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Mawthorne

Explore the ancient underground of this strange, alien world in this metroidvania platformer! Navigate your way through 9 different areas of the underground and encounter powerful bosses that make you stronger, open paths, or alter other areas of the world!

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May 25, 2022
4 years and 69 days ago
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About the Game

Mawthorne is an NES game and playable on real NES hardware, and is now available on Steam! It is the 2nd game in the "CGT-verse" (the first being Shera and the 40 Thieves). Explore the ancient underground of this strange, alien world in this metroidvania platformer! Navigate your way through 9 different areas of the underground and encounter powerful bosses that make you stronger, open paths, or alter other areas of the world!

  • Open world consisting of 9 different areas to map out and explore.
  • Simple intuitive controls that allow you to attack, jump, and climb.
  • 10 different bosses to conquer.
  • Health, power, and defense upgrades to discover.
  • NPCs to interact with for hints and uncover more of the story.
  • DPCM samples for improved music.
  • Features Remappable controls.

Mawthorne was 400% successfully funded on Kickstarter.
Steam release made by possible with NESTEK from Lowtek Games.



Retains authenticity with the NES version of the game and does not support saving.