When a young girl awakes in a cold, dark dungeon, bereft of memories and unaware of the world around her, a perilous journey begins to unfold. And it's in that adventure of Lost Ruins where you come in.
How long does an object need to be out in the wide world before it can be considered ‘retro’? I was recently privy to a conversation that dared to suggest the PlayStation 2 was now a retro console. I was having none of it. This latest release from Ratalaika Games, Cosmos Bit, available today on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, is a modern game with a retro twist. Harking back to the 8-bit platforming titles of the 1980s and ‘90s, can a new release be instantly retro?
Coming from the Aeternum Game Studio, Aeterna Noctis is a 2D metroidvania which many have been pinning hopes on. Today we get to finally understand whether those hopes were justified as release occurs on Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
It's set to arrive on both PC and console, but today the team at Aurogon Shanghai have confirmed players will need to wait a little bit before getting hands on with Afterimage, with a late 2022 launch predicted.
It isn’t immediately obvious what sort of animal Fin is, but with those big-ears I’d hasten a guess at a fennec fox. This would make him the latest fox-based video game character after Lucky from New Super Lucky’s Tale, Kingsley, Fox McCloud and many more. After his arrival on Nintendo Switch in 2019, today sees the arrival of Fin and the Ancient Mystery on Xbox.
PhiGames and Dear Villagers have arrived on the Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC scene today with Recompile, a Metroidvania styled Mainframe hacking adventure. It's one you won't want to miss...
You know what we don’t need more of? Metroidvanias. Swing a cat around the Microsoft Store and you’re bound to hit a dozen. But wait! Enter Digiton: Heart of Corruption has a few ideas and an art design that should mean it’s a Metroidvania worth hitting.
The aliens are here, so head to the nearest outpost and put your twin-stick shooting skills into action for Outpost Delta. It’s the newest metroidvania style shooter on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
It's well known that Team17 rarely miss a beat, taking up publishing rights for only the best of the best indie titles - you only need to look at the brilliant Moving Out or stunning Yoku's Island Express as prime examples for what they cover. And with the acquisition of Navegante's debut title, Greak: Memories of Azur, they look to be on the right track once again.
