Biota

First release: Apr 12, 2022
Developer: small bros
Publisher: Retrovibe
Genres: Indie, Adventure, Platform, Shooter · Action, Science fiction
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Biota is a 2D metroidvania inspired shooter set on a wild and dangerous sci-fi, pixel-art planet. Get ready to face hostile alien life forms and investigate a mysterious mining colony as a group of ragtag heroes from the future, all in glorious 4-color palettes and detailed 8-bit visuals.

Also known as B.I.O.T.A., nw.exe

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PC (Microsoft Windows): Apr 12, 2022

Time to beatIGDB · recorded 25 Jun 2026

Main + Extras: 4h
Completionist: 6h

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Single player

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Side view

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metroidvania

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Main + Extras (IGDB): 4h
Completionist (IGDB): 6h

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Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
Deutschinterface, subtitles

IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026

Also in 6 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026

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