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Developed By: Elden Pixels Published By: Decemberborn AB Categories: Retro, Metroidvania Release Date: 02.18.21 What’s this, an 8-Bit Metroidvania-type game? Don’t mind if I do. If this sounds up your alley, Cathedral will be a good time. At first, I…
Continue readingDeveloper: Studio Nanafushi Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment Genre: Role-playing, action, adventure, platforming Released: 12/3/2020 I don’t really have many good memories of my time enrolled in mandatory education. School really was a place to just cram curated information into our heads…
Continue readingAlwa’s Legacy – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Elden PixelsPublished By: Elden PixelsCategory: Adventure, Platforming, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: September 29, 2020 The Alwa franchise is in its infancy but is moving fast. It has taken an almost generational leap in only a few…
Continue readingThe word “Metroidvania” gets thrown around a lot these days, but often the term is used loosely to describe a game with maybe just a few similarities to the namesake’s inspirations. In the case of MindSeize, however, the resemblance is strong—at least to Super Metroid anyway!
Continue readingDeveloped By: WayForward Categories: Adventure, Metroidvania Composer: Jake “Virt” Kaufman Release Date: 10.15.20 Almost exactly ten years ago, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, a game long in development was released for DSiWare, which at the time was Wayforward’s only feasible way to…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cape CosmicPublished By: Cape CosmicCategory: Adventure, Action, RPG, Platformer, “Metroid-vania”Release Date: 08.20.20 Phoenotopia: Awakening is a 2D Action RPG Adventure game following in the footsteps of classic series such as Cave Story and the Legend of Zelda. Join Gail, a simple villager, who must heed…
Continue readingShantae and the Seven Sirens – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: WayForwardPublished By: WayForwardCategory: Adventure, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: May 28, 2020 Shantae is a franchise that has done it’s bit for the popularity of 2D gaming and built up quite a cult following,…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Phobia Game Studio Published By: Devolver Digital (Digital), Special Reserve Games (Physical) Categories: Horror, Metroidvania, Indie Release Date: 07.23.20 While not a new idea by any means, there’s always a novelty factor to playing as a villain or…
Continue readingLa-Mulana 1 & 2 Nintendo Switch Developed By : NIGORO Published By : NIS America Category : Metroidvania/ Action Adventure Release Date : Mar 17, 2020 There are many games that claim to be difficult, but not many of them…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TurtleBlazePublished By: The Arcade CrewCategory: Action, Adventure, Platformer, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: 02.06.2020 The art of getting lost, of studying a map, and navigating deadends is essential to any Medtroidvania. They’ve become a staple on the Switch, already a home to…
Continue readingSuperEpic: The Entertainment War – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: UndercodersPublished By: Numskull GamesCategory: Adventure/MetroidvaniaRelease Date: December 12, 2019 The Oscars’ Honorary Award is given to those who have contributed greatly to the movie industry, however gaming’s equivalent awards ceremony The Game…
Continue readingGhost Parade Nintendo Switch Developed By : Lentera Studio Published By : Aksys Games Category : Platformer / Metroidvania Release Date : Oct 31, 2019 It’s not often that ghosts are counted as allies instead of enemies, so Ghost Parade’s…
Continue readingMable and The Wood Nintendo Switch Developed by: Triple Vision Games Published by: Graffiti Games Category: Action, Arcade, Platform Release Date: 10/10/19 Metroidvania, a genre of game that more recently has been, dare I say it overused and lacking in originality….
Continue readingBlasphemous Nintendo Switch Developed By : The Game Kitchen Published By : Team17 Digital Category : Action, Platformer, RPG Release Date : Sep 10, 2019 Have you ever wanted to question your love for gaming? Do you ever feel like…
Continue readingParadox SoulNintendo Switch Developed By: Ritual GamesPublished By: GrabTheGamesPublished By: Category: MetroidvaniaRelease Date: Jul 05, 2019 Metroidvanias have been popping up all over the place for the past year and a half or so, and they show no signs of…
Continue readingGato Roboto – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: doinksoftPublished By: Devolver DigitalCategory: MetroidvaniaRelease Date: May 30, 2019 The Switch has built quite a library of metroidvania experiences in its first 2 years. This might be as you’d expect from the console manufacturer…
Continue readingAggelos Nintendo Switch Developed By: Storybird Games Published By: PQube Category: Adventure, Action, Role-Playing, Platformer Release Date: 04.24.19 Some people think you have to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online to play classic NES games on their Switch. Technically, they are…
Continue readingOdallus : The Dark Call Nintendo Switch Developed By : JoyMasher Published By : Digerati Category : Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Action Release Date : Feb 08, 2019 Odallus : The Dark Call on the Nintendo Switch hit the eShop at…
Continue readingGhost 1.0 Nintendo Switch Developed By: @unepic_fran Published By: Francis Cota Category: Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer Release Date: 7.12.18 Years and years (and years!) ago, Blizzard announced a stealth action game set in the Starcraft universe tentatively titled Ghost. I’m…
Continue readingHollow Knight Nintendo Switch Typically, in the world of gaming, getting lost in a game can either mean something very good, or very bad. The game can be so incredible that you’ll just absorb every pixel before you and feel…
Continue readingHollow Knight slashes onto the Nintendo Switch TODAY! Last year, Hollow Knight dropped on PC after three years in development and a Kickstarter campaign. The game was met with resounding praise for it’s beautiful hand-drawn art, gorgeous soundtrack, and it’s…
Continue readingICEY Nintendo Switch Developed By: FantaBlade Network Published By: X. D. Network Category: Action, Adventure, Metroidvania Release Date: 5.31.18 The 2D side scrolling Metroidvania market is pretty crowded right now. It seems like every other indie studio is putting out…
Continue readingThe Fall Part 2: Unbound Nintendo Switch Developed By: Over The Moon Published By: Over The Moon Music By: Cameron Jarvis Category: Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Metroidvania Release Date: 2.13.18 The first part of The Fall trilogy was successfully funded on…
Continue readingA Robot Named Fight! Nintendo Switch Reviewed by Brett Publisher – Hitcents Developer – Matt Bitner Games Music – Matt Bitner Category – Action, Adventure, Platformer, Metroidvania Release Date – April 26, 2018 Do you have enough fight to beat the meat?…
Continue readingWhere Are My Friends? Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Jack of all trades Release Date: 04.25.2018 After playing through Where Are My Friends? I found myself asking, where are my friends? Seriously, I really wanted to have a proper conversation with…
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