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By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 28, 2025|0 Comment
Party like it's the mid-90s with this new Terminator game chock-filled with pixel graphics. Publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau have announced a new game entry in the Terminator film series - Terminator 2D: No Fate. The 2D action title features a lot of run-and-gun action (along with a beat-em-up segment from time to time) w...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 13, 2025|0 Comment
After leaks and gameplay teases, we finally get an official announcement from Sega about its new Shinobi sequel. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will be out for PC and consoles later on 29 August 2025. The new 2D game looks frickin gorgeous, courtesy of Lizardcube Games' art style and animation work (they did the Streets of Rage 4 sequel a while back)...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|October 30, 2024|0 Comment
Earlier this year, developer Digital Eclipse wowed the 90s pop culture crowd with its take on Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. And it now has a concrete release date. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind will be out on 10 December for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game costs US$34.99 and is being sold ...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|September 25, 2024|0 Comment
Inti Creates has made an exciting announcement the anticipated card-battling RPG roguelite, Card-en-Ciel, is now available for pre-order as of today, 25 September 2024 for PC and Nintendo Switch. For Nintendo Switch pre-purchases, players will receive a 10% discount on the game. Similarly, PC players who pre-purchase on Steam will also enjoy the...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|August 22, 2024|0 Comment
Get ready to embark on an exciting adventure in Play on Worlds' upcoming Metroidvania game, Maui the Shapeshifter, which delves into the tale of the Polynesian Demigod. Revealed during the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2024, the first trailer of this 2D hand-drawn game introduces players to the captivating world and some action gameplay. In ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|March 6, 2024|1 Comment
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Platformer The new indie 2D sprite-based platformer Berserk Boy is about Kei and his quest to collect all the Berserk Orbs to stop some mad conqueror named Dr. Genos. He works with a group called the Resistance, is tasked with saving lost members of that group while finding the orbs,...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|June 11, 2023|0 Comment
Here's another type of game style you haven't heard of: stop-motion animated feudal setting samurai 2D search action game. That's right: publisher Kwalee has announced the Digital Mind-developed Metroidvania game The Spirit of the Samurai. The game will be out for PC, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5. No release date has been announced yet. Che...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|May 21, 2023|0 Comment
Pocket Pair, the developer behind the upcoming Pokemon-with-guns game Palworld, already has a new game in the works. It's an upcoming 2D search action Metroidvania title named Never Grave; The Witch and The Curse, and it features roguelite elements and a titular witch. The game also has a possession system that gives you more combat advantages a...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 25, 2023|0 Comment
The 2D action game fixes from indie companies just keep on coming. Here's another one for the books: Saga of Sins. Saga of Sins is a side-scrolling action-adventure game where the game's aesthetics are based on the stained glass artworks of Hieronymus Bosch, with a story where you tackle the seven deadly sins as the cleric Cecil. He can enter pe...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|October 25, 2022|0 Comment
WayForward just released new gameplay for River City Girls 2, spotlighting on new character Marian. Well, "kinda" new, since she's THE same Marian in Double Dragon lore, former damsel in distress. The video below explains that she's been working out on her own while waiting to be rescued by her "close friends" Billy and Jimmy Lee while they're f...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|June 16, 2022|0 Comment
2D side-scrolling action roguelite title Loopmancer, where you kill enemies with weapons and made-up scifi tools, will be out next month. Developed by eBrain Studio, the game will be out on 13 July for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). If you want to test-drive the game, there's a demo out right now until 20th June via Steam as part of the Steam Nex...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|April 21, 2022|0 Comment
Retro gaming fans: you're getting a new Cotton game. 2D shmup title Cotton Fantasy (or Cotton Rock 'n' Roll in Japan) will launch for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on 20th May according to publisher ININ Games. The upcoming English version will feature new playable characters with different mechanics and attacks, 16 colourful stages, and onl...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|April 7, 2022|0 Comment
Platform(s): PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 Genre: 2D beat-em-up featuring isekai-like elements In Young Souls, a new entry in the 2D beat-em-up genre, you play a pair of rambunctious foul-mouthed twins who have to play the isekai protagonists role of delving in an underground fantasy goblin-filled world and save your previous town ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 11, 2022|0 Comment
2D action RPG title Salt and Sacrifice, which is essentially the best 2D version of Dark Souls made by an indie group, will be out in a few month's time. The sequel to Salt and Sanctuary will be out on 10 May for PS4, PS5, and PC. The new trailer below talks about how PvP in multiplayer works. It's optional, the mode gives you new moves to execu...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 2, 2022|0 Comment
The creators of Shovel Knight are making a new game, and it's as 8-bit as it can get. Yacht Club Games has announced Mina The Hollower, a new 2D top-down action-adventure game slated for PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series. There's no release date for the game, but a Kickstarter page for it is in effect. So far, the ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 18, 2022|0 Comment
OlliOlli World is shaping up to be a heckuva 2D indie skateboarding fare. With chillax music, an esoteric backdrop set in the funky world of Radlandia featuring advertising bees, treefolk, and magic skateboard gods, you'll be enamoured by developer Roll7's aesthetic choices alone. And there's a good chance you'll get stuck at the game's characte...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|December 14, 2021|0 Comment
Devolver Digital has released the latest trailer for its upcoming feudal Japan black-and-white samurai game Trek to Yomi. The new gameplay trailer below shows off a lot of swordplay along with some combat using spears, guns, and cannons. All of this is in an Akira Kurosawa aesthetic and on a 2D plane, mind you. The game's description states ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|December 14, 2021|0 Comment
Developer Thunder Lotus has announced that its gorgeous 2D adventure simulation title on a boat, Spiritfarer, has sold a million copies. This generally makes the indie game an undeniable success. To celebrate this moment, the devs are releasing the Farewell Edition of the game, closing the book on Spiritfarer. The game is also getting new conten...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|December 10, 2021|0 Comment
Missed classic ninja titles like Ninja Jaja Maru, Legend of Kage, and the Sega Shinobi series? Well, this new title from Studio PICO and Esquadra might pique your interest. Publisher Flyhigh Works and the aforementioned developers has announced a new PC side-scrolling title called Shinobi non Grata. It'll be out on Steam in Summer 2022 and featu...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|August 31, 2021|0 Comment
The manly sport of golf gets a 2D representation set in the underworld thanks to this upcoming indie game. Thunderful Publishing and developer Chuhai Labs have announced a 2D roguelike action title called Cursed to Golf, and it is what it sounds like: golf your way out of the underworld. Here's a story blurb: "Play as The Cursed Golfer, trapped...
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