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The Madness of Little Emma

The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.

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Developer
Bartosz Bojarowski
Publisher
Bartosz Bojarowski
Release
December 21, 2015
10 years and 227 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive145 reviews80.0%

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About the Game

Emma was living alone with her younger brother until one day he has disappeared in eerie circumstances. Help Emma find her brother and learn what has happened.

Gameplay
The Madness of Little Emma is a randomly generated action platformer with heavy Rogue-like elements. In her journey Emma will discover tons of varied items and encounter multitudes of unique enemies.

Key Features:
  • Over 100 hours of challenging gameplay
  • Over 250 items
  • 5 playable characters - each with completely different playstyle
  • Almost a hundred unique enemy types
  • 25 bosses
  • Five episodes and multiple hidden areas
  • Persistent Steam leaderboard
  • A curious story
  • 6 cutscenes (intro + 5 endings)
  • XB360 Controller support
  • Top-quality pixel art
  • Cinematic music
  • Lots of Achievements and unlockables
  • Tons of Secrets
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