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Get 7 excellent Steam Deck-verified Metroidvanias for just $14

Add Axiom Verge 1 & 2, Cookie Cutter, and four other awesome side-scrollers to your Steam Deck library

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A screenshot from Axiom Verge Image: Thomas Happ Games
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Characterized by their non-linear design, labyrinthine maps, and challenging bosses, the side-scrolling Metroidvania seems perfectly tailored for handhelds like the Steam Deck. Right now, you can add seven standout titles from the Metroidvania genre to your handheld library for just $14 from Humble, including some of our personal favorites.

The highlights of the seven-game bundle are definitely Axiom Verge and its excellent follow-up, Axiom Verge 2. Both games were created solely by Thomas Happ and remain classic examples of the Metroidvania genre, thanks to their distinct environments, memorable soundtracks, varied abilities, and pixel-heavy aesthetics.

This collection also features some more contemporary additions to the expanding genre, like the fast-paced and irreverent Cookie Cutter, and the deckbuilding-inspired The Knight Witch. Also included are 9 Years of Shadows, Ghost Song, Death’s Gambit: Afterlife, and a 50% off coupon for the Ashes of Vados DLC for Death’s Gambit.

While this bundle doesn’t feature other essential titles like Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, or Blasphemous, we’d still recommend checking out this $14 collection if one of its games hasn’t already found its way into your Steam library.

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