A brilliant exploration sequel that refuses to simply repeat the first game Axiom Verge 2 is not the sequel many players expected. Anyone coming from the first Axiom Verge hoping for another weapon-heavy, glitch-soaked, side-scrolling shooter may initially feel displaced.…
A strange, hostile, and essential Metroid-like for portable play Axiom Verge is one of those games that feels impossible to discuss without invoking Metroid, but reducing it to imitation would be unfair. It is clearly built from the genetic material…
A Retro Tower Built Around Death, Memory, and Mastery Astalon: Tears of the Earth is one of the most rewarding retro Metroidvanias available on Nintendo Switch. At first glance, it looks like a compact 8-bit action-platformer: small characters, simple attacks,…
A puzzle-box Metroidvania where curiosity matters more than combat Animal Well is one of those games that seems simple only until you start paying attention. At first glance, it looks like another compact pixel-art indie Metroidvania: a small creature wakes…
A Taopunk Metroidvania Built Around the Discipline of the Parry Nine Sols arrives on Nintendo Switch with a very clear identity: this is not a gentle exploration-first Metroidvania that happens to include combat, but a combat-centered action-platformer where exploration, progression,…