A near solo-made work, dense, where metroidvania exploration pairs with clever physics puzzles and spectacular bosses. The pixel art is dazzling and the story, surprisingly ambitious, grapples with faith and power. A few abrupt difficulty spikes, but the inventiveness never flags.
Your verdict
Category
Action Adventure1 player7+
Description
The mechanic Robin defies an oppressive theocracy that forbids her trade. Published by Bifrost, released worldwide in 2018. Interconnected exploration, a wrench used for combat and puzzles, imposing bosses and expressive pixel art from a near-solo developer.
Iconoclasts review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,5 GB📅23/01/2018
Published by Bifrost
Iconoclasts (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
Beneath its shimmering pixels, this metroidvania hides fights of startling density: biomechanical machines and zealots whose multiple phases keep reinventing their patterns. The gameplay demands a sharp reading of projectiles, clever use of the wrench and mastery of verticality. Escalating difficulty and inventive staging make every boss a high point of the game.
An underrated gem
The fruit of nearly a decade's work by an almost-solo developer, it weds expressive pixel art to a surprisingly dense story about faith, power and doubt. You wield a wrench as useful for puzzles as for clashes with oversized bosses, across a generous interconnected world. Arriving in a saturated genre, it never got the attention its ambition deserved. Its grown-up storytelling and meticulous craft hit hard. Ideal for anyone seeking a metroidvania with more depth than meets the eye.
Is Iconoclasts still worth playing in 2026?
Iconoclasts impresses all the more for being the work of a near-solo developer, matured over years. The expressive pixel art and polished animation rival many whole studios, and the versatile use of the wrench, both in combat and to solve puzzles, structures a clever interconnected exploration. The imposing boss fights remain a high point. The story, dark and ambitious, sometimes reaches beyond its grasp. But for lovers of the authored metroidvania and handcrafted care, the discovery is well worth the trip today.
