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Gremlin Graphics · Published by Pixel Games UK
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
In this surreal platformer, released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, you have been transformed into a bird, and must fight to save the human race from the invading Kremins by exploring an expansive world and collecting useful items.
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Navigate as a bird in Metabolis, a surreal adventure where you fight Kremins and gather items across an expansive landscape. Developed by Gremlin Graphics in 1985 for C64/Spectrum.
About this game
Originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers, this surreal platformer was developed by prolific British game developers Gremlin Graphics. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.
Contains both the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions.
Before your eyes your friends, your family are rendered helpless, transformed to lesser beings - birds and mice - by the invading Kremins. But by a cruel twist of fate the transformation leaves you with the body of a bird but the brain of a human. You are the last chance the human race has left.
This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:
Contains both the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions.
Before your eyes your friends, your family are rendered helpless, transformed to lesser beings - birds and mice - by the invading Kremins. But by a cruel twist of fate the transformation leaves you with the body of a bird but the brain of a human. You are the last chance the human race has left.
Gameplay
Explore an expansive world, dodging deadly enemies and collecting useful items. Find food to keep your health replenished, a poisonous boomerang - your only weapon against the Kremin, pills for your fragile heart (weakened by the transformation process), and more!This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:
- Saving/loading the game at any point
- Support for most modern game controllers
- Full control remapping
- Image scaling and smoothing options
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Memory: 100 MB RAM
- Storage: 20 MB available space
Supported Languages
English
