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Janosik

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4.4/5

( 57 Reviews )

4.4

57 Reviews

English & 6 more
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Janosik
Description
Janosik is a retro action-platformer metroidvania. It's fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets to discover while exploring its big and interconnected world. The game is completely FREE and with no microtransactions! Janosik's companions were captured by the evil Count Von Zur and...
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4.4/5

( 57 Reviews )

4.4

57 Reviews

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Product details
2020, Onix Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 7/8.1/10, 720p: Intel Pentium Dual Core G620 / 1080p: Intel Core i3-2120 or higher, 1 GB RAM...
Time to beat
2 hMain
2 h Main + Sides
3 h Completionist
2.5 h All Styles
Description
Janosik is a retro action-platformer metroidvania. It's fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets to discover while exploring its big and interconnected world.

The game is completely FREE and with no microtransactions!


Janosik's companions were captured by the evil Count Von Zur and it’s up to you to find and rescue them from the prison. Explore hand-drawn pixel art world, find secrets, jump over deadly obstacles, roll and attack enemies, collect gold coins and find upgrades.

Janosik will give you about 2 hours of single-player retro platforming fun.


Janosik was a legendary Slovak highlander rogue. According to the legend, he robbed nobles and gave the loot to the poor, just like Robin Hood. The game is based on popular legends in which Janosik had special magical items given to him (usually) by witches. Those items gave him superhuman strength, protected him from bullets, or gave him the ability to jump over the trees. In some legends, Janosik fights with supernatural beings.

We took inspiration from the legends both for this game and the upcoming Janosik 2, and highly recommend that you read more about this hero if you enjoyed playing our retro platformer.


Please note that the Slovakian language version is available in the game’s main menu.

© 2021 Retrovibe © 2021 Onix Games Janosik and the Janosik logo are trademarks of Onix Games. All rights reserved.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
2 hMain
2 h Main + Sides
3 h Completionist
2.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.15.3+)
Release date:
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Company:
Size:
159 MB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
text
Español (AL)
audio
text
polski
audio
text
Português do Brasil
audio
text
slovenský
audio
text
русский
audio
text
中文(简体)
audio
text
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Posted on: September 24, 2025

Grognak91

Verified owner

Games: 173 Reviews: 10

Janosik review

A great pixelated Metroidvania with a good level design. Totally free. Thank you GOG for this little gem.


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Posted on: November 15, 2022

rigachupe

Games: 41 Reviews: 2

nice

Nice game. I enjoyed the walk through the maps. NOTE: A podarilo sa mi zachranit vsetkych junakov a veruze i som grofovi zaiskril pred tvarou mecom aby odisiel z kralovstva a tak nastal pokoj aspon nez vyjde druhe pokracovanie.


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Posted on: February 13, 2025

d3adf1sh

Verified owner

Games: 30 Reviews: 1

can't beat it for the price

this is actually a pretty nice metroidvania and it even had me spun a little because i watched somebody play part of the game on youtube but since then the game's been expanded on and has a lot more content at the time of writing i've got 6 1/2 hours in and i'm not even done yet. i think i have like at least 1 or 2 zones left, so there's a fair bit of content here that's nice and polished so it's not like a demo or anything it's a full game. all i can think is they're giving it out as an advertisement for the second game which i'll definitly pick up now being the first one is so good. so if you are wondering if it's worth your time to download/install i say a definite YES


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Posted on: November 27, 2021

Anonim33

Verified owner

Games: 656 Reviews: 8

Good freebie

As a small free game Janosik is quite good. It's like a miniature metroidvania with comedy presentation, minimalistic pixelart graphics and nice music. Gameplay is also pleasent with a couple of moves Janosik can use from start or learn like rolls, double jump or bombs. Level design is rather simple, could be better and normal foes aren't much threat but boss fights aren't too great. And i saw some bugs. But overall good game.


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Posted on: January 22, 2022

jhead

Verified owner

Games: 780 Reviews: 5

Free gem

A short but very good metroidvania. And it is free. Awesome!


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