Last year's Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth won critics over with its lovely 2D art style and search action Metroidvania style gameplay. It was a tad short, but it was still highly entertaining, at least in my perspective. So it's great to know that its developer, Team Ladybug, has announced a new

While the massive throwback RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will not be out so soon, fans and 2D action aficionados can instead turn their attention towards the upcoming spin-off instead to whet their tastebuds: Eiyuden Chronicle Rising. The game pits you as treasure hunter CJ as she teams up with giant sword-

Platform(s): PS4, PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania, Indie, Retro Cathedral is Swedish developer named Eric Lavesson and Decemberborn Interactive's own take on the retro 8-bit Metroidvania (or Search Action) genre of games from yesteryear. What can you expect from this title? Something solid, but standar

Platform: PC Genre: Metroidvania action-adventure with a tinge of Dark Souls Just when you thought games couldn't get any more creative and weird at the same time, along comes an oddity like Grime. The game starts with you literally being born into an alien world where everything is a mesh between stones, rocks,

Platform: PC Genre: 2D action-adventure with anime art Who doesn't love a good 2D hack-and-slash platformer, especially one with nice animation and graphics that feel like they're out of a Production IG animation cel? Lost Epic, a 2D action game with RPG elements from developer oneoreight and Team Earthwars, seems

Rooster Teeth and WayForward are teaming up to develop a video game adaptation of the Western-made "anime" series RWBY. The game is called RWBY: Arrowfell and will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2022. Published by Arc System Works, the title pits you as one of the four huntres

Platform: Xbox One/Series, PS4/PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Action Game With Tron's Plotline The best kinds of stories do not have to be original written works. Otherwise, nothing will get done. Narita Boy's "stranger in a strange-yet-familiar land" isekai tale is a familiar story if you've seen films like Tr

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonderland Labyrinth will be scratching that proverbial Metroidvania 2D action game itch later this month. Oh, and it helps if you're a fan of the fantasy anime that's clearly inspired by The Lord of the Rings. Made by devs Why So Serious? and Team Ladybug, along with publisher Playi

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One Genre: 2D Action Game With Metroidvania & Diablo Hooks Remember 2018's Metroidvania Dark Souls wombo combo Dead Cells? Yes, that was an incredibly challenging but fun 2D action title that's sure to influence many indie game designers to come. One can assume that Big Blue

Platform: PC Genre: Metroidvania where you play as 1982's The Thing If there's one thing Digital Devolver and Phobia Game Studio does well with its 2D Metroidvania action-adventure reverse horror title Carrion, it's nailing the atmosphere and scale. You're not a helpless creature trying to claw your way out of a secr

Platform: Xbox One, PC Genre: Whimsical 2D Platformer That Will Make A Man Out Of You And so, we've come to the end of a console generation, and with it a slew of tryhards aiming to be the capstone before the new toys come in. Even at the end of the Xbox One's rather lukewarm cycle, the console still manages to chu

If you're a fan of the classic Record of Lodoss War anime/books, you should probably mark March 13 on your calendar. That's the date when Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, a "2D-syle Metroidvania", releases on Steam in Early Access. Developed by Touhou Luna Nights developer Team Ladybug, the story of

Want to inflict death by chocolate via Satan? Then try out this free PC game Satan Loves Cake. It's a Metroidvania 2D action platformer with a whole lotta retro & limited colour charm. Collecting cake will fill up Satan's belly; you can empty it to get new abilities and skills. The game is a tad tough, but that's

There's always room for more Metroidvania 2D action adventure goodness apart from the upcoming Bloodstained and last year's Dead Cell. The Game Kitchen's latest, Blasphemous, will enter the field with its own brand of violence and weirdness. Check out the trailer if you don't believe me. This seems a little more

The gaming community is abuzz with excitement for Black Myth: Wukong, a stunning Chinese mythology action RPG that has attracted players worldwide with its breathtaking visuals, rich narrative, and fiercely challenging boss encounters. Inspired by a variety of beloved titles, developer Game Science masterfully blends i

Two upcoming Inti Creates games are now available in demo form via this week's Steam Next Fest. The first title is Gunvolt Records Cychronicle, which is a rhythm game using music and visuals from the Azure Gunvolt series. The game will be out on 15 February for PC and consoles. The second is Umbraclaw, a 2D Metroid

Sea Of Stars developer Sabotage Studio said online on Twitter that it's working on DLC for its 2023 JRPG. The "mysterious and wacky" DLC is in active production, but beyond that, there isn't much news about it. Due to the game's link with Sabotage Studio's past 2D Metroidvania title The Messenger, there's a high cha

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Metroidvania title bearing the Prince of Persia name   A start of a new year means a slew of games suddenly being piled up in the first four months due to delayed game development and a worldwide pandemic screwing up e

Publisher and developer INTI CREATES of the highly anticipated 2D Metroidvania game, Yohane the Parhelion BLAZE In The DEEPBLUE, has some exciting news for fans. Pre-orders for the game on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series are now available today, 2 November 2023. To make things even more enticing, INTI CREATES is off

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania, Adventure, 2D, Fantasy Ebenezer and The Invisible World would be my first time playing a "Christmasvania". An interesting premise given the classic Disney's A Christmas Carol movie and Charles Dicken's belo