Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a spiritual successor to the acclaimed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is coming to mobile thanks to a partnership between ArtPlay and NetEase. The mobile version of Bloodstained will be a premium title (in other words, not reworked into a free-to-play game) that “features all …
If you like exploration-centric platformers (aka metroidvanias) and emotive, story-driven games, you’re going to want to keep an eye out for Reina & Jericho. This “touching metroidvania from Reclamation Games following a woman’s time bending journey to save the love of her life” comes to Switch and PC next year. Reina & …
I’ve been eagerly looking forward to Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin for what feels like forever. The concept of an action platformer / farming sim hybrid based on Japanese mythology was enough to get my attention when it was first announced back in 2017, but the way developers Edelweiss have …
Alwa’s Legacy, the sequel to Elden Pixels’ Alwa’s Awakening, is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 29, following its PC release earlier this year. Alwa’s Legacy is a “thoroughly contemporary take on the metroidvania genre” that sees players using magical items and abilities to explore the world, solve puzzles, and …
Earlier this morning, Nintendo released a new video presentation to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros. Among the company’s birthday plans are a collection of classic 3D Super Mario games for Switch, an augmented reality Mario Kart game with radio-controlled cars, and a brand new …
Indie publisher nakana.io and developer Lovable Hat Cult have unveiled Journey of the Broken Circle, a story-driven platformer “about falling in love and falling out of love”. Journey of the Broken Circle is the story of a broken Circle on an existential journey to find something to make it whole. …
Naka Yūji and Ohshima Naoto, co-creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS Into Dreams, are teaming up for the first time in 20 years for Balan Wonderworld, a delightful-looking 3D platformer due out next year. Balan Wonderworld takes place in an imaginary Wonderworld behind the curtains of a mysterious theatre, …
It feels like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has been a long, long time coming, but we finally have a release date for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Edelweiss’ Japanese mythology-inspired action platformer / farming sim hybrid comes out November 10 in North America and Japan, and November 20 in …
More than a decade since we last saw a new Crash Bandicoot game, there’s a new one on the way. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, out October 2 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, is a direct sequel to (and a return to the spirit of) the original trilogy. …
Buy Shantae and the Seven Sirens (PC version) from Humble Store [affiliate link] Few games are as consistently charming and delightful as a Shantae game. The eponymous half-genie hero is one of the most endearing characters you’ll meet, and her adventures are full of humour, oddball characters, and fantastic places …
