[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-xeodrifter":3,"game-xeodrifter":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":23},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":30,"platforms":34,"reviews":38,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":171,"userReviewCount":172,"previewCount":172,"publishers":173,"developers":174,"userReviews":175,"hasUserReviewed":23,"steamAppId":17},104018,"Xeodrifter","Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure.","104018\u002Fco2aby_webp","104018\u002Fjbtxt3rvhw12qeg9djpl_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FcEukAUtLjmM","2014-12-11",73.61,8506,"xeodrifter",319140,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Renegade Kid",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Good Shepherd Entertainment",{"company":28,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":29},"Atooi",[31,32,33],"Platform","Adventure","Indie",[35,36,37],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Nintendo Switch",[39,55,70,85,100,113,128,142,157],{"id":40,"author":41,"outlet":44,"summary":50,"review_url":51,"review_date":52,"original_score":53,"normalized_score":54},30526,{"id":42,"name":43},3167,"Mitch Vogel",{"id":45,"logo":46,"name":47,"website_url":48,"score_format":49},34,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FNintendoLife-Logo.jpg","Nintendo Life","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002F","10","Xeodrifter is an interesting game, in that it’s both easy and difficult to recommend. The upside is that this is a finely crafted Metroidvania that oozes quality in almost every fashion, but the downside is that there just isn’t a whole lot to it. If you’re looking for a simple, straightforward open-ended platformer that’s easy to get into (or one that’s good for speedrunning), this is the game for you. If you’re looking for an in-depth experience that you can really sink your teeth into, this certainly isn’t. We’d generally give this one a recommendation - it’s a great ride while it lasts - but just bear in mind that it won’t last you long.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002Freviews\u002Fswitch-eshop\u002Fxeodrifter","2018-02-15","7",70,{"id":56,"author":57,"outlet":60,"summary":65,"review_url":66,"review_date":67,"original_score":68,"normalized_score":69},68035,{"id":58,"name":59},1349,"Jonathan Holmes",{"id":61,"logo":62,"name":63,"website_url":64,"score_format":49},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","Like the Metroid titles that inspired it, the music, graphics, and world\u002Fenemy design are more than worth revisiting a few times a year. This may be Renegade Kid’s best game yet, despite its relatively short length. I hope this isn’t the last time we’ll be invited to adventure with this mysterious new space explorer. Were they secretly a girl the whole time? Hopefully we’ll find out next mission.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-xeodrifter\u002F","2014-12-25","\n\t\t\t9\t\t",90,{"id":71,"author":72,"outlet":75,"summary":80,"review_url":81,"review_date":82,"original_score":83,"normalized_score":84},73660,{"id":73,"name":74},5717,"Mikel Reparaz",{"id":76,"logo":77,"name":78,"website_url":79,"score_format":49},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Xeodrifter's mix of old-school 2D platformer sensibilities and new-school visual effects is charming, and finding a new ability that unlocks a new area tickles the same pleasure centers that Metroid does. Even when it felt like a pale imitation because of severely deficient enemy variety, the fun of experimenting with different gun behaviors and revisiting old areas to find new secrets kept my interest buoyed beyond its short runtime.\n\nEditor’s Note: IGN’s Brian Altano contributed original music to Xeodrifter. To provide an impartial perspective, we selected a reviewer who has not worked with Brian.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2014\u002F12\u002F16\u002Fxeodrifter-review","2014-12-16","6.5",65,{"id":86,"author":87,"outlet":90,"summary":95,"review_url":96,"review_date":97,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":99},64034,{"id":88,"name":89},1252,"Ben",{"id":91,"logo":92,"name":93,"website_url":94,"score_format":49},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Xeodrifter is very much a game to kill the time. Depending on how good you are at action-adventure platformers, it’s a rather short game, but worth the money. If the game wasn’t so stingy when it comes to health pick-ups and checkpoints, I could easily recommend it to a much wider audience. This game could be so much more than it is; understandably it’s based on retro games but it could have easily been expanded whilst still holding onto that metroidvania backbone.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2015\u002F09\u002Fxeodrifter-review\u002F","2015-09-12","6\u002F10",60,{"id":101,"author":102,"outlet":105,"summary":110,"review_url":111,"review_date":112,"original_score":53,"normalized_score":54},47751,{"id":103,"name":104},3262,"Jamie O'Neill",{"id":106,"logo":107,"name":108,"website_url":109,"score_format":49},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","It's apparent that the PlayStation 4's 2015 gaming year will most notably be remembered for a handful of exemplary AAA open world games, but pulsating under the radar there has also been a fine array of pixel art 2D games released on the console this year. With examples like Shovel Knight and Super Time Force Ultra, this is partially the result of the cream of 2014's pixelated crop being ported and updated from other consoles. Games like Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut stretch even further back – alternatively La-Mulana Ex is an instance of this on the PlayStation Vita – but regardless of the late arrival of these titles, they are still welcome additions to a retro inspired library. First released on the Nintendo 3DS and Steam in late 2014, Xeodrifter fits well within this list, and it can sit proudly beside its sprite-ly 2D peers.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps4\u002Fxeodrifter","2015-09-24",{"id":114,"author":115,"outlet":118,"summary":123,"review_url":124,"review_date":125,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},69297,{"id":116,"name":117},5320,"Matt_Paprocki",{"id":119,"logo":120,"name":121,"website_url":122,"score_format":49},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","Space is a jerk and so is this throwback-infused exploration quest, but it wouldn't work any other way.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fxeodrifter-review\u002F","2015-01-12","8\u002F10",80,{"id":129,"author":130,"outlet":133,"summary":138,"review_url":139,"review_date":140,"original_score":141,"normalized_score":54},79860,{"id":131,"name":132},5068,"Matt Mirkovich",{"id":134,"logo":135,"name":136,"website_url":137,"score_format":49},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Xeodrifter is a short but sweet title. It's got some solid platforming, a well balanced difficulty, and a fun weapon system. It's a bit on the short side but is fun while it lasts, especially if you're still fiending for some Metroid-inspired action.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F4917\u002FXeodrifter\u002F","2015-10-15","7.0",{"id":143,"author":144,"outlet":147,"summary":152,"review_url":153,"review_date":154,"original_score":155,"normalized_score":156},104154,{"id":145,"name":146},9101,"Joe Juba",{"id":148,"logo":149,"name":150,"website_url":151,"score_format":49},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Practically any game can catch my attention with the words “It’s like Metroid.” Of course, a conceptual tie to Nintendo’s classic series isn’t a free pass, but the time-tested formula is a great place to start. In the case of Xeodrifter, it serves as a solid framework to deliver a compact and entertaining retro adventure, though one that doesn’t venture too far off the map.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fxeodrifter\u002Fb\u002F3ds\u002Farchive\u002F2015\u002F01\u002F14\u002Fxeodrifter-game-informer-review.aspx","2015-01-14","7.75\u002F10",77.5,{"id":158,"author":159,"outlet":162,"summary":167,"review_url":168,"review_date":169,"original_score":170,"normalized_score":127},2238453,{"id":160,"name":161},17856,"Jaime Carrillo",{"id":163,"logo":164,"name":165,"website_url":166,"score_format":49},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","Everyone loves Metroidvanias. But who has time to fuss with the dense designs, story and gameplay the modern gaming generation brings. Sometimes, going forward","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-xeodrifter-nintendo-switch\u002F","2018-02-23","8",9,0,[26,29],[21,29],[]]