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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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4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 19 reviews
19 reviews
  • Stephen J.
    Verified Buyer
    12 seconds ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Didn’t grab me yet

    I was looking forward to this game. It hasn’t hooked me yet, I am looking forward to when it does

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  • Sean C.
    Verified Buyer
    3 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Fantastic

    Could not be happier

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  • Adan T.
    Verified Buyer
    4 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Gran metroidvania para gbc

    Pertenece a un género que echaba en falta en el sistema. El movimiento del personaje es muy fluido y apetece ir de acá para allá eliminando monstruos. Los combates contra jefes son de lo mejor del juego, junto con sus gráficos y música.

    Por buscarle una falta, se hace corto. Pero muchas veces eso es buena señal.

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  • Jake V. D.
    Verified Buyer
    6 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great Castlevania Type

    Great feel and flow of a Castlevania game.

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  • Justin W.
    Verified Buyer
    1 week ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Metroidvania with its own style.

    Honestly, the GBC always needed a game like this but never got one. Thanks to Modretro we get the great Metrovania we all wanted.

    Great art style, muted colors and good use of the screen space. Get this one!

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