Fanbyte’s Natalie Flores shared the Q2 2021 release window for TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight‘s, the gorgeous 3D exploration platformer set in a mysterious Far-Eastern fantasy world from developer and triple-A Japanese game industry veteran nocras and publisher PLAYISM. nocras, an artist on timeless games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath Read more…
Rock Paper Shotgun’s Colm Ahern compiled his most anticipated games releasing on PC this February and included Batterystaple Games’ Megaroguelike action platformer 30XX in the lineup. The sequel to Batterystaple Games’ Mega Man-inspired, run-and-gun roguelike is even more like Capcom’s creation now, as they’ve ditched the cartoony style of its Read more…
The Daily Dot channeled their inner vulpine with the latest news about Kitsune Tails, a platformer styled after beloved classics steeped in Japanese mythology and diverse relationships from Super Bernie Bros developer Kitsune Games, launches on PlayStation 4 & 5, Windows PC, and Linux Q1 2022. The Daily Dot’s Ana Read more…
Roguelikes come in all shapes and sizes. The subgenre casts a wide net, tying together varied aesthetics, systems, and camera perspectives under the unifying banner of random-generation and challenging gameplay that often means starting over upon dying. 30XX, the follow-up to the acclaimed, best-selling Megaroguelike action-platformer 20XX from developer Battlestaple Read more…
PC Invasion had a chance to get hands-on with YesterMorrow, the time-traveling puzzle platformer from developer Bitmap Galaxy and publisher Blowfish Studios, that is out now on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Steam and GOG. Dubbing it a “worth playing” experience for its “excellent level Read more…
IGN’s Mitchell Saltzman sliced and diced through the cyberpunk future of Ghostrunner from All In! Games in a recent 8/10 review. There is no shortage of great ninja-centric video games out there, from Ninja Gaiden to Metal Gear Rising to more recent gems like Katana Zero. But even among those, Ghostrunner stands out by being 100% committed Read more…
The team at GoNintendo lit their torches to illuminate Nine Witches: Family Disruption, the IndieCade-nominated comedic alternate-history occult adventure game from developer Indiesruption and publisher Blowfish Studios, releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on December 4. “Dare you dabble in the stranger side of history? Read more…
PC Invasion’s Andrew Farrell shined a light on the best parts of Projection: First Light in his review of the illuminating shadow manipulation puzzle-platformer from publisher Blowfish Studios and developers Shadowplay Studios and Sweaty Chair Studio. Projection: First Light tells the story of Greta, a troublesome Indonesian child. At the game’s start, she manages to piss off Read more…
Nintendo Life’s Ollie Reynolds went on an escape mission with Rayark Games‘ 2D Metroidvania platformer MO:Astray in a review awarding the title a 9/10. You play as an unassuming blob called MO. Initially, MO’s movements are severely restrained, and it can only slide across the ground in a rather pitiful manner. Read more…
Siliconera’s Jenni Lada reported that 30XX, the follow-up to Batterystaple Games’ best-selling action platformer 20XX, will introduce a new permadeath-free game type called Mega Mode alongside the returning roguelike Arcade Mode. Lada explains how the new game mode operates: If you go through the Mega Mode, you’ll still have procedurally generated levels. However, dying won’t Read more…