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You Have to Win the Game

You Have to Win the Game

2014 · 2D

79Recommended

93Steam

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

PlatformsPC

GenreMetroidvania Platformer Adventure

Camera2D

Art stylePixel art

ModesSingle-player

EnglishText only

Player score93% · 6 K reviews

Playing now~4 on Steam

Time to beatHowLongToBeat ↗

Release date2014

Steam priceFree

DeveloperMinor Key Games

PublisherMinor Key Games

Key tagsMetroidvania Free to Play Retro Platformer Precision Platformer Pixel Graphics Difficult 2D

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System requirements

Minimum 20 MBSteam Deck VerifiedMin & recommended

	Minimum
OS	Windows XP SP2
DirectX	9.0c
Storage	20 MB

From the game’s Steam store page.

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