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Games Like Vanishing Starlight

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Action, Adventure, 2D.

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Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.

Reviews: 9 user reviews — 78% — of 9 reviews
Released: 2026-03-25
Developer: 上海心柒网络科技有限公司
Publisher: 上海星游纪信息技术有限公司
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: David J. Productions
    Windows

    Brave the perilous world of insects battling mind-bending roots.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, 2D 9.2%

  2. #2 Astronaut Adventure
    96% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Black Jack Game StudiosPub: Black Jack
    Windows

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Action 16.9%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%

  3. #3 Nyana
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OrionGames Inc
    Windows

    Join Nyana on her quest to both shatter the chains that have shackled her people and rebuild their society back up from the brink of extinction. Nyana is a story rich metroidvania set in an oppressive, yet beautifully hand-drawn world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Action 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, 2D 5.3%

  4. #4 ESDRAZ: THE THRONE OF DARKNESS
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WORD GAMESPub: Selecta Play
    Windows

    Esdraz: The Throne of Darkness is a Metroidvania game focused on a dynamic combat system with a wide-ranging arsenal that players can tailor to fit their individual combat style. Fight a variety of enemies and evolving bosses while you come up with the best strategy to beat every encounter.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 17.9%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 5.2%

  5. #5 Garm Ruins
    94% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: kiukiu
    Windows

    An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 50.4%, Action 21.6%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  6. #6 TAKE BOMB: The suit take off
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nao Games
    Windows

    This is an action game in which the player cannot jump by himself, but jumps with the blast of a bomb. You can dash with the blast on your back, and even attack with bombs, allowing you to enjoy bombs to the fullest.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Action 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 11%, 2D 5.6%

  7. #7 Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
    93% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
    Dev: Turbulon Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Lured by a vengeful spirit of a defeated witch, our 16-bit hero, and his friends, find themselves trapped on a mysterious island full of deadly sorceresses! What heinous plans does this gruesome Witch have for him? And what is the true origin of the island?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Adventure 24.4%, Action 21.6%, 2D 7.7%, Indie 5.7%

  8. #8 Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ステサンゲームズPub: room6
    Windows

    Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Space 14.3%, Action 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%

  9. #9 Honey's Sweet Revenge
    91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: etheweirdoPub: UNDEAD WRLD
    Windows

    Honey's Sweet Revenge is a metroidvania with mechanics inspired by platform fighters. Customize your item loadout and defeat enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 15%, Action 14%, 2D 3.7%

  10. #10 The Waste Land
    91% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2014
    Dev: FledermausPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs caused by his own failings.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Adventure 22.6%, Action 20%, Indie 5.3%

  11. #11 Amo
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ryoshitsude
    Windows

    Amo is a top-down metroidvania, where a lost dog, Amo, gets stranded on an island. Explore the vast environments, fight through the enemies of the past, and solve the many mysteries that the island holds.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.2%

  12. #12 BeforeDisaster
    89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: SourGrapeGames
    Windows

    《BeforeDisaster》 is a 2D action-adventure game. In the borderland, the plan of a certain cult organization gradually surfaces. The protagonist is ordered to defeat the cult leader to stop the plan. All this must be done before the disaster...

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.1%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.3%, 2D 3.1%

  13. #13 Bioframe Outpost
    89% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
    Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
    Windows

    From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Space 12.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.5%

  14. #14 End's Reach
    86% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Cuirass Entertainment Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    End's Reach is a 3D Exploration Action Adventure Game that focuses on a character lost in the depths of space. Players will solve puzzles, collect upgrades, items, weapons and even magical abilities as they uncover the mysteries of this strange new world. A classic tale of technology taken too far.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 6.6%, Indie 1.8%

  15. #15 Identity Sector
    87% matchNo user reviews2019
    Dev: Dynamicron LLC
    Windows

    Join the Asguardian mercenaries to save the Niddhog Sector from a corporate take over! Run, jump, and shoot in this action adventure game. Find sweet guns and armor and put your skills to the test in Identity Sector!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Adventure 23.4%, Action 21.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%

  16. #16 Soul Passage
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Emrah Ozbay
    Windows · Mac

    The fate of the unbound souls is in your hands. Take control of Obligor with lots of different skill and weapon combinations, and fight, and explore different planets in Soul Universe. A fantastic 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania with a unique quest and story system.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Space 7.2%

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    85% matchVery Positive81% of 282 reviews2017
    Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Adventure 25.9%, Action 24.4%, Indie 6.9%

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    84% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2022
    Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.

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    84% matchVery Positive87% of 891 reviews2012
    Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  20. #20 Eggventure
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TLD_Productions
    Windows

    Eggventure is a 2D Metroidvania platformer where you play as Egbert, an egg on a mission to rescue his friends from becoming breakfast.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Action 18%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, 2D 5.4%

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    82% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: krishGames
    Windows

    Walk the streets of Leicester City and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.

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    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Project Mono
    Windows

    『Mono』 is a 2D action game set in a monochrome world. Explore the land to enhance your abilities, defeat the formidable foes standing in your way, and resolve the crisis befalling this black-and-white realm.

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    81% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
    Dev: ラルカス
    Windows

    It's a 2D action shooting adventure game where you switch between multiple guns and use interchangeable gimmicks to try to break through the stages! What awaits you in a mysterious facility in a corner of the universe?

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  24. #24 King Story: Prologue
    81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Kinto Games LLC
    Windows

    A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Space 9.3%

  25. #25 Dispersio 2
    80% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2021
    Dev: Achpile
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dispersio 2 is a retro-style metroidvania. As you progress through the game, you will gain new abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players. Can you beat the game with only 1 HP?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 51.1%, Adventure 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Action 13.4%, Indie 1.6%

  26. #26 The Search: Lost Dreams
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: gninjastudio
    Windows

    The Search: Lost Dreams is a game made for players focused on fun and gameplay. Improve your combat arsenal, equipments and learn skills that will help you survive on this hostile planet.

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    79% matchVery Positive92% of 349 reviews2016
    Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

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  28. #28 Shadow Labyrinth
    77% matchMixed57% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
    Windows

    Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Action 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 7%

  29. #29 Demon Peak
    78% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
    Dev: Kajak Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.7%, Adventure 21.7%, Action 19.8%, 2D 4.9%, Indie 4.9%

  30. #30 Inescapable
    78% matchMixed40% of 124 reviews2014
    Dev: Magnetic Realms
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Adventure 25.3%, Action 19.2%, Indie 5.9%

  31. #31 Ghostly Matter
    77% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
    Dev: Small BrosPub: Milestone S.r.l.
    Windows

    Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.4%, Adventure 24.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 5.8%

  32. #32 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 14.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Indie 3.7%

  33. #33 GoldFish Brain
    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: WEIPub: IRON LIVER
    Windows

    Goldfish Brain is a 2D scrolling platform action game . It adopts a Metroidvania-like design. You need to explore maps and find various ability items to strengthen yourself and break through more challenges.

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    76% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: catnipstudio
    Windows

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  35. #35 Nihilsearch
    75% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Team_Bug
    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  37. #37 Ninja Smasher!
    74% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2016
    Dev: Q-Cumber Factory
    Windows

    Ninja dash! Ninja jump! Ninja slash! 8-bit style Ninja platform action game!

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  38. #38 Axiom Verge 2
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 907 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 124 reviews2016
    Dev: LunarCore Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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  40. #40 Liona's Adventure
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Peyman Hadizadeh
    Windows

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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: GnomeKing Games
    Windows

    Lunar Mystery 2103 is a sci-fi puzzle-adventure game originally developed for the Game Boy Color. Explore the cold, mechanical corridors of C01, battling through the Colony's defensive drones, and something more sinister... Solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and unravel the mystery!

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  42. #42 Far Star
    72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: This is Vini
    Windows · Linux

    Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.

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  43. #43 Nakiti Generations
    73% matchMixed52% of 30 reviews2017
    Dev: Diablohead
    Windows

    2D action adventure game set in the far future on a mysterious abandoned planet with yourself as the only survivor.

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  44. #44 Echoes of You
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unlost Pixel
    Windows

    Sacrifice parts of your own body and mind to gain powers. Survive the abyss, uncover the many ancient secrets it keeps, and find what your soul truly desires.

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  45. #45 Him
    71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Gumbo Day
    Windows

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  46. #46 Wreckdigger
    70% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
    Dev: Karlis ZabersPub: team BitClub
    Windows

    Dive into a short story about stranded rebel fighting for his survival on a foreign mysterious planet which is a spaceship graveyard. Encounter scavengers fighting for valuable ship parts. Meet other survivors -help others to help yourself. An action platformer with metroidvania elements.

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    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: IC Games
    Windows

    In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard

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  48. #48 labyrinth Trials
    69% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2023
    Dev: Casperdew
    Windows

    A game designed with the intend of speed running as the player you must fight monsters and robots and make your way through four stages and defeat all the bosses and make it to the end portal as quickly as possible

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  49. #49 Spirit Fusion
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 45.7%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 15%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, 2D 4.3%

  50. #50 MegaSphere
    70% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
    Dev: AKGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 20.4%, Indie 5.6%, 2D 4%

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    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jump_Button
    Windows

    Code:Elyse is a haunting atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dark sci-fi world. After crashing down from space, Elyse finds herself alone on a planet.

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  52. #52 Greedy Guns
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2017
    Dev: Tio Atum
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  53. #53 Star Rover
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: Browny Application
    Windows

    Star Rover is a Third-Person Action platformer game in Metroidvania style that you as the player can play in various locations on a planet. Upgrade yourself and collect a lot of weapons to prepare for the battle.

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    67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
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    Windows · Linux

    ATARAXIE, in the pure style of retro games, ties itself with the SNES Gaming era and embrace difficulty, for it wishes to give experienced gamers/players the test they are really looking for!

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    66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  56. #56 Smelted Kin
    68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
    Dev: Microbat Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots

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    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
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    The Weird Dream is a 2D Metroidvania game set in the ruins of Alpha City. Control a mysterious rabbit, confront mutated inhabitants, level up your skills, and unravel the truth behind Alpha City's destruction.

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    67% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action 29.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 3.8%

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