Megalocephalo is a colorful, action-packed adventure in the best old-school style, featuring robotic and oceanic creatures!
Released in 2025, Megalocephalo is a 2.5D indie action-platformer, classic side-scrolling run-and-gun game created by Flapjack as a student project at the DigiPen Institute of Technology. Here, you control Pancake, a mechanized sea creature, on a mission to stop the villainous Dr. Squid and his cartoonish army.
The game is free to play, runs on Windows, and features three challenging levels, colorful visuals, and a fast-paced rhythm that serves as a good showcase of talent and creativity, even with a reduced scope.
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About the game
A side-scrolling 2.5D run-and-gun platformer featuring mechanically inclined sea creatures. Help Pancake on his quest to stop the megalomaniacal Dr. Squid from spreading his ruthless influence!
This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.
Features
- Three challenging and action-packed levels to explore! Can you guide Pancake through the perils before him?
- Colorful and vibrant visuals inspired by classic platformers!
- A cartoony cast of bad guys – beware of Dr. Squid and his army of minions!
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