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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...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Visual novel with 2D pixel art and coffee/tea-making In the Toge Productions-developed visual novel adventure title Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly, you take the role of a barista who serves coffee and/or tea to your l...
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story is out right now for PC and consoles. If you love 2D action RPGs with emphasis on the action, you'll dig this game. You play as Sylas as he leads a rebellion against the magic-hating kingdom of Demacia, and he's got a special trick up his sleeve: the ability to steal magic from others using his chains. H...
Who knew that license movie games can come back in style and be good? Especially when it's cribbing off an already-established genre of last year? That's the new Renfield game from Mega Cat Studios, titled Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood. The game is a top-down action roguelike in the veins (heh) of Vampire Survivors. And it looks really good, wi...
Developer Kenny Sun and publisher Raw Fury have announced that the upcoming indie roguelite platformer Mr. Sun's Hatbox will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and PC on 21 April 2023. Mr Sun's Hatbox throws you into a world where you need to embark on dangerous, ridiculous missions to gather as many hats as you can. It's an intricate mission, o...
Developer Asylum Square and publisher Gameforge unveils a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming retro-style action platformer, Tiny Thor. Players assume the role of the son of Odin who has just been bestowed with the legendary Mjölnir hammer. It tells a "story of a boy taking responsibility" and must face almighty adversaries in becoming a true...
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 (version reviewed), PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: Cinematic platformer brought back from the 90s You have to thank folks like Jordan Mechner, Paul Cuisset, and Éric Chahi for introducing cinematic experiences in the 90s era of gaming. Not only do you have lavish artwork and animation to admire, but als...
Black Skylands is shaping up to be a promising steampunk open-world action-adventure title in its current Early Access state. It's a top-down action game ala Hotline Miami, you control a giant ship to deal with other sky pirates and rogues, and it's full of secrets and treasure. So it's only a matter of time until it leaves its current state to ...
Ever wish you could explore a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world run by robots in the distant future but in 2D? Well, this is your chance to experience it. The beta for Library of Babel is now available, so you can jump in and get a head start on your journey. The Library of Babel is a stealth platformer journey developed by Tanuki Game Studio and pu...
Publisher WayForward and developer Canari Games announced the release date of its tribute to Flashback and Another World: Lunark. Lunark will be out on 30 March for PC (Steam), Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. The game will also receive a physical and collector's edition for those consoles courtesy of Lim...
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...
Vampire Survivors is one of 2022's best games, featuring very addictive 2D gameplay and loads of builds to work on. It's also a fun game to cheat with especially if you just want to clear some extra bits in the game that you don't want to spend too much time on. Here's how you can cheat legitimately(?) in one of 2022's finest. How To Unlock Vam...
In lieu of Steam Nextfest where a bunch of awesome indie games are coming out for all to playtest, Inti Creates is releasing its latest 2D game in demo form. The developer's new title is Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, and it's coming out in 23 February for PC and Nintendo Switch. The English gameplay showcase shows off dual protagonists Shinobu an...
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...
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(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, PS4 Genre: 2D action ninja platformer If you fondly miss 16-bit fast-paced action games like Shinobi 3, Hagane, and Run Saber, the two-man developer group Joymash will sort you out with 2023's first-ever arcade offering that slaps and slashes. Flip Out & Kill People Vengeful Guardia...
Head here for the full list. #8: Vampire Survivors AND Holocure We’re giving one of our prestigious top 10 spots between two titles that share a common new genre: one we affectionally call the WASD game. It’s 8 at night. You play a 2D character in a 2D environment with enemy sprites looking like legally-distinct Castlevania enemies...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #19, head here. #18. SOULDIERS (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC) Being just released this June 2022, Souldiers, a 2D Metroidvania with elements of Dark Souls done right, beating its contemporaries in many aspects; gorgeous graphics, amazing level designs, ...
2013 2D action platformer roguelike title Risk Of Rain was a pioneer in the day, with many people still swearing by it up until now. Next year, the game will get its biggest and last update. Developer Hopoo said that the next big Risk of Rain update, dubbed Risk of Rain Returns, will be in remastered form and will be out sometime in 2023; probab...
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