The Menace Below

Mixed · 17 reviews

65% positive (11 / 17)

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Short, challenging, hand-drawn cinematic platformer about escaping from the lair of evil ratmen.

Single-player

Released

December 18, 2025

Price

Free

Platforms

Windows

Developer

Patryk Piekarz

Publisher

Patryk Piekarz

Last sync

September 26, 2026

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A prisoner of war finds a way to escape his captors, only to fall into the far more dangerous clutches of horrible monstrosities.

The Menace Below is a short, difficult, hand-drawn cinematic platformer with a dark, brooding soundtrack. You will control the prisoner as he escapes to freedom. This challange will be full of lethal traps and malevolent monsters - you will need cunning, adaptability and quick reflexes to survive.

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