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Wicked Plague

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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 57 reviews
57 reviews
  • Mike D.
    Verified Buyer
    1 minute ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    An awesome Metroidvania!

    This is by far the coolest metroidvania I have played in a long time. The story, setting and graphics all lend themselves to a wonderful experience! Can't wait to see more from these devs!

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  • Austin M.
    Verified Buyer
    Yesterday
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great game

    Beat this game very quickly. Love the art style and story doesn't feel like it’s trying to beat you over the head with too much info. Just nice simple fun.

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  • Peter D.
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    Yesterday
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    One of the best Gameboy Color Games

    Wicked Plague is one of the best Gameboy Color Games, not just Indie Gameboy Games but just straight up all games running on this system.

    It is what many people call a Metroidvania, a game with action, jumping and a focus on exploration. But it completely dodges all the usual mistakes of that genre.

    It never overstays its welcome and manages to be a focused and quick game that always provides something new and entertaining. The controls work perfectly, you will expand your moveset with some meaningful upgrades that will be put to a test in the boss battles.

    The visuals are great with big sprites for the main character, enemies and bosses without ever feeling cheap. This game was made with this view and this screen size in mind. The music is catchy and memorable.

    The bosses are straight up amazing and deliver a ton of variety in terms how to bring them down. Some will have you dodge all over the place while others can be brought down by getting close and just doing some small movements to dodge their attacks. They feel like great Mega Man X bosses.

    The story is charming and brings its own world to life with some colorful characters. It certainly has a sense of humor.

    The difficulty is relatively high, especially in boss battles but never unfair and you can instantly restart the boss battles if you lose. I died to most of them at least once but always came back for more since I knew that I was getting better.

    The game takes place over 4 areas of decent size with…

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  • Andrew E.
    Verified Buyer
    2 days ago
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    Short but Awesome game!

    I went in expecting it to be a metroidvania game but it was over before it started..I dig the music and art style but its incredibly short!

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  • Chris D. L.
    Verified Buyer
    4 days ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Wicked plague is wicked good

    Such a unique dungeon crawler to add to the collection! If you all haven’t bought this game, I recommend you do so. Original and unique adventures await!

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