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Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is the latest 2D Metroidvania-esque game from Inti Creates. It's a Gal Gun spin-off where Pheromone Power is traded in favour of demon-hunting submachine guns, shikis, and blades. You play as sisters Shinobu (submachine gun user) and Maya (melee and shiki user) as they tag-team their way through demons, a giant myster...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Velaster is a new 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania action combat game from South Korean indie developer Engineer, an indie studio consisting of only four people. The game is powered using the Unity HDRP Engine. In Velaster, there will be three characters or classes to choose from, each of which has different attack methods, skills, and combos. T...
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...
Remember Apogee, the old-school PC gaming software publisher known for many classics like the 2D Duke Nukem games and even Castle Wolfenstein? Well, they're still sticking around and have the subtitle "Entertainment" just for kicks, but still publish retro-style games. Their latest? An upcoming Metroidvania side-scrolling action title called LUC...
With the work it has done for the Bloodstained 2D pixel side games, Inti Creates would be a shoe-in to make a full-fledged 2D action game in the veins of the Castlevania series. Wouldn't you know it, that's what it's working on right now. The company that made the Mega Man Zero and Azure Striker Gunvolt series (and GalGun) has announced a side-s...
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...
Rogue Legacy 2 is out of early access and is in its full version right now. The game still features the best 2D search action/metroidvania-style gameplay you've loved in the original, but just more improved and beefed up. Rogue Legacy 2 also introduces Heirlooms, which are artifacts that grant unique abilities that are required to access certain...
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 standard, assuming that's a bad thing...
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...
Every day from this last December week to January 2022, we'll be posting our top 30 games of 2021. Here's number 30. #30: Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Platforms: PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 Call it a Metroidvania-lite, or whatever terms you use for search action games these days: this 2D action game based on th...
11 new titles will be joining the Xbox Game Pass lineup in a couple of days this month of December. Basically it's an early Christmas celebration for both PC and Xbox gamers alike. The following titles will be added on the respective dates: 15 December Among Us (Cloud) ID@Xbox – Coming soon to Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) with ...
The Metroidvanias/search action game onslaught continues past 2022. Developer Aurogon Shanghai has announced a new hand-drawn 2D search action title called Afterimage. It's slated for the PS5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) for late 2022. Here's an overview of the game (via the Steam page): Key Features ...
Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: OG Search Action Game It's been a decade since we've seen a proper follow-up for the 2D Metroid action-adventure games. Sure, we got Metroid: Other M, but that just felt like a slap to the face for fans of bounty hunter Samus Aran and her power suit and morph ball legacy. With Metroid Dread, developer Mercury...
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