We’re kicking off the year with a review of MIO: Memories in Orbit, a French metroidvania platform game published by Focus Entertainment. The test was live in French with Amelitha and we reviewed the game on Friday, January 30.

Type	Platformer
Publisher	Focus Entertainment
Developer	Douze Dizièmes
Release Date	January 20, 2026
Rating	7 years and over

Les points importants par axe d’accessibilité

Moteur	Visuel	Auditif	Cognitif
Remapping (limited) Maximum 7 keys used Simplified combat Very demanding exploration	No distracting colors Lack of contrast No sounds on interactions	Setting sound sources Ambient and gameplay sounds are not differentiated No indication of position for off-screen enemies	Simple mechanics Difficult to find your way around the game A lot of written information without a screen reader or voiceover.

M.I.O. is a platformer game in which you play a robot who wakes up in the Ark, a huge ship in a sorry state that you’ll have to restore.

The metroidvania style offers both exploration and creature battles, and especially boss battles, so it’s your ability to analyze enemy movements, and your dexterity in moving and fighting which will matter. The further you progress, the more technical the exploration and battle phases become. Your reflexes will be put to the test!

MIO offers several aids regarding combat. For example, you can regenerate faster, bosses are depleted to reduce their difficulty with each attempt, and there’s a pacifist mode. It’s up to you to decide when to start the battle, so enemies don’t attack you as soon as they see you. Be careful in combat, though, for you can’t tell where enemies are beyond your field of vision, even if you can hear them.

However, when it comes to exploration, there isn’t any help at all! Jumping, gliding and dodging sequences become increasingly demanding and require very fast reflexes. So without assistance, that’s going to block a lot of people, especially since finding your way around the game will also be a big challenge. In fact, the map is fairly basic, with just a few icons. What’s more, it’s not accessible at the beginning. Therefore, players who have difficulty orienting themselves will find this problematic.

We tested it in detail in French with Amelitha on Twitch, so take a closer look!