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Wicked Plague

$39.99 USD
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A side-scrolling Metroidvania with fast-paced action, haunting visuals, and intense boss fights in a cursed tower.

You're Ramuel, the youngest exterminator in MonteCruz. The building you’re sent to isn’t just infested—it’s cursed. Fight through floors full of monsters, uncover the truth, and survive the night. Built from the ground up as a modern Metroidvania for 8-bit handhelds.

  • Modern Metroidvania adventure
  • Polished action-platforming
  • Atmospheric pixel art
  • Intense boss battles
  • Original chiptune soundtrack
  • Premium Cartridge
  • Instruction Manual
  • Chromatic Charm featuring game-specific character
  • Genre: Metroidvania
  • Platform: Chromatic
  • Developer: Locus-motion
  • Players: Single player
  • Play Time: 2 Hours
  • Replayability: Medium
  • Supported Languages: English
  • Compatible With: Chromatic, Game Boy Color®
  • Target Age: Teen – Ages 13+
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About the Developer

Bio

Name / Studio Name

LocusMotion

Location

USA

How It Started

I spent years doing pixel art as a hobby. During COVID, I started offering my work as a freelancer – creating graphics for indie games – and that’s what led me deeper into game development.

Other Games / Projects

Carpathian Nights, Lords of Exile

Fun Fact

Game Boy development, to me, feels more like a craft than a pipeline. Creating detailed animations and immersive environments on such limited hardware demands a different kind of skill and planning compared to modern platforms – and I find that challenge really fulfilling.

The Idea

Why I Made This Game

I’ve always wanted to create a nonlinear platformer adventure with the kind of story and characters I personally love.

What Makes This Game Special

When I was a kid, I told myself I’d grow up to make games, even if only as a hobby. Wicked Plague is a promise kept. It’s a gift to my younger self, and the first of many games I plan to bring to life.

You'll Love This If...

You love challenging platformers and brutally tough boss fights. And if you’re a fan of 8-bit aesthetics, this game treats that style as a true art form – not just a retro filter.

Inspiration / Influences

Gameplay-wise: the classics – Metroid, Castlevania, and especially the Mega Man Zero series for its boss design. Visually, it’s inspired more by anime, manga, and stylized games with a strong punk energy, like Guilty Gear and The World Ends With You.

Favorite Feature

The boss battles. They’re designed to be intense and unforgiving – no room for error. That’s deliberate: unlike most handheld action games of the past, Wicked Plague bosses are fast, smart, and deadly by design.

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5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 28 reviews
28 reviews
  • Milton S.
    Verified Buyer
    12 seconds ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Awesome devil may cry inspired metroidvania

    What an awesome game, I grew up playing the original Castlevania and Metroid games. There is a very modern aesthetic, the use of a dark background makes the sprites pop on screen. The mechanics are familiar but new in a good way getting the most out of a two button scheme. The things like saving are done in a unique way, like you have to find a vending machine and save via selecting an item and check points are chairs that you lounge in. The controls are intuitive, but the boss fights are very challenging, as your characters unlocks more abilities you gain a sense of power and confidence the further you delve into the game. The story is fun and the characters are funny. The packaging is top tier the cartridge comes with a detailed manual that’s beautifully illustrated with character art and backstory. There is even a charm that you can attack to your chromatic. Solid 9/10.

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  • Dustin W.
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    3 hours ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Fun, Good-Looking Game

    Wicked Plague claimed to be a Metroidvania with great art and challenging boss battles, and I think it delivers on that promise. I enjoy this game and definitely recommend it to fans of the Metroidvania style.

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  • Justin M.
    Verified Buyer
    2 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    This is a fun one

    I thoroughly enjoy this game

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  • Shaun W.
    Verified Buyer
    2 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Amazing Game

    The theme of the game and the story is pretty amazing with quality artwork and audio. Difficulty is a bit easy until the end, but that makes it easy to pick up and play if you're familiar with Metroidvania-style games.

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  • Nicola W.
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    2 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great game

    Super enjoyable and well worth the money and shipping wait.

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