Free Maptroid

🪐 About Game: Maptroid – A Metroidvania on a Map

Maptroid is a unique and charming twist on the Metroidvania genre—played entirely on a top-down map. You crash-land on a mysterious planet and must explore, collect, and escape by reassembling your ship. The mission? Find essential items, unlock new areas, and uncover the planet’s secrets—all while navigating a sprawling 2D map.

🔍 Key Features:

• Minimalist aesthetics: simple grid-based art that keeps the focus on exploration and items. 

• Metroidvania mechanics: find tools like grappling hooks and shovels to access previously unreachable zones

• Narrative through notes: pickups include story snippets that reveal more of your crash-landing mystery

• Speedrun-friendly design: the game wraps up in ~15 minutes, making it ideal for quick or repeated playthroughs

🕹️ How to Play

🎯 Objective:

Collect all ship parts—map pieces, fuel components, and key items—then return to your ship to launch safely off the planet.

🎮 Controls:

• WASD / Arrow keys to move your icon across the map.

• IJKL or click-and-drag to scroll the mapview.

• Number keys activate special items (e.g., grappling hook)

🧩 Gameplay Steps:

1. Explore open nodes on the map to uncover hidden tiles and item pickups.

2. Collect tools, such as grappling hooks (to climb up) or shovels (to dig down), unlocking new traversal abilities

3. Find fuel pieces and ship components scattered across the map.

4. Use map navigation tools to track your progress.

5. Return to the ship with all items to win—and discover which ending you earned.

💡 Pro Tips

• Map edges often hide key items; scroll frequently to ensure full coverage.

• Don’t rush: read every note you collect—they guide your next steps.

• Unlock traversal tools in natural progression—don’t skip areas you can’t enter yet.

• Ideal for short, engaging sessions—finish in one focused sitting or attempt a speed run!