US EditionMIO Memories in Orbit Review – Pencil-Drawn Sci-Fi Metroidvania Is a Joyous Odyssey to Embark on - The Mirror
- MIO: Memories in Orbit is an indie Metroidvania game developed by Douze Dixièmes, featuring a unique hand-drawn sci-fi aesthetic.
- Players explore the mysterious Vessel to restore its robotic caretakers called Pearls.
- Players control Mio, a robot navigating the Vessel, acquiring skills and taking down bosses, with a focus on exploration and fluid platforming.
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2026 already has a worthy Silksong contender
My favorite video game locations have bodies, too. When I zoom all the way out on Hollow Knight: Silksong’s sprawling map, Pharloom is abstracted into a complex system of veins that carry blood to its heart, The Citadel. It’s why I find myself continually drawn to 2D action-adventure games like Silksong; a great Metroidvania is an anatomy class in which you get to dissect a new body. And Mio: Memories in Orbit captures that appeal better than mo…
There is no need to look too far back to recall a time when the Metroidvania seemed like an old-fashioned genre. However, everything changes from one day to the next and now - largely thanks to the influence of Hollow Knight - they have become a fetish proposal, especially for independent developers. Comfort within this style may lead to thinking that the formula ends up repeating itself, but nothing further from reality: the feedback that there…
MIO: Memories in Orbit sends players into a melancholy, decaying ark in space. But can the Indie Metroidvania copy more than just genre images?
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