Maytroid. I Swear It’s a Nice Game Too (v2022.05.09)

A fast, ability-heavy platformer sits at the center of this cheeky indie adventure, pairing an interconnected Metroidvania map with an unapologetically risqué anime gallery. The heroine moves with the kind of exaggerated agility usually reserved for speedrunning specialists: she dashes through danger, wall-jumps up tight shafts, slides under attacks, and stomps enemies from above. Its tone is knowingly playful, but the action aims for real mechanical depth rather than serving purely as a backdrop for the fanservice. Beneath the ecchi presentation lies a world with its own characters, lore, and a steadily expanding sense of place.

Combat encourages switching between close-range aggression and safer projectile attacks depending on the enemy in front of you. Movement upgrades do more than unlock color-coded doors: techniques such as enemy stepping, dive-kicks, bullet jumps, spirit form, deflection, boosts, and vampiric recovery change how you approach rooms, routes, and boss encounters. The map is built for non-linear exploration, letting players push outward in several directions and return to earlier areas once new mobility skills reveal shortcuts or hidden rewards. Shops provide a practical progression loop, offering new abilities alongside gallery unlocks, while tougher foes demand an understanding of the full toolkit rather than simple button-mashing.

Maytroid’s strongest feature is how much mobility it packs into a comparatively direct action-platforming structure. The heroine’s acrobatics give traversal a kinetic, almost character-action feel, especially when chaining jumps, slides, attacks, and evasive maneuvers through hostile spaces. Its adult-leaning gallery is a major part of the reward structure, so players uncomfortable with sexualized anime imagery should look elsewhere; it is not a minor optional detail. Fans of exploratory platformers in the vein of Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, or compact indie games like Rabi-Ribi may find plenty to enjoy, particularly if they value movement mastery and a more irreverent presentation.