
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Enjoying the Lone Fungus sequel at the moment, might be in the top 3 metroidvania released this year for me. Funnily, I hated the original, but the demo for the Kickstarter was soo good and the full game is everything I wanted and more
store.steampowered.com/app/2463220/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2463220/...
played a bit of Kingdoms of the Dump yesterday, for me it really captures that vibe of a long-lost SNES game that many retro-jRPGs go for, but never quite capture
has positioning in combat, though so far I'm not sure it has a big impact, except moving away from tiles that can damage you
has positioning in combat, though so far I'm not sure it has a big impact, except moving away from tiles that can damage you
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
played a bit of Kingdoms of the Dump yesterday, for me it really captures that vibe of a long-lost SNES game that many retro-jRPGs go for, but never quite capture
has positioning in combat, though so far I'm not sure it has a big impact, except moving away from tiles that can damage you
has positioning in combat, though so far I'm not sure it has a big impact, except moving away from tiles that can damage you
I was thinking more of this SMT monster, though now I have to check out your reference point
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I was thinking more of this SMT monster, though now I have to check out your reference point
Jordan Mechner's favorite port/version of Prince of Persia. Loved the game when I played it back a couple decades. Really interesting to see all the ports discussed
www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Jordan Mechner's favorite port/version of Prince of Persia. Loved the game when I played it back a couple decades. Really interesting to see all the ports discussed
www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
Love the visuals, bring me back perfectly
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Love the visuals, bring me back perfectly
and here's one from Tower of Metal
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
and here's one from Tower of Metal
here's a picture from Minerva Labyrinth
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
here's a picture from Minerva Labyrinth
Finally got around to playing the JAM version of Dragon Ruins
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entropypump.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/d...
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Finally got around to playing the JAM version of Dragon Ruins
entropypump.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/d...
entropypump.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/d...
Hmm, okay, it the game loops from this point on
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hmm, okay, it the game loops from this point on
Listened to two Re-Animator commentaries to play to this point, since running back to town to heal is a bit exhausting, and while the most music is good, I needed some variety in the end
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Listened to two Re-Animator commentaries to play to this point, since running back to town to heal is a bit exhausting, and while the most music is good, I needed some variety in the end
just an image to show the game itself
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
just an image to show the game itself
but soon you begin to trash the environment
September 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
but soon you begin to trash the environment
it starts harmlessly enough
September 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it starts harmlessly enough
this game is clearly a metaphor for old people being afraid of too much zex
September 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
this game is clearly a metaphor for old people being afraid of too much zex
Urgh, this is how proper skill distribution looks. These skill webs, or whatever they are called are just pointless minigames designed to keep you addicted
August 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Urgh, this is how proper skill distribution looks. These skill webs, or whatever they are called are just pointless minigames designed to keep you addicted
I wanted to max out all the stats, but after far too many iterations, the game glitched out
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I wanted to max out all the stats, but after far too many iterations, the game glitched out
Nice little clicker, even if you can reach the end pretty fast
simex.itch.io/hollowspire
But you can keep going and going after you've finished, and see how much your little diggers can get you
simex.itch.io/hollowspire
But you can keep going and going after you've finished, and see how much your little diggers can get you
August 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nice little clicker, even if you can reach the end pretty fast
simex.itch.io/hollowspire
But you can keep going and going after you've finished, and see how much your little diggers can get you
simex.itch.io/hollowspire
But you can keep going and going after you've finished, and see how much your little diggers can get you
Saw the new Superman, and the first thought that popped into my head upon seeing what Gunn has done to the Engineer
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Saw the new Superman, and the first thought that popped into my head upon seeing what Gunn has done to the Engineer
Given the reaction to the Silksong release date, I expect the DSM-6 to add Silkmania as a new condition
August 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Given the reaction to the Silksong release date, I expect the DSM-6 to add Silkmania as a new condition
The Last Cluck Dungeon Crawler is the kind of "game" where the introduction is longer than the actual gameplay portion of the game. Like 2 minutes of introduction, 20 seconds of wandering around, the end.
krishnamohan-yagneswaran.itch.io/the-last-cluck
krishnamohan-yagneswaran.itch.io/the-last-cluck
May 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The Last Cluck Dungeon Crawler is the kind of "game" where the introduction is longer than the actual gameplay portion of the game. Like 2 minutes of introduction, 20 seconds of wandering around, the end.
krishnamohan-yagneswaran.itch.io/the-last-cluck
krishnamohan-yagneswaran.itch.io/the-last-cluck
Someone recently asked me what my favorite metroidvania were, and going over what I played in recent years, damn there was a lot of good stuff. Some classics still made it into the list, but this is a genre that has really gone from strength to strength in the last decade or so
May 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Someone recently asked me what my favorite metroidvania were, and going over what I played in recent years, damn there was a lot of good stuff. Some classics still made it into the list, but this is a genre that has really gone from strength to strength in the last decade or so