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After much waiting and after 6 years, we're finally getting news about Hollow Knight's sequel. Hope you like waiting a bit longer, though. Hollow Knight: Silksong is delayed beyond its previously planned "first half of 2023" release window according to developers Team Cherry. "We had planned to release [Hollow Knight: Silksong] the first half o...
Afterimage is out right now on PC and consoles. It's one of 2023's possible sleeper hit titles as it came out of nowhere, has positive reviews so far, and has a lot of secrets and content jam-packed for its price tag. And if you're a fan of multiple endings and secret bosses, you're in luck! The newly-released search action/Metroidvania title fr...
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Search action game made by Chinese fans of Hollow Knight Will indie developers decide when the 2D search action game will fade style-wise? After all, we have plenty of them in 2023 right now with no sign of them slowing down soon. At the very least, I don't mind the influx...
The Penitent One is back for another dark and gothic blood-soaked adventure. Blasphemous 2 was recently teased during a Nintendo Indie Direct April 2023 showcase, featuring developer The Game Kitchen. The title will be published by Team17 and will be out on Summer 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Check out the short-but-sw...
Physics-based grapple hook Metroidvania title Rusted Moss will be out for PC next month. Rusted Moss will be out on 12 April according to publisher Playism and developer trio faxdoc, happysquared, and sunnydazed. The game features tight and precise gunplay via twinstick shooting controls, a grappling hook to fool around with, and many bosses to ...
Platform(s): PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Mobile Genre: DLC to 2018's best roguelike Metroidvania slasher featuring a headless guy Dead Cells came out in 2018 to thunderous reception due to its tight controls, roguelike nature, crazy-but-fair difficulty, and a plethora of weapons and traps at your fingertips. Due to its roguelike nat...
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is the latest from developer Inti Creates, and the game features on-the-fly protagonist switching - a multitude of weapons to unlock, and enemies that you can take out in a blaze of gory - err, glory. Inti Creates Knows Their Stuff Inti Creates is no stranger to the 2D action platformers with a strong sense of adve...
Stylish-looking metroidvania title The Last Case of Benedict Fox surprised a number of action game fans and genre enthusiasts during last year's Xbox showcase. So it's a good thing the game is coming out pretty soon. The Last Case of Benedict Fox will be out on 27 April for Xbox and PC. The game will also be out on Xbox Game Pass, and will proba...
Kandria is out right now for PC, and it's a really ambitious search action game with some good platforming gameplay. The combat's a bit easy, but that's the only major issue we've found in this budding gem. Having said that, the game's platforming can be tough. Here's a guide on how to sort those out. Here are the video walkthroughs we've com...
Platform: PC Genre: Metroidvania with 2D pixel art Imagine a post-apocalyptic search action game with Celeste-style platforming. That's Kandria, an indie passion project made by just less than 5 people who make up Shirakumo Games. And based on how it moves, sounds, and plays, it certainly shows that its makers really love their Nier Automatas. ...
The Knight Witch is out right now for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. If you love 2D shmups and search action game hybrids, you'll find a lot to love about this new title from developer Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team. What you won't like is the game's difficulty; it's pretty tough and requires your diligence in memorizing bullet hell ...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania bullet hell shmup If you think the whimsical art style and cheery folksy intro music of Team 17 and Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team's latest 2D search action shmup hybrid game The Knight Witch equals an easy game, think again. Wic...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D action platformer with search action-like elements The last time production house Rooster Teeth lent their Western animation/anime license RWBY out for a video game is for the Arc System Works fighting game crossover BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and that worked out very well for them. ...
To celebrate the fictional birthday of one Ruby Rose in the Western-made anime series RWBY, WayForward has announced the release date of its video game adaptation of the series. RWBY: Arrowfell will be out on 15 November for PC, Xbox Series, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. The game features four playable characters from the show: Ruby R...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D search action Soulslike with monochrome-style graphics It takes a lot out of indie developers to distinguish their search action games from one another, especially when it's going for the difficult Soulslike action route. Just go search your Steam pag...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 Genre: 2D search action title with Dark Souls-like difficulty Even though 2022's gaming circuit is dominated by From Software's hardcore RPG Elden Ring, there are no short supply of games that emulate that feel and formula. While not apparent at first glance, dev...
Need more cows and bovines in your search action games? The first-ever Mootroidvania title will be out in full later this week. Moo Lander, the search action title from indie studio The Sixth Hammer, will be out on 27 March. As you can tell from the trailer below, you play a spaceship who is stuck in a bright-but-hostile alien planet filled with...
Platform: PC (version played) Genre: Indie 2D shooter with monochrome palette The latest addition to the indie retro game made new genre is B.I.O.T.A, a seemingly-fun 2D shooter with some flawed controls and some unnecessary difficulty. Your retro experience starts out innocently enough: you control one of the few soldiers who has to explore...
Publisher Thunderful and developer Carry Castle will be releasing its upcoming 2D search action roguelite game Source of Madness next month. Source of Madness will be out on 11th May for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch; it's currently in Early Access for PC right now. The game pits you as an acolyte who fights through ni...
From December to January 2022, we'll be highlighting our favourite games of 2021. Here's number 6. #6: Metroid Dread Platform: Nintendo Switch It's a shame that before this, the Metroid series hasn't seen much fanfare despite its importance in establishing a new genre of games that indie developers seem to love doing. Still, better late th...
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