Play Ato on Xbox and you can be sure of one thing - you're going to become a bit of a dab hand in the art of sword duelling. But not necessarily in ways you may think.Â
We're well used to dropping into the world of the Viking across some great games. Today we do it once more, as the mini metroidvania Runnyk releases on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.Â
If you've worked on the likes of Bioshock Infinite, on Grand Theft Auto IV and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, then you probably know a thing or two about what makes a game tick. That's the hope as the newly formed indie studio at Cut to Bits announce their riveting and dynamic metroidvania-styled debut title, Venture to the Vile.Â
Get ready for some videogame buzzword bingo with this next title. Part bullet hell, part metroidvania and part deck builder is how The Knight Witch describes itself. Whilst our review is still on the way, we do know one thing for certain. The Knight Witch is out today on Xbox and PlayStation.
We've long lost count of the sheer number of Metroidvania-styled gaming experiences that are available on the console scene, but that doesn't mean we get bored of seeing new ones pop up. The latest is that of The Bounty Huntress.Â
Yeah, we know you're probably well done with the whole metroidvania-styled worlds that help push the gaming lands along, but listen up and take note of Islets - it's a surprisingly wholesome little journey that is promised.Â
Pretty much anyone who has picked up a controller in the last couple of decades will be familiar with the Metroidvania scene; the genre is full of various options. Come 2023 though a new take will arrive, one that mixes in dark fairy tales to the usual Metroidvania stylings. That game? RIN: The Last Child.