Fit check
Is Slime's Journey worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players seeking a short metroidvania with a focused rescue story
- Fans of retro-style platform adventures who enjoy item collection
- Players wanting multiple difficulty settings and branching exploration
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a large, sprawling metroidvania with extensive world scope
- Players seeking a long-form adventure built around deep progression systems
- Players who prefer realistic visuals or non-retro presentation
Our take on Slime's Journey
The defining structure is a compact metroidvania adventure spread across four areas, with alternate paths guiding the search for the Slime’s captured parents.
What is Slime's Journey?
Play as a young Slime searching for parents captured by an Evil Shaman who wants to use them in a potion.
Travel through four areas, including an Ancient Forest and Poisonous Swamp, while fighting magical creatures and exploring alternate routes. The game includes three difficulty levels, special items with abilities, and collectible objects such as extra lives and explosives. Friendly witches and magical potions also appear during the journey. Its presentation uses colorful 8-bit-style graphics and chiptune music. The structure combines exploration, combat, item collection, and branching paths within a mini metroidvania format.
How Slime's Journey plays
- 01Four Areas
- The journey spans four distinct environments, including the Ancient Forest and Poisonous Swamp.
- 02Three Difficulties
- Players can choose among three difficulty settings.
- 03Special Items
- Some collected objects grant abilities, while others include extra lives and explosives.
- 04Alternate Routes
- Exploration includes branching paths through the game’s areas.
- 05Retro Presentation
- Colorful 8-bit-style visuals are paired with chiptune music.
Slime's Journey compared to similar games
Slime's Journey presents a compact, retro-style metroidvania with four areas, item collection, and alternate paths. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is also a metroidvania, but its description identifies it as a chaotic experience with previous updates and the Magnate of the Gong update.
Slime's Journey: platforms & release
Is Slime's Journey worth it?
It is worth it if: players seeking a short metroidvania with a focused rescue story. Skip it if: players looking for a large, sprawling metroidvania with extensive world scope.
Where can I download Slime's Journey?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Slime's Journey's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Slime's Journey on?
Windows only.
