Fit check
Is Astronite worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want exploration across zones containing hidden secrets
- Action-platforming players who enjoy puzzles, enemies, and boss fights in the same game
- Players seeking a 1-bit adventure with map-based power-up discovery
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the large map and hidden areas too exploration-focused
- Players who prefer combat without puzzles or platforming may not suit the combined gameplay structure
- Players looking for a game outside the metroidvania format may not want ability-based exploration across multiple zones
Our take on Astronite
Instead of limiting progression to a straightforward stage sequence, the game places exploration, hidden secrets, map-based power-ups, and Echo Door challenges at the center of its metroidvania structure. Its 1-bit presentation also departs from the detailed visual style often associated with the genre.
What is Astronite?
Astronite is a 1-bit metroidvania combining action, exploration, puzzles, and platforming.
Players control Astronite, an explorer reclaiming the planet Neplea from an invasive species. The game includes a large map divided into different zones, with hidden secrets, enemies, platforming areas, and big bosses. Power-ups hidden throughout the map improve Astronite’s skills and support travel through the zones. Echo Doors present additional challenges. The story follows Mission 2205 after an Entity creates an army that takes Neplea from its inhabitants. Astronite must expel the invaders from the planet. The game also includes an original soundtrack created by zeeWave Sound.
How Astronite plays
- 01Large game map
- The map contains different zones filled with hidden secrets, enemies, platforming areas, and big bosses.
- 02Hidden power-ups
- Power-ups found on the map improve Astronite’s skills.
- 03Echo Door challenges
- Echo Doors contain challenges described as being available to the most intrepid players.
- 04Boss encounters
- Big bosses stand in Astronite’s way during the effort to remove the invasive species.
- 05Original soundtrack
- The soundtrack was created by zeeWave Sound.
Astronite compared to similar games
Astronite and Sundered®: Eldritch Edition are both described as metroidvania games. Astronite combines exploration, puzzles, platforming, hidden power-ups, and Echo Door challenges, while Sundered is described as a chaotic metroidvania containing the Magnate of the Gong update.
Astronite: platforms & release
Is Astronite worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want exploration across zones containing hidden secrets. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the large map and hidden areas too exploration-focused.
Where can I download Astronite?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Astronite's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Astronite on?
Windows only.
