Filipino developer Phoenix Up! Media is teaming up with publisher Soft Source to release its new 2D roguelite Metroidvania title Bloodbreaker: Labyrinth of the Witch. The upcoming 2D game which features pre-rendered graphics from the 2000s and a pretty dark aesthetic (not grim, just hard to see) lets you play as a d

Most search action games have been very dark and grimy, and full of non-friendly things you need to do. But what if I told you there's an upcoming eco-friendly one that's coming out? That's what Good Boy is. Good Boy is a new scifi metroidvania coming out, from publisher Team17 and Observer Interactive. Players cont

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One Genre: 2D action, Metroidvania, anime Trust Inti Creates to create a pixel-based 2D action game that's part Metroidvania/search action, part linear left-to-right combat and platforming affair. But also trust them to bring in their

Platform(s): PS5 (version reviewed), Xbox Series X | S, PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Dark Metroidvania Here at Kakuchopurei, we occasionally miss out on covering certain games, and Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights was, regrettably, one of them. A real shame, considering how much praise it received. So, when the seq

Bonus Stage Publishing and Rock Pocket Games have announced that Somber Echoes will launch for PC via Steam on 21 January 2025. In the Metroidvania game Somber Echoes, players take on the role of the resurrected Adrestia and embark on an epic journey to prevent their twin sister from unravelling the universe. Master

Red Dunes Games, in collaboration with Vertex Zero, has announced the upcoming release of Silent Planet, a gothic sci-fi Metroidvania set to launch on PC via Steam in Q2 2026. Silent Planet invites players to delve into a haunting universe, brimming with cosmic horror and the remnants of a once-great civilization. S

At Tokyo Game Show 2024, Inti Creates announced Gal Guardians Servants Of The Dark, a new Metroidvania (Search Action) game. Gal Guardians Servants Of The Dark moves the setting from a single demonic castle to the entirety of the demon world. Players will control two demon maids as they explore the underworld: Kirik

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 so

PLAYISM, WSS Playground, and Team Ladybug have announced that their upcoming pixel-art cyberpunk metroidvania game, Blade Chimera has been delayed with no new release date. It was originally slated to release for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in August this year. The decision is made due to the team needs "extra

Top Hat Studios and developer Kyle Thompson have announced the release date for Crypt Custodian, a Zelda-inspired Metroidvania game centred around a cat in the afterlife. In Crypt Custodian, players assume the role of Pluto, a mischievous black cat who, after passing away, encounters Kendra, the Afterlife Guardi

During the Guerrilla Collective June 2024 live stream, bildundtonfabrik announced that Constance will launch for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam sometime in late 2025. bildundtonfabrik game director Sebastian Drews said: “With Constance we wanted to create a platforming adventure that does

PLAYISM, WSS playground (under Why So Serious, Inc.) and Team Ladybug have announced that Blade Chimera will launch for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch in August 2024. Blade Chimera is a brand new original cyberpunk metroidvania game by developer Team Ladybug, the team behind the critically acclaimed 2D Metroidvani

Very few games have touched me to the core, and I can tell you, this one, it's going to hit hard. EA graciously invited us to a preview for the upcoming game, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, made by Surgent Studios. When it was first announced back in 2023 at The Game Awards by Abubakar Salim, who we all know and love from many

Kwalee and Swedish indie developer PowerSnake have announced a publishing agreement for Voidwrought. Set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors, Voidwrought lets players take control of the newly-born Simulacrum and delve into the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation to strike down the primaeval gods that dwell

Publisher BIGMODE, led by YouTube content creator Jason "Dunkey" Gastrow, has announced the release date of its upcoming Metroidvania pixel-art title Animal Well. Developed by Shared Memory, the game will be out on 9 May for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. "I started development on Animal Well seven years

publisher Aniplex and developer Cut to Bits announced that their anticipated 2.5D Metroidvania titled Venture to the Vile will be launched for PC in the next couple of months. In this game, your objective is to find your lost friend, Ella, in the strange town of Rainybrook, which has been overrun by a mysterious

Publisher Bonus Stage Publishing and developer Rock Pocket Games have unveiled their anticipated title, Somber Echoes, which draws inspiration from ancient Greek tragedies blended with modern sci-fi. Set approximately 3000 years into the future, players embark on a journey aboard the ancient Greco-Roman spaceshi

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D search action game featuring Love Live idols as fantasy world characters I'm not sure who thought making a 2D search action game on a fantasy anime spin-off of a J-pop idol schoolgirl anime series is a good idea, seeing as the idea is pretty niche from t

Apogee Entertainment and Matte Black Studio have announced that David Wise, the veteran composer best known for Donkey Kong Country, will collaborate with their upcoming 2D Metroidvania, LUCID. Described as "Celestoidvania," LUCID lets players venture through enchanting landscapes, including shimmering caverns,

Inti Creates announced its upcoming 2D game featuring Love Live! Sunshine!! fantasy spin-off(?) title Yohane the Parhelion will have a demo out during this month's Steam Next Fest. Starting on 9th October (today), the demo for Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue will be available, featuring early areas of th